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Microbiomas Foundation

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Research works
25
▼ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
524
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
51%
world 18%
Microbiomas Foundation

Not ranked overall: Microbiomas Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Microbiomas Foundation work in?

In all years, 56% of research at Microbiomas Foundation is in Life Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (33%), Environmental Science (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 14 fractional works · 56.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 32.9% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 13.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 18.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 29.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 20.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMicrobiomasFoundation25fractional works, all years
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences1%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences832.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology518.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology14.2%
    1. Environmental Science520.0%
    2. Chemical Engineering14.0%
    3. Engineering12.0%
    4. Chemistry02.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.2%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Medicine313.1%
    2. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences01.1%
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: 9.58× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.39× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9.58×2 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology7.13×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.39×1 works
  4. Environmental Science1.65×0 works
  5. Medicine0.54×1 works
  6. Engineering0.21×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Microbiomas Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Howard Junca and Marcela Villegas-Plazas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Microbiomas Foundation.

  1. 1 Howard Junca Colombia · #1,555,424 worldwide 3.1k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 Marcela Villegas-Plazas Colombia · #3,579,050 worldwide 260 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Microbiomas Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Microbiomas Foundation?

The most cited paper from Microbiomas Foundation is "Analysis of the microbial gene landscape and transcriptome for aromatic pollutants and alkane degradation using a novel internally calibrated microarray system" (Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Robert Geffers, Maria Suarez Diez et al., 2012), with 148 citations. Next come "Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems" (107) and "Spirochaetes dominate the microbial community associated with the red coral Corallium rubrum on a broad geographic scale" (106).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Analysis of the microbial gene landscape and transcriptome for aromatic pollutants and alkane degradation using a novel internally calibrated microarray system Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Robert Geffers, Maria Suarez Diez et al. · Environmental Microbiology 20 Apr 2012 148
2 Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems Sarah M. Allard et al. · mSystems Open access 19 Oct 2020 107
3 Spirochaetes dominate the microbial community associated with the red coral Corallium rubrum on a broad geographic scale Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water, Rémy Melkonian, Howard Junca et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 6 Jun 2016 106
4 Utility of internally transcribed 16S-23S rDNA spacer regions for the definition of Pseudomonas stutzeri genomovars and other Pseudomonas species. Caterina Guasp, Edward R. B. Moore, Jorge Lalucat et al. · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY Jul 2000 94
5 Metabolic networks, microbial ecology and ‘omics’ technologies: towards understanding in situ biodegradation processes Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Howard Junca, Dietmar Helmut Pieper · Environmental Microbiology Open access 23 Sep 2010 94
All 69 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Microbiomas Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Biodiversity, Food Security, Gut Microbiota, Microbial Communities, Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture and Microbiota.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact3▲ 9.3×9 topics
  2. Biodiversity3▲ 15×4 topics
  3. Food Security2▲ 22×2 topics
  4. Gut Microbiota2▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Agroecology2▲ 64×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 2.0×14 topics
  7. Microbial Communities2▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 30×1 topic
  9. Microbiota2▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Vector Control2▲ 67×4 topics
  11. Climate Change2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  12. Symbiont1▲ 298×1 topic
  13. Wolbachia1▲ 298×1 topic
  14. Aquaculture1▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Biodegradation1▲ 49×2 topics
  16. Genomic Analysis1▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Bioreactors1▲ 172×2 topics
  18. Genomics1▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Microbial Ecology1▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons1▲ 69×2 topics
  21. Biosurfactants1▲ 210×1 topic
  22. Nutrition1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  23. Petroleum Microbiology1▲ 210×1 topic
  24. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 9.9×4 topics
  25. Odor Control1▲ 316×1 topic
  26. Sulfur Cycle1▲ 316×1 topic

Which research topics does Microbiomas Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Insect and Pesticide Research, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control.

Insect symbiosis and bac…1Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…0Insect and Pesticide Research: 0 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…0Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 0 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 0 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 0 fractional worksGut microbiota and health0Gut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natural Products: 0 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 0 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional worksTrypanosoma species research and implications: 0 fractional works
Insect ScienceImmunologyEndocrinologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 1 works
  2. 2 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 0 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 0 works
  4. 4 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 0 works
  5. 5 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 0 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 0 works
  8. 8 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 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 available67.3%not open32.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.6%domestic only49.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Microbiomas Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% lower 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 Microbiomas Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000045% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Microbiomas Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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