Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
Integrated Energy Systems Optimization is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 20.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the integration of renewable energy systems, including wind, water, and solar power, into existing power grids. It covers topics such as district heating, electricity storage, energy modeling, power grid flexibility, and the transition towards decarbonized energy systems.
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Systems
- District Heating
- Electricity Storage
- Energy Modeling
- Wind Power Integration
- Smart Energy Systems
- Power Grid Flexibility
- Energy Transition
- Decarbonization
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +101% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Integrated Energy Systems Optimization research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.7k and 668 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.7k works
- 2 United States 668 works
- 3 Germany 532 works
- 4 United Kingdom 371 works
- 5 Italy 328 works
- 6 India 309 works
- 7 Iran 254 works
- 8 Denmark 183 works
- 9 Spain 169 works
- 10 Türkiye 160 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Integrated Energy Systems Optimization research?
By volume in 2022–2025, North China Electric Power University publishes the most Integrated Energy Systems Optimization research, followed by State Grid Corporation of China (China) and Shanghai Electric (China).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 North China Electric Power University China 295 works
- 2 State Grid Corporation of China (China) China 155 works
- 3 Shanghai Electric (China) China 118 works
- 4 Tsinghua University China 116 works
- 5 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 100 works
- 6 China Southern Power Grid (China) China 88 works
- 7 Zhejiang University China 74 works
- 8 Southeast University China 72 works
- 9 Shandong University China 71 works
- 10 Technical University of Denmark Denmark 70 works
Who are the leading researchers in Integrated Energy Systems Optimization?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Integrated Energy Systems Optimization include H. Vincent Poor, İbrahim Dinçer and Mohammad Shahidehpour.
- 1 H. Vincent Poor 9.5k citations
- 2 İbrahim Dinçer 5.9k citations
- 3 Mohammad Shahidehpour 3.3k citations
- 4 R.Z. Wang 3.3k citations
- 5 Zhao Yang Dong 3.1k citations
- 6 Benjamin K. Sovacool 2.9k citations
- 7 Marc A. Rosen 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Integrated Energy Systems Optimization research done?
The largest centres of Integrated Energy Systems Optimization research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yangpu, Lappeenranta and Jilin City.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- YangpuCN · 61.0 works35×
- LappeenrantaFI · 28.6 works27×
- Jilin CityCN · 49.1 works16×
- Kongens LyngbyDK · 70.8 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Integrated Energy Systems Optimization than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Integrated Energy Systems Optimization?
Among universities, judged by research, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Aalborg University and North China Electric Power University 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 | Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland | 77.1 | 40.9% | 29.8× | 29 | +597.1% |
| 2 | Aalborg University Denmark | 69.3 | 32.9% | 13.4× | 65 | +80.9% |
| 3 | North China Electric Power University China | 67.7 | 24.0% | 46.9× | 295 | +70.8% |
| 4 | Northeast Electric Power University China | 63.8 | 20.5% | 36.7× | 46 | +619.3% |
| 5 | Aalto University Finland | 63.2 | 25.2% | 8.5× | 24 | +235.7% |
| 6 | Hohai University China | 62.2 | 15.2% | 11.2× | 58 | +541.4% |
| 7 | Politecnico di Torino Italy | 61.4 | 26.3% | 7.7× | 33 | +283.2% |
| 8 | University of Tabriz Iran | 61.2 | 30.0% | 8.1× | 18 | +1723.1% |
| 9 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China | 60.9 | 23.7% | 6.6× | 100 | +248.8% |
| 10 | Shanghai University of Electric Power China | 60.0 | 16.9% | 38.8× | 61 | +165.2% |
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 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 101% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Integrated Energy Systems Optimization.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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