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Research in Mol

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Mol, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Flemish Institute for Technological Research and Belgian Nuclear Research Centre.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
157k
24.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Mol

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Mol?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Belgian Nuclear Research CentreResearch facility 3,625 #9,354
2Flemish Institute for Technological ResearchResearch facility 2,612 #4,787
3European Underground Research Infrastructure for Disposal of nuclear waste in a Clay EnvironmentInstitution 91 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Mol work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research in Mol is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Environmental Science (17%), Materials Science (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 714 fractional works · 76.8% of its workEngineering: 304 fractional works · 32.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 65 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 49 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 39 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 31 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 160 fractional works · 17.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 98 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 34 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiation: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 28 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 85 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 67 fractional works · 7.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 66 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 64 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMol929fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering30432.7%
    2. Environmental Science16017.2%
    3. Materials Science9810.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy343.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences303.2%
    6. Chemistry283.0%
    7. Energy273.0%
    8. Computer Science222.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering111.2%
    10. Mathematics20.2%
    1. Medicine677.2%
    2. Health Professions161.7%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology333.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences262.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.3%
    4. Neuroscience30.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Social Sciences262.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting161.7%
    3. Decision Sciences101.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.8%
    5. Psychology30.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities30.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Mol strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mol is most concentrated in Radiation and Environmental Engineering (17.9× the world share in Radiation).

  1. RadiationSubfield · 20.0 works18×
  2. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 30.2 works6.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.27× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.95× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.19× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 265 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.27× its world share, 132 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.09× its world share, 88 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.27×9 works
  2. Environmental Science3.27×132 works
  3. Energy3.19×24 works
  4. Materials Science3.09×88 works
  5. Engineering2.18×265 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.10×27 works
  7. Chemistry1.95×25 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.58×28 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.01×8 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×31 works
  11. Health Professions0.68×15 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×23 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×15 works
  14. Veterinary0.55×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×7 works
  16. Medicine0.38×60 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.33×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.30×19 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×2 works
  20. Nursing0.26×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.23×23 works
  22. Neuroscience0.18×2 works
  23. Mathematics0.14×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.11×2 works
  25. Psychology0.11×3 works
  26. Dentistry0.08×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Mol?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Health Effects, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Oxidation Resistance, Environmental Impacts, Density Functional Theory and Accident Tolerant Fuels.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Environmental Impact64▲ 4.0×41 topics
  2. Renewable Energy50▲ 3.7×34 topics
  3. Climate Change47▲ 1.86×65 topics
  4. Sustainability44▲ 1.95×46 topics
  5. Health Effects37▲ 6.7×20 topics
  6. Hydrogen Embrittlement28▲ 37×3 topics
  7. Remote Sensing27▲ 2.4×28 topics
  8. Oxidation Resistance26▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Environmental Impacts26▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Density Functional Theory25▲ 26×5 topics
  11. Accident Tolerant Fuels25▲ 76×1 topic
  12. Fuel Cladding25▲ 76×1 topic
  13. Circular Economy24▲ 9.6×7 topics
  14. Metal Recovery23▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Recycling22▲ 6.3×9 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries21▲ 5.6×3 topics
  17. Waste Management20▲ 5.5×7 topics
  18. CO2 Sequestration19▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Adsorption19▲ 9.6×7 topics
  20. Radionuclides18▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Artificial Neural Networks18▲ 4.2×5 topics
  22. Actinides18▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Toxicity17▲ 4.3×15 topics
  24. Geopolymer17▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Molten Salt17▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Nuclear Reactor17▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Ionizing Radiation16▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Thermal Comfort16▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Carbon Emissions16▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Fly Ash15▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Bioremediation15▲ 13×7 topics
  32. Nanotechnology15▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Alkali-Activated Materials15▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Cementitious Materials15▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Exposure Pathways13▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Molecular Dynamics Simulations13▲ 33×2 topics
  37. fusion materials13▲ 76×1 topic
  38. radiation damage13▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Coordination Chemistry13▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Dosimetry12▲ 19×2 topics

What research is done in Mol?

Nuclear Materials and Properties: 23 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 15 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 12 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 12 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 11 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 9 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…9Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 9 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 9 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 9 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…9Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 9 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringInorganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 23 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 12 works
  5. 5 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 11 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 9 works
  7. 7 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 9 works
  10. 10 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 9 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Mol15.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.9% in 2015.

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