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CIRI Foundation

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Research works
34
▲ 822% vs 2018-21
Citations
2
0.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
100%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
CIRI Foundation

Not ranked overall: CIRI Foundation is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does CIRI Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at CIRI Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (36%), Social Sciences (24%), Engineering (21%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 66.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 35.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 29.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 21.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 23.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCIRI Foundation22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences30%

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 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science835.6%
    2. Engineering521.5%
    3. Computer Science15.9%
    4. Energy13.0%
    1. Social Sciences523.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting13.0%
    3. Decision Sciences13.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
    1. Medicine00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 3.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.17× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.07× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science7.17×8 works
  2. Energy3.23×1 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.07×1 works
  4. Social Sciences1.88×5 works
  5. Engineering1.43×5 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.76×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×0 works
  10. Medicine0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from CIRI Foundation?

The most cited paper from CIRI Foundation is "Complete suspension culture of human induced pluripotent stem cells supplemented with suppressors of spontaneous differentiation" (Mami Matsuo‐Takasaki et al., 2024), with 5 citations. Next come "Self-Organizing Porous Media in Environmental Engineering: A Review of Attenuation, Stabilization and Control Pathways" (0) and "Leaching Tests as Poor Predictors of Landfill Behaviour: Process-Based Interpretation in Evolving Porous Media" (0).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Complete suspension culture of human induced pluripotent stem cells supplemented with suppressors of spontaneous differentiation Mami Matsuo‐Takasaki et al. · eLife Open access 12 Nov 2024 5
2 Self-Organizing Porous Media in Environmental Engineering: A Review of Attenuation, Stabilization and Control Pathways Martignano Sebastiano, Piccinno Tommaso · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) Open access 14 May 2025 0
3 Leaching Tests as Poor Predictors of Landfill Behaviour: Process-Based Interpretation in Evolving Porous Media Martignano Sebastiano, Piccinno Tommaso · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) Open access 14 May 2025 0
4 Systemic Thinking in Education: Developing Capacity to Act Under Complexity Monica Bianco, Sebastiano Martignano · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) Open access 3 Feb 2026 0
5 Why Education Systems Fail in Complex Transitions Monica Bianco, Sebastiano Martignano · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) Open access 3 Feb 2026 0
All 20 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CIRI Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Municipal Solid Waste, Sustainability, Waste Management, Hydraulic Conductivity, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Education and Globalization.

▲ 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. Municipal Solid Waste5▲ 406×2 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  3. Waste Management4▲ 44×3 topics
  4. Education3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  6. Hydraulic Conductivity3▲ 313×2 topics
  7. Recycling3▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Renewable Energy3▲ 10×2 topics
  9. Developing Countries3▲ 122×1 topic
  10. Geosynthetic Clay Liners3▲ 814×1 topic
  11. Landfill3▲ 270×1 topic
  12. Landfill Gas3▲ 814×1 topic
  13. Social Systems2▲ 152×2 topics
  14. Biomass1▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Circular Economy1▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Complexity Theory1▲ 100×1 topic
  17. Curriculum1▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Digital Sovereignty1▲ 131×2 topics
  19. E-Learning1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  20. Emergence1▲ 335×1 topic
  21. Gas-Solid Flow1▲ 175×2 topics
  22. Multiphase Flow1▲ 71×2 topics
  23. Public-Private Partnerships1▲ 78×2 topics
  24. Sociology1▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  26. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does CIRI Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Landfill Environmental Impact Studies, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies and Chaos, Complexity, and Education.

Landfill Environmental I…3Landfill Environmental Impact Studies: 3 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…3Municipal Solid Waste Management: 3 fractional worksEducational Theory and Curriculum Studies: 1 fractional worksChaos, Complexity, and Education: 1 fractional worksParticle Dynamics in Fluid Flows: 1 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidized beds: 1 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 1 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 1 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceComputational Theory and MathematicsOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Landfill Environmental Impact Studies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Chaos, Complexity, and Education Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  5. 5 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 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 available100.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CIRI Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 822% higher 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 CIRI Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000045% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%CIRI Foundation0.00027% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of CIRI Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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