Flemish Institute for Technological Research
In research, Flemish Institute for Technological Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,196 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,634 of 5,901 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,023 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Building and Construction (Environmental Engineering is 9.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,787 of 22,385 · #2,443 all time
- Rank in Belgium
- #18 of 105
- Research works
- 2.6k ▲ 7% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 92k 35.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.99× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 41% world 40%
- International
- 38% world 18%
What is Flemish Institute for Technological Research known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,196 of 10,670 | 10.8% | 380 | #1496 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,634 of 5,901 | 11.4% | 168 | #1349 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,023 of 3,334 | 9.3% | 102 | #834 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Flemish Institute for Technological Research 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#1,496 #2,196
- Engineering#1,349 #1,634
- Environmental Science#834 #1,023
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Flemish Institute for Technological Research work in?
In 2022-now, 80% of research at Flemish Institute for Technological Research is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (35%), Environmental Science (23%), Materials Science (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences44680.1%
- Engineering19434.9%
- Environmental Science12722.7%
- Materials Science335.9%
- Energy254.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences213.8%
- Computer Science183.2%
- Chemistry152.7%
- Chemical Engineering91.5%
- Physics and Astronomy40.6%
- Mathematics10.2%
- Social Sciences437.8%
- Life Sciences407.2%
- Health Sciences274.9%
- Medicine213.8%
- Health Professions50.9%
- Nursing10.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Dentistry00.0%
What does Flemish Institute for Technological Research specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Engineering takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 28.7 works9.5×
- Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 24.7 works8.4×
- Building and ConstructionSubfield · 28.4 works8.2×
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 23.0 works5.4×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Energy4.96×25 works
- Environmental Science4.58×126 works
- Chemical Engineering4.42×9 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2.41×21 works
- Engineering2.32×194 works
- Chemistry1.71×15 works
- Materials Science1.68×33 works
- Decision Sciences1.34×7 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.81×15 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×17 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×19 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×6 works
- Computer Science0.41×18 works
- Health Professions0.35×5 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×1 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.33×2 works
- Nursing0.30×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.29×4 works
- Veterinary0.25×0 works
- Medicine0.20×21 works
- Mathematics0.19×1 works
- Social Sciences0.17×12 works
- Psychology0.12×2 works
- Neuroscience0.10×1 works
- Dentistry0.06×0 works
- Arts and Humanities0.06×1 works
- Energy 5.0×
- Environmental Science 4.6×
- Chemical Engineering 4.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 2.4×
- Engineering 2.3×
- Chemistry 1.7×
- Materials Science 1.7×
- Decision Sciences 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Health Professions 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Flemish Institute for Technological Research?
Ranked on the quality score, Deepak Pant, Evi Dons and Luc Int Panis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flemish Institute for Technological Research.
- 1
Deepak Pant
Belgium · #23,933 worldwide 27k citations · 381 works
- 2
Evi Dons
Belgium · #138,246 worldwide 7.5k citations · 128 works
- 3
Luc Int Panis
Belgium · #218,210 worldwide 11k citations · 284 works
- 4
Eva Govarts
Belgium · #223,612 worldwide 4.9k citations · 140 works
- 5
Bart Degraeuwe
Belgium · #254,945 worldwide 4.1k citations · 67 works
- 6
Giuseppe Cardellini
Belgium · #258,451 worldwide 1.5k citations · 42 works
- 7
Suman Bajracharya
Belgium · #273,170 worldwide 3.1k citations · 44 works
- 8
Bert Claessens
Belgium · #274,510 worldwide 3.1k citations · 86 works
- 9
Wouter Lefebvre
Belgium · #331,164 worldwide 5k citations · 163 works
- 10
Kristof Van Tricht
Belgium · #347,649 worldwide 2.6k citations · 65 works
Which keywords describe research at Flemish Institute for Technological Research?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Climate Change, Circular Economy, Lithium-ion Batteries, Metal Recovery and Recycling.
- Rare Earth Elements
- Catalysts
- Environmental Exposure
- Carbon Dioxide
- Particulate Matter
- Electricity Markets
- Energy Simulation
- Game Theory
- Energy Consumption
- Model Predictive Control
- Environmental Monitoring
- Catalysis
- Smart Grid
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Waste Management
- Energy Efficiency
- Metal Recovery
- Circular Economy
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impact
- Remote Sensing
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Recycling
- Health Effects
- Thermal Comfort
- Energy Storage
- Environmental Impacts
- Global Warming
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Cathode Materials
- Climate Change Impact
- Energy Management
- Demand Response
- Electrocatalysis
- Building Energy Consumption
- Sustainable Buildings
- Sustainable Technology
- Human Health
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
- Renewable Energy48▲ 5.9×34 topics
- Sustainability42▲ 3.1×45 topics
- Environmental Impact41▲ 4.4×36 topics
- Climate Change40▲ 2.6×57 topics
- Remote Sensing25▲ 3.7×28 topics
- Circular Economy22▲ 15×7 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries20▲ 8.8×3 topics
- Metal Recovery20▲ 18×3 topics
- Recycling20▲ 9.2×8 topics
- Energy Efficiency19▲ 3.7×22 topics
- Health Effects19▲ 5.7×18 topics
- Waste Management18▲ 8.3×7 topics
- Thermal Comfort16▲ 22×2 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks15▲ 6.0×5 topics
- Energy Storage14▲ 4.0×10 topics
- Smart Grid14▲ 7.0×9 topics
- Environmental Impacts14▲ 9.3×7 topics
- Catalysis13▲ 3.6×19 topics
- Global Warming12▲ 5.2×10 topics
- Environmental Monitoring12▲ 5.5×7 topics
- Life Cycle Assessment12▲ 7.6×8 topics
- Model Predictive Control12▲ 8.2×4 topics
- Cathode Materials11▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Energy Consumption11▲ 8.5×5 topics
- Climate Change Impact10▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Game Theory10▲ 11×2 topics
- Energy Management10▲ 11×2 topics
- Energy Simulation10▲ 21×2 topics
- Demand Response10▲ 21×1 topic
- Electricity Markets10▲ 21×1 topic
- Electrocatalysis10▲ 6.4×5 topics
- Particulate Matter10▲ 12×2 topics
- Building Energy Consumption10▲ 23×1 topic
- Carbon Dioxide10▲ 11×4 topics
- Sustainable Buildings10▲ 23×1 topic
- Environmental Exposure10▲ 16×3 topics
- Sustainable Technology10▲ 15×2 topics
- Catalysts9▲ 8.4×3 topics
- Human Health9▲ 10×2 topics
- Rare Earth Elements9▲ 11×2 topics
Which research topics does Flemish Institute for Technological Research publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Smart Grid Energy Management, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Extraction and Separation Processes and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
- 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 10 works
- 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 9 works
- 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
- 5 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
- 6 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
- 7 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
- 8 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 6 works
- 9 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 6 works
- 10 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 6 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Flemish Institute for Technological Research's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Flemish Institute for Technological Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0022% in 2024.
Fractional works of Flemish Institute for Technological Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.0% in 2018.
Other research institutions in Mol
- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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