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Royal Military Academy

In research, Royal Military Academy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,205 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,119 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,368
of 28,054 · #6,837 all time
Rank in Belgium
#81
of 138
Research works
1.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Royal Military Academy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,205 of 12,888 13.7%139 #4148
EngineeringField #5,119 of 6,636 14.0%71 #2247

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Military Academy 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Royal Military Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 21.6 works8.4×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.81× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.15× its world share, 71 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.91× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Military Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, R.R. Weynants, P. E. Vandenplas and David Lecompte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Military Academy.

  1. 1 R.R. Weynants Belgium · #113,968 worldwide 148 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 P. E. Vandenplas Belgium · #221,721 worldwide 109 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 David Lecompte Belgium · #246,654 worldwide 90 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 A. Messiaen Belgium · #255,167 worldwide 228 citations · 92 works
  5. 5 J. Vantomme Belgium · #295,293 worldwide 188 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 R. Van Nieuwenhove Belgium · #308,782 worldwide 94 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Geert De Cubber Belgium · #386,912 worldwide 84 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 R. Koch Belgium · #453,207 worldwide 133 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 P. Dumortier Belgium · #581,949 worldwide 104 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Marc Acheroy Belgium · #626,445 worldwide 165 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Military Academy

Which keywords describe research at Royal Military Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Cultural Exchange, Machine Learning, Colonial Spanish America, Visual Culture, Collision Avoidance, Detection and Ballistic Impact.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning16▲ 2.1×31 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 1.80×23 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange7▲ 24×4 topics
  4. Collision Avoidance6▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Colonial Spanish America6▲ 215×1 topic
  6. Visual Culture6▲ 48×1 topic
  7. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.0×16 topics
  8. Risk Assessment6▲ 3.7×6 topics
  9. Detection5▲ 7.9×6 topics
  10. Ballistic Impact5▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Thermal Decomposition5▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Reinforced Concrete5▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Blast Loading4▲ 47×1 topic
  14. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Progressive Collapse4▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Dynamic Deformation4▲ 73×1 topic
  17. High Strain Rate4▲ 73×1 topic
  18. Molecular Dynamics Simulations4▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Wireless Communications4▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Path Planning4▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Ionic Liquids4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  22. Metal Nanoparticles4▲ 11×2 topics
  23. IoT Security4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  24. Human Factors4▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Energetic Salts4▲ 69×1 topic
  26. ReaxFF4▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Resource Allocation4▲ 9.5×6 topics
  28. Robotics4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  29. Security Analysis4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Cybersecurity3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Surveillance3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  34. Turbulence3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Mobile Robots3▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Localization3▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Tokamak3▲ 65×1 topic
  38. Transport3▲ 43×1 topic
  39. 3D Mapping3▲ 19×1 topic
  40. SLAM3▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Military Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Latin American history and culture, Structural Response to Dynamic Loads, High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior and Energetic Materials and Combustion.

Latin American history a…6Latin American history and culture: 6 fractional worksStructural Response to D…4Structural Response to Dynamic Loads: 4 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and…4High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 4 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and …4Energetic Materials and Combustion: 4 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fusion research: 3 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 3 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …3Maritime Navigation and Safety: 3 fractional worksOcular and Laser Science Research: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksAlgorithms and Data Compression: 2 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsCivil and Structural EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMechanics of Materials6 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  2. 2 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  5. 5 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  6. 6 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Ocular and Laser Science Research Ophthalmology 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  10. 10 Algorithms and Data Compression Artificial Intelligence 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 available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Military Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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