Wave and Wind Energy Systems
Wave and Wind Energy Systems is a research topic within Ocean Engineering. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 19.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a comprehensive review and analysis of wave energy conversion technologies, including power take-off systems, offshore wind integration, control strategies, and hydrodynamic modeling. It also discusses the assessment of wave energy resources in various regions, highlighting the potential for renewable energy generation from ocean waves.
- Wave Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Power Take-Off
- Offshore Wind
- Hydrodynamic Modeling
- Ocean Energy
- Control Strategies
- Wave Power
- Floating Structures
- Resource Assessment
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +35% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Wave and Wind Energy Systems research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.4k and 370 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.4k works
- 2 United States 370 works
- 3 United Kingdom 247 works
- 4 India 204 works
- 5 Italy 148 works
- 6 Japan 114 works
- 7 Norway 113 works
- 8 Indonesia 112 works
- 9 Spain 92 works
- 10 South Korea 84 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 Wave and Wind Energy Systems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Dalian University of Technology publishes the most Wave and Wind Energy Systems research, followed by Ocean University of China and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 86 works
- 2 Ocean University of ChinaChina 73 works
- 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 68 works
- 4 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 57 works
- 5 Politecnico di TorinoItaly 50 works
- 6 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 40 works
- 7 Tianjin UniversityChina 38 works
- 8 University of StrathclydeUnited Kingdom 38 works
- 9 Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyChina 38 works
- 10 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway 35 works
Who are the leading researchers in Wave and Wind Energy Systems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Wave and Wind Energy Systems include Frede Blaabjerg, C. Guedes Soares and Hui Li.
- 1 Frede Blaabjerg Denmark 12k citations
- 2 C. Guedes Soares Portugal 2.7k citations
- 3 Hui Li China 1.8k citations
- 4 Wei He China 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Wave and Wind Energy Systems research done?
The largest centres of Wave and Wind Energy Systems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Dalian (China) and Qingdao (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Maynooth, Zhoushan and Golden.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MaynoothIE · 32.4 works76×
- ZhoushanCN · 24.7 works33×
- GoldenUS · 28.2 works28×
- TrondheimNO · 56.7 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Wave and Wind Energy Systems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Wave and Wind Energy Systems?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Lisbon, University of Strathclyde and University of Plymouth 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 | University of LisbonPortugal | 81.0 | 50.1% | 13.6× | 31 | +121.5% |
| 2 | University of StrathclydeUnited Kingdom | 80.3 | 38.4% | 37.7× | 38 | +195.3% |
| 3 | University of PlymouthUnited Kingdom | 73.8 | 44.6% | 42.2× | 19 | +130.1% |
| 4 | University of StavangerNorway | 70.7 | 34.4% | 33.0× | 17 | +453.9% |
| 5 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 69.5 | 30.5% | 38.2× | 73 | +65.6% |
| 6 | Dalian University of TechnologyChina | 68.1 | 33.9% | 23.8× | 86 | -9.7% |
| 7 | Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyChina | 64.0 | 30.3% | 32.7× | 38 | +79.3% |
| 8 | National University of Ireland, MaynoothIreland | 62.8 | 12.3% | 76.0× | 32 | +232.2% |
| 9 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 61.2 | 25.0% | 8.4× | 68 | +57.8% |
| 10 | University of the Basque CountrySpain | 60.6 | 28.5% | 12.3× | 21 | +96.8% |
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 Wave and Wind Energy Systems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Wave and Wind Energy 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.