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Cenaero (Belgium)

In research, Cenaero (Belgium) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,556 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences is 2.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#31,411
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#204
of 267
Research works
144
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Cenaero (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 #16,556 of 21,541 29.4%138

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

What does Cenaero (Belgium) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 23.5 works2.4×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.47× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cenaero (Belgium)?

Ranked on the composite score, Koen Hillewaert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cenaero (Belgium).

  1. 1 Koen Hillewaert Belgium · #419,363 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Cenaero (Belgium)

Which keywords describe research at Cenaero (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Boundary Layer, Separation Control, Evolutionary Algorithms, Energy Efficiency, Film Cooling and Turbine.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Heat Transfer3▲ 27×8 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 65×5 topics
  3. Boundary Layer2▲ 75×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning2▲ 2.4×8 topics
  5. Separation Control2▲ 268×2 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  7. Evolutionary Algorithms2▲ 67×3 topics
  8. Deep Learning2▲ 1.93×5 topics
  9. Film Cooling2▲ 422×1 topic
  10. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 52×2 topics
  11. Turbine2▲ 422×1 topic
  12. Ejectors1▲ 170×1 topic
  13. Refrigerants1▲ 170×1 topic
  14. Adaptive Mesh Refinement1▲ 77×2 topics
  15. Finite Element Method1▲ 51×3 topics
  16. High-Order Schemes1▲ 77×2 topics
  17. Multiobjective Optimization1▲ 94×2 topics
  18. Vibration Analysis1▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Genetic Algorithm1▲ 31×1 topic
  20. Mechanical Properties1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  21. Surrogate Modeling1▲ 138×1 topic
  22. Fluid-Structure Interaction1▲ 27×4 topics
  23. Polymerization1▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Cenaero (Belgium) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies, Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics.

Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 2 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Multi-Objective…1Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms: 1 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…1Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksTopology Optimization in…1Topology Optimization in Engineering: 1 fractional worksEpoxy Resin Curing Processes: 1 fractional worksTribology and Lubrication Engineering: 1 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…1Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational Theory and MathematicsComputational Mechanics1 others

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

  1. 1 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  4. 4 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  5. 5 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 1 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Epoxy Resin Curing Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cenaero (Belgium)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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