Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications is a research topic within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 12.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to geothermal energy technology and applications, including ground source heat pumps, thermal conductivity of rocks and soils, enhanced geothermal systems, energy piles, seasonal thermal energy storage, and sustainability. The papers discuss experimental evaluations, numerical simulations, performance analyses, and techno-economic appraisals of various geothermal energy systems and technologies.
- Geothermal Energy
- Ground Source Heat Pump
- Renewable Energy
- Thermal Conductivity
- Enhanced Geothermal Systems
- Heat Transfer
- Energy Piles
- Thermal Response Test
- Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage
- Sustainability
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +39% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 292 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.1k works
- 2 United States 292 works
- 3 Germany 166 works
- 4 Italy 124 works
- 5 United Kingdom 121 works
- 6 India 119 works
- 7 Canada 115 works
- 8 Türkiye 89 works
- 9 France 88 works
- 10 Spain 77 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China University of Mining and Technology publishes the most Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications research, followed by Chongqing University and China University of Petroleum, Beijing.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 32 works
- 2 Chongqing UniversityChina 22 works
- 3 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 22 works
- 4 Tianjin UniversityChina 22 works
- 5 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 22 works
- 6 Tongji UniversityChina 20 works
- 7 China University of GeosciencesChina 19 works
- 8 Jilin UniversityChina 18 works
- 9 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark 17 works
- 10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications include İbrahim Dinçer, R.Z. Wang and Marc A. Rosen.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 2 R.Z. Wang China 3.3k citations
- 3 Marc A. Rosen Canada 2.9k citations
- 4 Luisa F. Cabeza Spain 2.2k citations
- 5 Adrian Bejan United States 2.2k citations
- 6 Éric H. Oelkers France 1.9k citations
- 7 Hui Li China 1.8k citations
- 8 A.G. Olabi United Arab Emirates 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Wuhan (China) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xuzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XuzhouCN · 33.1 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Technical University of Denmark, China University of Petroleum, Beijing and China University of Mining and Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark | 73.2 | 22.2% | 9.9× | 17 | +42.3% |
| 2 | China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina | 68.0 | 10.0% | 17.1× | 22 | +246.5% |
| 3 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 65.3 | 13.1% | 12.3× | 32 | +6.9% |
| 4 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 60.9 | 24.4% | 8.2× | 10 | +10.8% |
| 5 | Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina | 55.2 | 13.3% | 12.4× | 13 | — |
| 6 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 55.1 | 8.8% | 12.7× | 19 | +20.0% |
| 7 | AGH University of KrakowPoland | 54.8 | 3.5% | 10.2× | 13 | +430.6% |
| 8 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway | 53.7 | 20.8% | 5.2× | 9 | +112.4% |
| 9 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 52.1 | 12.9% | 10.6× | 10 | +50.8% |
| 10 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 50.5 | 15.3% | 6.2× | 22 | -25.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.