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Coatings Research Institute

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World rank, all time
#32,529
of 34,923
Rank in Belgium
#206
of 220
Research works
136
▲ 104% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Coatings Research Institute

Which fields of science does Coatings Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Coatings Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (30%), Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (18%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 62.1% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 29.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 10.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 21.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 25.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 18.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKCoatings ResearchInstitute30fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences25%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science929.9%
    2. Engineering621.8%
    3. Chemistry14.0%
    4. Energy13.1%
    5. Environmental Science01.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    10. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences518.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.3%
    4. Psychology01.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.0%
    3. Neuroscience01.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine14.7%
    2. Health Professions00.6%
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: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.57× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science8.57×9 works
  2. Energy3.41×1 works
  3. Chemistry2.57×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.58×1 works
  5. Engineering1.45×6 works
  6. Social Sciences1.45×5 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.81×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.78×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×1 works
  10. Neuroscience0.69×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×0 works
  15. Psychology0.34×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.31×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  18. Medicine0.24×1 works
  19. Health Professions0.22×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Coatings Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Dan Y. Perera, Cnccc Changzhou and Cnooc Changzhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Coatings Research Institute.

  1. 1 Dan Y. Perera Belgium · #1,806,047 worldwide 736 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Cnccc Changzhou Belgium · #4,622,012 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Cnooc Changzhou Belgium · #6,679,870 worldwide 8 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Coatings Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Coatings Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Coatings Research Institute is "Effect of pigmentation on organic coating characteristics" (Dan Y. Perera, 2004), with 176 citations. Next come "On the Single-Source Unsplittable Flow Problem" (133) and "Graphene‑Assisted Assembly of Electrically and Magnetically Conductive Ceramic Nanofibrous Aerogels Enable Multifunctionality" (130).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of pigmentation on organic coating characteristics Dan Y. Perera · Progress in Organic Coatings 2 Jun 2004 176
2 On the Single-Source Unsplittable Flow Problem Yefim Dinitz, Naveen Garg, Michel X. Goemans · COMBINATORICA 1999 133
3 Graphene‑Assisted Assembly of Electrically and Magnetically Conductive Ceramic Nanofibrous Aerogels Enable Multifunctionality Bin Li, Haoyuan Tian, Lei Li et al. · Advanced Functional Materials 7 Feb 2024 130
4 Physical ageing of organic coatings Dan Y. Perera · Progress in Organic Coatings 28 May 2003 129
5 On adhesion and stress in organic coatings Dan Y. Perera · Progress in Organic Coatings May 1996 126
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Coatings Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Polymer Composites, Mechanical Properties, Renewable Resources, Graphene, Nanoparticles, Biodegradable Polymers and Molecular Dynamics Simulation.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanocomposites4▲ 16×16 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties2▲ 7.9×12 topics
  3. Polymer Composites2▲ 29×5 topics
  4. Nanoparticles2▲ 4.9×11 topics
  5. Renewable Resources2▲ 30×2 topics
  6. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 28×3 topics
  7. Graphene2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications1▲ 4.0×8 topics
  9. Economic Development1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  10. Globalization1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  11. Molecular Dynamics Simulation1▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Shape Memory Polymers1▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Corrosion Inhibitors1▲ 75×1 topic
  14. Metal Corrosion1▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Nanomaterials1▲ 3.6×7 topics
  16. Self-Healing1▲ 97×1 topic
  17. Supramolecular Polymers1▲ 97×1 topic
  18. Sustainability1▲ 1.54×2 topics
  19. Industrial Enterprises1▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Innovation Economics1▲ 99×1 topic
  21. Pedagogy1▲ 6.7×1 topic
  22. Teaching Methods1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Coatings Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Polymer composites and self-healing, Education, Innovation and Language Studies and Economic and Industrial Development.

Corrosion Behavior and I…1Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 1 fractional worksPolymer composites and s…1Polymer composites and self-healing: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…1Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …1Economic and Industrial Development: 1 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 1 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksFlame retardant material…1Flame retardant materials and properties: 1 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 0 fractional worksTribology and Wear Analysis: 0 fractional works
Materials ChemistryPolymers and PlasticsEducationEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  6. 6 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  8. 8 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Innovation Development 0 works
  10. 10 Tribology and Wear Analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Coatings Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 104% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Coatings Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000090% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Coatings Research Institute0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Coatings Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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