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Vesuvius (Belgium)

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Research works
8
▲ 116% vs 2018-21
Citations
199
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
Vesuvius (Belgium)

Not ranked overall: Vesuvius (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 Vesuvius (Belgium) work in?

In all years, 67% of research at Vesuvius (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Medicine (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 67.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 52.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 27.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 13.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 12.0% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVesuvius(Belgium)8fractional works, all years
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences8%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering452.7%
    2. Computer Science05.7%
    3. Materials Science02.7%
    4. Chemistry02.2%
    5. Energy01.7%
    6. Environmental Science01.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19.0%
    2. Neuroscience04.3%
    1. Medicine112.0%
    1. Social Sciences05.3%
    2. Psychology02.2%
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.

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

The most cited paper from Vesuvius (Belgium) is "CYP19A1 fine-mapping and Mendelian randomization: estradiol is causal for endometrial cancer" (Deborah J. Thompson et al., 2015), with 73 citations. Next come "Calibration of Drucker–Prager Cap Constitutive Model for Ceramic Powder Compaction through Inverse Analysis" (23) and "A simple and robust elastoplastic constitutive model for concrete" (23).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 CYP19A1 fine-mapping and Mendelian randomization: estradiol is causal for endometrial cancer Deborah J. Thompson et al. · Endocrine Related Cancer Open access 16 Nov 2015 73
2 Calibration of Drucker–Prager Cap Constitutive Model for Ceramic Powder Compaction through Inverse Analysis Vladimir Buljak, Severine Baivier-Romero, Achraf Kallel · Materials Open access 20 Jul 2021 23
3 A simple and robust elastoplastic constitutive model for concrete F. Poltronieri, A. Piccolroaz, Davide Bigoni et al. · Engineering Structures Open access 11 Jan 2014 23
4 Measurement of Minor Element Distributions in Complex Copper Converting Slags Using Quantitative Microanalysis Techniques Chen Hui Jiang, Ata Fallah-Mehrjardi, Andreas Specht et al. · JOM 14 Oct 2021 19
5 Potential and challenges of visible light communication for industrial assembly lines with mobile workstations Véronique Georlette, Juan Sanchez Melgarejo, S. Bette et al. Conference paper 27 Jul 2021 11
All 17 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Iron and Steelmaking Processes and Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs).

Metallurgical Processes …1Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 1 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bio…1Metal Extraction and Bioleaching: 1 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Processes: 0 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 0 fractional worksBluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies: 0 fractional worksNetwork Time Synchroniza…0Network Time Synchronization Technologies: 0 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 0 fractional worksEnergy Efficiency and Management: 0 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 0 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and Communications2 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  6. 6 Network Time Synchronization Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Energy Efficiency and Management Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  9. 9 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical 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 available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.5%domestic only44.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 116% 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 Vesuvius (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000013% in 2024.

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

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