WoS Research Insights

Summary metrics from Web of Science, InCites & JCR for the period 2020 – 2025

Total Publications
6,653
-6.8% CAGR (2020 – 2025)

Publication Metrics

Source Titles
1,504
Unique Journals & Venues
Publishers
287
Unique Publishing Houses
Unique Authors
14,821
38,614 Total Contributions
Open Access
3,590
54.0% of Publications

Citation Metrics

Total Citations
122,757
5,937 Cited Papers (89.2%)
Citations / Paper
18.5
Average Citation Impact
Citations / Cited Paper
20.7
Cited Papers Only
Avg JIF (JCR 2024)
4.44
5,728 pubs in JIF-ranked journals

Normalised Citation Impact (InCites)

Avg CNCI
1.19
Above world benchmark (1.00)
Avg JNCI
1.33
Journal Normalised Citation Impact
Top 1% & 10%
81
Top 1%  |  955 in Top 10%
Top 25% Percentile
2226
33.5% of all publications

Publications by Year

JIF Quartile Distribution

Q1 2,374 Q2 2,377 Q3 718 Q4 259 No JIF: 925

Collaboration Profile

4,986
INTERNATIONAL
74.9% of publications
1,667
DOMESTIC
25.1% of publications
Bilateral2,3532-country partnership
Trilateral1,3493-country network
Quadrilateral+1,2844+ countries
Domestic Single859Single institution
Domestic Multiple808Multiple institutions

Document Types

Top Research Areas (InCites)

ENERGY & FUELS
942
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL
844
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
838
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
744
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
567
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
554
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
488
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
482
GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
456
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
434

Key Insights

  • The dataset covers 2020 – 2025 with a CAGR of -6.8%, comprising 6,653 publications across 1,504 source titles.
  • Research involves 14,821 unique authors with 38,614 total author contributions across 287 publishers.
  • 122,757 total citations recorded — 89.2% of papers have been cited, averaging 18.5 citations per paper and 20.7 for cited papers only.
  • Average CNCI is 1.19 (world benchmark = 1.00) and average JNCI is 1.33 — both above average, indicating above-world-benchmark research impact.
  • 81 papers are in the top 1% of their field (highly cited), and 955 are in the top 10% by citation percentile.
  • JIF assignment: 5,728 publications (86.1%) are in JCR-ranked journals with an average JIF of 4.44. Q1 alone accounts for 2,374 publications.
  • Collaboration profile: 74.9% international (4,986 papers) and 25.1% domestic (1,667 papers). International bilateral partnerships dominate with 2,353 papers.
  • 3,590 publications (54.0%) are Open Access across various OA modalities.