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Summary metrics from Web of Science, InCites & JCR for the period 2020 – 2026

Total Publications
3,943
-10.4% CAGR (2020 – 2026)

Publication Metrics

Source Titles
1,109
Unique Journals & Venues
Publishers
262
Unique Publishing Houses
Unique Authors
10,869
24,196 Total Contributions
Open Access
2,047
51.9% of Publications

Citation Metrics

Total Citations
41,075
3,003 Cited Papers (76.2%)
Citations / Paper
10.4
Average Citation Impact
Citations / Cited Paper
13.7
Cited Papers Only
Avg JIF (JCR 2024)
3.5
3,283 pubs in JIF-ranked journals

Normalised Citation Impact (InCites)

Avg CNCI
0.73
Below world benchmark (1.00)
Avg JNCI
1.09
Journal Normalised Citation Impact
Top 1% & 10%
24
Top 1%  |  284 in Top 10%
Top 25% Percentile
757
19.2% of all publications

Publications by Year

JIF Quartile Distribution

Q1 845 Q2 1,112 Q3 606 Q4 720 No JIF: 660

Collaboration Profile

2,330
INTERNATIONAL
59.1% of publications
1,613
DOMESTIC
40.9% of publications
Bilateral1,2822-country partnership
Trilateral5743-country network
Quadrilateral+4744+ countries
Domestic Single437Single institution
Domestic Multiple1,176Multiple institutions

Document Types

Top Research Areas (InCites)

MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
831
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
447
PHYSICS, APPLIED
331
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
289
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
258
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
234
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
232
ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
222
POLYMER SCIENCE
197
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
196

Key Insights

  • The dataset covers 2020 – 2026 with a CAGR of -10.4%, comprising 3,943 publications across 1,109 source titles.
  • Research involves 10,869 unique authors with 24,196 total author contributions across 262 publishers.
  • 41,075 total citations recorded — 76.2% of papers have been cited, averaging 10.4 citations per paper and 13.7 for cited papers only.
  • Average CNCI is 0.73 (world benchmark = 1.00) and average JNCI is 1.09 — indicating research impact at or below the world benchmark.
  • 24 papers are in the top 1% of their field (highly cited), and 284 are in the top 10% by citation percentile.
  • JIF assignment: 3,283 publications (83.3%) are in JCR-ranked journals with an average JIF of 3.5. Q1 alone accounts for 845 publications.
  • Collaboration profile: 59.1% international (2,330 papers) and 40.9% domestic (1,613 papers). International bilateral partnerships dominate with 1,282 papers.
  • 2,047 publications (51.9%) are Open Access across various OA modalities.