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Duferco (Belgium)

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Research works
10
▲ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
52
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Duferco (Belgium)

Not ranked overall: Duferco (Belgium) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 53% of research at Duferco (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (14%), Mathematics (13%), Engineering (13%).

Physical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 52.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 14.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 9.9% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 13.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 12.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 24.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 9.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 18.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 11.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKDuferco (Belgium)10fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science114.3%
    2. Mathematics113.1%
    3. Engineering112.9%
    4. Computer Science18.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences02.5%
    6. Environmental Science01.7%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance19.9%
    2. Social Sciences17.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities17.2%
    1. Health Professions111.5%
    2. Medicine17.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.7%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.8%
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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 36.96× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 37.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics36.96×1 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics15.42×0 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15.24×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.06×0 works
  5. Medicine0.40×0 works
  6. Engineering0.36×0 works

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

The most cited paper from Duferco (Belgium) is "Hall-Petch Relationship of a TWIP Steel" (Fernando de las Cuevas, Mónica Reis, Alessandro Ferraiuolo et al., 2009), with 80 citations. Next come "Fatigue Behavior of Four High-Mn Twinning Induced Plasticity Effect Steels" (61) and "Kinetics of Recrystallization and Grain Growth of Cold Rolled TWIP Steel" (33).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Hall-Petch Relationship of a TWIP Steel Fernando de las Cuevas, Mónica Reis, Alessandro Ferraiuolo et al. · Key engineering materials 3 Dec 2009 80
2 Fatigue Behavior of Four High-Mn Twinning Induced Plasticity Effect Steels Atef Saad Hamada, L.P. Karjalainen, Alessandro Ferraiuolo et al. · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 16 Mar 2010 61
3 Kinetics of Recrystallization and Grain Growth of Cold Rolled TWIP Steel Fernando de las Cuevas, Mónica Reis, Alessandro Ferraiuolo et al. · Advanced materials research Open access 12 Jan 2010 33
4 Biomarker assessments in asbestos-exposed workers as indicators for selective prevention of mesothelioma or bronchogenic carcinoma Eric Pluygers, P Baldewyns, P Minette et al. · European Journal of Cancer Prevention Feb 1992 11
5 Influence of the Processing Conditions on the Hot-Rolled Manganese Steel Sheet Surface Quality Ružica Manojlović, Ratko Ilievski · TEM Journal Open access 28 May 2013 3
All 17 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Advanced Topics in Algebra, Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology and Algebraic structures and combinatorial models.

Housing, Finance, and Ne…1Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra: 0 fractional worksHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology: 0 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 0 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry: 0 fractional worksMathematics and Applications: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 0 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 0 fractional works
FinanceAlgebra and Number TheoryMathematical PhysicsGeometry and Topology5 others

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

  1. 1 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 0 works
  3. 3 Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology Mathematical Physics 0 works
  4. 4 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 0 works
  5. 5 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 0 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% 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 Duferco (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

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

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