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Tech4i2

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Research works
23
▲ 469% vs 2018-21
Citations
221
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
Tech4i2

Not ranked overall: Tech4i2 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 Tech4i2 work in?

In all years, 73% of research at Tech4i2 is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Computer Science (19%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 72.7% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 39.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 15.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 19.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKTech4i223fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences16%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering939.5%
    2. Computer Science419.0%
    3. Materials Science29.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.4%
    6. Environmental Science01.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    1. Social Sciences28.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.5%
    3. Decision Sciences12.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.0%
    3. Neuroscience01.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    1. Medicine13.7%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
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.

Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 4.82× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.78× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.82×4 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.82×0 works
  3. Engineering2.78×5 works
  4. Materials Science1.69×1 works
  5. Neuroscience1.52×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.33×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.37×0 works
  8. Medicine0.26×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.20×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.12×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Tech4i2?

The most cited paper from Tech4i2 is "Policy-Making 2.0: Unleashing the Power of Big Data for Public Governance" (Gianluca Carlo Misuraca, Francesco Mureddu, David Osimo, 2014), with 29 citations. Next come "Harnessing digital twins and industrial-IoT for cutting-edge mining automation: A methodological and technology assessment prototype" (22) and "A new roadmap for next-generation policy-making" (19).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Policy-Making 2.0: Unleashing the Power of Big Data for Public Governance Gianluca Carlo Misuraca, Francesco Mureddu, David Osimo · Public administration and information technology Book chapter 2014 29
2 Harnessing digital twins and industrial-IoT for cutting-edge mining automation: A methodological and technology assessment prototype Sreekant Sreedharan, Muthu Ramachandran, Dharavath Ramesh · Computers & Industrial Engineering 14 Jan 2025 22
3 A new roadmap for next-generation policy-making Francesco Mureddu, Gianluca Carlo Misuraca, David Osimo et al. Conference paperOpen access 22 Oct 2012 19
4 Defining a Taxonomy for Research Areas on ICT for Governance and Policy Modelling Fenareti Lampathaki, Yannis K. Charalabidis, Spyros Passas et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paperOpen access 2010 19
5 Liveness Detection Competition - Noncontact-based Fingerprint Algorithms and Systems (LivDet-2023 Noncontact Fingerprint) Sandip Purnapatra et al. Conference paper 25 Sep 2023 16
All 26 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tech4i2?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Internet of Things, Healthcare, Deep Learning, Supply Chain Management, Broadband, Privacy, Security and Big Data.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Internet of Things2▲ 20×4 topics
  2. Deep Learning2▲ 4.3×10 topics
  3. Healthcare2▲ 12×2 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management2▲ 13×2 topics
  5. Broadband2▲ 115×2 topics
  6. Privacy2▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Security2▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Big Data1▲ 10.0×6 topics
  9. Blockchain1▲ 59×1 topic
  10. Digital Divide1▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Economic Development1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  12. Smart Contracts1▲ 90×1 topic
  13. Copyright Law1▲ 169×1 topic
  14. Electron Sources1▲ 549×1 topic
  15. ICT1▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Photocathodes1▲ 549×1 topic
  17. Telecommunications1▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Trademark Law1▲ 523×1 topic

Which research topics does Tech4i2 publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, ICT Impact and Policies, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Nanotechnology research and applications.

Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing1IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksNanotechnology research …1Nanotechnology research and applications: 1 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterials: 1 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic …0Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 0 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 0 fractional worksOptical measurement and interference techniques: 0 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsMedia TechnologyComputer Networks and CommunicationsBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  4. 4 Nanotechnology research and applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental remediation with nanomaterials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Optical measurement and interference techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 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 available54.9%not open45.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.0%domestic only44.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tech4i2's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 469% 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 Tech4i2 as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000054% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Tech4i20.000067% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Tech4i2 over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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