WoS Research Insights

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

Total Publications
2,818
+1.8% CAGR (2020 – 2026)

Publication Metrics

Source Titles
1,202
Unique Journals & Venues
Publishers
356
Unique Publishing Houses
Unique Authors
15,291
42,009 Total Contributions
Open Access
1,700
60.3% of Publications

Citation Metrics

Total Citations
51,834
1,974 Cited Papers (70.0%)
Citations / Paper
18.4
Average Citation Impact
Citations / Cited Paper
26.3
Cited Papers Only
Avg JIF (JCR 2024)
3.73
2,370 pubs in JIF-ranked journals

Normalised Citation Impact (InCites)

Avg CNCI
1.66
Above world benchmark (1.00)
Avg JNCI
1.25
Journal Normalised Citation Impact
Top 1% & 10%
49
Top 1%  |  266 in Top 10%
Top 25% Percentile
592
21.0% of all publications

Publications by Year

JIF Quartile Distribution

Q1 825 Q2 613 Q3 499 Q4 433 No JIF: 448

Collaboration Profile

1,609
INTERNATIONAL
57.1% of publications
1,209
DOMESTIC
42.9% of publications
Bilateral7042-country partnership
Trilateral3623-country network
Quadrilateral+5434+ countries
Domestic Single305Single institution
Domestic Multiple904Multiple institutions

Document Types

Top Research Areas (InCites)

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
161
BIOLOGY
151
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
105
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
103
BUSINESS, FINANCE
103
MANAGEMENT
89
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
82
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
78
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
77
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
74

Key Insights

  • The dataset covers 2020 – 2026 with a CAGR of +1.8%, comprising 2,818 publications across 1,202 source titles.
  • Research involves 15,291 unique authors with 42,009 total author contributions across 356 publishers.
  • 51,834 total citations recorded — 70.0% of papers have been cited, averaging 18.4 citations per paper and 26.3 for cited papers only.
  • Average CNCI is 1.66 (world benchmark = 1.00) and average JNCI is 1.25 — both above average, indicating above-world-benchmark research impact.
  • 49 papers are in the top 1% of their field (highly cited), and 266 are in the top 10% by citation percentile.
  • JIF assignment: 2,370 publications (84.1%) are in JCR-ranked journals with an average JIF of 3.73. Q1 alone accounts for 825 publications.
  • Collaboration profile: 57.1% international (1,609 papers) and 42.9% domestic (1,209 papers). International bilateral partnerships dominate with 704 papers.
  • 1,700 publications (60.3%) are Open Access across various OA modalities.