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Royal Military Academy

In research, Royal Military Academy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,101 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,096 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engineering is 8.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,541
of 22,385 · #3,937 all time
Rank in Belgium
#31
of 105
Research works
1.6k
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Royal Military Academy

What is Royal Military Academy 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 #4,101 of 10,670 5.9%139 #2618
EngineeringField #4,096 of 5,901 7.2%71 #2170

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Royal Military Academy work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Royal Military Academy is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Computer Science (15%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 150 fractional works · 62.3% of its workEngineering: 76 fractional works · 31.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 23 fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 36 fractional works · 14.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 22.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 8.2% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal MilitaryAcademy241fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences22%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7631.3%
    2. Computer Science3614.7%
    3. Materials Science104.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy104.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences72.8%
    6. Environmental Science72.7%
    7. Chemistry31.4%
    8. Mathematics20.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences2610.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities104.0%
    3. Psychology83.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.3%
    6. Decision Sciences31.2%
    1. Medicine208.2%
    2. Health Professions73.1%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    1. Neuroscience41.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Royal Military Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 23.4 works8.3×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.09× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 26 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.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.09×76 works
  2. Computer Science1.90×36 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.88×10 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.80×7 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.38×10 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.27×3 works
  7. Materials Science1.23×10 works
  8. Health Professions1.16×7 works
  9. Psychology1.10×8 works
  10. Neuroscience0.98×4 works
  11. Chemistry0.88×3 works
  12. Social Sciences0.85×26 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×4 works
  14. Mathematics0.57×2 works
  15. Nursing0.56×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.55×7 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.46×0 works
  18. Medicine0.43×20 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×3 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×3 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×2 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Military Academy?

Ranked on the quality score, Salvatore Lo Bue, Jan Frans Verbruggen and John Vantomme lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Military Academy.

  1. 1 Salvatore Lo Bue Belgium · #1,515,068 worldwide 357 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Jan Frans Verbruggen Belgium · #1,996,488 worldwide 170 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 John Vantomme Belgium · #2,053,915 worldwide 3.9k citations · 197 works
  4. 4 Geert Letens Belgium · #2,101,019 worldwide 762 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Maarten Vergote Belgium · #2,199,966 worldwide 1.3k citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Jan Leysen Belgium · #2,477,097 worldwide 465 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 R. Weynants Belgium · #2,538,318 worldwide 1.9k citations · 80 works
  8. 8 Roel Heremans Belgium · #2,555,514 worldwide 1.1k citations · 22 works
  9. 9 R.R. Weynants Belgium · #2,673,131 worldwide 1.4k citations · 81 works
  10. 10 Raymond Koch Belgium · #2,788,137 worldwide 3.5k citations · 186 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Military Academy

What are the most cited papers from Royal Military Academy?

The most cited paper from Royal Military Academy is "Active Control of Type-I Edge-Localized Modes with n = 1 Perturbation Fields in the JET Tokamak" (Y. Liang et al., 2007), with 600 citations. Next come "A versatile wavelet domain noise filtration technique for medical imaging" (532) and "Hyperspectral Imaging for Military and Security Applications: Combining Myriad Processing and Sensing Techniques" (524).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Active Control of Type-I Edge-Localized Modes with n = 1 Perturbation Fields in the JET Tokamak Y. Liang et al. · Physical Review Letters 29 Jun 2007 600
2 A versatile wavelet domain noise filtration technique for medical imaging Aleksandra Pižurica, Wilfried R. Philips, Ignace A. Lemahieu et al. · IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Mar 2003 532
3 Hyperspectral Imaging for Military and Security Applications: Combining Myriad Processing and Sensing Techniques Michal Shimoni, Rob Haelterman, Christiaan Perneel · IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine Jun 2019 524
4 Quality assessment of speckle patterns for digital image correlation David Lecompte, Arwen Smits, Sven Bossuyt et al. · Optics and Lasers in Engineering Open access 29 Nov 2005 517
5 Gradient-enhanced damage modelling of concrete fracture R.H.J. Peerlings, René de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans et al. · Mechanics of Cohesive-Frictional Materials Oct 1998 470
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royal Military Academy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Deep Learning17▲ 2.1×35 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 1.80×29 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange7▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.1×16 topics
  5. Risk Assessment6▲ 3.7×6 topics
  6. Collision Avoidance6▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Colonial Spanish America6▲ 201×1 topic
  8. Visual Culture6▲ 44×1 topic
  9. Detection6▲ 8.4×7 topics
  10. Ballistic Impact5▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Reinforced Concrete5▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Blast Loading5▲ 47×1 topic
  13. Molecular Dynamics Simulations5▲ 47×2 topics
  14. Progressive Collapse5▲ 66×1 topic
  15. Thermal Decomposition5▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Microstructural Evolution5▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Dynamic Deformation4▲ 70×1 topic
  18. High Strain Rate4▲ 70×1 topic
  19. Wireless Communications4▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Path Planning4▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Ionic Liquids4▲ 5.9×2 topics
  22. Metal Nanoparticles4▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Human Factors4▲ 20×2 topics
  24. IoT Security4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  25. Security Analysis4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  26. Turbulence4▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Energetic Salts4▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  29. ReaxFF4▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Resource Allocation4▲ 8.7×6 topics
  31. Robotics4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  32. Tokamak4▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Transport4▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  35. Surveillance3▲ 5.1×2 topics
  36. Mobile Robots3▲ 14×3 topics
  37. 3D Mapping3▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Localization3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. SLAM3▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Sparse Representation3▲ 6.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Royal Military Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…5Structural Response to Dynamic Loads: 5 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: 4 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 3 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …3Maritime Navigation and Safety: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 2 fractional worksOcular and Laser Science Research: 2 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsCivil and Structural EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMechanics of Materials5 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 5 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 4 works
  6. 6 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  9. 9 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Ocular and Laser Science Research Ophthalmology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Military Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher 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 Military Academy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Royal Military Academy0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Military Academy 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Royal Military Academy6.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.3% in 2002.

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