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Benaki Phytopathological Institute

In research, Benaki Phytopathological Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,361 of 3,157 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,846 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Insect Science is 67.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,890
of 22,385 · #14,707 all time
Rank in Greece
#88
of 111
Research works
716
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Benaki Phytopathological Institute

What is Benaki Phytopathological Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,361 of 3,157 11.3%61 #1065
Life SciencesDomain #3,846 of 6,403 9.9%74 #2349

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Benaki Phytopathological Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Benaki Phytopathological Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Benaki Phytopathological Institute is in Life Sciences, 17% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (59%), Environmental Science (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 4.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 86 fractional works · 70.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 71 fractional works · 58.6% of its workPlant Science: 32 fractional works · 25.9% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 19.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 17.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBenakiPhytopathologica…122fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences71%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7158.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1310.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Environmental Science1512.6%
    2. Engineering21.9%
    3. Chemistry10.9%
    4. Materials Science10.6%
    5. Computer Science10.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine97.7%
    2. Nursing10.5%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences11.1%
    2. Social Sciences10.9%
    3. Psychology10.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Benaki Phytopathological Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 67.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 23.5 works68×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 31.6 works15×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 71.5 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 12.33× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.95× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.54× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.33×72 works
  2. Veterinary2.62×0 works
  3. Environmental Science2.54×15 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.34×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.95×13 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.14×1 works
  7. Nursing1.02×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.55×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.44×0 works
  10. Energy0.40×0 works
  11. Medicine0.40×9 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.28×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.25×0 works
  16. Psychology0.22×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  18. Engineering0.13×2 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.07×1 works
  23. Computer Science0.06×1 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Benaki Phytopathological Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Αntonios Michaelakis, Nikoletta G. Ntalli and Ioannis Theologidis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Benaki Phytopathological Institute.

  1. 1 Αntonios Michaelakis Greece · #601,114 worldwide 3.6k citations · 143 works
  2. 2 Nikoletta G. Ntalli Greece · #666,248 worldwide 3k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Ioannis Theologidis Greece · #960,748 worldwide 1.5k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 J. Willem Seinhorst Greece · #1,099,420 worldwide 4.7k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Effrosyni Zafeiraki Greece · #1,138,502 worldwide 849 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Maria C. Holeva Greece · #1,178,998 worldwide 1.9k citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Kyriaki A. Machera Greece · #1,364,856 worldwide 5.2k citations · 216 works
  8. 8 Georgios Balatsos Greece · #1,367,963 worldwide 379 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Anastasia Spyropoulou Greece · #1,506,041 worldwide 836 citations · 65 works
  10. 10 Eliana Spilioti Greece · #1,506,748 worldwide 661 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Benaki Phytopathological Institute

What are the most cited papers from Benaki Phytopathological Institute?

The most cited paper from Benaki Phytopathological Institute is "Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses" (Marcin Barański, Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Nikolaos Volakakis et al., 2014), with 685 citations. Next come "Do pesticides promote or hinder sustainability in agriculture? The challenge of sustainable use of pesticides in modern agriculture" (397) and "The role of urbanisation in the spread of Aedes mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit—A systematic review" (365).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses Marcin Barański, Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Nikolaos Volakakis et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition ReviewOpen access 26 Jun 2014 685
2 Do pesticides promote or hinder sustainability in agriculture? The challenge of sustainable use of pesticides in modern agriculture Maira Lykogianni, Eleftheria D. Bempelou, Filitsa Karamaouna et al. · The Science of The Total Environment 30 Jun 2021 397
3 The role of urbanisation in the spread of Aedes mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit—A systematic review Antonios Kolimenakis, Sabine Heinz, Michael Lowery Wilson et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases ReviewOpen access 9 Sep 2021 365
4 A proposed nomenclature and classification for plant pathogenic bacteria John M. Young, D. W. Dye, J. F. Bradbury et al. · New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research Open access Feb 1978 356
5 Comparative Temperature-Dependent Development of Nephus includens (Kirsch) and Nephus bisignatus (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Preying on Planococcus citri (Risso) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae): Evaluation of a Linear and Various Nonlinear Models Using Specific Criteria D. C. Kontodimas, Panagiotis A. Eliopoulos, George J. Stathas et al. · Environmental Entomology Open access Feb 2004 296
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Benaki Phytopathological Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Invasive Species, Pest Management, Food Safety, Host Specificity, Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles, Jasmonate Signaling and Biopesticides.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biological Control19▲ 100×9 topics
  2. Invasive Species13▲ 26×12 topics
  3. Pest Management9▲ 89×4 topics
  4. Climate Change9▲ 2.7×12 topics
  5. Environmental Impact8▲ 4.0×14 topics
  6. Food Safety8▲ 24×7 topics
  7. Host Specificity7▲ 53×5 topics
  8. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles7▲ 130×1 topic
  9. Jasmonate Signaling7▲ 130×1 topic
  10. Biopesticides6▲ 78×2 topics
  11. Health Effects6▲ 8.2×11 topics
  12. Plant Immunity6▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Essential Oils5▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Vector Control5▲ 36×4 topics
  15. Biodiversity5▲ 5.4×9 topics
  16. Vaccine Development5▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Botanical Insecticides5▲ 106×1 topic
  18. Gut Microbiota5▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Immune System5▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Insect Control5▲ 106×1 topic
  21. Honey Bees5▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Microbiota5▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Neonicotinoids5▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Mass Spectrometry5▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Toxicity5▲ 8.7×8 topics
  27. Global Change4▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Population Dynamics4▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Liquid Chromatography4▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Method Validation4▲ 62×2 topics
  31. Multiresidue Method4▲ 187×1 topic
  32. Pesticide Residues4▲ 187×1 topic
  33. Risk Assessment4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  34. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 25×4 topics
  35. Ecosystem Services4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  36. Gene Silencing4▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Viral RNA Silencing4▲ 86×1 topic
  38. Pesticides4▲ 41×3 topics
  39. Genomics4▲ 9.7×6 topics
  40. Phylogeny4▲ 17×7 topics

Which research topics does Benaki Phytopathological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Pest Control Strategies, Insect and Pesticide Research and Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety.

Insect-Plant Interaction…7Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 7 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…5Insect Pest Control Strategies: 5 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…5Insect and Pesticide Research: 5 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analys…4Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 4 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …3Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksInsect behavior and cont…3Insect behavior and control techniques: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…3Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksBee Products Chemical An…2Bee Products Chemical Analysis: 2 fractional works
Insect SciencePlant ScienceFood ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 7 works
  2. 2 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 5 works
  3. 3 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 5 works
  4. 4 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 4 works
  5. 5 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 3 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Bee Products Chemical Analysis Insect Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Benaki Phytopathological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Benaki Phytopathological Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Benaki Phytopathological Institute0.00051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Benaki Phytopathological Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Benaki Phytopathological Institute7.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2022.

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