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NXP (Belgium)

In research, NXP (Belgium) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,748 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,388
of 34,923
Rank in Belgium
#191
of 220
Research works
150
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
63%
world 18%
NXP (Belgium)

What is NXP (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 #8,748 of 17,446 14.4%137

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

In 2022-now, 77% of research at NXP (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (51%), Engineering (24%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 76.8% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 51.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 25.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 24.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKNXP (Belgium)20fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences6%

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 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1051.4%
    2. Engineering524.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy01.2%
    1. Medicine313.7%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Social Sciences14.9%
    2. Psychology01.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.1%
    2. Neuroscience00.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 6.61× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science6.61×10 works
  2. Engineering1.61×5 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×0 works
  4. Medicine0.71×3 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.56×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.39×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.34×0 works
  9. Psychology0.33×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.21×0 works

Who are the top researchers at NXP (Belgium)?

Ranked on the quality score, Joppe W. Bos, G.E.J. Koops and Nader Akil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NXP (Belgium).

  1. 1 Joppe W. Bos Belgium · #229,633 worldwide 5.1k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 G.E.J. Koops Belgium · #2,255,428 worldwide 521 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Nader Akil Belgium · #3,027,359 worldwide 593 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Wouter Tirry Belgium · #3,473,592 worldwide 429 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at NXP (Belgium)

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

The most cited paper from NXP (Belgium) is "CRYSTALS - Kyber: A CCA-Secure Module-Lattice-Based KEM" (Joppe W. Bos, Léo Ducas, Eike Kiltz et al., 2018), with 1,096 citations. Next come "PRINCE – A Low-Latency Block Cipher for Pervasive Computing Applications" (748) and "Wireless Power Transfer in Loosely Coupled Links: Coil Misalignment Model" (393).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 CRYSTALS - Kyber: A CCA-Secure Module-Lattice-Based KEM Joppe W. Bos, Léo Ducas, Eike Kiltz et al. Conference paperOpen access Apr 2018 1,096
2 PRINCE – A Low-Latency Block Cipher for Pervasive Computing Applications Julia Borghoff, Anne Canteaut, Tim E. Güneysu et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2012 748
3 Wireless Power Transfer in Loosely Coupled Links: Coil Misalignment Model Kyriaki Fotopoulou, Brian W. Flynn · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 23 Nov 2010 393
4 Duplexing the Sponge: Single-Pass Authenticated Encryption and Other Applications Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2012 360
5 spongent: A Lightweight Hash Function Andrey Bogdanov, Miroslav Knežević, Gregor Leander et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2011 358
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NXP (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security Analysis, Side-Channel Attacks, Cryptanalysis, Block Ciphers, Hash Functions, Security, Control-Flow Integrity and Security Policies.

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

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Security Analysis3▲ 100×3 topics
  2. Side-Channel Attacks3▲ 327×2 topics
  3. Cryptanalysis3▲ 184×2 topics
  4. Block Ciphers2▲ 524×1 topic
  5. Hash Functions2▲ 524×1 topic
  6. Security2▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Deep Learning2▲ 2.2×12 topics
  8. Machine Learning1▲ 1.78×9 topics
  9. Automotive Engineering1▲ 590×1 topic
  10. Control-Flow Integrity1▲ 242×1 topic
  11. Human Metapneumovirus1▲ 106×1 topic
  12. Lightweight Materials1▲ 590×1 topic
  13. Respiratory Syncytial Virus1▲ 106×1 topic
  14. Security Policies1▲ 242×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Cryptographic Implementations and Security, Engineering and Materials Science Studies, Respiratory viral infections research and Security and Verification in Computing.

Cryptographic Implementa…2Cryptographic Implementations and Security: 2 fractional worksEngineering and Materials Science Studies: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…1Respiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksSecurity and Verificatio…1Security and Verification in Computing: 1 fractional worksPhysical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security: 1 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 1 fractional worksCryptography and Data Se…1Cryptography and Data Security: 1 fractional worksIntelligence, Security, War Strategy: 1 fractional worksMobile Agent-Based Network Management: 0 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceMechanical EngineeringEpidemiologyHardware and Architecture4 others

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

  1. 1 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  6. 6 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  7. 7 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Intelligence, Security, War Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  10. 10 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.0%domestic only37.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher 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 NXP (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000081% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%NXP (Belgium)0.00015% in 202520102020

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

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