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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

In research, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,429 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy (Energy is 21.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,005
of 22,385 · #31,714 all time
Rank in Belgium
#104
of 105
Research works
210
▲ 148% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
78%
world 18%
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

What is Fuel Cells and Hydrogen known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,429 of 10,670 11.1%67 #11278

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 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 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen work in?

In 2022-now, 96% of research at Fuel Cells and Hydrogen is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Energy (20%), Materials Science (20%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 99 fractional works · 95.8% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 41.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 22.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 20.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 16 fractional works · 15.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 15.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFuel Cells andHydrogen103fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences96%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences1%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4241.2%
    2. Energy2120.0%
    3. Materials Science2120.0%
    4. Chemical Engineering76.7%
    5. Chemistry33.1%
    6. Environmental Science32.6%
    7. Computer Science10.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    1. Medicine11.4%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Psychology00.3%
    2. Decision Sciences00.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fuel Cells and Hydrogen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 21.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EnergyField · 20.6 works22×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 19.16× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 21.77× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.75× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.73× its world share, 21 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 21.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy21.77×21 works
  2. Chemical Engineering19.16×7 works
  3. Materials Science5.73×21 works
  4. Engineering2.75×42 works
  5. Chemistry2.00×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.53×3 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.27×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.23×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.11×1 works
  15. Psychology0.11×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  17. Medicine0.07×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fuel Cells and Hydrogen?

Ranked on the quality score, Nikolaos Lymperopoulos and Seong-Sik Shin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fuel Cells and Hydrogen.

  1. 1 Nikolaos Lymperopoulos Belgium · #2,211,330 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Seong-Sik Shin Belgium · #4,872,755 worldwide 72 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

What are the most cited papers from Fuel Cells and Hydrogen?

The most cited paper from Fuel Cells and Hydrogen is "Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) – techno-economic analysis of LOHCs in a defined process chain" (M. Niermann, Sebastian Drünert, Martin Kaltschmitt et al., 2018), with 417 citations. Next come "Tailored Electronic Structure of Ir in High Entropy Alloy for Highly Active and Durable Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting under an Acidic Environment" (312) and "Is the H2 economy realizable in the foreseeable future? Part I: H2 production methods" (309).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) – techno-economic analysis of LOHCs in a defined process chain M. Niermann, Sebastian Drünert, Martin Kaltschmitt et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 16 Nov 2018 417
2 Tailored Electronic Structure of Ir in High Entropy Alloy for Highly Active and Durable Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting under an Acidic Environment Jiseok Kwon, Seho Sun, Seunggun Choi et al. · Advanced Materials 27 Mar 2023 312
3 Is the H2 economy realizable in the foreseeable future? Part I: H2 production methods Hassan Nazir, L. Cindrella, Sujin P. Jose et al. · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Open access 2 Apr 2020 309
4 Sulfonated graphene oxide/Nafion composite membranes for high temperature and low humidity proton exchange membrane fuel cells Mohanraj Vinothkannan, Ae Rhan Kim, Georgepeter Gnana kumar et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2018 270
5 Chemisorption of polysulfides through redox reactions with organic molecules for lithium–sulfur batteries Ge Li, Xiaolei Wang, Min Ho Seo et al. · Nature Communications Open access 12 Feb 2018 268
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fuel Cells and Hydrogen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysts, Electrocatalysis, Water Splitting, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Energy Storage, Energy Conversion and Oxygen Reduction.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials17▲ 16×11 topics
  2. Catalysts16▲ 77×3 topics
  3. Electrocatalysis14▲ 49×5 topics
  4. Metal-Organic Frameworks13▲ 31×5 topics
  5. Water Splitting13▲ 35×4 topics
  6. Energy Storage12▲ 17×8 topics
  7. Energy Conversion12▲ 53×1 topic
  8. Oxygen Reduction12▲ 85×1 topic
  9. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes11▲ 146×1 topic
  10. Proton Exchange Membranes11▲ 146×1 topic
  11. Renewable Energy9▲ 6.2×16 topics
  12. Environmental Impact8▲ 4.6×13 topics
  13. Catalysis8▲ 11×15 topics
  14. Cathode Materials7▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Materials7▲ 30×4 topics
  16. Sustainability6▲ 2.4×10 topics
  17. Rechargeable Batteries6▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Carbon Dioxide5▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Nanoparticles5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Hydrogen Storage5▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Electrolytes5▲ 180×1 topic
  22. Renewable Fuels5▲ 37×3 topics
  23. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells5▲ 164×1 topic
  24. Hydrogen4▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Renewable Resources4▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Electrolysis4▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Power-to-Gas4▲ 61×1 topic
  29. CO2 Reduction4▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries4▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Zinc Anode4▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Hydrogenation3▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Graphene3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  34. Nanocomposites3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  35. Catalytic3▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Electric Vehicles3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Ammonia Synthesis2▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Electrocatalysts2▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Electrochemical Conversion2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Metallic Surfaces2▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Fuel Cells and Hydrogen publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…12Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 12 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…11Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 11 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 5 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …4Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 4 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…4Advanced battery technologies research: 4 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques…2CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 2 fractional worksAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction: 2 fractional worksHydrogen Storage and Materials: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryEnergy Engineering and Power Technology1 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  2. 2 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 5 works
  4. 4 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  7. 7 Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction Catalysis 2 works
  8. 8 Hydrogen Storage and Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors77.9%domestic only22.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fuel Cells and Hydrogen's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 148% 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 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Fuel Cells and Hydrogen0.00077% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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