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Plasma (Macedonia)

In research, Plasma (Macedonia) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,480 of 17,446 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,801 of 3,725 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,200 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,956
of 34,923
Rank in North Macedonia
#17
of 18
Research works
360
▼ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.74×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Plasma (Macedonia)

What is Plasma (Macedonia) 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 #12,480 of 17,446 8.6%327
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,801 of 3,725 10.7%124
EngineeringField #8,200 of 9,532 9.0%182

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

In all years, 91% of research at Plasma (Macedonia) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (51%), Materials Science (23%), Physics and Astronomy (12%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 327 fractional works · 91.0% of its workEngineering: 182 fractional works · 50.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 124 fractional works · 34.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 25 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 81 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 16.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 42 fractional works · 11.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 27 fractional works · 7.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 5.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPlasma(Macedonia)360fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences2%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering18250.5%
    2. Materials Science8122.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy4211.7%
    4. Chemistry92.4%
    5. Computer Science30.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering30.7%
    8. Energy20.6%
    9. Environmental Science20.6%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Medicine195.2%
    2. Health Professions30.9%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities41.0%
    2. Social Sciences30.8%
    3. Decision Sciences10.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    5. Psychology00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.4%
    2. Neuroscience00.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.0%
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: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.90× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.89× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.89×1 works
  2. Dentistry3.64×0 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy3.18×1 works
  4. Mathematics3.00×0 works
  5. Neuroscience2.90×0 works
  6. Materials Science2.45×1 works
  7. Engineering1.94×3 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.41×1 works
  9. Medicine0.82×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.45×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.28×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Plasma (Macedonia)?

Ranked on the quality score, RJ René Severens, F. Roozeboom and Kgy Karine Letourneur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Plasma (Macedonia).

  1. 1 RJ René Severens North Macedonia · #3,949,403 worldwide 122 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 F. Roozeboom North Macedonia · #4,492,558 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Kgy Karine Letourneur North Macedonia · #4,687,046 worldwide 59 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 van de North Macedonia · #4,799,768 worldwide 35 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 BA Bas Korevaar North Macedonia · #4,813,630 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 van der B Bart Sijde North Macedonia · #5,094,434 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Mgh Maarten Boogaarts North Macedonia · #5,253,510 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Ahm Arno Smets North Macedonia · #5,368,844 worldwide 18 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Ilija Nasov North Macedonia · #5,493,988 worldwide 136 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Rah Richard Engeln North Macedonia · #5,784,621 worldwide 3 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Plasma (Macedonia)

What are the most cited papers from Plasma (Macedonia)?

The most cited paper from Plasma (Macedonia) is "Status and prospects of Al2O3-based surface passivation schemes for silicon solar cells" (Gijs Dingemans, W. M. M. Kessels, 2012), with 808 citations. Next come "Ultralow surface recombination of c-Si substrates passivated by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposited Al2O3" (728) and "On OH production in water containing atmospheric pressure plasmas" (298).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Status and prospects of Al2O3-based surface passivation schemes for silicon solar cells Gijs Dingemans, W. M. M. Kessels · Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films Open access Jul 2012 808
2 Ultralow surface recombination of c-Si substrates passivated by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposited Al2O3 Bram Hoex, S. B. S. Heil, Erik Langereis et al. · Applied Physics Letters Open access 24 Jul 2006 728
3 On OH production in water containing atmospheric pressure plasmas Peter Bruggeman, D.C. Schram · Plasma Sources Science and Technology Open access 23 Jul 2010 298
4 In situspectroscopic ellipsometry as a versatile tool for studying atomic layer deposition Erik Langereis, S. B. S. Heil, Harm C. M. Knoops et al. · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics 13 Mar 2009 296
5 Plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 moisture permeation barriers on polymers Erik Langereis, Mariadriana Creatore, S. B. S. Heil et al. · Applied Physics Letters Open access 21 Aug 2006 269
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Which keywords describe research at Plasma (Macedonia)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Cells, Biomedical Applications, Plasma Etching, Semiconductor Industry, Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Nanoparticles and Thin Films.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Solar Cells41▲ 37×6 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications32▲ 8.2×11 topics
  3. Plasma Etching31▲ 192×1 topic
  4. Semiconductor Industry31▲ 192×1 topic
  5. Nanoparticles31▲ 6.5×10 topics
  6. Atomic Layer Deposition29▲ 60×1 topic
  7. High-k Dielectrics29▲ 60×1 topic
  8. Thin Films26▲ 27×7 topics
  9. Nanostructures21▲ 12×10 topics
  10. Nanowires19▲ 23×4 topics
  11. Flexible Electronics19▲ 38×3 topics
  12. Plasmonics19▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Amorphous Oxide Semiconductors19▲ 118×1 topic
  14. Thin-Film Transistors19▲ 118×1 topic
  15. Efficiency18▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Photovoltaics17▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Nanocomposites17▲ 6.1×7 topics
  18. Drug Delivery17▲ 9.6×5 topics
  19. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy16▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Catalysis16▲ 5.2×6 topics
  21. Mechanical Properties15▲ 4.4×9 topics
  22. Silicon15▲ 56×2 topics
  23. Heterojunction15▲ 102×1 topic
  24. Passivation15▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Ceria15▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Oxidation15▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Semiconductors14▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Coatings14▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Nanoindentation13▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Sputtering13▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Spectroscopy13▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Raman Spectroscopy13▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas12▲ 164×1 topic
  34. Plasma Medicine12▲ 164×1 topic
  35. Optical Properties12▲ 30×3 topics
  36. Electroluminescence12▲ 57×2 topics
  37. Photoluminescence12▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Bioimaging12▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Nanodiamonds12▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Quantum Sensing12▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Plasma (Macedonia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Plasma Applications and Diagnostics, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics and Nuclear Receptors and Signaling.

Plasma Diagnostics and A…1Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 1 fractional worksPlasma Applications and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 0 fractional worksNuclear Receptors and Signaling: 0 fractional worksCurcumin's Biomedical Applications: 0 fractional worksVacuum and Plasma Arcs: 0 fractional worksHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor Technolo…0Advanced Sensor Technologies Research: 0 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic…0Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 0 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Phy…0Atomic and Molecular Physics: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMechanics of MaterialsCellular and Molecular Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Receptors and Signaling Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  5. 5 Curcumin's Biomedical Applications Molecular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  7. 7 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor Technologies Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 0 works
  10. 10 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Plasma (Macedonia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% 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 Plasma (Macedonia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Plasma (Macedonia)0.000031% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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