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ProDigest (Belgium)

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Research works
56
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
26.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
64%
world 18%
ProDigest (Belgium)

Not ranked overall: ProDigest (Belgium) 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 ProDigest (Belgium) work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at ProDigest (Belgium) is in Life Sciences, 40% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (30%), Medicine (27%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 14 fractional works · 54.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 25.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 21.4% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 18.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 39.5% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 27.1% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 10.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 10.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKProDigest(Belgium)26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences54%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology830.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences521.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine727.1%
    2. Nursing310.7%
    3. Health Professions01.5%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Environmental Science12.6%
    2. Engineering01.3%
    1. Social Sciences02.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.3%
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: 4.51× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.66× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 21.86× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial 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: Nursing, 21.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing21.86×3 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.78×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.66×8 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.51×6 works
  5. Medicine1.41×7 works
  6. Veterinary1.07×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.58×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.52×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.20×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.15×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  12. Engineering0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ProDigest (Belgium)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jonas Ghyselinck, Cindy Duysburgh and Adam Larsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ProDigest (Belgium).

  1. 1 Jonas Ghyselinck Belgium · #811,632 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Cindy Duysburgh Belgium · #2,742,437 worldwide 847 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Adam Larsson Belgium · #3,853,376 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at ProDigest (Belgium)

What are the most cited papers from ProDigest (Belgium)?

The most cited paper from ProDigest (Belgium) is "The impact of the Fungus-Host-Microbiota interplay uponCandida albicansinfections: current knowledge and new perspectives" (Christophe d’Enfert et al., 2020), with 361 citations. Next come "Can dynamic in vitro digestion systems mimic the physiological reality?" (325) and "The HMI™ module: a new tool to study the Host-Microbiota Interaction in the human gastrointestinal tract in vitro" (200).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The impact of the Fungus-Host-Microbiota interplay uponCandida albicansinfections: current knowledge and new perspectives Christophe d’Enfert et al. · FEMS Microbiology Reviews Open access 18 Nov 2020 361
2 Can dynamic in vitro digestion systems mimic the physiological reality? Didier Dupont, Monique Alric, Stéphanie Blanquet‐Diot et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 23 Jan 2018 325
3 The HMI™ module: a new tool to study the Host-Microbiota Interaction in the human gastrointestinal tract in vitro Massimo Marzorati, Barbara W.A. Vanhoecke, Tine De Ryck et al. · BMC Microbiology Open access 22 May 2014 200
4 The Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME®) Tom Van de Wiele, Pieter Van den Abbeele, Wendy Ossieur et al. Book chapterOpen access 2015 182
5 Effects of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on the Adult Gut Microbiota and Barrier Function Tanja Šuligoj, Louise Kristine Vigsnæs, Pieter Van den Abbeele et al. · Nutrients Open access 13 Sep 2020 167
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ProDigest (Belgium)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Metabolic Health, Microbial Communities, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Microbiota, Prebiotics and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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-now 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Gut Microbiota8▲ 88×5 topics
  2. Probiotics7▲ 108×5 topics
  3. Metabolic Health6▲ 128×2 topics
  4. Microbial Communities6▲ 54×1 topic
  5. Microbiota6▲ 108×2 topics
  6. Short-Chain Fatty Acids6▲ 202×1 topic
  7. Prebiotics6▲ 240×2 topics
  8. Clinical Trials4▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Gut Health4▲ 279×1 topic
  10. Lactic Acid Bacteria4▲ 279×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  12. Inflammation3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  13. Health Benefits2▲ 28×4 topics
  14. Dietary Fiber2▲ 71×2 topics
  15. Gastrointestinal Disorders2▲ 125×2 topics
  16. Enteric Nervous System2▲ 147×1 topic
  17. Functional Food2▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Irritable Bowel Syndrome2▲ 194×1 topic
  19. Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea2▲ 208×1 topic
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation2▲ 208×1 topic
  22. Fructans2▲ 171×1 topic
  23. Inulin2▲ 171×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Gut microbiota and health, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research.

Gut microbiota and health6Gut microbiota and health: 6 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…4Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 4 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 2 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in…2Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksDigestive system and related health: 1 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 0 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 0 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyFood ScienceGastroenterologyInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 4 works
  3. 3 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 2 works
  4. 4 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Digestive system and related health Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  9. 9 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 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 available77.4%not open22.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.9%domestic only36.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% 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 ProDigest (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000100% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%ProDigest (Belgium)0.00012% in 202520102020

Fractional works of ProDigest (Belgium) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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