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National Renewable Energy Centre

In research, National Renewable Energy Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,407 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,770
of 28,054 · #19,731 all time
Rank in Spain
#594
of 658
Research works
294
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is National Renewable Energy Centre 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 #11,407 of 12,888 15.9%65 #11099

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Renewable Energy Centre 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 20.30× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.46× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 20.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Renewable Energy Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthias Lange, Marcelino Sánchez and Javier Sanz Rodrigo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Renewable Energy Centre.

  1. 1 Matthias Lange Spain · #271,813 worldwide 157 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Marcelino Sánchez Spain · #886,854 worldwide 99 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Javier Sanz Rodrigo Spain · #1,291,329 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Carlos M. Fernández-Peruchena Spain · #1,352,273 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ignacio Martí Spain · #1,370,490 worldwide 37 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Martín Gastón Spain · #1,494,207 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Fabienne Sallaberry Spain · #1,593,741 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Renewable Energy Centre

Which keywords describe research at National Renewable Energy Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, CFD Simulation, Phase Change Materials, Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology, Solar Thermal Collectors, Aerodynamics and Artificial Neural Networks.

▲ 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 Energy20▲ 20×20 topics
  2. Solar Energy8▲ 38×4 topics
  3. CFD Simulation6▲ 83×3 topics
  4. Phase Change Materials6▲ 98×2 topics
  5. Aerodynamics6▲ 126×2 topics
  6. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology6▲ 161×1 topic
  7. Solar Thermal Collectors6▲ 161×1 topic
  8. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Weibull Distribution5▲ 158×1 topic
  10. Wind Turbine Wakes5▲ 257×1 topic
  11. Sustainability4▲ 2.5×13 topics
  12. Grid Integration4▲ 53×3 topics
  13. Grid-Connected Inverters4▲ 75×2 topics
  14. Heat Transfer4▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  16. Maximum Power Point Tracking4▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Photovoltaic Arrays4▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Forecasting4▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Turbulent Flow4▲ 43×2 topics
  20. Numerical Simulation3▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Photovoltaic Power3▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Solar Radiation3▲ 108×1 topic
  23. Materials3▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Control Strategies3▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Energy Simulation3▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Thermal Comfort3▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Electrolytes2▲ 147×1 topic
  28. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells2▲ 134×1 topic
  29. Building Energy Consumption2▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Energy Storage2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  31. Hydrogen Production2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Model Predictive Control2▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Power Take-Off2▲ 171×1 topic
  34. Wave Energy2▲ 171×1 topic
  35. Air Quality2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Flow Control2▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Vortex-Induced Vibrations2▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Chemical-Looping Combustion2▲ 174×1 topic
  40. Energy Conversion2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does National Renewable Energy Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Wind Energy Research and Development, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics.

Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 6 fractional worksWind Energy Research and Development: 5 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…4Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 4 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Phot…3Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksWave and Wind Energy Sys…2Wave and Wind Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional worksChemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes: 2 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 2 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAerospace EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  2. 2 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  4. 4 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  9. 9 Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental 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 available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Renewable Energy Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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