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Scottish Power (United Kingdom)

In research, Scottish Power (United Kingdom) stands highest in Engineering (#9,350 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,948 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#34,208
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,834
of 2,253
Research works
275
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Scottish Power (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #9,350 of 11,412 8.3%162
Physical SciencesDomain #17,948 of 21,541 9.2%225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scottish Power (United Kingdom) 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).

What does Scottish Power (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 26.6 works4.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Chemical Engineering: 2.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.04× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.64× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scottish Power (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, A. D. Craig, Alexandra Burden and David T. Walker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scottish Power (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 A. D. Craig United Kingdom · #1,274,355 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Alexandra Burden United Kingdom · #1,405,282 worldwide 1 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 David T. Walker United Kingdom · #1,508,757 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Scottish Power (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Scottish Power (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Power Electronics, Security, Cyber-Physical Systems, Privacy, Communication Networks and False Data Injection Attacks.

▲ 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 Energy9▲ 17×15 topics
  2. Smart Grid6▲ 42×7 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 2.8×6 topics
  4. Power Electronics3▲ 27×6 topics
  5. Security3▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 29×3 topics
  7. Privacy3▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Communication Networks3▲ 133×1 topic
  9. False Data Injection Attacks3▲ 133×1 topic
  10. Optimization2▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Deep Learning2▲ 1.74×5 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Wind Power Integration2▲ 94×2 topics
  14. Demand Response2▲ 60×1 topic
  15. Energy Management2▲ 32×1 topic
  16. Voltage Control2▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Neural Networks2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  20. Distributed Generation2▲ 55×3 topics
  21. Distributed Power Generation2▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Microgrid Control2▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Electricity Price Forecasting2▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Load Forecasting2▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Model Predictive Control2▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Sustainability2▲ 1.68×9 topics
  27. District Heating2▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Energy Systems2▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Control Strategies1▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.8×6 topics
  31. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.94×6 topics
  32. Offshore Wind Farms1▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Distributed Systems1▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Fault Detection1▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Power Systems1▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Distribution Systems1▲ 84×1 topic
  37. HVDC Transmission1▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Optimal Power Flow1▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Nonlinear Systems1▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Robust Control1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Scottish Power (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Security and Resilience, Smart Grid Energy Management, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Energy Load and Power Forecasting.

Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…2Microgrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Fo…2Energy Load and Power Forecasting: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 1 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault P…1HVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 1 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 1 fractional worksObesity and Health Practices: 1 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPharmacy

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 1 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scottish Power (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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