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Galapagos (Belgium)

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,590
of 28,054 · #21,332 all time
Rank in Belgium
#102
of 138
Research works
296
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

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: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.40× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.56× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.72× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Galapagos (Belgium)?

Ranked on the composite score, Katrien Van Beneden, Jean Pierre Castellani and Chantal Tasset lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Galapagos (Belgium).

  1. 1 Katrien Van Beneden Belgium · #444,206 worldwide 28 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Jean Pierre Castellani Belgium · #454,091 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Chantal Tasset Belgium · #836,604 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Henry Nicholls Belgium · #1,389,041 worldwide 15 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Joana Osório Belgium · #1,421,441 worldwide 6 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Haridarshan Patel Belgium · #1,501,917 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Jessica Nakhlé Belgium · #1,631,048 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Galapagos (Belgium)

Which keywords describe research at Galapagos (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cytokines, Cardiovascular Risk, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Epidemiology and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.0×42 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 3.4×20 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 2.4×29 topics
  4. Autoantibodies5▲ 22×6 topics
  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis4▲ 45×3 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Cytokines4▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 36×4 topics
  9. Population Dynamics4▲ 16×11 topics
  10. Biological Therapy4▲ 70×1 topic
  11. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs4▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Pathogenesis4▲ 7.7×10 topics
  13. Cancer4▲ 2.8×19 topics
  14. Rituximab4▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Conservation3▲ 8.1×11 topics
  16. Genetics3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  18. Invasive Species3▲ 7.6×14 topics
  19. Biodiversity3▲ 4.0×14 topics
  20. Immunology3▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia3▲ 63×1 topic
  22. Crohn's Disease3▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Genomic Aberrations3▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Ulcerative Colitis3▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 24×4 topics
  26. Latin America2▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Fibrosis2▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Immune Response2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  29. Biocultural Conservation2▲ 140×1 topic
  30. Earth Stewardship2▲ 140×1 topic
  31. Environmental Ethics2▲ 32×2 topics
  32. TGF-ß2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Interstitial Lung Disease2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Lymphoma2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Mutation2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis1▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Myofibroblast1▲ 33×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Res…4Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 4 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 3 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations …1International Relations in Latin America: 1 fractional worksCytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions: 1 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 1 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional works
RheumatologyGeneticsEcologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 4 works
  2. 2 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 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 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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