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Thermal Power Research Institute

In research, Thermal Power Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,686 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,921 of 6,636 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#536 of 1,351 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Control and Systems Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,549
of 28,054 · #10,227 all time
Rank in China
#1,365
of 3,058
Research works
2k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Thermal Power Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,686 of 12,888 16.9%415 #5978
EngineeringField #1,921 of 6,636 18.2%287 #3036
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #536 of 1,351 23.3%82 #989
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,932 of 2,318 10.7%60 #3420

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thermal Power Research Institute 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#5,978 #3,686
  2. Engineering#3,036 #1,921
  3. Mechanical Engineering#989 #536
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,420 #1,932
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Thermal Power Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 82.2 works11×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 22.1 works9.0×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 34.8 works7.6×
  4. EnergyField · 26.9 works6.9×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.59× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.89× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.51× its world share, 287 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.72× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thermal Power Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Yuefeng Gu, Jingbo Yan and Jintao Lu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thermal Power Research Institute.

  1. 1 Yuefeng Gu China · #510,061 worldwide 176 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Jingbo Yan China · #1,066,665 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jintao Lu China · #1,285,343 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jin Shu China · #1,589,113 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Thermal Power Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Thermal Power Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Heat Transfer, Microstructure, Smart Grid, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Impact and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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 Energy51▲ 8.4×27 topics
  2. Energy Storage33▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Heat Transfer32▲ 15×14 topics
  4. Machine Learning25▲ 1.82×26 topics
  5. Environmental Impact25▲ 3.5×18 topics
  6. Microstructure24▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Smart Grid24▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency23▲ 5.9×20 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties20▲ 4.8×22 topics
  10. Neural Networks18▲ 2.7×16 topics
  11. Grid Integration15▲ 33×3 topics
  12. Large-Eddy Simulation15▲ 18×5 topics
  13. Battery Technology15▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Wind Power15▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Power Electronics14▲ 10.0×7 topics
  16. Numerical Simulation14▲ 11×11 topics
  17. Power Systems14▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Frequency Regulation13▲ 51×2 topics
  19. Thermal Management12▲ 8.8×6 topics
  20. Thermodynamic Analysis12▲ 47×3 topics
  21. Solar Energy12▲ 8.8×5 topics
  22. Photovoltaic Generation12▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Phase Stability11▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Renewable Energy Integration11▲ 7.5×5 topics
  25. Power System9▲ 25×5 topics
  26. Chemical Kinetics9▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Thermal Conductivity9▲ 13×7 topics
  28. Fault Diagnosis9▲ 14×6 topics
  29. Combustion Instabilities8▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Decentralized Control8▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Renewable Fuels8▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Wavelet Transform8▲ 8.6×6 topics
  33. Biochar8▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Vibration Analysis8▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Biomass8▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Gasification8▲ 28×2 topics
  37. High-Temperature Alloys8▲ 99×1 topic
  38. Superalloys8▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Convective Heat Transfer8▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Waste Heat Recovery8▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Thermal Power Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Power Systems and Renewable Energy, High Temperature Alloys and Creep, Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems and Combustion and flame dynamics.

Power Systems and Renewa…12Power Systems and Renewable Energy: 12 fractional worksHigh Temperature Alloys …8High Temperature Alloys and Creep: 8 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 8 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 7 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 7 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 6 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 6 fractional worksAdsorption and Cooling S…5Adsorption and Cooling Systems: 5 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 5 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 5 fractional works
Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyMechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsControl and Systems Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Power Systems and Renewable Energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 12 works
  2. 2 High Temperature Alloys and Creep Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 7 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 Adsorption and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available12.4%not open87.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thermal Power Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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