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National Energy Technology Laboratory

In research, National Energy Technology Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,887 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,740 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,382 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemical Engineering and Ocean Engineering — Chemical Engineering is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,188
of 28,054 · #2,254 all time
Rank in United States
#714
of 4,192
Research works
3.3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
96k
29.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is National Energy Technology Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,887 of 12,888 8.4%864 #1471
EngineeringField #2,740 of 6,636 8.1%458 #1417
Materials ScienceField #1,382 of 2,468 9.7%125 #952
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #905 of 1,351 7.9%142 #457
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,191 of 1,556 10.3%97 #831
Environmental ScienceField #2,894 of 3,551 8.6%102 #1904
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,156 of 2,318 6.1%69 #2310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Energy Technology Laboratory 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,471 #2,887
  2. Engineering#1,417 #2,740
  3. Materials Science#952 #1,382
  4. Mechanical Engineering#457 #905
  5. Materials Chemistry#831 #1,191
  6. Environmental Science#1,904 #2,894
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,310 #2,156
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Energy Technology Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemical Engineering takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Chemical EngineeringField · 37.2 works12×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 50.5 works11×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.85× its world share, 37 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.12× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.12× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.40× its world share, 458 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.29× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.98× its world share, 125 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Energy Technology Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Dan C. Sorescu, A. Manivannan and William A. Rogers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Energy Technology Laboratory.

  1. 1 Dan C. Sorescu United States · #25,776 worldwide 841 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 A. Manivannan United States · #66,402 worldwide 650 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 William A. Rogers United States · #86,280 worldwide 274 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 David R. Luebke United States · #155,518 worldwide 249 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Bryan D. Morreale United States · #217,454 worldwide 366 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Yongkoo Seol United States · #220,825 worldwide 195 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Ping Lu United States · #234,267 worldwide 108 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Christopher Matranga United States · #257,765 worldwide 157 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Tran X. Phuoc United States · #283,197 worldwide 254 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 William K. O’Connor United States · #283,674 worldwide 166 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Energy Technology Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at National Energy Technology Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Carbon Dioxide, Optimization, Shale Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Carbon Dioxide Capture, CO2 Sequestration and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy45▲ 3.5×25 topics
  2. Environmental Impact43▲ 2.8×25 topics
  3. Catalysis42▲ 7.0×14 topics
  4. Sustainability41▲ 1.86×26 topics
  5. Nanoparticles36▲ 3.2×17 topics
  6. Carbon Dioxide35▲ 25×4 topics
  7. Optimization34▲ 8.2×12 topics
  8. Shale Gas32▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Hydraulic Fracturing32▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties32▲ 3.6×18 topics
  11. Carbon Dioxide Capture31▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency31▲ 3.7×19 topics
  13. CO2 Sequestration31▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Microstructure30▲ 6.5×14 topics
  15. Nanomaterials30▲ 3.2×13 topics
  16. Materials29▲ 14×6 topics
  17. CO2 Capture28▲ 20×5 topics
  18. Adsorbent Materials28▲ 90×1 topic
  19. CO2 Capture Technology28▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Gas Permeability28▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Heat Transfer27▲ 6.1×11 topics
  22. Emissions25▲ 14×6 topics
  23. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells24▲ 101×2 topics
  24. Carbon Capture24▲ 65×3 topics
  25. Cathodes23▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Electrolytes23▲ 108×1 topic
  27. Renewable Fuels23▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Reactive Transport23▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Metal Recovery23▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Geological Storage21▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Mineral Carbonation21▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Metal-Organic Frameworks20▲ 5.5×6 topics
  33. Natural Gas20▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Rare Earth Elements18▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Chemical Sensors18▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Uncertainty Quantification17▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Heterogeneous Catalysis17▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Pore Structure17▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Atmospheric17▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Methane17▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does National Energy Technology Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Carbon Dioxide Capture T…28Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 28 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Ox…23Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 23 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 21 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 17 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 16 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 16 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…15Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 15 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 14 fractional worksMembrane Separation and Gas Transport: 12 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 28 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 23 works
  3. 3 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 17 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 16 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 14 works
  10. 10 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 12 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 available50.0%not open50.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Energy Technology Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.