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Belgian Nuclear Research Centre

In research, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,318 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,586 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry — Materials Chemistry is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,370
of 28,054 · #2,170 all time
Rank in Belgium
#39
of 138
Research works
3.6k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Belgian Nuclear Research Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,318 of 12,888 11.4%227 #1424
EngineeringField #5,586 of 6,636 10.1%91 #2244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Belgian Nuclear Research Centre 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).

What does Belgian Nuclear Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 51.9 works8.4×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.25× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.91× its world share, 91 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.32× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.57× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Belgian Nuclear Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Max Mergeay, L. Malerba and L. Vermeeren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Belgian Nuclear Research Centre.

  1. 1 Max Mergeay Belgium · #116,100 worldwide 207 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 L. Malerba Belgium · #118,518 worldwide 368 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 L. Vermeeren Belgium · #126,129 worldwide 210 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 F. Vanhavere Belgium · #256,793 worldwide 84 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 B. Brichard Belgium · #282,582 worldwide 98 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Marc Verwerft Belgium · #296,032 worldwide 193 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 S. Van den Berghe Belgium · #309,062 worldwide 184 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Da Ruan Belgium · #320,538 worldwide 331 citations · 78 works
  9. 9 Hamid Aı̈t Abderrahim Belgium · #324,306 worldwide 97 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Gh. Deknudt Belgium · #325,049 worldwide 52 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Belgian Nuclear Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at Belgian Nuclear Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydrogen Embrittlement, Oxidation Resistance, Density Functional Theory, Accident Tolerant Fuels, Fuel Cladding, Health Effects, Radionuclides and Molten Salt.

▲ 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 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. Hydrogen Embrittlement27▲ 100×3 topics
  2. Oxidation Resistance24▲ 71×3 topics
  3. Density Functional Theory23▲ 70×2 topics
  4. Accident Tolerant Fuels23▲ 199×1 topic
  5. Fuel Cladding23▲ 199×1 topic
  6. Environmental Impact19▲ 3.6×12 topics
  7. Health Effects16▲ 8.4×6 topics
  8. Radionuclides16▲ 132×2 topics
  9. Molten Salt15▲ 148×1 topic
  10. Nuclear Reactor15▲ 148×1 topic
  11. Actinides15▲ 88×2 topics
  12. Ionizing Radiation14▲ 65×3 topics
  13. Adsorption14▲ 21×4 topics
  14. fusion materials12▲ 198×1 topic
  15. radiation damage12▲ 198×1 topic
  16. Mechanical Properties11▲ 3.7×17 topics
  17. Environmental Impacts11▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Bioremediation10▲ 27×4 topics
  19. Toxicity10▲ 7.4×9 topics
  20. Dosimetry10▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Lanthanides10▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Uranium10▲ 89×1 topic
  23. Data Analysis9▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Small-Angle Scattering9▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Tomography9▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Microstructure9▲ 5.4×11 topics
  27. Neutron Activation Analysis9▲ 79×1 topic
  28. Neutron Imaging9▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Radiography9▲ 76×2 topics
  30. Finite Element Analysis9▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Lung Cancer9▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Radon9▲ 118×1 topic
  33. Cancer Treatment8▲ 11×5 topics
  34. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Nuclear Fuel8▲ 153×1 topic
  36. Radiation Protection8▲ 153×1 topic
  37. Soil Contamination8▲ 99×3 topics
  38. Targeted Therapy8▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Fly Ash7▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Fukushima Daiichi7▲ 152×1 topic

Which research topics does Belgian Nuclear Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear Materials and Properties, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Fusion materials and technologies and Radioactive element chemistry and processing.

Nuclear Materials and Pr…23Nuclear Materials and Properties: 23 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 15 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 12 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 10 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 9 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 9 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…8Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 8 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 7 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 7 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 6 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringInorganic ChemistryRadiation5 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 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 12 works
  4. 4 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 10 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 9 works
  6. 6 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 9 works
  7. 7 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 8 works
  8. 8 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  9. 9 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 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 available21.6%not open78.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Belgian Nuclear Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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