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Sirris

In research, Sirris stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,911 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,079 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,556
of 22,385 · #14,188 all time
Rank in Belgium
#78
of 105
Research works
460
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Sirris

What is Sirris 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 #9,911 of 17,446 7.6%238
Social SciencesDomain #10,079 of 14,833 8.3%128

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sirris 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 Sirris work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Sirris is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Materials Science (15%), Computer Science (14%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 65 fractional works · 66.2% of its workEngineering: 30 fractional works · 30.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 14.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSirris99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences20%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3030.8%
    2. Materials Science1514.8%
    3. Computer Science1414.3%
    4. Chemistry22.1%
    5. Environmental Science21.9%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    7. Energy10.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Social Sciences1110.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting33.5%
    3. Decision Sciences22.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    5. Psychology11.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    1. Medicine76.6%
    2. Health Professions21.8%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.84× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.24× its world share, 15 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science4.24×15 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.41×1 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.38×2 works
  4. Engineering2.05×30 works
  5. Computer Science1.84×14 works
  6. Dentistry1.74×1 works
  7. Veterinary1.49×0 works
  8. Chemistry1.34×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.08×3 works
  10. Social Sciences0.85×11 works
  11. Energy0.73×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.69×2 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.45×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×2 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.39×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×1 works
  18. Medicine0.35×7 works
  19. Psychology0.33×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×0 works
  21. Nursing0.23×0 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.17×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  25. Neuroscience0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sirris?

Ranked on the quality score, Olivier Rigo, E.A. Warman and Didier Garray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sirris.

  1. 1 Olivier Rigo Belgium · #2,042,186 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 E.A. Warman Belgium · #2,500,779 worldwide 198 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Didier Garray Belgium · #2,832,351 worldwide 341 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Annanda Thavymony Rath Belgium · #3,146,119 worldwide 97 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Markus Kaufmann Belgium · #3,231,965 worldwide 379 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Henrique Cabral Belgium · #3,828,747 worldwide 277 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Wim Codenie Belgium · #3,840,552 worldwide 156 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Pierre Gaspart Belgium · #4,564,178 worldwide 66 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Frans Mampaey Belgium · #4,683,610 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Ammar Alkassar Belgium · #4,702,733 worldwide 188 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Sirris

What are the most cited papers from Sirris?

The most cited paper from Sirris is "EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular disease risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory joint disorders: 2015/2016 update" (Rabia Agca et al., 2016), with 1,386 citations. Next come "Electron beam melted Ti–6Al–4V: Microstructure, texture and mechanical behavior of the as-built and heat-treated material" (372) and "Recommended Guidelines for Uniform Reporting of Data From Drowning" (319).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular disease risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory joint disorders: 2015/2016 update Rabia Agca et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 3 Oct 2016 1,386
2 Electron beam melted Ti–6Al–4V: Microstructure, texture and mechanical behavior of the as-built and heat-treated material Charlotte de Formanoir, Sébastien Michotte, Olivier Rigo et al. · Materials Science and Engineering A Open access Dec 2015 372
3 Recommended Guidelines for Uniform Reporting of Data From Drowning Writing Group: et al. · Circulation Open access 17 Nov 2003 319
4 Influence of Si precipitates on fracture mechanisms of AlSi10Mg parts processed by Selective Laser Melting Jocelyn Delahaye, Jérôme Tchoufack Tchuindjang, Jacqueline Lecomte‐Beckers et al. · Acta Materialia 11 Jun 2019 265
5 Laser cladding as repair technology for Ti–6Al–4V alloy: Influence of building strategy on microstructure and hardness Hakan Paydas, Anne Mertens, Raoul Carrus et al. · Materials & Design 12 Jul 2015 195
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sirris?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Biomedical Applications, Polymer Composites, Deep Learning, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanocomposites, Additive Manufacturing and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Learning9▲ 2.6×25 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties8▲ 7.8×16 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications7▲ 5.8×11 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 2.5×14 topics
  5. Polymer Composites6▲ 22×4 topics
  6. Nanocomposites5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  7. Machine Learning5▲ 1.54×18 topics
  8. Biodegradable Polymers5▲ 28×4 topics
  9. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.8×11 topics
  10. Neural Networks4▲ 2.9×7 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  13. Microstructure3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  14. Polymerization3▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Renewable Resources3▲ 16×3 topics
  16. 3D Printing2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Vibration Analysis2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  18. Self-Healing2▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Shape Memory Polymers2▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Applications2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  21. Catalytic Transformation2▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Challenges2▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Lignin Valorization2▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Materials2▲ 9.4×1 topic
  25. Surface Roughness2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  27. Process Parameters2▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Cellulose Nanocrystals2▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Nanocellulose2▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Anomaly Detection2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  31. Bioinspired Design2▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Natural Fibers2▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Superhydrophobic Surfaces2▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Composites2▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Probabilistic Forecasting2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Reinforced Polymers2▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Short-Term Forecasting2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Time Series Analysis2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Time Series2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Wavelet Transform2▲ 7.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Sirris publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Polymer composites and self-healing, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies.

Polymer composites and s…2Polymer composites and self-healing: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…2Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…2Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 2 fractional worksSurface Modification and…2Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 2 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 2 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers i…2Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 2 fractional worksPhotopolymerization techniques and applications: 2 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 2 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsAutomotive EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterials3 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 2 works
  5. 5 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 works
  6. 6 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 2 works
  9. 9 Photopolymerization techniques and applications Organic Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sirris's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% 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 Sirris as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Sirris0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sirris 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sirris2.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2015.

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