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Material (Belgium)

In research, Material (Belgium) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,688 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,857 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science and Materials Chemistry (Materials Science is 6.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,140
of 22,385 · #2,596 all time
Rank in Belgium
#23
of 105
Research works
2.6k
▼ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Material (Belgium)

What is Material (Belgium) 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 #1,688 of 10,670 8.8%144 #1370
EngineeringField #1,857 of 5,901 7.4%67 #1562

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

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Material (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Materials Science (23%), Chemistry (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 169 fractional works · 82.0% of its workEngineering: 75 fractional works · 36.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 25 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 47 fractional works · 22.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 7.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMaterial(Belgium)206fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences8%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7536.3%
    2. Materials Science4722.9%
    3. Chemistry167.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy104.8%
    5. Energy73.6%
    6. Environmental Science52.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering41.9%
    8. Computer Science41.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences63.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting62.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.1%
    4. Decision Sciences20.8%
    5. Psychology10.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine104.7%
    2. Health Professions10.3%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Material (Belgium) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 47.2 works6.6×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 23.8 works5.9×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.55× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.85× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.89× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.42× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.56× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.16× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science6.56×47 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.55×4 works
  3. Chemistry4.85×16 works
  4. Energy3.89×7 works
  5. Engineering2.42×75 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy2.16×10 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.38×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.87×6 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.78×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.50×5 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×5 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.37×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.28×0 works
  15. Medicine0.25×10 works
  16. Nursing0.25×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.23×6 works
  18. Computer Science0.22×4 works
  19. Psychology0.22×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×2 works
  21. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.11×1 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Material (Belgium)?

Ranked on the quality score, Franco Fortini, Fabrizio Carlino and S. Fraga Sánchez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Material (Belgium).

  1. 1 Franco Fortini Belgium · #4,382,253 worldwide 34 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Fabrizio Carlino Belgium · #4,456,348 worldwide 11 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 S. Fraga Sánchez Belgium · #4,566,882 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 3 D. Gaspar Tebar Belgium · #4,566,882 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Yoshihiko Ichida Belgium · #5,011,980 worldwide 17 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Jürgen Sengebusch Belgium · #5,268,289 worldwide 2 citations · 83 works
  7. 7 Fabio Bruschi Belgium · #6,054,877 worldwide 19 citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Philip Ball Belgium · #7,523,805 worldwide 9.8k citations · 1,326 works
All ranked researchers at Material (Belgium)

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

The most cited paper from Material (Belgium) is "Hydrogen Oxidation and Evolution Reaction Kinetics on Platinum: Acid vs Alkaline Electrolytes" (Wenchao Sheng, Hubert Andreas Gasteiger, Yang Shao‐Horn, 2010), with 1,832 citations. Next come "Thermosetting (bio)materials derived from renewable resources: A critical review" (905) and "Recent progress in 2D group-VA semiconductors: from theory to experiment" (861).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Hydrogen Oxidation and Evolution Reaction Kinetics on Platinum: Acid vs Alkaline Electrolytes Wenchao Sheng, Hubert Andreas Gasteiger, Yang Shao‐Horn · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 2010 1,832
2 Thermosetting (bio)materials derived from renewable resources: A critical review Jean‐Marie Raquez, M. Deléglise, Marie‐France Lacrampe et al. · Progress in Polymer Science 26 Jan 2010 905
3 Recent progress in 2D group-VA semiconductors: from theory to experiment Shengli Zhang, Shiying Guo, Zhongfang Chen et al. · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 6 Dec 2017 861
4 Biomass derived carbon for energy storage devices Jie Wang, Ping Nie, Bing Ding et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 15 Dec 2016 814
5 Improving the fracture toughness and the strength of epoxy using nanomaterials – a review of the current status Nadiim Domun, H. Hadavinia, Tao Zhang et al. · Nanoscale Open access 2015 807
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Material (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Cathode Materials, Mechanical Properties and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications13▲ 5.3×27 topics
  2. Nanocomposites13▲ 8.0×20 topics
  3. Nanoparticles11▲ 4.2×29 topics
  4. Nanomaterials11▲ 5.1×15 topics
  5. Catalysis10▲ 7.1×22 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties9▲ 4.7×26 topics
  7. Cathode Materials8▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Energy Storage8▲ 5.7×8 topics
  9. Graphene7▲ 5.2×11 topics
  10. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.95×18 topics
  11. Polymer Composites6▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 7.1×3 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  14. Electrocatalysis6▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Microstructure6▲ 5.5×13 topics
  16. Self-Assembly6▲ 8.8×11 topics
  17. Water Splitting6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering6▲ 4.5×10 topics
  19. Drug Delivery6▲ 4.8×12 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  21. Nanostructures5▲ 6.1×11 topics
  22. Recycling5▲ 6.4×9 topics
  23. Catalysts5▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Synthesis4▲ 5.8×17 topics
  25. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  26. Energy Conversion4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  27. Semiconductors4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  29. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Flexible Electronics4▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Fuel Cells4▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Materials4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  33. 3D Printing4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  34. Hydrogen Evolution4▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 9.7×6 topics
  36. Oxygen Reduction4▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Battery Materials3▲ 9.9×1 topic
  38. Nanostructured Anodes3▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Nanotechnology3▲ 8.8×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…4Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …3Advancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…3Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…3Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…2Advanced battery technologies research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…2Graphene research and applications: 2 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering2 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 4 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Graphene research and applications 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.3%domestic only56.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Material (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Material (Belgium)0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Material (Belgium)10.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.8% in 2025.

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