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Advanced Coatings (Belgium)

In research, Advanced Coatings (Belgium) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,773 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science (Materials Science is 6.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,126
of 22,385 · #7,728 all time
Rank in Belgium
#51
of 105
Research works
547
▲ 135% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
Advanced Coatings (Belgium)

What is Advanced Coatings (Belgium) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,773 of 10,670 9.8%88 #3728

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Advanced Coatings (Belgium) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Advanced Coatings (Belgium) work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Advanced Coatings (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (37%), Materials Science (24%), Medicine (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 142 fractional works · 76.6% of its workEngineering: 68 fractional works · 36.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 8.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 45 fractional works · 24.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAdvanced Coatings(Belgium)186fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences10%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6836.9%
    2. Materials Science4524.0%
    3. Chemistry63.3%
    4. Environmental Science63.0%
    5. Energy52.9%
    6. Computer Science52.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy42.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering31.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences73.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting52.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities31.4%
    4. Psychology21.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    1. Medicine126.2%
    2. Health Professions21.3%
    3. Dentistry10.6%
    4. Nursing10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Advanced Coatings (Belgium) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 44.5 works6.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.20× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.09× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.14× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.87× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science6.87×44 works
  2. Chemical Engineering4.20×3 works
  3. Energy3.14×5 works
  4. Engineering2.46×68 works
  5. Chemistry2.09×6 works
  6. Dentistry1.15×1 works
  7. Nursing0.95×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.90×4 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×5 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.71×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.61×6 works
  12. Health Professions0.50×2 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.47×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.43×1 works
  15. Psychology0.43×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×4 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×4 works
  18. Computer Science0.37×5 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×1 works
  20. Medicine0.32×12 works
  21. Social Sciences0.28×7 works
  22. Veterinary0.26×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Advanced Coatings (Belgium)?

Ranked on the quality score, Wanqing Xu, Lou Frank and Clive H. Hare lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Advanced Coatings (Belgium).

  1. 1 Wanqing Xu Belgium · #618,195 worldwide 1.4k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Lou Frank Belgium · #5,033,857 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Clive H. Hare Belgium · #5,225,521 worldwide 282 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Michele Ostrove Belgium · #5,465,273 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Advanced Coatings (Belgium)

What are the most cited papers from Advanced Coatings (Belgium)?

The most cited paper from Advanced Coatings (Belgium) is "Economic Stress in Lives: Developmental Perspectives" (Glen H. Elder, Avshalom Caspi, 1988), with 365 citations. Next come "The 2016 Thermal Spray Roadmap" (330) and "Spray Synthesis of Photonic Crystal Based Automotive Coatings with Bright and Angular‐Dependent Structural Colors" (177).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Economic Stress in Lives: Developmental Perspectives Glen H. Elder, Avshalom Caspi · Journal of Social Issues 1988 365
2 The 2016 Thermal Spray Roadmap Armelle M. Vardelle et al. · Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Open access Dec 2016 330
3 Spray Synthesis of Photonic Crystal Based Automotive Coatings with Bright and Angular‐Dependent Structural Colors Chuan Wang, Xi Lin, Christian G. Schäfer et al. · Advanced Functional Materials 7 Dec 2020 177
4 Effect of Substrate Temperature on Adhesion Strength of Plasma-Sprayed Nickel Coatings V. I. Pershin, M. Lufitha, S. Chandra et al. · Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Sep 2003 169
5 Design colloidal particle morphology and self-assembly for coating applications Shan Jiang, Antony Van Dyk, Alvin M. Maurice et al. · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 2017 164
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Advanced Coatings (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Graphene, Polymer Composites, Flexible Electronics, Nanostructures, Nanoparticles and Energy Storage.

▲ 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 institution'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. Mechanical Properties12▲ 6.5×25 topics
  2. Nanocomposites12▲ 7.9×19 topics
  3. Graphene9▲ 7.3×11 topics
  4. Nanoparticles9▲ 3.7×26 topics
  5. Polymer Composites8▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Nanomaterials7▲ 3.5×16 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications7▲ 3.0×18 topics
  8. Energy Storage7▲ 5.4×7 topics
  9. Flexible Electronics6▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Nanostructures6▲ 8.1×16 topics
  11. Energy Harvesting5▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Health Monitoring5▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Bioinspired Materials5▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Nanogenerators5▲ 20×1 topic
  15. Wearable5▲ 20×1 topic
  16. Microstructure5▲ 5.0×11 topics
  17. Carbon Nanotubes5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  18. Composite Materials4▲ 11×8 topics
  19. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Renewable Resources4▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Shape Memory Polymers4▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  24. MXenes4▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Sintering4▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Thermal Conductivity4▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Thin Films4▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Cathode Materials4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  29. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Oxidation Resistance4▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Surface Roughness4▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Hydrogels4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  33. Molecular Dynamics Simulation4▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Nanocrystals3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  36. Spark Plasma Sintering3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Plasma Spraying3▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Bioinspired Design3▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Superhydrophobic Surfaces3▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Aerospace Applications3▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Advanced Coatings (Belgium) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Polymer composites and self-healing and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…5Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 5 fractional worksSurface Modification and…3Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 3 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 3 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 2 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 2 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave abs…2Electromagnetic wave absorption materials: 2 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsPolymers and PlasticsAerospace Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 3 works
  3. 3 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  4. 4 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 3 works
  6. 6 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.2%domestic only54.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Advanced Coatings (Belgium)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 135% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Advanced Coatings (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Advanced Coatings (Belgium)0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Advanced Coatings (Belgium) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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