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Southern Company (United States)

In research, Southern Company (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,315 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,972 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,264
of 28,054 · #19,518 all time
Rank in United States
#3,950
of 4,192
Research works
624
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Southern Company (United States) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,315 of 21,541 11.9%444
EngineeringField #6,972 of 11,412 11.5%286

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern Company (United States) 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).

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: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.53× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.12× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.91× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Company (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, A. D. Fraser, Richard Esposito and William B. Hobbs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Company (United States).

  1. 1 A. D. Fraser United States · #221,173 worldwide 38 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Richard Esposito United States · #631,939 worldwide 55 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 William B. Hobbs United States · #1,584,976 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Company (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Southern Company (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Smart Grid, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Grid Integration, Forecasting and Photovoltaic Power.

▲ 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 Energy12▲ 10×17 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 2.5×15 topics
  3. Solar Energy5▲ 19×2 topics
  4. Smart Grid4▲ 14×6 topics
  5. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 11×3 topics
  6. Climate Change4▲ 1.63×24 topics
  7. Sustainability3▲ 1.69×15 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.2×11 topics
  9. Grid Integration3▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Forecasting3▲ 18×2 topics
  11. Photovoltaic Power3▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Solar Radiation3▲ 78×1 topic
  13. Fault Detection3▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Grid-Connected Inverters3▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Parameter Estimation3▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Antioxidant2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  18. Demand Response2▲ 31×1 topic
  19. Distributed Generation2▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Energy Management2▲ 17×1 topic
  21. Apoptosis2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  22. Maximum Power Point Tracking2▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Photovoltaic Arrays2▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  25. Power Electronics2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  26. Privacy2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  27. Security2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  28. Wavelet Transform2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  29. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Urban Development2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  31. Vibration Analysis2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  32. Detection1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  33. Model Predictive Control1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Pharmacology1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Biogeography1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  36. Photovoltaic Systems1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Carbon Dioxide1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  38. Microgrid1▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Protection1▲ 71×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics, Smart Grid Energy Management, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques and Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies.

Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…2Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 2 fractional worksSesquiterpenes and Aster…1Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies: 1 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Detection: 1 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 1 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detecti…1Electrical Fault Detection and Protection: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCancer Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  4. 4 Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

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