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National Grid (United Kingdom)

In research, National Grid (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,583 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,087
of 28,054 · #26,169 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#915
of 1,094
Research works
490
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is National Grid (United Kingdom) 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 #11,583 of 12,888 10.5%62 #15471

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Grid (United Kingdom) 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 National Grid (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 23.6 works9.5×
  2. EngineeringField · 42.8 works4.1×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.41× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.09× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.50× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Grid (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Jarman and Gordon Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Grid (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Paul Jarman United Kingdom · #189,161 worldwide 202 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Gordon Wilson United Kingdom · #716,904 worldwide 89 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at National Grid (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at National Grid (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Distributed Generation, Fault Detection, Power Electronics, Nanocomposites, Polymer and Dielectrics.

▲ 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 Energy10▲ 9.5×20 topics
  2. Smart Grid9▲ 35×8 topics
  3. Distributed Generation6▲ 109×3 topics
  4. Fault Detection6▲ 56×2 topics
  5. Machine Learning6▲ 2.4×15 topics
  6. Sustainability5▲ 2.9×11 topics
  7. Power Electronics5▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Climate Change4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  9. Nanocomposites4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  10. Polymer4▲ 88×2 topics
  11. Dielectrics4▲ 188×1 topic
  12. Partial Discharge4▲ 188×1 topic
  13. Smart Grids4▲ 142×2 topics
  14. Voltage Control4▲ 77×2 topics
  15. Wavelet Transform4▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Network4▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Game Theory3▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Power System3▲ 53×4 topics
  20. Energy Management3▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Wind Power Integration3▲ 75×2 topics
  22. Demand Response3▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Electricity Markets3▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Microgrid3▲ 204×1 topic
  25. Protection3▲ 204×1 topic
  26. Control Strategies3▲ 31×3 topics
  27. Dynamic Line Rating3▲ 264×1 topic
  28. HVDC Transmission3▲ 78×2 topics
  29. Offshore Wind Farms3▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Power Systems3▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Thermal Analysis3▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Dissolved Gas Analysis3▲ 180×1 topic
  33. Frequency Response Analysis3▲ 180×1 topic
  34. Modular Multilevel Converters3▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Smart Grid Applications3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Voltage Source Converters3▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Privacy2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Wind Power2▲ 35×4 topics
  39. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 12×1 topic
  40. False Data Injection Attacks2▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does National Grid (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, Smart Grid Energy Management, Power Systems Fault Detection and Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission.

High voltage insulation …4High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…3Smart Grid Energy Management: 3 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Dete…3Power Systems Fault Detection: 3 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Powe…3Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 3 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 3 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …2Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksLightning and Electromag…2Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksIslanding Detection in P…2Islanding Detection in Power Systems: 2 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…2Microgrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics

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

  1. 1 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Islanding Detection in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.4%domestic only68.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Grid (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower 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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