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Asahi Glass (Belgium)

In research, Asahi Glass (Belgium) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,189 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#9,288 of 11,412 worldwide) and Materials Science (#4,254 of 4,504 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,062
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#107
of 267
Research works
569
▼ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Asahi Glass (Belgium) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #9,189 of 21,541 5.8%490
EngineeringField #9,288 of 11,412 5.8%246
Materials ScienceField #4,254 of 4,504 5.1%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asahi Glass (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.11× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Asahi Glass (Belgium)?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazuo Nakamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asahi Glass (Belgium).

  1. 1 Kazuo Nakamura Belgium · #1,029,161 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Asahi Glass (Belgium)

Which keywords describe research at Asahi Glass (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fracture Mechanics, Laminated Glass, Structural Adhesives, Recycling, Circular Economy, Utilization, Waste Materials and Optical Properties.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 10 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Fracture Mechanics2▲ 169×2 topics
  2. Laminated Glass2▲ 821×1 topic
  3. Structural Adhesives2▲ 821×1 topic
  4. Recycling2▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Circular Economy2▲ 23×2 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  7. Optical Properties1▲ 88×3 topics
  8. Utilization1▲ 130×1 topic
  9. Waste Materials1▲ 177×1 topic
  10. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Asahi Glass (Belgium) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Analysis of Composite Materials, Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, Glass properties and applications and Architecture and Computational Design.

Structural Analysis of C…2Structural Analysis of Composite Materials: 2 fractional worksRecycling and utilizatio…1Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 1 fractional worksGlass properties and app…1Glass properties and applications: 1 fractional worksArchitecture and Computational Design: 1 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 0 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 0 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 0 fractional worksTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: 0 fractional worksMaterial Science and Thermodynamics: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionCeramics and CompositesArchitecture5 others

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

  1. 1 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 1 works
  4. 4 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 1 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  8. 8 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  10. 10 Material Science and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 0 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.3%domestic only52.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Asahi Glass (Belgium)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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