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Hydrogenics (Belgium)

In research, Hydrogenics (Belgium) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,232 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy (Physics and Astronomy is 9.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#26,665
of 34,923
Rank in Belgium
#164
of 220
Research works
257
▲ 168% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Hydrogenics (Belgium)

What is Hydrogenics (Belgium) 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 #13,232 of 17,446 8.6%202

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hydrogenics (Belgium) 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 Hydrogenics (Belgium) work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Hydrogenics (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (21%), Engineering (20%), Energy (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 155 fractional works · 76.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 43 fractional works · 21.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 9.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 20.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.4% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHydrogenics(Belgium)204fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences10%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy4321.0%
    2. Engineering4220.4%
    3. Energy168.1%
    4. Materials Science167.7%
    5. Computer Science136.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences73.6%
    7. Chemistry52.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering42.1%
    9. Mathematics42.1%
    10. Environmental Science42.1%
    1. Neuroscience115.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Social Sciences52.6%
    2. Decision Sciences52.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities52.5%
    4. Psychology31.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine84.0%
    2. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hydrogenics (Belgium) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 42.7 works9.4×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.24× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.13× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.77× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.21× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.42× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy9.42×43 works
  2. Energy8.77×16 works
  3. Chemical Engineering6.13×4 works
  4. Neuroscience3.24×11 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.58×5 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.27×7 works
  7. Materials Science2.21×16 works
  8. Mathematics1.81×4 works
  9. Chemistry1.67×5 works
  10. Engineering1.36×42 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.97×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.85×5 works
  13. Computer Science0.82×13 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×7 works
  15. Psychology0.48×3 works
  16. Environmental Science0.42×4 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.32×1 works
  18. Medicine0.21×8 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×2 works
  20. Social Sciences0.20×5 works
  21. Nursing0.12×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×1 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hydrogenics (Belgium)?

Ranked on the quality score, Christopher B. Capuano, Ryan J. Ouimet and Allison Niedzwiecki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hydrogenics (Belgium).

  1. 1 Christopher B. Capuano Belgium · #43,602 worldwide 3.7k citations · 111 works
  2. 2 Ryan J. Ouimet Belgium · #988,350 worldwide 874 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Allison Niedzwiecki Belgium · #3,121,771 worldwide 134 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mirko von Elstermann Belgium · #6,927,704 worldwide 213 citations · 106 works
All ranked researchers at Hydrogenics (Belgium)

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

The most cited paper from Hydrogenics (Belgium) is "Durability of anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers" (Dongguo Li, Andrew R Motz, Chulsung Bae et al., 2021), with 599 citations. Next come "Challenges in the use of hydrogen for maritime applications" (400) and "Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolysis: Cell-Level Considerations for Gigawatt-Scale Deployment" (386).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Durability of anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers Dongguo Li, Andrew R Motz, Chulsung Bae et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2021 599
2 Challenges in the use of hydrogen for maritime applications Laurens Van Hoecke, Ludovic Laffineur, Roy Campe et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2021 400
3 Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolysis: Cell-Level Considerations for Gigawatt-Scale Deployment Cliffton Ray Wang et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 3 Feb 2025 386
4 Progress and prospects of the morphology of non-fullerene acceptor based high-efficiency organic solar cells Lei Zhu, Ming Zhang, Wenkai Zhong et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 2021 277
5 Development of algae biorefinery concepts for biofuels and bioproducts; a perspective on process-compatible products and their impact on cost-reduction Lieve M. L. Laurens, Jennifer N. Markham, David W. Templeton et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2017 262
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hydrogenics (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Astrobiology, Renewable Resources, Electrolysis, Hydrogen, Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy15▲ 5.0×19 topics
  2. Sustainability13▲ 2.7×14 topics
  3. Energy Storage12▲ 9.1×7 topics
  4. Environmental Impact11▲ 3.3×8 topics
  5. Astrobiology10▲ 147×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning9▲ 1.30×12 topics
  7. Renewable Resources9▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Electrolysis9▲ 65×1 topic
  9. Hydrogen9▲ 50×1 topic
  10. Nanomaterials8▲ 3.5×8 topics
  11. Catalysts7▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes7▲ 47×1 topic
  13. Proton Exchange Membranes7▲ 47×1 topic
  14. Crystal Structures6▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Quantum Mechanics6▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Electrocatalysis6▲ 9.8×3 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  19. Water Splitting6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  20. Sustainable Energy5▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Energy Conversion5▲ 12×1 topic
  22. Oxygen Reduction5▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Computational Chemistry5▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Prebiotic Chemistry5▲ 238×1 topic
  25. RNA World5▲ 238×1 topic
  26. Extraterrestrial Life5▲ 105×1 topic
  27. SETI5▲ 105×1 topic
  28. Embodied Cognition4▲ 130×1 topic
  29. Predictive Brain Theory4▲ 130×1 topic
  30. Neutron Emissions4▲ 565×1 topic
  31. Piezonuclear Reactions4▲ 565×1 topic
  32. High-Throughput4▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Materials Informatics4▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Complex Adaptive Systems3▲ 56×2 topics
  35. Dark Matter3▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Dynamical Systems3▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Language3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  38. Phase Transitions3▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Quantum Gravity3▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Software Development3▲ 31×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Origins and Evolution of Life.

Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 9 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 7 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…5Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 5 fractional worksOrigins and Evolution of…5Origins and Evolution of Life: 5 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 5 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 4 fractional worksCold Fusion and Nuclear …4Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions: 4 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksBiofield Effects and Biophysics: 3 fractional worksEarth Systems and Cosmic Evolution: 3 fractional works
Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 9 works
  2. 2 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  4. 4 Origins and Evolution of Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  7. 7 Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions Geochemistry and Petrology 4 works
  8. 8 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 3 works
  10. 10 Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution Atmospheric Science 3 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 available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 168% 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 Hydrogenics (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Hydrogenics (Belgium)0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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