RSA CE&C 2015-2021

34 Table 6 gives an overview of the research outputs during the review period. The quality and impact of the outputs are the leading criteria for the department, and the staff members of the department are highly successful in this respect as is evident from the substantial number of refereed publications in the top journals of the respective disciplines and in multidisciplinary journals. Five key publications published by each group during the review period are given in the research group descriptions in the additional booklet attached to this report. The research outcomes are also presented at major national and international conferences. Staff members are sought after for lectures at conferences, universities, research institutes and private companies around the world. Table 6: Research outputs in the period 2015-2021. Yearly output 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Refereed articles 408 433 432 424 373 441 377 Book chapters 24 10 24 21 7 9 2 PhD theses 44 38 33 36 39 45 44 Professional publications 13 9 8 10 12 5 4 FWCI 1.8 1.8 1.88 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.5 Publications in top 1% journals 11.3% 13.4% 12.5% 9.5% 9.3% 10.7% 13.4% Publications in top 10% journals 72.3% 73.9% 70.7% 68.2% 63.1% 58.9% 60.0% Outputs in top 1% citations 2.5% 2.5% 2.0% 0.9% 3.6% 0.8% 0.6% Outputs in top 10% citations 20.0% 22.7% 25.4% 21.8% 21.4% 16.6% 15.1% The department has a long tradition of scientific excellence, as is evident from the large number of high-quality publications in mostly Q1 journals (top 25% journals in a particular research field). In fact, an average of more than ~40% of the publications are in top 10% journals. The main purpose of the department in publishing papers is to inform peers about discoveries, thereby advancing science and technology. Prestige is an obvious criterion to target such top-tier journals. Hence, most of the staff regularly make efforts to publish their most profound research outcomes in general journals because of the higher visibility and broader dissemination. The publication landscape is in transition. The total number of manuscripts submittedworldwide has significantly increased and open access publishing is obligatory for projects funded by e.g., the Dutch Research Council and the European Commission. Most of the publications of the department (~80%) are open access nowadays (Table 7) in order to make research available to readers at no cost. TU/e and grant organizations encourage open access publishing. TU/e has created a website with information on open access publishing and provides dedicated support from library experts. At a national level, a website listing journal agreements and the associated costs for university researchers is available. The significant share of academic- corporate publications (ca. 15%) underpins the successful collaboration with industrial partners on frontier topics in science and technology. Table 7: Percentage of open access publishing of the department in the period 2015-2021. Year of publication 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 Open access (%) 1 18 42 68 70 80 1 Peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals (pre- and post-print versions included)