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Flanders Marine Institute

In research, Flanders Marine Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,509 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,837 of 3,551 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,037 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 36.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,349
of 28,054 · #21,567 all time
Rank in Belgium
#80
of 138
Research works
457
▲ 105% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Flanders Marine Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,509 of 12,888 12.3%134 #13411
Environmental ScienceField #2,837 of 3,551 13.8%71 #4212
Life SciencesDomain #7,037 of 7,800 3.6%63 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Flanders Marine 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Flanders Marine Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 36.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.1 works37×
  2. EcologySubfield · 26.2 works15×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 41.6 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: 4.95× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.61× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.26× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.02× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Flanders Marine Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Vandepitte, Francisco Hernández and B. Vanhoorne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flanders Marine Institute.

  1. 1 L. Vandepitte Belgium · #89,056 worldwide 209 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Francisco Hernández Belgium · #190,722 worldwide 183 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 B. Vanhoorne Belgium · #218,488 worldwide 155 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Ana I. Catarino Belgium · #369,813 worldwide 142 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Jan Reubens Belgium · #1,230,815 worldwide 49 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Klaas Deneudt Belgium · #1,245,436 worldwide 41 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 S. Claus Belgium · #1,327,823 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 L. Tyberghein Belgium · #1,486,038 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Elisabeth Debusschere Belgium · #1,486,705 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Inne Withouck Belgium · #1,604,509 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Flanders Marine Institute

Which keywords describe research at Flanders Marine Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Phylogeny, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Ecology, Evolution and Taxonomy.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Change40▲ 6.4×47 topics
  2. Biodiversity38▲ 22×22 topics
  3. Phylogeny30▲ 88×17 topics
  4. Biogeography30▲ 50×18 topics
  5. Invasive Species29▲ 30×17 topics
  6. Ecology28▲ 79×8 topics
  7. Evolution27▲ 47×12 topics
  8. Taxonomy25▲ 85×12 topics
  9. DNA Barcoding19▲ 52×9 topics
  10. Adaptation15▲ 23×6 topics
  11. Groundwater15▲ 79×2 topics
  12. Cavefish14▲ 566×1 topic
  13. Subterranean14▲ 566×1 topic
  14. Ecosystem Functioning14▲ 32×7 topics
  15. Morphology13▲ 34×6 topics
  16. Conservation12▲ 12×15 topics
  17. Coleoptera11▲ 236×2 topics
  18. Population Dynamics11▲ 18×11 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 13×10 topics
  21. Conservation Genetics9▲ 103×2 topics
  22. Biodiversity Loss9▲ 74×2 topics
  23. Environmental Impacts8▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Speciation8▲ 96×2 topics
  25. Waste Management8▲ 8.4×4 topics
  26. Recycling8▲ 8.9×3 topics
  27. Diversification8▲ 87×2 topics
  28. Marine Environment8▲ 24×3 topics
  29. beetles8▲ 257×1 topic
  30. Freshwater Biodiversity7▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Infection7▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Parasitism7▲ 351×1 topic
  33. Snails7▲ 351×1 topic
  34. Biomonitoring7▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 18×10 topics
  36. Conservation Biology6▲ 27×4 topics
  37. Eutrophication6▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Harmful Algal Blooms6▲ 36×3 topics
  40. Systematics6▲ 155×2 topics

Which research topics does Flanders Marine Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Mollusks and Parasites Studies and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior.

Subterranean biodiversit…14Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 14 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 8 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites Studies: 7 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 6 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 6 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 6 fractional worksFreshwater macroinverteb…6Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksCollembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional works
PaleontologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 14 works
  2. 2 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  3. 3 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 7 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 6 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 6 works
  6. 6 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 6 works
  7. 7 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 6 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 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 available77.0%not open23.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.2%domestic only45.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Flanders Marine Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 105% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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