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Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

In research, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,190 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change (Atmospheric Science is 61.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,974
of 22,385 · #10,115 all time
Rank in Belgium
#92
of 105
Research works
1.1k
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

What is Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy 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 #6,190 of 10,670 11.5%92 #3873

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy 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 Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research at Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (30%), Physics and Astronomy (30%), Environmental Science (22%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 117 fractional works · 93.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 38 fractional works · 30.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 34 fractional works · 27.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 37 fractional works · 29.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 31 fractional works · 24.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 27 fractional works · 21.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 20 fractional works · 16.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal BelgianInstitute for…125fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences3%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3830.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy3729.9%
    3. Environmental Science2721.6%
    4. Engineering97.0%
    5. Chemistry21.9%
    6. Computer Science21.2%
    7. Materials Science11.0%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences11.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    4. Social Sciences00.3%
    5. Psychology00.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine21.7%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 61.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 34.2 works62×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 30.6 works47×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 20.2 works21×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 37.9 works19×
  5. Physics and AstronomyField · 37.4 works13×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19.29× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.34× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 13.44× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences19.29×38 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy13.44×37 works
  3. Environmental Science4.34×27 works
  4. Chemistry1.21×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.06×1 works
  6. Chemical Engineering0.46×0 works
  7. Engineering0.46×9 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×2 works
  9. Materials Science0.29×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.15×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×1 works
  14. Energy0.12×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  16. Medicine0.09×2 works
  17. Psychology0.09×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.03×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy?

Ranked on the quality score, Isabelle De Smedt, Trisevgeni Stavrakou and Mahesh Kumar Sha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy.

  1. 1 Isabelle De Smedt Belgium · #84,027 worldwide 12k citations · 386 works
  2. 2 Trisevgeni Stavrakou Belgium · #89,486 worldwide 8.3k citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Mahesh Kumar Sha Belgium · #182,315 worldwide 4.3k citations · 202 works
  4. 4 Jean‐François Müller Belgium · #236,546 worldwide 18k citations · 371 works
  5. 5 T. Sémon Belgium · #265,016 worldwide 3.7k citations · 52 works
  6. 6 S. Gasc Belgium · #287,031 worldwide 4.6k citations · 79 works
  7. 7 F. Hendrick Belgium · #318,739 worldwide 4.9k citations · 131 works
  8. 8 Nicolas Theys Belgium · #424,749 worldwide 8k citations · 417 works
  9. 9 Ursina Calmonte Belgium · #466,424 worldwide 4.4k citations · 96 works
  10. 10 Huan Yu Belgium · #479,888 worldwide 2.9k citations · 77 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

What are the most cited papers from Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy?

The most cited paper from Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy is "The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectroscopic database" (Laurence S. Rothman et al., 2009), with 3,563 citations. Next come "The HITRAN2020 molecular spectroscopic database" (2,488) and "Multimodel ensemble simulations of present‐day and near‐future tropospheric ozone" (1,388).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectroscopic database Laurence S. Rothman et al. · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Open access 27 Feb 2009 3,563
2 The HITRAN2020 molecular spectroscopic database Iouli E. Gordon et al. · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Open access 27 Sep 2021 2,488
3 Multimodel ensemble simulations of present‐day and near‐future tropospheric ozone David S. Stevenson et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 26 Apr 2006 1,388
4 Nitrogen and sulfur deposition on regional and global scales: A multimodel evaluation Frank J. Dentener et al. · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access 27 Oct 2006 1,381
5 Global data set of biogenic VOC emissions calculated by the MEGAN model over the last 30 years K. Sindelarova, Claire Granier, Idir Bouarar et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 9 Sep 2014 1,208
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Air Quality, Satellite Observations, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Ozone Depletion, Stratospheric Water Vapor, Solar Wind and Emissions.

▲ 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. Air Quality22▲ 93×6 topics
  2. Satellite Observations18▲ 144×3 topics
  3. Atmospheric Aerosols17▲ 236×1 topic
  4. Black Carbon17▲ 236×1 topic
  5. Ozone Depletion16▲ 437×1 topic
  6. Stratospheric Water Vapor16▲ 437×1 topic
  7. Solar Wind16▲ 139×2 topics
  8. Emissions14▲ 57×5 topics
  9. Water Quality14▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Shale Gas14▲ 91×2 topics
  11. Atmospheric14▲ 230×1 topic
  12. Methane14▲ 230×1 topic
  13. Ionosphere8▲ 121×1 topic
  14. Magnetosphere8▲ 121×1 topic
  15. Coronal Mass Ejections8▲ 167×1 topic
  16. Solar Dynamics Observatory8▲ 167×1 topic
  17. Solar System Abundances7▲ 112×1 topic
  18. Terrestrial Planets7▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.6×7 topics
  20. Mars5▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Martian Surface5▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Climate Change5▲ 1.44×19 topics
  23. Hydrological Cycle5▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Particulate Matter5▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Aerosols4▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Climate4▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Health Effects3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  28. Forecasting3▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  30. Air Pollution2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  32. Air Quality Monitoring2▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Fine Particulate Air Pollution2▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Low-Cost Sensors2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Mortality2▲ 3.4×1 topic
  36. Ionospheric Anomalies2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Seismic Electromagnetics2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Geomagnetic Field2▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Magnetosome Formation2▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Spectroscopic Databases2▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 17 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 16 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 14 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 8 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 8 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…7Astro and Planetary Science: 7 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeAstronomy and AstrophysicsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis1 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 17 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 16 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  5. 5 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  6. 6 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  7. 7 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  10. 10 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.5%domestic only51.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy 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 counting10%20%Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy13.4% 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 17.4% in 2008.

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