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Belgian Road Research Centre

In research, Belgian Road Research Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,239 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,933
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#182
of 267
Research works
243
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Belgian Road Research Centre 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 #17,239 of 21,541 20.2%129

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

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.74× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.65× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Belgian Road Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, A Vanelstraete, Stefan Vansteenkiste and Carl Van Geem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Belgian Road Research Centre.

  1. 1 A Vanelstraete Belgium · #1,292,529 worldwide 38 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Stefan Vansteenkiste Belgium · #1,422,450 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Carl Van Geem Belgium · #1,609,932 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Belgian Road Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at Belgian Road Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Convolutional Neural Networks, Recycled Materials, Crack Detection, Pavement, Rheology, Asphalt, Bitumen Modification and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 2.6×3 topics
  2. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 10×2 topics
  3. Crack Detection4▲ 103×1 topic
  4. Pavement4▲ 103×1 topic
  5. Recycled Materials4▲ 66×2 topics
  6. Nanomaterials3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  7. Rheology3▲ 35×2 topics
  8. Asphalt3▲ 194×1 topic
  9. Bitumen Modification3▲ 194×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology3▲ 1.52×17 topics
  11. Risk Factors2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  12. Vibration Control2▲ 67×2 topics
  13. Global Burden1▲ 5.7×6 topics
  14. Public Health1▲ 2.0×8 topics
  15. Cancer Incidence1▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Diagnosis1▲ 2.7×6 topics
  17. Spatial Analysis1▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Treatment1▲ 2.0×6 topics
  19. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Machine Learning1▼ 0.72×4 topics
  21. Acoustic Metamaterials1▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Big Data1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  24. Cervical Cancer1▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Driver Behavior1▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Intelligent Transportation Systems1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  28. Phononic Crystals1▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Sensors1▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Sustainability1◆ 0.89×5 topics
  31. Weigh-in-Motion1▲ 399×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Transport Systems and Technology and Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research.

Infrastructure Maintenan…4Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 4 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Perform…3Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 3 fractional worksTransport Systems and Technology: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringSpeech and Hearing4 others

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

  1. 1 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Transport Systems and Technology Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  6. 6 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  10. 10 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 1 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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