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Galapagos (Belgium)

World rank, 2022-now
#16,058
of 22,385 · #14,376 all time
Rank in Belgium
#67
of 105
Research works
296
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
68%
world 18%

Which fields of science does Galapagos (Belgium) work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Galapagos (Belgium) is in Health Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Environmental Science (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 37 fractional works · 34.0% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 31.5% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 23.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 14.7% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGalapagos(Belgium)108fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences19%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3431.5%
    2. Health Professions22.1%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1412.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences65.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology54.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.0%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Environmental Science1614.7%
    2. Computer Science21.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.6%
    4. Engineering21.6%
    5. Chemistry11.1%
    6. Materials Science10.6%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1110.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities54.2%
    3. Psychology32.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.41× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.21× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.95× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.21×5 works
  2. Environmental Science2.95×16 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.92×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.41×14 works
  5. Medicine1.64×34 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.44×4 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.13×6 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×2 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.88×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.81×11 works
  12. Health Professions0.80×2 works
  13. Psychology0.80×3 works
  14. Nursing0.79×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.68×1 works
  16. Veterinary0.45×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.40×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.25×2 works
  20. Energy0.22×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.16×0 works
  24. Engineering0.10×2 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Galapagos (Belgium)?

Ranked on the quality score, Sonia Dupont, Thierry Christophe and Paul Ford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Galapagos (Belgium).

  1. 1 Sonia Dupont Belgium · #201,191 worldwide 4.4k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Thierry Christophe Belgium · #331,422 worldwide 4.4k citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Paul Ford Belgium · #425,003 worldwide 2.4k citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Chantal T. Tasset Belgium · #499,242 worldwide 3.7k citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Annegret Van der Aa Belgium · #721,816 worldwide 2k citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Reginald Brys Belgium · #871,446 worldwide 1.6k citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Frédéric P. Vanhoutte Belgium · #885,611 worldwide 1.4k citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Steve De Vos Belgium · #923,225 worldwide 720 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Edmund V Ekoka Omoruyi Belgium · #1,006,517 worldwide 287 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Gerben van ‘t Klooster Belgium · #1,067,078 worldwide 1.1k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Galapagos (Belgium)

What are the most cited papers from Galapagos (Belgium)?

The most cited paper from Galapagos (Belgium) is "Global incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis" (Toby M. Maher, Elisabeth M. Bendstrup, Louis Dron et al., 2021), with 638 citations. Next come "Filgotinib as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (SELECTION): a phase 2b/3 double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial" (457) and "Clinical remission in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease treated with filgotinib (the FITZROY study): results from a phase 2, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial" (441).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Toby M. Maher, Elisabeth M. Bendstrup, Louis Dron et al. · Respiratory Research Open access 7 Jul 2021 638
2 Filgotinib as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (SELECTION): a phase 2b/3 double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial Brian G. Feagan et al. · The Lancet Jun 2021 457
3 Clinical remission in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease treated with filgotinib (the FITZROY study): results from a phase 2, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial Severine A.R.A. Vermeire, Stefan Schreiber, Robert Petryka et al. · The Lancet 14 Dec 2016 441
4 Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries Nuno C. Queiroz et al. · Nature Open access153 authors 24 Jul 2019 405
5 Feral Goat Eradications on Islands Karl J. Campbell, C. Josh Donlan · Conservation Biology 6 Sep 2005 346
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Galapagos (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Autoantibodies, Climate Change, Inflammation, Conservation, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cytokines.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 2.7×32 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 1.78×42 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 3.0×21 topics
  4. Population Dynamics5▲ 18×11 topics
  5. Autoantibodies5▲ 19×6 topics
  6. Conservation4▲ 9.1×12 topics
  7. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 31×4 topics
  8. Rheumatoid Arthritis4▲ 38×3 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Cytokines4▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Sustainability4▲ 1.48×18 topics
  12. Cancer4▲ 2.6×19 topics
  13. Pathogenesis4▲ 6.8×10 topics
  14. Biological Therapy4▲ 58×1 topic
  15. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs4▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Rituximab4▲ 22×4 topics
  17. Genetics3▲ 4.3×4 topics
  18. Prognostic Factors3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  19. Invasive Species3▲ 6.9×14 topics
  20. Biodiversity3▲ 3.7×18 topics
  21. Immunology3▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Crohn's Disease3▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Ulcerative Colitis3▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia3▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Genomic Aberrations3▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Latin America3▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Fibrosis2▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Biocultural Conservation2▲ 113×1 topic
  30. Earth Stewardship2▲ 113×1 topic
  31. Environmental Ethics2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Archaeology2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition2▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 9.6×7 topics
  36. Mutation2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  37. Phylogeny2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  38. TGF-ß2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Conservation Biology2▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Lymphoma2▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Galapagos (Belgium) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research and Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond.

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 4 works
  2. 2 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 1 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.9%domestic only32.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Galapagos (Belgium)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Galapagos (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Galapagos (Belgium)0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Galapagos (Belgium) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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