Real-time simulation and control systems
Real-time simulation and control systems is a research topic within Control and Systems Engineering. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 11.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on real-time simulation technologies for power systems, with an emphasis on Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation, FPGA-based emulation, and digital simulation of power electronics, electrical systems, and renewable energy applications. The papers cover topics such as control systems, electric drives, and smart grid development.
- Hardware-in-the-Loop
- Real-Time Simulation
- Power Electronics
- FPGA-Based Emulation
- Electrical Systems
- Digital Simulator
- Renewable Energy
- Control Systems
- Electric Drives
- Smart Grid
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Real-time simulation and control systems research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 748 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.6k works
- 2 United States 748 works
- 3 Germany 472 works
- 4 India 341 works
- 5 United Kingdom 206 works
- 6 Italy 176 works
- 7 Japan 130 works
- 8 Canada 125 works
- 9 France 117 works
- 10 South Korea 116 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.
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Which institutions lead Real-time simulation and control systems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Portsmouth publishes the most Real-time simulation and control systems research, followed by Tsinghua University and Beihang University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of PortsmouthUnited Kingdom 56 works
- 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 51 works
- 3 Beihang UniversityChina 43 works
- 4 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 41 works
- 5 Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (China)China 40 works
- 6 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 39 works
- 7 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 34 works
- 8 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 32 works
- 9 University of StuttgartGermany 30 works
- 10 Technical University of MunichGermany 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Real-time simulation and control systems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Real-time simulation and control systems include Frede Blaabjerg and Remus Teodorescu.
- 1 Frede Blaabjerg Denmark 12k citations
- 2 Remus Teodorescu Denmark 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Real-time simulation and control systems research done?
The largest centres of Real-time simulation and control systems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Portsmouth, Stuttgart and Aachen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PortsmouthGB · 56.3 works59×
- StuttgartDE · 53.5 works12×
- AachenDE · 41.5 works9.1×
- KarlsruheDE · 31.3 works7.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Real-time simulation and control systems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Real-time simulation and control systems?
Among universities, judged by research, Technical University of Munich, University of Stuttgart and Politecnico di Torino 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 MunichGermany | 71.6 | 18.6% | 7.3× | 30 | +63.0% |
| 2 | University of StuttgartGermany | 67.9 | 10.6% | 16.6× | 30 | +124.6% |
| 3 | Politecnico di TorinoItaly | 67.6 | 14.5% | 9.7× | 23 | +49.9% |
| 4 | Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany | 58.6 | 7.2% | 9.0× | 24 | +99.5% |
| 5 | RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany | 58.4 | 8.0% | 8.7× | 32 | +67.9% |
| 6 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 58.4 | 19.5% | 5.0× | 17 | +2.4% |
| 7 | University of PortsmouthUnited Kingdom | 57.9 | 0.0% | 71.2× | 56 | — |
| 8 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 56.1 | 15.8% | 5.7× | 15 | +52.1% |
| 9 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 51.8 | 11.2% | 6.8× | 41 | -57.8% |
| 10 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 51.8 | 11.1% | 6.5× | 24 | +19.4% |
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 Real-time simulation and control systems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Real-time simulation and control systems.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.