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Institut Scientifique de Service Public

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Research works
110
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Institut Scientifique de Service Public

Not ranked overall: Institut Scientifique de Service Public is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Institut Scientifique de Service Public work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Institut Scientifique de Service Public is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (46%), Engineering (16%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 76.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 46.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 15.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutScientifique de…21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences3%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1046.3%
    2. Engineering315.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences211.1%
    4. Computer Science02.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences210.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine13.8%
    2. Health Professions01.1%
    1. Social Sciences01.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    4. Psychology00.5%
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: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.32× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science9.32×10 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.08×2 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.16×2 works
  4. Engineering1.04×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×1 works
  6. Chemical Engineering0.65×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.45×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.43×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.39×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.26×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×0 works
  14. Medicine0.19×1 works
  15. Psychology0.16×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut Scientifique de Service Public?

Ranked on the quality score, Benjamin Bergmans, Nathalie Stéphenne and Hervé Breulet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Scientifique de Service Public.

  1. 1 Benjamin Bergmans Belgium · #2,685,557 worldwide 335 citations · 253 works
  2. 2 Nathalie Stéphenne Belgium · #3,009,114 worldwide 640 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Hervé Breulet Belgium · #3,115,959 worldwide 206 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Suzanne Remy Belgium · #3,285,124 worldwide 191 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Claire Van der Wielen Belgium · #3,535,379 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Mathieu Veschkens Belgium · #4,359,761 worldwide 74 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Benjamin Beaumont Belgium · #4,707,606 worldwide 219 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Scientifique de Service Public

What are the most cited papers from Institut Scientifique de Service Public?

The most cited paper from Institut Scientifique de Service Public is "Coal fly ash-slag-based geopolymers: Microstructure and metal leaching" (Maria Teresa Izquierdo, Xavier Querol, Joseph Davidovits et al., 2008), with 256 citations. Next come "Cadaveric volatile organic compounds released by decaying pig carcasses (Sus domesticus L.) in different biotopes" (244) and "Aphid and Plant Volatiles Induce Oviposition in an Aphidophagous Hoverfly" (175).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Coal fly ash-slag-based geopolymers: Microstructure and metal leaching Maria Teresa Izquierdo, Xavier Querol, Joseph Davidovits et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 28 Nov 2008 256
2 Cadaveric volatile organic compounds released by decaying pig carcasses (Sus domesticus L.) in different biotopes Jessica Dekeirsschieter, François Jean Verheggen, Marie Gohy et al. · Forensic Science International 8 May 2009 244
3 Aphid and Plant Volatiles Induce Oviposition in an Aphidophagous Hoverfly François Jean Verheggen, Ludovic Arnaud, Stefan Bartram et al. · Journal of Chemical Ecology Open access 5 Feb 2008 175
4 Evaluation of receptor and chemical transport models for PM10 source apportionment Claudio Alejandro Belis et al. · Atmospheric Environment X Open access 9 Nov 2019 145
5 Review of low-cost sensors for indoor air quality: Features and applications Milagros Ródenas, Andrea Spinazzè, P.T.B.S. Branco et al. · Applied Spectroscopy Reviews Open access 27 Jun 2022 142
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut Scientifique de Service Public?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Environmental Impact, Particulate Matter, Remote Sensing, Risk Assessment, Pesticides, Cardiovascular Disease and Oxidative Stress.

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

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Health Effects4▲ 28×8 topics
  2. Environmental Impact3▲ 9.3×11 topics
  3. Particulate Matter3▲ 96×2 topics
  4. Remote Sensing2▲ 9.8×15 topics
  5. Risk Assessment2▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  7. Pesticides2▲ 131×2 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  9. Air Pollution2▲ 65×1 topic
  10. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 33×1 topic
  11. Toxicity2▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Air Quality2▲ 37×3 topics
  13. Food Safety2▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Machine Learning2▲ 2.2×5 topics
  15. Atmospheric Aerosols1▲ 106×1 topic
  16. Black Carbon1▲ 106×1 topic
  17. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Pollution1▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Air Quality Monitoring1▲ 105×1 topic
  20. Climate Change1▲ 2.1×11 topics
  21. Low-Cost Sensors1▲ 105×1 topic
  22. Deep Learning1▲ 1.53×3 topics
  23. Chronic Diseases1▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Exposure1▲ 96×1 topic
  25. Neurotoxicity1▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Scientifique de Service Public publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity.

Air Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 1 fractional worksPesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…0Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 0 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 0 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 0 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 0 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 0 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 works
  3. 3 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 1 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  9. 9 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 0 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut Scientifique de Service Public's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% 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 Institut Scientifique de Service Public as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000076% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Institut Scientifique de Service Public0.000052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut Scientifique de Service Public over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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