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Flemish Institute for Technological Research

In research, Flemish Institute for Technological Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,480 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,111 of 6,636 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,054 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Engineering, Building and Construction and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis — Environmental Engineering is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,743
of 28,054 · #3,697 all time
Rank in Belgium
#29
of 138
Research works
2.6k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
35.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Flemish Institute for Technological Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,480 of 12,888 19.3%380 #2558
EngineeringField #2,111 of 6,636 20.9%168 #1789
Environmental ScienceField #2,054 of 3,551 20.9%102 #849

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,558 #3,480
  2. Engineering#1,789 #2,111
  3. Environmental Science#849 #2,054
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Flemish Institute for Technological Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Engineering takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 23.6 works9.1×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 25.0 works8.4×
  3. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 20.3 works8.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.28× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.80× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.97× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.32× its world share, 168 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.29× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.71× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Flemish Institute for Technological Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Guy Engelen, Gudrun Koppen and Deepak Pant lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flemish Institute for Technological Research.

  1. 1 Guy Engelen Belgium · #63,350 worldwide 456 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Gudrun Koppen Belgium · #126,246 worldwide 152 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Deepak Pant Belgium · #135,632 worldwide 637 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Johan Desmedt Belgium · #229,204 worldwide 110 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Evi Dons Belgium · #236,753 worldwide 188 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Patrick De Boever Belgium · #261,355 worldwide 91 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Elly Den Hond Belgium · #273,147 worldwide 126 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Pieter Kempeneers Belgium · #278,874 worldwide 123 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Frank Veroustraete Belgium · #283,736 worldwide 141 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Nicolas Van Larebeke Belgium · #287,273 worldwide 100 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Flemish Institute for Technological Research

Which keywords describe research at Flemish Institute for Technological Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Circular Economy, Climate Change, Metal Recovery, Lithium-ion Batteries and Recycling.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Renewable Energy40▲ 5.7×29 topics
  2. Sustainability37▲ 3.1×44 topics
  3. Environmental Impact36▲ 4.3×34 topics
  4. Climate Change33▲ 2.5×51 topics
  5. Remote Sensing20▲ 3.3×26 topics
  6. Circular Economy19▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Metal Recovery18▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Lithium-ion Batteries17▲ 8.5×3 topics
  9. Recycling17▲ 9.0×8 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency16▲ 3.6×20 topics
  11. Waste Management16▲ 8.2×6 topics
  12. Health Effects16▲ 5.3×15 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks14▲ 6.0×5 topics
  14. Nanomaterials13▲ 2.6×14 topics
  15. Thermal Comfort13▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Energy Storage13▲ 4.1×10 topics
  17. Environmental Impacts12▲ 9.4×6 topics
  18. Smart Grid12▲ 6.8×8 topics
  19. Catalysis12▲ 3.6×18 topics
  20. Cathode Materials10▲ 5.5×3 topics
  21. Environmental Monitoring10▲ 5.5×7 topics
  22. Model Predictive Control10▲ 8.1×3 topics
  23. Life Cycle Assessment10▲ 7.4×8 topics
  24. Global Warming10▲ 4.9×9 topics
  25. Electrocatalysis9▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Energy Consumption9▲ 8.7×5 topics
  27. Climate Change Impact9▲ 8.6×5 topics
  28. Game Theory9▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Energy Simulation9▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Energy Management9▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Carbon Dioxide9▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Demand Response9▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Electricity Markets9▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Building Energy Consumption9▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Catalysts9▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Sustainable Buildings9▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Sustainable Technology8▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Particulate Matter8▲ 11×2 topics
  39. E-Waste8▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Hazardous Substances8▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Flemish Institute for Technological Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…9Smart Grid Energy Management: 9 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…9Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 9 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…8Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 8 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…8Extraction and Separation Processes: 8 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 6 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 6 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…6Air Quality and Health Impacts: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 5 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 5 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitiga…5Urban Heat Island Mitigation: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 9 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  6. 6 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 5 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Flemish Institute for Technological Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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