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Flanders Hydraulics

In research, Flanders Hydraulics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,443 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,919
of 34,923
Rank in Belgium
#178
of 220
Research works
210
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Flanders Hydraulics

What is Flanders Hydraulics 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 #9,443 of 17,446 11.1%184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Flanders Hydraulics 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 Flanders Hydraulics work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Flanders Hydraulics is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Environmental Science (28%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 83.1% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 30.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 13.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 16.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 11.7% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKFlandersHydraulics45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences83%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences4%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1430.8%
    2. Environmental Science1328.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences816.8%
    4. Energy24.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    6. Computer Science00.7%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine25.6%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Nursing00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    1. Social Sciences12.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
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: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.72× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.86× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.73× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.72×8 works
  2. Environmental Science5.73×13 works
  3. Energy4.86×2 works
  4. Engineering2.05×14 works
  5. Nursing1.52×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.48×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×2 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.61×1 works
  9. Health Professions0.56×1 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.53×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×0 works
  12. Medicine0.29×2 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.20×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.10×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Flanders Hydraulics?

Ranked on the quality score, Fernando Pereira, Tomohiro Suzuki and Thibaut Van Zwijnsvoorde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flanders Hydraulics.

  1. 1 Fernando Pereira Belgium · #2,089,882 worldwide 444 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Tomohiro Suzuki Belgium · #2,210,138 worldwide 6.2k citations · 306 works
  3. 3 Thibaut Van Zwijnsvoorde Belgium · #2,946,484 worldwide 188 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Peter Viaene Belgium · #3,101,509 worldwide 536 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 George P. Schramkowski Belgium · #3,492,963 worldwide 463 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Wouter Vanneuville Belgium · #3,507,135 worldwide 1.2k citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Chantal Martens Belgium · #3,561,012 worldwide 312 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Pieter Deckers Belgium · #3,711,771 worldwide 284 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 L. Coen Belgium · #3,723,869 worldwide 100 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Sven Smolders Belgium · #3,724,352 worldwide 389 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Flanders Hydraulics

What are the most cited papers from Flanders Hydraulics?

The most cited paper from Flanders Hydraulics is "An Analysis of the Public Perception of Flood Risk on the Belgian Coast" (Wim Kellens, Ruud Zaalberg, Tijs Neutens et al., 2011), with 407 citations. Next come "Nature-based flood protection: The efficiency of vegetated foreshores for reducing wave loads on coastal dikes" (306) and "Laboratory study on wave dissipation by vegetation in combined current–wave flow" (290).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An Analysis of the Public Perception of Flood Risk on the Belgian Coast Wim Kellens, Ruud Zaalberg, Tijs Neutens et al. · Risk Analysis Open access 13 Jan 2011 407
2 Nature-based flood protection: The efficiency of vegetated foreshores for reducing wave loads on coastal dikes Vincent Vuik, Sebastiaan Nicolaas Jonkman, Bas W. Borsje et al. · Coastal Engineering Open access 15 Jun 2016 306
3 Laboratory study on wave dissipation by vegetation in combined current–wave flow Zhan Hu, Tomohiro Suzuki, Tjerk J. Zitman et al. · Coastal Engineering 25 Mar 2014 290
4 Long-crested wave generation and absorption for SPH-based DualSPHysics model Corrado Altomare, José M. Domínguez, Alejandro J.C. Crespo et al. · Coastal Engineering Open access 23 Jun 2017 278
5 Applicability of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for estimation of sea wave impact on coastal structures Corrado Altomare, Alejandro J.C. Crespo, José M. Domínguez et al. · Coastal Engineering 21 Nov 2014 277
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Flanders Hydraulics?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sediment Transport, Remote Sensing, Sea-Level Rise, Wave Modeling, Climate Change Impacts, Coastal Dynamics and Shoreline Change.

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

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change9▲ 7.5×17 topics
  2. Sediment Transport7▲ 95×4 topics
  3. Remote Sensing6▲ 11×9 topics
  4. Sea-Level Rise6▲ 113×2 topics
  5. Wave Modeling4▲ 167×2 topics
  6. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 67×2 topics
  7. Coastal Dynamics4▲ 280×1 topic
  8. Shoreline Change4▲ 280×1 topic
  9. Global Carbon Budget4▲ 106×2 topics
  10. CFD Simulations3▲ 488×1 topic
  11. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Ship Maneuvering3▲ 488×1 topic
  13. Maritime Transportation3▲ 120×2 topics
  14. Renewable Energy3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  15. Carbon Sequestration2▲ 78×2 topics
  16. Coastal Protection2▲ 80×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services2▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Mangrove Forests2▲ 142×1 topic
  19. Wetland Restoration2▲ 142×1 topic
  20. Land Use Change2▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Free-Surface Flows2▲ 114×2 topics
  22. Collision Avoidance2▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Path Planning2▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Water Management2▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Agricultural Practices2▲ 110×1 topic
  26. Energy Consumption2▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Flood Risk2▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Numerical Simulation2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Flood Inundation Modeling2▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.8×1 topic
  32. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Unmanned Surface Vehicles2▲ 123×1 topic
  34. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  35. Riparian Vegetation2▲ 122×1 topic
  36. River Restoration2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Water Resources2▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Shipping1▲ 63×2 topics
  39. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Water Framework Directive1▲ 1149×1 topic

Which research topics does Flanders Hydraulics publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis.

Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 4 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 3 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…2Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Agr…2Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis: 2 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…2Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Sediment Control: 1 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesOcean EngineeringEcologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  2. 2 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  5. 5 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental and Sediment Control Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental 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 available55.8%not open44.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Flanders Hydraulics's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% 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 Flanders Hydraulics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Flanders Hydraulics0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Flanders Hydraulics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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