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Meise Botanic Garden

In research, Meise Botanic Garden stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,147 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,686 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 43.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,782
of 28,054 · #21,061 all time
Rank in Belgium
#99
of 138
Research works
759
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Meise Botanic Garden 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,147 of 3,409 17.9%80 #2099
Life SciencesDomain #6,686 of 7,800 18.1%99 #9130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Meise Botanic Garden 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 Meise Botanic Garden specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 43.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 34.7 works44×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 35.7 works12×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 80.1 works10.0×
← 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: 9.99× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.92× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.52× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.22× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Meise Botanic Garden?

Ranked on the composite score, Elmar Robbrecht, Damien Ertz and Olivier Raspé lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meise Botanic Garden.

  1. 1 Elmar Robbrecht Belgium · #152,768 worldwide 195 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Damien Ertz Belgium · #217,083 worldwide 260 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Olivier Raspé Belgium · #233,349 worldwide 149 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Piet Stoffelen Belgium · #345,834 worldwide 91 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Quentin Groom Belgium · #418,331 worldwide 128 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 André De Kesel Belgium · #490,247 worldwide 133 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Bart Van de Vijver Belgium · #551,474 worldwide 251 citations · 114 works
  8. 8 P. Bamps Belgium · #621,919 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Fabienne Van Rossum Belgium · #663,756 worldwide 71 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Filip Verloove Belgium · #772,181 worldwide 87 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at Meise Botanic Garden

Which keywords describe research at Meise Botanic Garden?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Conservation, Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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. Biogeography40▲ 91×15 topics
  2. Invasive Species31▲ 44×13 topics
  3. Climate Change30▲ 6.6×29 topics
  4. Biodiversity26▲ 21×16 topics
  5. Conservation23▲ 31×10 topics
  6. Taxonomy20▲ 93×8 topics
  7. Phylogeny19▲ 76×8 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis16▲ 31×12 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 41×4 topics
  10. Environmental Monitoring13▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Biomimetic Synthesis13▲ 511×1 topic
  12. Peptide-Directed Materials13▲ 511×1 topic
  13. Ecology12▲ 45×5 topics
  14. Global Change11▲ 26×4 topics
  15. Molecular Phylogeny11▲ 41×5 topics
  16. Mosses11▲ 245×2 topics
  17. Phylogenetics10▲ 132×2 topics
  18. Angiosperm Phylogeny10▲ 224×1 topic
  19. Flowering Plants10▲ 224×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 30×6 topics
  21. Mediterranean10▲ 62×3 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity10▲ 8.9×9 topics
  23. DNA Barcoding9▲ 32×5 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services9▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Endemism9▲ 305×2 topics
  26. Chenopodiaceae9▲ 536×1 topic
  27. Mycorrhizal Fungi9▲ 71×2 topics
  28. Vascular Flora9▲ 536×1 topic
  29. Vegetation8▲ 47×3 topics
  30. Flora8▲ 173×1 topic
  31. Vascular Plants8▲ 173×1 topic
  32. Plant-Animal Interactions8▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Pollinator Decline8▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Fungal Diversity7▲ 96×2 topics
  35. Secondary Metabolites7▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Biomonitoring7▲ 51×2 topics
  37. Plant Interactions7▲ 103×1 topic
  38. Soil Biota7▲ 103×1 topic
  39. Symbiosis7▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Air Pollution6▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Meise Botanic Garden publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diatoms and Algae Research, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies.

Diatoms and Algae Research13Diatoms and Algae Research: 13 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evol…10Plant Diversity and Evolution: 10 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberia…9Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 9 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology…8Botany and Plant Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 7 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology6Lichen and fungal ecology: 6 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Records: 4 fractional works
BiomaterialsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceEcological Modeling1 others

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

  1. 1 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 13 works
  2. 2 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  3. 3 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 9 works
  4. 4 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 8 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  6. 6 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 7 works
  7. 7 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  10. 10 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 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 available67.3%not open32.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.9%domestic only46.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Meise Botanic Garden's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.