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Institute of Plant Biology

In research, Institute of Plant Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,815 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Molecular Biology — Plant Science is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,874
of 28,054 · #9,173 all time
Rank in Hungary
#51
of 118
Research works
1.2k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
42.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Institute of Plant Biology 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,815 of 7,800 27.1%93 #4238

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Plant Biology 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 Institute of Plant Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 40.2 works16×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 59.0 works8.8×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 22.0 works5.1×
← 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: 8.77× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.99× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.74× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 3.21× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Plant Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Imre Vass, Éva Hideg and Attila Fehér lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Plant Biology.

  1. 1 Imre Vass Hungary · #825,142 worldwide 114 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Éva Hideg Hungary · #1,215,102 worldwide 60 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Attila Fehér Hungary · #1,275,420 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Gergely Maróti Hungary · #1,556,436 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Plant Biology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Plant Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Climate Change, Light Harvesting, Photosystem II, Signal Transduction, Reactive Oxygen Species, Antioxidants and Metabolism.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 3.2×41 topics
  2. Gene Expression11▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress7▲ 3.1×12 topics
  4. Light Harvesting7▲ 125×1 topic
  5. Photosystem II7▲ 125×1 topic
  6. Signal Transduction6▲ 29×3 topics
  7. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Antioxidants6▲ 9.1×6 topics
  9. Biodiversity6▲ 5.4×16 topics
  10. Metabolism5▲ 7.4×9 topics
  11. Abiotic Stress5▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Plant Development5▲ 59×3 topics
  13. Drought Resistance5▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Genome Analysis5▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Invasive Species5▲ 7.6×13 topics
  16. Plant Responses4▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Transcription Factors4▲ 25×4 topics
  18. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Nitrogen Fixation4▲ 42×3 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 9.7×8 topics
  21. Salt Tolerance4▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Stress Signaling4▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Development4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  24. MicroRNA4▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Global Change4▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Auxin4▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Plant4▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Rhizosphere Interactions4▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Genetic Regulation4▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Phosphorus4▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  34. Genomics3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  35. Nitrogen3▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Root Architecture3▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Root Exudates3▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Host Recognition3▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Plant Immunity3▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Symbiosis3▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Plant Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Plant Molecular Biology Research and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

Photosynthetic Processes…7Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 4 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 4 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 3 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 2 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…2Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 2 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 2 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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

  1. 1 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 7 works
  2. 2 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 2 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 available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.8%domestic only39.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Plant Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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