Tractebel Engineering (Belgium)
In research, Tractebel Engineering (Belgium) stands highest in Engineering (#8,204 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,656 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.5× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #31,491 of 42,892
- Rank in Belgium
- #205 of 267
- Research works
- 303 ▼ 4% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 2.5k 8.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 22% world 28%
What is Tractebel Engineering (Belgium) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #8,204 of 11,412 | 10.5% | 203 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #16,656 of 21,541 | 10.1% | 269 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tractebel Engineering (Belgium) 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
What does Tractebel Engineering (Belgium) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- EngineeringField · 28.9 works4.5×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Engineering 4.5×
- Decision Sciences 4.0×
- Materials Science 2.9×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Energy 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Environmental Science 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Tractebel Engineering (Belgium)?
Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Deuse, Jinzhao Zhang and Valéry Lacroix lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tractebel Engineering (Belgium).
- 1 Jacques Deuse Belgium · #870,949 worldwide 27 citations · 51 works
- 2 Jinzhao Zhang Belgium · #1,464,721 worldwide 10 citations · 32 works
- 3 Valéry Lacroix Belgium · #1,621,156 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Tractebel Engineering (Belgium)?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydrogen Embrittlement, Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Finite Element Analysis, Smart Grid, Reliability Evaluation, Large Eddy Simulation and Fatigue Crack Closure.
- Psychosocial Work Environment
- HVDC Transmission
- Food Tourism
- Control Systems
- Fretting Wear
- Pipeline
- Defect Detection
- Smart Grid Applications
- Radiation Protection
- Corrosion
- Machine Learning
- Fuel Cladding
- Mechanical Properties
- Power Electronics
- Fracture Toughness Testing
- Reliability Evaluation
- Smart Grid
- Finite Element Analysis
- Molten Salt
- Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Nuclear Reactor
- Renewable Energy
- Large Eddy Simulation
- Fatigue Crack Closure
- Passive Systems
- Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis
- Accident Tolerant Fuels
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Nuclear Fuel
- Pitting Corrosion
- Bayesian Networks
- Fault Tree Analysis
- Finite Element Simulation
- Voltage Control
- Eddy Current Testing
- Gastronomy
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Work-related Stress
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 39 words, with their numbers
- Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 96×3 topics
- Molten Salt3▲ 233×1 topic
- Nuclear Reactor3▲ 233×1 topic
- Finite Element Analysis3▲ 30×6 topics
- Renewable Energy3▲ 4.7×11 topics
- Smart Grid3▲ 17×7 topics
- Large Eddy Simulation3▲ 194×2 topics
- Reliability Evaluation3▲ 125×2 topics
- Fatigue Crack Closure3▲ 213×1 topic
- Fracture Toughness Testing3▲ 213×1 topic
- Passive Systems3▲ 404×1 topic
- Power Electronics3▲ 18×4 topics
- Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis3▲ 404×1 topic
- Mechanical Properties2▲ 5.2×7 topics
- Accident Tolerant Fuels2▲ 128×1 topic
- Fuel Cladding2▲ 128×1 topic
- Sustainability2▲ 1.86×6 topics
- Machine Learning2▲ 1.29×3 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 12×4 topics
- Corrosion2▲ 30×3 topics
- Nuclear Fuel2▲ 214×1 topic
- Radiation Protection2▲ 214×1 topic
- Pitting Corrosion2▲ 69×2 topics
- Smart Grid Applications1▲ 24×2 topics
- Bayesian Networks1▲ 33×1 topic
- Defect Detection1▲ 21×2 topics
- Fault Tree Analysis1▲ 59×1 topic
- Pipeline1▲ 25×3 topics
- Finite Element Simulation1▲ 78×1 topic
- Fretting Wear1▲ 106×1 topic
- Voltage Control1▲ 36×2 topics
- Control Systems1▲ 12×2 topics
- Eddy Current Testing1▲ 55×1 topic
- Food Tourism1▲ 71×1 topic
- Gastronomy1▲ 71×1 topic
- HVDC Transmission1▲ 45×2 topics
- Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 55×1 topic
- Psychosocial Work Environment1▲ 88×1 topic
- Work-related Stress1▲ 26×1 topic
Which research topics does Tractebel Engineering (Belgium) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics, Fatigue and fracture mechanics and Nuclear Materials and Properties.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 3 works
- 2 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 3 works
- 3 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 3 works
- 4 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
- 5 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
- 6 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
- 7 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
- 8 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 1 works
- 9 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 1 works
- 10 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Tractebel Engineering (Belgium)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Brussels
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
- Erasmus Hospital
- European Commission
- UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels
- European Union of Medical Specialists
- European Union
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.