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Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders

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Research works
28
▲ 92% vs 2013–17
Citations
962
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders 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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 3.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.90× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDecision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision 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 Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Environmental Impact, Geopolymer, Cementitious Materials, Fly Ash, Corrosion, Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Behavior.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties4▲ 14×12 topics
  2. Environmental Impact4▲ 9.6×6 topics
  3. Geopolymer3▲ 139×2 topics
  4. Cementitious Materials3▲ 202×1 topic
  5. Fly Ash3▲ 146×1 topic
  6. Corrosion2▲ 72×3 topics
  7. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 33×6 topics
  8. Mechanical Behavior2▲ 43×3 topics
  9. Sustainable Construction2▲ 108×2 topics
  10. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Biomineralization2▲ 58×2 topics
  12. Chloride-induced1▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Microbial Carbonate Precipitation1▲ 684×1 topic
  14. Reinforced Concrete1▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Soil Improvement1▲ 684×1 topic
  16. Fiber Reinforced Concrete1▲ 108×1 topic
  17. Recycling1▲ 19×5 topics
  18. Ultra-High Performance Concrete1▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Microstructure1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  20. Pitting Corrosion1▲ 83×2 topics
  21. Circular Economy1▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Durability Performance1▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Fracture Mechanics1▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Mechanical Behavior of Composites, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes.

Concrete and Cement Mate…1Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of C…0Mechanical Behavior of Composites: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…0Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…0Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 0 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 0 fractional worksConcrete Properties and Behavior: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete …0Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 0 fractional worksComposite Material Mechanics: 0 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 0 fractional worksProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsAutomotive EngineeringMechanical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Concrete Properties and Behavior Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 0 works
  8. 8 Composite Material Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 92% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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