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Rocky Mountain Institute

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World rank, all time
#20,255
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,205
of 7,310
Research works
195
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Rocky Mountain Institute

Which fields of science does Rocky Mountain Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Rocky Mountain Institute is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Medicine (14%), Energy (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 54.9% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 20.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 12.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 14.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKRocky MountainInstitute22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences20%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering520.8%
    2. Energy312.8%
    3. Environmental Science312.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy14.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.4%
    6. Materials Science01.3%
    7. Chemistry00.8%
    1. Social Sciences27.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance16.7%
    3. Psychology13.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine314.0%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.7%
    4. Neuroscience01.6%
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: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 13.89× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.55× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy13.89×3 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.13×2 works
  3. Environmental Science2.55×3 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.79×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×0 works
  6. Veterinary1.60×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.55×0 works
  8. Engineering1.39×5 works
  9. Psychology1.12×1 works
  10. Neuroscience1.01×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×1 works
  12. Medicine0.73×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.60×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.52×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.39×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.38×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.26×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rocky Mountain Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Deborah Gordon, L. Hunter Lovins and Lloyd G. Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rocky Mountain Institute.

  1. 1 Deborah Gordon United States · #763,415 worldwide 1.7k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 L. Hunter Lovins United States · #1,336,828 worldwide 4.2k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Lloyd G. Williams United States · #1,789,814 worldwide 2.1k citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Victor W. Olgyay United States · #2,037,499 worldwide 1.2k citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Amory B. Lovins United States · #2,039,320 worldwide 7.6k citations · 235 works
  6. 6 Hal Harvey United States · #3,258,447 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Meade Dm United States · #5,071,206 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Katie Langin United States · #7,180,645 worldwide 447 citations · 132 works
All ranked researchers at Rocky Mountain Institute

What are the most cited papers from Rocky Mountain Institute?

The most cited paper from Rocky Mountain Institute is "Net-zero emissions energy systems" (Steven J. Davis et al., 2018), with 2,396 citations. Next come "Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070" (1,043) and "Insights into Mechanisms Used by Staphylococcus aureus to Avoid Destruction by Human Neutrophils" (565).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Net-zero emissions energy systems Steven J. Davis et al. · Science Open access 28 Jun 2018 2,396
2 Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070 Jeffrey Rissman et al. · Applied Energy Open access 29 Mar 2020 1,043
3 Insights into Mechanisms Used by Staphylococcus aureus to Avoid Destruction by Human Neutrophils Jovanka M. Voyich, Kevin R. Braughton, Daniel E. Sturdevant et al. · The Journal of Immunology Sep 2005 565
4 A Road Map for Natural Capitalism Amory B. Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins, Paul Hawken Book chapter 2006 377
5 Effect of Pimobendan in Dogs with Preclinical Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease and Cardiomegaly: The EPIC Study—A Randomized Clinical Trial Adrian Boswood et al. · Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine Open access 28 Sep 2016 332
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Which keywords describe research at Rocky Mountain Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Energy Transition, Electric Vehicles, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Impact and Consumption.

▲ 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability3▲ 5.7×9 topics
  2. Renewable Energy3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  4. Electric Vehicles2▲ 31×3 topics
  5. Energy Transition2▲ 62×3 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  7. Environmental Impact2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  8. Consumption2▲ 128×1 topic
  9. Rebound Effect2▲ 128×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology2▲ 1.69×16 topics
  11. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Smart Grid1▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Fossil Fuels1▲ 118×2 topics
  14. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Charging Infrastructure1▲ 64×1 topic
  16. EROI1▲ 148×1 topic
  17. Peak Oil1▲ 148×1 topic
  18. Vehicle-to-Grid1▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Rocky Mountain Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksMercury impact and mitig…0Mercury impact and mitigation studies: 0 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 0 fractional worksSustainable Development and Policies: 0 fractional worksGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors: 0 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsAutomotive Engineering5 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 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  7. 7 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Development and Policies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  10. 10 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rocky Mountain Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rocky Mountain Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000041% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Rocky Mountain Institute0.000052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rocky Mountain Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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