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Cenaero (Belgium)

In research, Cenaero (Belgium) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,824 of 17,446 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
#33,643
of 34,923
Rank in Belgium
#214
of 220
Research works
144
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Cenaero (Belgium)

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 #10,824 of 17,446 10.1%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Cenaero (Belgium) work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Cenaero (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (67%), Computer Science (14%), Materials Science (3%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 94.4% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 67.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 15.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 15.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 15.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 13.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCenaero (Belgium)26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences1%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1867.4%
    2. Computer Science413.6%
    3. Materials Science13.3%
    4. Environmental Science13.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.8%
    6. Chemistry01.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.3%
    8. Energy01.0%
    9. Mathematics00.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    1. Medicine12.6%
    2. Health Professions00.6%
    1. Decision Sciences00.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 · 24.7 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 2.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.49× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× 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.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.49×18 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.12×0 works
  3. Computer Science1.75×4 works
  4. Energy1.04×0 works
  5. Materials Science0.94×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.92×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.83×0 works
  8. Chemistry0.81×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.73×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.65×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.24×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×0 works
  16. Medicine0.13×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Cenaero (Belgium)?

Ranked on the quality score, Marc Duflot, Philippe Geuzaine and L. D’Alvise lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cenaero (Belgium).

  1. 1 Marc Duflot Belgium · #789,965 worldwide 2.6k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Philippe Geuzaine Belgium · #1,022,776 worldwide 1.7k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 L. D’Alvise Belgium · #2,068,134 worldwide 336 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Corentin Carton de Wiart Belgium · #2,244,745 worldwide 495 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Michel Rasquin Belgium · #2,520,864 worldwide 627 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Tariq Benamara Belgium · #3,501,828 worldwide 136 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Caroline Sainvitu Belgium · #3,557,677 worldwide 440 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 David Henneaux Belgium · #3,760,941 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Koen Hillewaert Belgium · #3,832,264 worldwide 2.2k citations · 130 works
  10. 10 Eric Wyart Belgium · #3,921,829 worldwide 273 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Cenaero (Belgium)

What are the most cited papers from Cenaero (Belgium)?

The most cited paper from Cenaero (Belgium) is "Meshless methods: A review and computer implementation aspects" (Vinh Phu Nguyen, Timon Rabczuk, Stéphane Bordas et al., 2008), with 1,171 citations. Next come "High‐order CFD methods: current status and perspective" (1,023) and "Provably second-order time-accurate loosely-coupled solution algorithms for transient nonlinear computational aeroelasticity" (365).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Meshless methods: A review and computer implementation aspects Vinh Phu Nguyen, Timon Rabczuk, Stéphane Bordas et al. · Mathematics and Computers in Simulation Open access 19 Jan 2008 1,171
2 High‐order CFD methods: current status and perspective Z.J. Wang, Krzysztof J. Fidkowski, Rémi Abgrall et al. · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids Open access 24 Jan 2013 1,023
3 Provably second-order time-accurate loosely-coupled solution algorithms for transient nonlinear computational aeroelasticity Charbel Farhat, Kristoffer G. van der Zee, Philippe Geuzaine · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 7 Jul 2005 365
4 The extended finite element method in thermoelastic fracture mechanics Marc Duflot · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 25 Sep 2007 243
5 A study of the representation of cracks with level sets Marc Duflot · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 27 Nov 2006 185
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cenaero (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Boundary Layer, Separation Control, Evolutionary Algorithms, Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes and Energy Efficiency.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 69×5 topics
  2. Heat Transfer3▲ 26×8 topics
  3. Boundary Layer2▲ 68×4 topics
  4. Separation Control2▲ 263×2 topics
  5. Machine Learning2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  7. Evolutionary Algorithms2▲ 63×3 topics
  8. Adaptive Mesh Refinement2▲ 99×2 topics
  9. Deep Learning2▲ 1.80×5 topics
  10. Film Cooling2▲ 394×1 topic
  11. High-Order Schemes2▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Turbine2▲ 394×1 topic
  14. Ejectors1▲ 165×1 topic
  15. Radial Basis Functions1▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Refrigerants1▲ 165×1 topic
  17. Finite Element Method1▲ 48×3 topics
  18. Multiobjective Optimization1▲ 89×2 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis1▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Fluid-Structure Interaction1▲ 28×4 topics
  21. Genetic Algorithm1▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Mechanical Properties1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  23. Shock-Wave Interactions1▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Surrogate Modeling1▲ 125×1 topic
  25. Turbulence Modeling1▲ 109×1 topic
  26. Polymerization1▲ 40×2 topics

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

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

Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 2 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 1 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…1Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Multi-Objective…1Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms: 1 fractional worksEpoxy Resin Curing Processes: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksTribology and Lubricatio…1Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: 1 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and An…13D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksTopology Optimization in…1Topology Optimization in Engineering: 1 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…1Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsComputational Theory and Mathematics1 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 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  5. 5 Epoxy Resin Curing Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower 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 Cenaero (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Cenaero (Belgium)0.00015% in 202520102020

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

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