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Manitoba Hydro

In research, Manitoba Hydro stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,769 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#7,269 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#3,848 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,120
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#494
of 896
Research works
475
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Manitoba Hydro known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,769 of 21,541 11.5%443
EngineeringField #7,269 of 11,412 11.3%257
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,848 of 4,248 10.5%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Manitoba Hydro sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.42× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.24× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.13× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Manitoba Hydro?

Ranked on the composite score, W. McDermid, F Jost and Yang Xiao-hu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Manitoba Hydro.

  1. 1 W. McDermid · #633,227 worldwide 61 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 F Jost · #985,392 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Yang Xiao-hu · #1,309,939 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Manitoba Hydro

Which keywords describe research at Manitoba Hydro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Climate Change, Power Systems, HVDC Transmission, Fault Detection, Voltage Control, Control Strategies and Modular Multilevel Converters.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Power Electronics9▲ 61×7 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 4.7×15 topics
  3. Power Systems4▲ 83×2 topics
  4. HVDC Transmission4▲ 176×2 topics
  5. Fault Detection4▲ 61×2 topics
  6. Control Strategies4▲ 61×2 topics
  7. Voltage Control4▲ 124×2 topics
  8. Modular Multilevel Converters4▲ 242×1 topic
  9. Voltage Source Converters4▲ 242×1 topic
  10. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Smart Grid Applications3▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Remote Sensing3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  13. Plate Tectonics3▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Decentralized Control3▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Tectonics3▲ 48×3 topics
  16. Distributed Power Generation2▲ 53×1 topic
  17. Microgrid Control2▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Geochronology2▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Zircon2▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Machine Learning2▲ 1.45×7 topics
  22. Control Systems2▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Nanocomposites2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  24. Smart Grid2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  25. Dielectrics2▲ 103×1 topic
  26. Polymer2▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Support Vector Machines2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Distribution1▲ 131×1 topic
  29. Electrical Systems1▲ 73×2 topics
  30. Geochemistry1▲ 48×3 topics
  31. Invasive Species1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Lightning1▲ 189×1 topic
  33. Environmental Impacts1▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. Compositional Data Analysis1▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Photovoltaic Systems1▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Thermal Analysis1▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Electric Drives1▲ 55×2 topics

Which research topics does Manitoba Hydro publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HVDC Systems and Fault Protection, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena.

HVDC Systems and Fault P…4HVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 4 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 2 fractional worksLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…1Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 1 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 1 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 1 fractional worksPower System Optimization and Stability: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringGeophysicsMaterials Chemistry3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 HVDC Systems and Fault ProtectionElectrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and OptimizationControl and Systems Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeophysics 2 works
  4. 4 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaMaterials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Lightning and Electromagnetic PhenomenaAstronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic MappingArtificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisGeochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  8. 8 Real-time simulation and control systemsControl and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise SuppressionElectrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Power System Optimization and StabilityElectrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available14.2%not open85.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Manitoba Hydro's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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