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Va-Q-tec (Germany)

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Research works
8
▼ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
77
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Va-Q-tec (Germany)

Not ranked overall: Va-Q-tec (Germany) 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 Va-Q-tec (Germany) work in?

In all years, 82% of research at Va-Q-tec (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Chemistry (20%), Materials Science (15%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 82.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 38.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 18.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 17.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 8.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKVa-Q-tec(Germany)8fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences17%

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 3 domains and 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering338.5%
    2. Chemistry219.7%
    3. Materials Science115.4%
    4. Computer Science18.4%
    1. Social Sciences110.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting06.3%
    1. Medicine00.9%
    2. Veterinary00.4%
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.

Computer Science: 4.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.65× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 2.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 11.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinarySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary11.68×0 works
  2. Computer Science4.08×1 works
  3. Engineering2.65×1 works
  4. Materials Science2.27×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.25×0 works
  6. Medicine0.17×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Va-Q-tec (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Va-Q-tec (Germany) is "Quality control of vacuum insulation panels: Methods of measuring gas pressure" (R. Caps, Hermann Beyrichen, Daniel J. Kraus et al., 2007), with 48 citations. Next come "Hot box investigations and theoretical assessments of miscellaneous vacuum insulation panel configurations in building envelopes" (34) and "Thermal conductivity analysis of a new sub-micron sized polystyrene foam" (22).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Quality control of vacuum insulation panels: Methods of measuring gas pressure R. Caps, Hermann Beyrichen, Daniel J. Kraus et al. · Vacuum 26 Dec 2007 48
2 Hot box investigations and theoretical assessments of miscellaneous vacuum insulation panel configurations in building envelopes Steinar Grynning, Bjørn Petter Jelle, Sivert Uvsløkk et al. · Journal of Building Physics Open access 23 Sep 2010 34
3 Thermal conductivity analysis of a new sub-micron sized polystyrene foam Flávia A. Almeida, Hermann Beyrichen, N Dodamani et al. · Journal of Cellular Plastics Open access 6 Oct 2020 22
4 Development of Transparent and Opaque Vacuum Insulation Panels for Energy Efficient Buildings Esra Kücükpinar, Oliver Miesbauer, Yoash Carmi et al. · Energy Procedia Conference paperOpen access Nov 2015 22
5 Study of the edge thermal bridging effect in vacuum insulation panels: Steady and unsteady-state approaches using numerical and experimental methods Márcio Gonçalves, Nuno Albino Vieira Simões, Catarina Serra et al. · Energy and Buildings 30 Dec 2021 17
All 14 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Va-Q-tec (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, Engineering and Test Systems, Software System Performance and Reliability and Phase Change Materials Research.

Software Testing and Debugging Techniques: 0 fractional worksEngineering and Test Systems: 0 fractional worksSoftware System Performa…0Software System Performance and Reliability: 0 fractional worksPhase Change Materials R…0Phase Change Materials Research: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…0Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 0 fractional worksAdsorption and Cooling S…0Adsorption and Cooling Systems: 0 fractional worksPolymer Foaming and Composites: 0 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 0 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 0 fractional worksFlame retardant materials and properties: 0 fractional works
SoftwareControl and Systems EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Software 0 works
  2. 2 Engineering and Test Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  4. 4 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Polymer Foaming and Composites Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  8. 8 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 0 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 0 works
  10. 10 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Va-Q-tec (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% lower 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 Va-Q-tec (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.000020%0.000040%0.000060%Va-Q-tec (Germany)0.0000017% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Va-Q-tec (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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