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National Laboratory of the Rockies

In research, National Laboratory of the Rockies stands highest in Engineering (#183 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#483 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#119 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Energy and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#858
of 28,054 · #318 all time
Rank in United States
#157
of 4,192
Research works
14k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
630k
46.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is National Laboratory of the Rockies 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
EngineeringField #183 of 6,636 19.4%1,454 #112
Physical SciencesDomain #483 of 12,888 19.0%2,487 #210
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #119 of 2,318 15.8%681 #64
Environmental ScienceField #519 of 3,551 28.1%215 #318
Materials ScienceField #424 of 2,468 20.5%215 #124
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #183 of 795 46.4%90 #171
Materials ChemistrySubfield #405 of 1,556 17.1%139 #91
EnergyField #205 of 694 13.6%234 #51
Environmental EngineeringSubfield #99 of 315 35.1%90 #22
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #203 of 563 13.7%179 #45

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Laboratory of the Rockies 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. Engineering#112 #183
  2. Physical Sciences#210 #483
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#64 #119
  4. Environmental Science#318 #519
  5. Materials Science#124 #424
  6. Aerospace Engineering#171 #183
  7. Materials Chemistry#91 #405
  8. Energy#51 #205
  9. Environmental Engineering#22 #99
  10. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#45 #203
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 Laboratory of the Rockies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 52.9 works18×
  2. EnergyField · 233.9 works9.6×
  3. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 179.2 works8.8×
  4. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 681.1 works7.2×
  5. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 90.2 works6.3×
  6. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 85.1 works6.0×
  7. CatalysisSubfield · 20.8 works5.3×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.05× its world share, 38 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 137 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 9.57× its world share, 234 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.65× its world share, 1,454 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 215 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.31× its world share, 215 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.48× its world share, 87 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Laboratory of the Rockies?

Ranked on the composite score, Alex Zunger, Arthur J. Nozik and Matthew C. Beard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Laboratory of the Rockies.

  1. 1 Alex Zunger United States · #4,092 worldwide 4.7k citations · 278 works
  2. 2 Arthur J. Nozik United States · #11,368 worldwide 977 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Matthew C. Beard United States · #11,457 worldwide 949 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Joseph M. Luther United States · #12,069 worldwide 1.1k citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Miguel Á. Contreras United States · #14,178 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Michael Milligan United States · #16,867 worldwide 512 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Bri‐Mathias Hodge United States · #17,031 worldwide 975 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 John F. Geisz United States · #20,367 worldwide 955 citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Joseph J. Berry United States · #21,250 worldwide 934 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Kai Zhu United States · #27,283 worldwide 941 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at National Laboratory of the Rockies

Which keywords describe research at National Laboratory of the Rockies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Power Electronics, Efficiency, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy Integration, Solar Energy and Photovoltaics.

▲ 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 Energy493▲ 13×40 topics
  2. Sustainability153▲ 2.4×47 topics
  3. Smart Grid151▲ 15×9 topics
  4. Power Electronics128▲ 14×8 topics
  5. Energy Storage127▲ 7.3×12 topics
  6. Efficiency125▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Renewable Energy Integration122▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Environmental Impact121▲ 2.7×36 topics
  9. Solar Energy116▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Photovoltaics110▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Lithium-ion Batteries102▲ 9.1×4 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency97▲ 3.9×30 topics
  13. Electric Vehicles94▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Solar Cells91▲ 17×7 topics
  15. CFD Simulation87▲ 28×4 topics
  16. Smart Grid Applications86▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Battery Technology79▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Thermal Management77▲ 8.7×8 topics
  19. Life Cycle Assessment76▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Nanocrystals75▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Semiconductor74▲ 8.2×7 topics
  22. Offshore Wind Farms73▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Energy Storage Systems72▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Cathode Materials69▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Artificial Neural Networks69▲ 5.5×7 topics
  26. Decentralized Control67▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Distributed Power Generation64▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Microgrid Control64▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Recycling63▲ 6.2×8 topics
  30. Energy Management62▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Control Strategies60▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Game Theory59▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Aerodynamics59▲ 33×3 topics
  34. Smart Home59▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Distributed Generation59▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Demand Response58▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Electricity Markets58▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Semiconductors58▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Grid-Connected Inverters57▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Model Predictive Control57▲ 8.2×6 topics

Which research topics does National Laboratory of the Rockies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Wind Energy Research and Development.

Microgrid Control and Op…64Microgrid Control and Optimization: 64 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…58Smart Grid Energy Management: 58 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 55 fractional worksWind Energy Research and…53Wind Energy Research and Development: 53 fractional workssolar cell performance o…46solar cell performance optimization: 46 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 46 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 42 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …40Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 40 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 39 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 35 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 64 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 58 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 55 works
  4. 4 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 53 works
  5. 5 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  7. 7 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 42 works
  8. 8 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 40 works
  9. 9 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 39 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 35 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Laboratory of the Rockies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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