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Rocky Mountain Institute

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World rank, all time
#17,631
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,827
of 8,685
Research works
195
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 18.79× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.02× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× 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, 18.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rocky Mountain Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rocky Mountain Institute.

  1. 1 Amory B. Lovins United States · #29,711 worldwide 384 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 L. Hunter Lovins United States · #699,652 worldwide 35 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Rocky Mountain Institute

Which keywords describe research at Rocky Mountain Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Fossil Fuels, EROI, Peak Oil and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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. Sustainability34▲ 9.7×22 topics
  2. Renewable Energy31▲ 16×19 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 5.5×28 topics
  4. Energy Transition22▲ 113×4 topics
  5. Epidemiology14▲ 1.78×42 topics
  6. Fossil Fuels14▲ 187×2 topics
  7. EROI14▲ 232×1 topic
  8. Peak Oil14▲ 232×1 topic
  9. Energy Efficiency13▲ 8.5×7 topics
  10. Environmental Impact11▲ 4.2×9 topics
  11. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 23×5 topics
  12. Electric Vehicles8▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Public Health8▲ 3.0×20 topics
  14. Global Warming8▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Smart Grid8▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Environmental Policy7▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Mitigation Strategies7▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Economic Impacts7▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Policy Instruments7▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Consumption6▲ 88×1 topic
  23. Rebound Effect6▲ 88×1 topic
  24. Policy5▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Charging Infrastructure5▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Natural Gas5▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Vehicle-to-Grid5▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Barriers4▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Energy Consumption4▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Industrial Sector4▲ 169×1 topic
  31. Manufacturing4▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Academic Mobility4▲ 51×2 topics
  33. Model Predictive Control4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Marketization3▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Energy Management3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Academic Identity3▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Emissions3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Internationalization3▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Demand Response3▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Rocky Mountain Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure and Climate Change Policy and Economics.

Energy, Environment, and…2Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 0 fractional worksMercury impact and mitig…0Mercury impact and mitigation studies: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 0 fractional worksIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders: 0 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksEconomic and Environmental Valuation: 0 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  3. 3 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  10. 10 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 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 available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rocky Mountain Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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