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Inštitut Bion

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World rank, all time
#29,376
of 34,923
Rank in Slovenia
#74
of 86
Research works
203
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Inštitut Bion

Which fields of science does Inštitut Bion work in?

In all years, 39% of research at Inštitut Bion is in Life Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 80 fractional works · 39.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 19.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiophysics: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 67 fractional works · 33.2% of its workMedicine: 62 fractional works · 30.6% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKInštitut Bion203fractional works, all years
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4019.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2613.0%
    3. Neuroscience94.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    1. Medicine6230.6%
    2. Health Professions21.0%
    3. Nursing20.9%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering115.2%
    2. Environmental Science63.0%
    3. Chemistry52.2%
    4. Materials Science42.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy41.9%
    6. Computer Science41.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering21.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities52.2%
    3. Social Sciences42.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.0%
    5. Psychology10.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
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: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.62× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.22× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience6.22×2 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.60×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.62×4 works
  4. Chemistry3.12×1 works
  5. Nursing2.00×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.56×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.39×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.32×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.30×0 works
  10. Medicine1.28×4 works
  11. Engineering0.72×2 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.55×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.43×1 works
  15. Psychology0.32×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Inštitut Bion?

Ranked on the quality score, Roman R. Poznanski, Slavka Mandić-Radić and Igor Jerman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inštitut Bion.

  1. 1 Roman R. Poznanski Slovenia · #4,605,314 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Slavka Mandić-Radić Slovenia · #5,221,738 worldwide 115 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Igor Jerman Slovenia · #6,989,150 worldwide 653 citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Inštitut Bion

What are the most cited papers from Inštitut Bion?

The most cited paper from Inštitut Bion is "The evaluation of waste, surface and ground water quality using the Allium test procedure" (Vesna Smaka-Kincl, P. Stegnar, Milan Lovka et al., 1996), with 320 citations. Next come "Melatonin and a spin-trap compound block radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation-induced DNA strand breaks in rat brain cells" (224) and "Long‐term, low‐level microwave irradiation of rats" (174).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The evaluation of waste, surface and ground water quality using the Allium test procedure Vesna Smaka-Kincl, P. Stegnar, Milan Lovka et al. · Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology Jul 1996 320
2 Melatonin and a spin-trap compound block radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation-induced DNA strand breaks in rat brain cells Henry Lai, Narendra Prasad Singh · Bioelectromagnetics 1997 224
3 Long‐term, low‐level microwave irradiation of rats C.‐K. Chou, A.W. Guy, L. L. Kunz et al. · Bioelectromagnetics 1992 174
4 A Simple Statistical Mechanical Approach to the free Energy of the Electric Double Layer Including the Excluded Volume Effect Veronika Kralj-Igli?, Ale Igli · Journal de Physique II Open access Apr 1996 165
5 Melatonin and N‐tert‐butyl‐α‐phenylnitrone block 60‐Hz magnetic field‐induced DNA single and double strand breaks in rat brain cells Henry Lai, Narendra Prasad Singh · Journal of Pineal Research Open access Apr 1997 127
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Which keywords describe research at Inštitut Bion?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Health Benefits, Biofield, Biophoton, Sustainable Development, Regional Development, Financial Performance and Plant Growth.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Oxidative Stress21▲ 5.6×35 topics
  2. Health Benefits12▲ 20×6 topics
  3. Inflammation12▲ 2.4×37 topics
  4. Sustainable Development9▲ 4.0×6 topics
  5. Biofield9▲ 393×1 topic
  6. Biophoton9▲ 393×1 topic
  7. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.4×18 topics
  8. Climate Change7▲ 1.35×18 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 4.0×16 topics
  10. Regional Development7▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Financial Performance7▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Plant Growth7▲ 30×4 topics
  13. Economic Growth7▲ 4.4×1 topic
  14. Rural Tourism7▲ 87×1 topic
  15. Soil Moisture6▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 5.7×10 topics
  17. Magnetic Fields6▲ 29×1 topic
  18. Water Treatment6▲ 25×1 topic
  19. Guidelines6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  20. Cancer Risk5▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Antioxidant4▲ 3.3×16 topics
  22. Metabolism4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  23. Health Effects4▲ 3.5×4 topics
  24. Ion Channels4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  26. DNA Damage4▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Antioxidants4▲ 4.6×5 topics
  28. Electromagnetic Fields4▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Magnetoreception4▲ 161×1 topic
  30. Microbiota4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  31. Precision Medicine4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  32. Electrical Signals3▲ 134×1 topic
  33. Glutamate Receptor-Like Genes3▲ 134×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  35. Biological Activities3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  36. Nutritional Value3▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Soil Fertility3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Erythropoiesis3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Nutritional Significance3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  40. Polysaccharides3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Inštitut Bion publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, Chemical and Physical Studies, Biofield Effects and Biophysics and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses.

Advanced Chemical Sensor…1Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksChemical and Physical Studies: 1 fractional worksBiofield Effects and Biophysics: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 0 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 0 fractional worksRetinoids in leukemia an…0Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes: 0 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 0 fractional worksVagus Nerve Stimulation Research: 0 fractional worksMagnetic and Electromagnetic Effects: 0 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringBiophysicsPhysiologyAnalytical Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Chemical and Physical Studies Biophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 0 works
  6. 6 Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  8. 8 Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Neurology 0 works
  9. 9 Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 0 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Inštitut Bion's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% 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 Inštitut Bion as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000067% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Inštitut Bion0.000062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Inštitut Bion over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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