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Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

In research, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,892 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 7.3× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#27,215
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#487
of 1,041
Research works
216
▼ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Masdar Institute of Science and Technology 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 #14,892 of 21,541 26.7%199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Masdar Institute of Science and Technology 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).

What does Masdar Institute of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 57.2 works7.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Which keywords describe research at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Distributed Generation, Smart Grid Applications, Solar Cells, Decentralized Control and Grid-Connected Inverters.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Renewable Energy33▲ 15×25 topics
  2. Power Electronics16▲ 27×7 topics
  3. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 25×5 topics
  4. Distributed Generation13▲ 99×3 topics
  5. Smart Grid Applications11▲ 56×2 topics
  6. Solar Cells11▲ 16×7 topics
  7. Decentralized Control10▲ 58×2 topics
  8. Climate Change10▲ 1.65×18 topics
  9. Grid-Connected Inverters10▲ 90×2 topics
  10. Distributed Power Generation9▲ 65×1 topic
  11. Microgrid Control9▲ 65×1 topic
  12. Energy Efficiency8▲ 4.9×12 topics
  13. Solar Energy8▲ 21×5 topics
  14. Remote Sensing8▲ 3.4×14 topics
  15. Sustainability8▲ 2.1×16 topics
  16. Fault Detection7▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Voltage Control6▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Wavelet Transform6▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Optimization6▲ 4.9×6 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 6.3×4 topics
  21. Photovoltaics6▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Anti-Islanding Schemes5▲ 160×1 topic
  23. Islanding Detection5▲ 160×1 topic
  24. Smart Grid5▲ 8.0×6 topics
  25. Thermal Comfort5▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Grid Integration5▲ 27×3 topics
  27. CFD Simulation5▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Efficiency5▲ 8.1×4 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  30. Parameter Estimation4▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Control Strategies4▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Air Quality4▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Microgrid4▲ 112×1 topic
  34. Protection4▲ 112×1 topic
  35. Modeling and Simulation4▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Maximum Power Point Tracking4▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Photovoltaic Arrays4▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Game Theory4▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Offshore Wind Farms4▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Household Fuel Use4▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Masdar Institute of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

  1. 1 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  3. 3 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Masdar Institute of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% lower than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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