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National Renewable Energy Centre

In research, National Renewable Energy Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,166 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,788
of 22,385 · #24,430 all time
Rank in Spain
#398
of 426
Research works
294
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
National Renewable Energy Centre

What is National Renewable Energy Centre known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,166 of 10,670 6.0%65 #8598

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Renewable Energy Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at National Renewable Energy Centre is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Energy (17%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 73 fractional works · 94.3% of its workEngineering: 41 fractional works · 53.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 14.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 16.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalRenewable Energy…78fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4153.1%
    2. Energy1316.8%
    3. Environmental Science67.4%
    4. Computer Science56.6%
    5. Materials Science55.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    8. Chemistry10.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    1. Social Sciences11.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Dentistry10.9%
    2. Medicine00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 18.23× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.54× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 18.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy18.23×13 works
  2. Engineering3.54×41 works
  3. Dentistry1.77×1 works
  4. Materials Science1.68×4 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.53×0 works
  6. Environmental Science1.49×6 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.42×2 works
  8. Computer Science0.85×5 works
  9. Chemistry0.55×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.44×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.13×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.13×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  17. Psychology0.07×0 works
  18. Medicine0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Renewable Energy Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Javier Gil, Raquel Garde and José Azcona-Armendáriz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Renewable Energy Centre.

  1. 1 Javier Gil Spain · #547,698 worldwide 2k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Raquel Garde Spain · #734,997 worldwide 2.3k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 José Azcona-Armendáriz Spain · #829,230 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Xabier Munduate Spain · #965,553 worldwide 2.4k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Javier Sanz Rodrigo Spain · #1,076,591 worldwide 3k citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Felipe Vittori Spain · #1,814,919 worldwide 597 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Óscar Pires Spain · #1,898,675 worldwide 832 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 D. Cabezón Spain · #2,079,809 worldwide 520 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Raquel Martín-San-Román Spain · #2,161,770 worldwide 232 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 S. Gómez-Iradi Spain · #2,469,872 worldwide 447 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at National Renewable Energy Centre

What are the most cited papers from National Renewable Energy Centre?

The most cited paper from National Renewable Energy Centre is "Na-ion batteries, recent advances and present challenges to become low cost energy storage systems" (Verónica Palomares, Paula Serras, Irune Villaluenga et al., 2012), with 3,573 citations. Next come "Grand challenges in the science of wind energy" (1,275) and "Update on Na-based battery materials. A growing research path" (999).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Na-ion batteries, recent advances and present challenges to become low cost energy storage systems Verónica Palomares, Paula Serras, Irune Villaluenga et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 2012 3,573
2 Grand challenges in the science of wind energy Paul S. Veers et al. · Science Open access 10 Oct 2019 1,275
3 Update on Na-based battery materials. A growing research path Verónica Palomares, Montse Casas‐Cabanas, Elizabeth Castillo‐Martínez et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 2013 999
4 Lithium-ion batteries – Current state of the art and anticipated developments Michel B. Armand, Peter Axmann, Dominic Bresser et al. · Journal of Power Sources Open access 10 Sep 2020 884
5 High temperature sodium batteries: status, challenges and future trends Karina B. Hueso, Michel B. Armand, Teófilo Rojo · Energy & Environmental Science 2013 776
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Renewable Energy Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, CFD Simulation, Aerodynamics, Offshore Wind Farms, Weibull Distribution, Wind Turbine Wakes and Phase Change Materials.

▲ 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-now 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 Energy24▲ 21×20 topics
  2. Solar Energy9▲ 38×4 topics
  3. CFD Simulation8▲ 94×4 topics
  4. Aerodynamics8▲ 140×3 topics
  5. Offshore Wind Farms7▲ 136×2 topics
  6. Weibull Distribution6▲ 183×1 topic
  7. Wind Turbine Wakes6▲ 287×1 topic
  8. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Phase Change Materials6▲ 87×2 topics
  10. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology6▲ 145×1 topic
  11. Solar Thermal Collectors6▲ 145×1 topic
  12. Grid Integration5▲ 58×3 topics
  13. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  14. Grid-Connected Inverters4▲ 73×2 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  16. Forecasting4▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Heat Transfer4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  18. Maximum Power Point Tracking4▲ 97×1 topic
  19. Photovoltaic Arrays4▲ 97×1 topic
  20. Photovoltaic Power4▲ 107×1 topic
  21. Solar Radiation4▲ 107×1 topic
  22. Turbulent Flow4▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Numerical Simulation3▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Materials3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Control Strategies3▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Energy Simulation3▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Thermal Comfort3▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Building Energy Consumption3▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Model Predictive Control3▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Electrolytes2▲ 129×1 topic
  31. Power Take-Off2▲ 159×1 topic
  32. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells2▲ 117×1 topic
  33. Wave Energy2▲ 159×1 topic
  34. Hydrogen Production2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Icing Mitigation2▲ 221×1 topic
  36. Wind Turbines2▲ 221×1 topic
  37. Air Quality2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Power Electronics2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  39. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Flow Control2▲ 45×1 topic

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

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

Wind Energy Research and Development: 6 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 6 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…4Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 4 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Phot…4Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 4 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 3 fractional worksWave and Wind Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Ox…2Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 2 fractional worksIcing and De-icing Technologies: 2 fractional worksChemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes: 2 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  3. 3 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  4. 4 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 3 works
  6. 6 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Icing and De-icing Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Renewable Energy Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%National Renewable Energy Centre0.00029% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of National Renewable Energy Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2023National Renewable Energy Centre6.1% in 20232020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.5% in 2014.

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