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PPL (United States)

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Research works
91
▼ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
905
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: PPL (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Energy: 10.67× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.01× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.53× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at PPL (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Optimization, Power System, Reliability Evaluation, Distributed Generation, Large Eddy Simulation and Sustainability.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Energy7▲ 8.0×16 topics
  2. Smart Grid7▲ 26×8 topics
  3. Optimization5▲ 10×9 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 2.9×9 topics
  5. Power System4▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Reliability Evaluation4▲ 75×3 topics
  7. Distributed Generation3▲ 58×3 topics
  8. Economic Growth3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  9. Large Eddy Simulation3▲ 112×2 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.0×10 topics
  11. Energy Storage3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  12. Fiscal Policy2▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Turbulent Flow2▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Simulation2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  15. Smart Sensors2▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Internet of Things2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  18. RFID Technology2▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Control Strategies2▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Wind Power2▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  22. Embedded Systems2▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Power Electronics2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  24. Dielectrics2▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Impulsive Noise2▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Pipeline2▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Polymer2▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Power Line Communications2▲ 86×1 topic
  29. Sensor Networks2▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Wind Power Integration2▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Control Systems2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  33. Distribution2▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Lightning2▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Modeling2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Nuclear Fuel2▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Political Economy2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Radiation Protection2▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Electrical Systems2▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Maintenance Scheduling2▲ 122×1 topic

Which research topics does PPL (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy and Environment Impacts, Wind Energy Research and Development, Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts.

Energy and Environment I…0Energy and Environment Impacts: 0 fractional worksWind Energy Research and…0Wind Energy Research and Development: 0 fractional worksSocial Acceptance of Renewable Energy: 0 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 0 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…0Advanced battery technologies research: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 0 fractional worksWater Quality and Resour…0Water Quality and Resources Studies: 0 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 0 fractional worksPlasma Applications and Diagnostics: 0 fractional works
PollutionAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment6 others

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

  1. 1 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 0 works
  2. 2 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Resources Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  9. 9 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 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 available10.3%not open89.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.2%domestic only95.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has PPL (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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.

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.