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Sonaca (Belgium)

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Research works
21
▲ 116% vs 2013–17
Citations
134
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
42.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Sonaca (Belgium) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Engineering: 4.93× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Sonaca (Belgium)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Analysis, CubeSat, small satellite, Nanostructures, Chemical Ecology, Maximum Power Point Tracking, Pheromones and Photovoltaic Arrays.

▲ 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 10 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Thermal Analysis2▲ 55×2 topics
  2. CubeSat1▲ 206×1 topic
  3. Mechanical Properties1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  4. Nanostructures1▲ 10×4 topics
  5. Renewable Energy1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  6. small satellite1▲ 206×1 topic
  7. Chemical Ecology1▲ 408×1 topic
  8. Maximum Power Point Tracking1▲ 142×1 topic
  9. Pheromones1▲ 70×1 topic
  10. Photovoltaic Arrays1▲ 142×1 topic

Which research topics does Sonaca (Belgium) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks and Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission.

Aluminum Alloy Microstru…0Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 0 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…0Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 0 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 0 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 0 fractional worksInnovative Energy Harvesting Technologies: 0 fractional worksQuality and Safety in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksAssembly Line Balancing Optimization: 0 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…0Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 0 fractional worksIcing and De-icing Technologies: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Assembly Line Balancing Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Icing and De-icing Technologies Aerospace Engineering 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sonaca (Belgium)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 116% higher 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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