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Spacebel (Belgium)

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Research works
32
▲ 90% vs 2018-21
Citations
101
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Spacebel (Belgium)

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

Which fields of science does Spacebel (Belgium) work in?

In all years, 93% of research at Spacebel (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Computer Science (15%), Physics and Astronomy (13%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 93.0% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 55.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 22.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 21.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 14.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSpacebel(Belgium)32fractional works, all years
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 all years. 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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1855.3%
    2. Computer Science514.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy413.0%
    4. Environmental Science26.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.5%
    6. Materials Science01.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting11.8%
    2. Social Sciences00.7%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    1. Medicine11.7%
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: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.61× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.60× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 6.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.21×1 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.61×0 works
  3. Engineering3.60×5 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.55×1 works
  5. Computer Science1.54×1 works
  6. Environmental Science1.26×1 works
  7. Medicine0.05×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Spacebel (Belgium)?

The most cited paper from Spacebel (Belgium) is "PROBA2: Mission and Spacecraft Overview" (PROBA2 Project Team, Stefano Santandrea, PROBA2 Industry Team et al., 2013), with 66 citations. Next come "On applying AI-driven flight data analysis for operational spacecraft model-based diagnostics" (37) and "Designing environmental software applications based upon an open sensor service architecture" (30).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 PROBA2: Mission and Spacecraft Overview PROBA2 Project Team, Stefano Santandrea, PROBA2 Industry Team et al. · Solar Physics 8 Apr 2013 66
2 On applying AI-driven flight data analysis for operational spacecraft model-based diagnostics Massimo Tipaldi, Lorenzo Feruglio, Pierre Denis et al. · Annual Reviews in Control 2020 37
3 Designing environmental software applications based upon an open sensor service architecture Thomas Usländer, Patrick Jacques, Ingo Simonis et al. · Environmental Modelling & Software May 2010 30
4 Tag and prune Quentin Boucher, Andreas Claßen, Patrick Heymans et al. Conference paper 20 Sep 2010 27
5 A code tagging approach to software product line development Patrick Heymans, Quentin Boucher, Andreas Claßen et al. · International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer 24 Jun 2012 17
All 67 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Spacebel (Belgium)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CubeSat, small satellite, High-Performance Computing, Microwave Photonics, On-Orbit Performance, Radiometric Calibration, Remote Sensing and Distributed Systems.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. CubeSat2▲ 297×1 topic
  2. small satellite2▲ 297×1 topic
  3. High-Performance Computing2▲ 47×2 topics
  4. Microwave Photonics2▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.6×9 topics
  6. On-Orbit Performance1▲ 190×1 topic
  7. Radiometric Calibration1▲ 190×1 topic
  8. Distributed Systems1▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Free-Space Optical Communication1▲ 197×1 topic
  10. Imaging1▲ 10×2 topics
  11. Optical Access Networks1▲ 92×1 topic
  12. Optical Interconnects1▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Photonic Signal Processing1▲ 92×1 topic
  14. Semiconductor Lasers1▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Visible Light Communication1▲ 197×1 topic
  16. Grid Computing1▲ 54×1 topic
  17. Parallel Computing1▲ 19×1 topic
  18. Performance Optimization1▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Raman Lasers1▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Resource Management1▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Sustainability1▲ 1.90×4 topics
  22. Electric Discharge1▲ 89×1 topic
  23. Frequency Conversion1▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Laser Oscillation1▲ 89×1 topic
  25. Optical Modulators1▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Silicon Photonics1▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Spectroscopy1▲ 9.9×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques.

Spacecraft Design and Te…1Spacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksCalibration and Measurem…1Calibration and Measurement Techniques: 1 fractional worksOptical and Acousto-Opti…1Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies: 1 fractional worksParallel Computing and O…1Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation Technology: 0 fractional worksAir Traffic Management and Optimization: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…0Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 0 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 0 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design Techniques: 0 fractional worksEngineering and Test Systems: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsHardware and ArchitectureAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  4. 4 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  5. 5 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 0 works
  8. 8 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 0 works
  10. 10 Engineering and Test Systems Control and Systems 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.3%domestic only52.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 90% 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 Spacebel (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000026% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Spacebel (Belgium)0.000041% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Spacebel (Belgium) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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