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Centre for BioSystems Genomics

In research, Centre for BioSystems Genomics stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,942 of 11,023 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,029 of 5,126 worldwide) and Plant Science (#638 of 2,489 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#14,332
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#197
of 407
Research works
456
▲ 85% vs 2018-21
Citations
40k
87.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.44×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Centre for BioSystems Genomics

What is Centre for BioSystems Genomics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #1,942 of 11,023 28.0%377
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,029 of 5,126 30.1%227
Plant ScienceSubfield #638 of 2,489 31.0%158
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,867 of 5,801 24.7%143

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for BioSystems Genomics 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 Centre for BioSystems Genomics work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Centre for BioSystems Genomics is in Life Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (39%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 3.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 37 fractional works · 62.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 39.4% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 20.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 22.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 28.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre forBioSystems…60fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences63%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences1%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2339.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1322.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Environmental Science812.8%
    2. Engineering57.8%
    3. Computer Science34.2%
    4. Chemical Engineering12.1%
    5. Chemistry11.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine34.8%
    2. Veterinary22.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    2. Decision Sciences00.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    4. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centre for BioSystems Genomics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 23.5 works8.3×
← 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: 8.29× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.17× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.57× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.89× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary19.89×2 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8.29×24 works
  3. Chemical Engineering6.06×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.17×13 works
  5. Environmental Science2.57×8 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.71×1 works
  8. Nursing0.57×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.54×2 works
  10. Engineering0.52×5 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.29×0 works
  14. Medicine0.25×3 works
  15. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  16. Energy0.12×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  19. Psychology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre for BioSystems Genomics?

Ranked on the quality score, C. H. Ric De Vos, Harry H. Jonker and Ineke de Vries lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for BioSystems Genomics.

  1. 1 C. H. Ric De Vos Netherlands · #153,095 worldwide 8.2k citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Harry H. Jonker Netherlands · #455,086 worldwide 2.7k citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Ineke de Vries Netherlands · #977,962 worldwide 1.4k citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Ann P. O’Connell Netherlands · #1,116,988 worldwide 2.3k citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for BioSystems Genomics

What are the most cited papers from Centre for BioSystems Genomics?

The most cited paper from Centre for BioSystems Genomics is "The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution" (Hideki Hirakawa et al., 2012), with 3,442 citations. Next come "Hormonal Modulation of Plant Immunity" (3,085) and "The rhizosphere microbiome: significance of plant beneficial, plant pathogenic, and human pathogenic microorganisms" (2,862).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution Hideki Hirakawa et al. · Nature Open access271 authors May 2012 3,442
2 Hormonal Modulation of Plant Immunity Corné M. J. Pieterse, Dieuwertje van der Does, Christos Zamioudis et al. · Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology ReviewOpen access 2 Mar 2011 3,085
3 The rhizosphere microbiome: significance of plant beneficial, plant pathogenic, and human pathogenic microorganisms Rodrigo Mendes, Paolina Garbeva, Jos M. Raaijmakers · FEMS Microbiology Reviews Open access 23 Jun 2013 2,862
4 Genome sequence and analysis of the tuber crop potato X X Xu et al. · Nature Open access Jul 2011 2,140
5 Properties of bacterial endophytes and their proposed role in plant growth Pablo R. Hardoim, Leo S. van Overbeek, Jan Dirk van Elsas · Trends in Microbiology ReviewOpen access 14 Sep 2008 1,707
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre for BioSystems Genomics?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Marker-Assisted Selection, Population Genetics, Climate Change, Genome-Wide Association, Animal Welfare, Environmental Monitoring and Image Processing.

▲ 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. Climate Change6▲ 3.7×25 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity6▲ 22×10 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 2.7×14 topics
  4. Marker-Assisted Selection5▲ 113×2 topics
  5. Deep Learning4▲ 2.2×14 topics
  6. Population Genetics4▲ 55×4 topics
  7. Genome-Wide Association4▲ 80×2 topics
  8. Animal Welfare4▲ 66×3 topics
  9. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Image Processing3▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Plant Breeding3▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Animal Breeding3▲ 127×1 topic
  13. Genomic Selection3▲ 127×1 topic
  14. Livestock Production3▲ 53×3 topics
  15. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  16. Dairy Cattle2▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Genetic Variation2▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Plant Disease Detection2▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Smart Farming2▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Heat Stress2▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Quantitative Trait Loci2▲ 73×3 topics
  22. Genetic Mapping2▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Microbial Community2▲ 47×3 topics
  24. QTL Mapping2▲ 33×4 topics
  25. Biodiversity2▲ 4.8×12 topics
  26. Invasive Species2▲ 8.9×11 topics
  27. Heterosis2▲ 91×2 topics
  28. Metabolic Adaptations2▲ 140×1 topic
  29. Physiological Responses2▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Crop Improvement2▲ 70×2 topics
  31. Genome-wide Association Studies2▲ 122×1 topic
  32. Maize Domestication2▲ 122×1 topic
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 9.6×10 topics
  34. Functional–Structural Plant Modelling2▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Plant Architecture2▲ 126×1 topic
  36. Potato2▲ 68×2 topics
  37. Emotional State1▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Global Change1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Stress Indicators1▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Volatile Organic Compounds1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre for BioSystems Genomics publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Smart Agriculture and AI, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 3 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…2Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 2 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…2Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 2 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksOdor and Emission Contro…1Odor and Emission Control Technologies: 1 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional works
GeneticsPlant ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologySmall Animals4 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 3 works
  2. 2 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  4. 4 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  7. 7 Odor and Emission Control Technologies Process Chemistry and Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Potato Plant Research Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 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 available65.4%not open34.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.9%domestic only51.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for BioSystems Genomics's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 85% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Centre for BioSystems Genomics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Centre for BioSystems Genomics0.00048% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre for BioSystems Genomics 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 counting20%40%Centre for BioSystems Genomics14.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 38.3% in 2008.

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