WoS Research Insights

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

Total Publications
2,974
+22.7% CAGR (2020 – 2025)

Publication Metrics

Source Titles
1,042
Unique Journals & Venues
Publishers
210
Unique Publishing Houses
Unique Authors
8,643
17,934 Total Contributions
Open Access
2,030
68.3% of Publications

Citation Metrics

Total Citations
33,840
2,248 Cited Papers (75.6%)
Citations / Paper
11.4
Average Citation Impact
Citations / Cited Paper
15.1
Cited Papers Only
Avg JIF (JCR 2024)
4.05
2,533 pubs in JIF-ranked journals

Normalised Citation Impact (InCites)

Avg CNCI
1.33
Above world benchmark (1.00)
Avg JNCI
1.41
Journal Normalised Citation Impact
Top 1% & 10%
43
Top 1%  |  378 in Top 10%
Top 25% Percentile
796
26.8% of all publications

Publications by Year

JIF Quartile Distribution

Q1 866 Q2 1,127 Q3 361 Q4 179 No JIF: 441

Collaboration Profile

1,723
INTERNATIONAL
57.9% of publications
1,251
DOMESTIC
42.1% of publications
Bilateral8322-country partnership
Trilateral4573-country network
Quadrilateral+4344+ countries
Domestic Single666Single institution
Domestic Multiple585Multiple institutions

Document Types

Top Research Areas (InCites)

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
656
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
534
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
354
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
267
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
262
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
207
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
199
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
185
PHYSICS, APPLIED
169
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
137

Key Insights

  • The dataset covers 2020 – 2025 with a CAGR of +22.7%, comprising 2,974 publications across 1,042 source titles.
  • Research involves 8,643 unique authors with 17,934 total author contributions across 210 publishers.
  • 33,840 total citations recorded — 75.6% of papers have been cited, averaging 11.4 citations per paper and 15.1 for cited papers only.
  • Average CNCI is 1.33 (world benchmark = 1.00) and average JNCI is 1.41 — both above average, indicating above-world-benchmark research impact.
  • 43 papers are in the top 1% of their field (highly cited), and 378 are in the top 10% by citation percentile.
  • JIF assignment: 2,533 publications (85.2%) are in JCR-ranked journals with an average JIF of 4.05. Q1 alone accounts for 866 publications.
  • Collaboration profile: 57.9% international (1,723 papers) and 42.1% domestic (1,251 papers). International bilateral partnerships dominate with 832 papers.
  • 2,030 publications (68.3%) are Open Access across various OA modalities.