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Mercantec

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Research works
16
▲ 672% vs 2018-21
Citations
11
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
94%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Mercantec

Not ranked overall: Mercantec is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Mercantec work in?

In all years, 53% of research at Mercantec is in Social Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (19%), Social Sciences (19%), Business, Management and Accounting (19%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 8 fractional works · 53.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 18.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 18.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 10.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 13.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 38.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 19.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKMercantec16fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences318.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting318.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities213.1%
    4. Decision Sciences01.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.3%
    1. Physics and Astronomy319.0%
    2. Computer Science17.4%
    3. Engineering14.6%
    4. Environmental Science14.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences02.1%
    6. Mathematics01.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences03.2%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics02.1%
    1. Medicine02.1%
    2. Health Professions00.7%
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: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 13.75× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.80× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy13.75×3 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.64×0 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting5.80×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.17×0 works
  5. Computer Science1.53×1 works
  6. Mathematics1.44×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.18×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×0 works
  9. Social Sciences1.05×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.68×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.43×0 works
  13. Medicine0.12×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Mercantec?

The most cited paper from Mercantec is "Reducing whole-body vibration exposure in backhoe loaders by education of operators" (Thomas Langer, Thorkil K. Iversen, Niels K. Andersen et al., 2012), with 28 citations. Next come "Hawkingstråling og Unruhstråling – Kvantemekanikken møder den generelle relativitetsteori" (0) and "Absolut hastighedsgrænse for kosmiske protoner – Når standardmodellen møder kosmologien" (0).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reducing whole-body vibration exposure in backhoe loaders by education of operators Thomas Langer, Thorkil K. Iversen, Niels K. Andersen et al. · International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics Open access 28 Mar 2012 28
2 Hawkingstråling og Unruhstråling – Kvantemekanikken møder den generelle relativitetsteori Bernhard Lind Schistad · KVANT Open access Nov 2023 0
3 Absolut hastighedsgrænse for kosmiske protoner – Når standardmodellen møder kosmologien Bernhard Lind Schistad · KVANT Open access Oct 2024 0
4 Hvor kommer guldet fra? Bernhard Lind Schistad · KVANT Open access Nov 2025 0
5 Kvantegravitation – Hvorfor er det så svært? Bernhard Lind Schistad · KVANT Open access Dec 2024 0
All 7 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Mercantec publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Wine Industry and Tourism and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis.

Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism0Wine Industry and Tourism: 0 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory…0Fermentation and Sensory Analysis: 0 fractional worksDispute Resolution and Class Actions: 0 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 0 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…0Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 0 fractional worksFamily and Matrimonial Law: 0 fractional worksCold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions: 0 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…0Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 0 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsTourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementFood Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  2. 2 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 0 works
  4. 4 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 0 works
  5. 5 Dispute Resolution and Class Actions Strategy and Management 0 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 0 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Family and Matrimonial Law Law 0 works
  9. 9 Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions Geochemistry and Petrology 0 works
  10. 10 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 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 available94.0%not open6.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mercantec's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 672% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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 Mercantec as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000063% in 2024.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%Mercantec0.000065% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Mercantec over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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