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United States Department of Energy

In research, United States Department of Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,209 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,636 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,230
of 28,054 · #1,401 all time
Rank in United States
#964
of 4,192
Research works
4.3k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
126k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is United States Department of Energy 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 #4,209 of 12,888 13.7%195 #999
EngineeringField #3,636 of 6,636 15.5%84 #1327

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of Energy 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: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.28× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.48× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.39× its world share, 84 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.34× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.08× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Department of Energy?

Ranked on the composite score, Henry Staten, G. L. Geernaert and E.O. Knutson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of Energy.

  1. 1 Henry Staten United States · #187,937 worldwide 99 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 G. L. Geernaert United States · #439,142 worldwide 74 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 E.O. Knutson United States · #588,224 worldwide 86 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 James A. Duffield United States · #624,157 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Jo Smith United States · #834,139 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 S. Friedman United States · #845,266 worldwide 47 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Harold L. Beck United States · #978,318 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 H.W. Keller United States · #1,093,242 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 A.C. George United States · #1,119,601 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 C.G. Sanderson United States · #1,184,200 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of Energy

Which keywords describe research at United States Department of Energy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy Integration and Emissions.

▲ 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 Energy26▲ 7.8×34 topics
  2. Sustainability20▲ 3.6×32 topics
  3. Climate Change14▲ 2.2×42 topics
  4. Environmental Impact12▲ 3.1×26 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency7▲ 3.3×21 topics
  6. Nanoparticles7▲ 2.4×19 topics
  7. Energy Transition6▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Energy Storage6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  9. Catalysis6▲ 3.8×12 topics
  10. Electric Vehicles6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  11. Renewable Energy Integration6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  12. Smart Grid5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  13. Recycling5▲ 5.8×7 topics
  14. Emissions5▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Natural Gas5▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Optimization5▲ 4.5×9 topics
  17. Fossil Fuels5▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries5▲ 4.8×4 topics
  19. Optical Properties5▲ 32×4 topics
  20. Life Cycle Assessment5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  21. Superconductivity5▲ 12×9 topics
  22. EROI4▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Peak Oil4▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Thermal Management4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Hydraulic Fracturing4▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Circular Economy4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  28. Materials4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  29. Structural Analysis4▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Battery Technology4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  31. Electronic Structure4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  32. Glass Science4▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Rare-Earth Doped Materials4▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Environmental Impacts4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  35. Shale Gas4▲ 12×2 topics
  36. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  37. Actinides3▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Phase Change Materials3▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Data Assimilation3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. Extraction3▲ 9.8×4 topics

Which research topics does United States Department of Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Glass properties and applications, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Global Energy and Sustai…4Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 4 fractional worksGlass properties and app…4Glass properties and applications: 4 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 3 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…2Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …2Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 2 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 2 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCeramics and CompositesElectrical and Electronic EngineeringOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  2. 2 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 4 works
  3. 3 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 2 works
  10. 10 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Department of Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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