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Ion Beam Applications (Belgium)

In research, Ion Beam Applications (Belgium) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,107 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,239
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#93
of 267
Research works
216
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Ion Beam Applications (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 #8,107 of 21,541 18.4%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ion Beam Applications (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.67× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.76× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.76× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ion Beam Applications (Belgium)?

Ranked on the composite score, Y. Jongen, Philippe Peltier and M.R. Cleland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ion Beam Applications (Belgium).

  1. 1 Y. Jongen Belgium · #473,592 worldwide 80 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Philippe Peltier Belgium · #704,924 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 M.R. Cleland Belgium · #782,827 worldwide 47 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Guillaume Janssens Belgium · #1,148,061 worldwide 13 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Rudi Labarbe Belgium · #1,320,289 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 J. Smeets Belgium · #1,524,739 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Séverine Rossomme Belgium · #1,525,171 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ion Beam Applications (Belgium)

Which keywords describe research at Ion Beam Applications (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Particle Therapy, Proton Therapy, Dosimetry, Monte Carlo Simulation, Quality Assurance, Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy Physics and Cancer Treatment.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Particle Therapy6▲ 621×1 topic
  2. Proton Therapy6▲ 621×1 topic
  3. Dosimetry5▲ 176×2 topics
  4. Monte Carlo Simulation5▲ 58×3 topics
  5. Quality Assurance4▲ 64×2 topics
  6. Image-Guided Radiotherapy4▲ 253×1 topic
  7. Radiotherapy Physics4▲ 253×1 topic
  8. Cancer Treatment2▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Negative Ion Sources2▲ 242×1 topic
  10. Superconducting Cavities2▲ 242×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology2◆ 1.02×6 topics
  12. CMOS Technology1▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Medical Imaging1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  14. Radiation Effects1▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Reliability Evaluation1▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Soft Errors1▲ 196×1 topic
  17. Data Analysis1▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Inorganic Scintillators1▲ 92×1 topic
  19. Radiotherapy1▲ 8.1×6 topics
  20. Scintillation Detectors1▲ 92×1 topic
  21. Radiography1▲ 71×2 topics
  22. Rehabilitation1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  23. Cerebral Palsy1▲ 35×1 topic
  24. ICF Model1▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Neutron Imaging1▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Small-Angle Scattering1▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Ion Beam Applications (Belgium) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Particle accelerators and beam dynamics and Radiation Effects in Electronics.

Radiation Therapy and Do…6Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…4Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 4 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 2 fractional worksRadiation Effects in Electronics: 1 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 1 fractional worksBoron Compounds in Chemistry: 1 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 1 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 1 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRadiationAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 4 works
  3. 3 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Radiation Effects in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 1 works
  7. 7 Boron Compounds in Chemistry Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 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 available39.8%not open60.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.5%domestic only53.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ion Beam Applications (Belgium)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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