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French Community of Belgium

In research, French Community of Belgium stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,295 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,083 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,441
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#156
of 267
Research works
429
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is French Community of Belgium 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
Health SciencesDomain #12,295 of 20,462 22.7%222
MedicineField #12,083 of 17,978 23.0%189

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where French Community of Belgium 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).

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: 5.89× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at French Community of Belgium?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Habitat Fragmentation, Antioxidant Activity, Mosses and Social Justice.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Biogeography4▲ 41×9 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 29×7 topics
  3. Biodiversity3▲ 10×5 topics
  4. Invasive Species3▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 2.5×9 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 29×4 topics
  7. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  8. Mosses2▲ 226×2 topics
  9. Social Justice2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  10. Global Change2▲ 20×2 topics
  11. DNA Barcoding2▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Lichen2▲ 287×1 topic
  13. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Symbiosis2▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Mycorrhizal Fungi2▲ 64×2 topics
  17. Epidemiology2◆ 1.13×14 topics
  18. Fungal Diversity2▲ 99×2 topics
  19. Plant Interactions2▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Soil Biota2▲ 110×1 topic
  21. Microbial Communities1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  22. Conservation1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services1▲ 9.7×1 topic
  24. Pollinator Decline1▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Fungal Pathogens1▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Genetic Structure1▲ 49×2 topics
  27. Endophytic Fungi1▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Genomic Characterization1▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Social Networks1▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Altruism1▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Cooperation1▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Environmental Participation1▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Evolutionary Games1▲ 142×1 topic
  34. Phylogeny1▲ 19×5 topics
  35. Territorial Governance1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does French Community of Belgium publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lichen and fungal ecology, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Plant and animal studies and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Lichen and fungal ecology2Lichen and fungal ecology: 2 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…2Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…1Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…1Genetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 1 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceCell BiologySociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  2. 2 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has French Community of Belgium's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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