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Xenics (Belgium)

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Research works
39
▲ 148% vs 2018-21
Citations
302
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Xenics (Belgium)

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

In all years, 90% of research at Xenics (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (62%), Physics and Astronomy (9%), Materials Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 90.2% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 61.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 40.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKXenics (Belgium)39fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences1%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2461.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy38.6%
    3. Materials Science38.2%
    4. Chemistry24.0%
    5. Chemical Engineering12.6%
    6. Computer Science12.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.9%
    8. Environmental Science00.7%
    1. Medicine25.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.5%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 25.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 5.03× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 2.56× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 25.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering25.57×0 works
  2. Engineering5.03×4 works
  3. Materials Science2.56×0 works
  4. Chemistry0.54×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.15×0 works
  7. Medicine0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Xenics (Belgium)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jonas L. Bentell and Jan P. Vermeiren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xenics (Belgium).

  1. 1 Jonas L. Bentell Belgium · #5,296,429 worldwide 152 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Jan P. Vermeiren Belgium · #5,598,528 worldwide 683 citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at Xenics (Belgium)

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

The most cited paper from Xenics (Belgium) is "Video fire detection – Review" (Ahmet Enis Çetin, Kosmas Dimitropoulos, Benedict Gouverneur et al., 2013), with 298 citations. Next come "Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA detection in soluble fraction of urine from pulmonary tuberculosis patients." (95) and "Simultaneous Interrogation of Multiple Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Using an Arrayed Waveguide Grating Filter Fabricated in SOI Platform" (50).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Video fire detection – Review Ahmet Enis Çetin, Kosmas Dimitropoulos, Benedict Gouverneur et al. · Digital Signal Processing Open access 19 Jul 2013 298
2 Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA detection in soluble fraction of urine from pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Angela Cannas, Delia Goletti, Enrico Girardi et al. · PubMed Feb 2008 95
3 Simultaneous Interrogation of Multiple Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Using an Arrayed Waveguide Grating Filter Fabricated in SOI Platform Andrea Trita, Eli Voet, Jan P. Vermeiren et al. · IEEE photonics journal Open access 11 Nov 2015 50
4 A multi-modal video analysis approach for car park fire detection Steven Verstockt, Sofie Van Hoecke, Tarek Beji et al. · Fire Safety Journal Open access 13 Aug 2012 36
5 Extended wavelength InGaAs on GaAs using InAlAs buffer for back-side-illuminated short-wave infrared detectors Lars Zimmermann, Joachim John, Stefan Degroote et al. · Applied Physics Letters 25 Apr 2003 35
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Xenics (Belgium)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Photon Counting, Biomedical Imaging, High-Speed Imaging, CMOS Image Sensors, Detector Performance, Low-Noise Sensors, Infrared Detectors and Semiconductor Materials.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Photon Counting4▲ 137×3 topics
  2. Biomedical Imaging4▲ 154×2 topics
  3. High-Speed Imaging3▲ 68×2 topics
  4. CMOS Image Sensors3▲ 314×1 topic
  5. Detector Performance3▲ 154×2 topics
  6. Low-Noise Sensors3▲ 314×1 topic
  7. Biosensors3▲ 13×2 topics
  8. Infrared Detectors3▲ 297×1 topic
  9. Semiconductor Materials3▲ 297×1 topic
  10. Integrated Circuits3▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Fiber Optic Sensors2▲ 88×1 topic
  12. Optical Fiber2▲ 40×1 topic
  13. Optical Modulators2▲ 25×1 topic
  14. Silicon Photonics2▲ 32×1 topic
  15. Detection2▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Infrared2▲ 152×1 topic
  17. Small Target2▲ 152×1 topic
  18. Gas Sensing2▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Renewable Energy2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  20. Optoelectronic2▲ 55×2 topics
  21. Electrochromic2▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Spectroscopic Databases2▲ 68×1 topic
  23. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers2▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Tungsten Oxide2▲ 119×1 topic
  25. Field-Effect Transistors1▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Neural Networks1▲ 3.1×4 topics
  27. Image Processing1▲ 9.9×5 topics
  28. Deep Learning1▲ 1.38×8 topics
  29. Ion-Selective Electrodes1▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Optical Interconnects1▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Optical Sensors1▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Reactive Oxygen Species1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  33. Semiconductor Lasers1▲ 28×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Optimal Power Flow Distribution, CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors, Smart Grid Energy Management and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors.

Optimal Power Flow Distribution: 1 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…1Smart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and…0Analytical Chemistry and Sensors: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 0 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 0 fractional worksElectric Power System Op…0Electric Power System Optimization: 0 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor Technologies Research: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBioengineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Electric Power System Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor Technologies Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 148% 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 Xenics (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Xenics (Belgium)0.000045% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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