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VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology

In research, VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,276 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,223
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#64
of 267
Research works
262
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
64.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #4,276 of 14,347 35.3%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology 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).

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.46× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 10.24× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.08× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology?

Ranked on the composite score, Sarah Weckhuysen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology.

  1. 1 Sarah Weckhuysen Belgium · #279,417 worldwide 206 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology

Which keywords describe research at VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Amyloid Hypothesis, Tau Pathology, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Brain Development and Genetics.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurodegeneration10▲ 79×8 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress6▲ 9.4×10 topics
  3. Neuroinflammation6▲ 50×4 topics
  4. Amyloid Hypothesis4▲ 152×1 topic
  5. Tau Pathology4▲ 152×1 topic
  6. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 30×5 topics
  7. Brain Development3▲ 43×4 topics
  8. Genetics3▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Innate Immunity3▲ 23×7 topics
  10. Inflammation3▲ 2.9×18 topics
  11. Neuroimaging3▲ 23×7 topics
  12. Genetic Mutations2▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Cancer2▲ 3.9×17 topics
  14. Cytokines2▲ 19×5 topics
  15. FUS/TLS2▲ 220×1 topic
  16. Microglia2▲ 43×2 topics
  17. TDP-432▲ 220×1 topic
  18. Biomarkers2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  19. Gene Expression2▲ 7.2×11 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders2▲ 7.5×10 topics
  21. Aging2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  22. Astrocytes2▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 17×7 topics
  24. Synaptic Pruning2▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Metabolism1▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  27. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.9×8 topics
  28. Dopaminergic Neurons1▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  30. Neurodegenerative Diseases1▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Protein Aggregation1▲ 56×2 topics
  32. Dementia1▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Mild Cognitive Impairment1▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Treatment1▲ 2.0×9 topics

Which research topics does VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Alzheimer's disease rese…4Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 4 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Scle…2Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…2Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional worksHereditary Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 1 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 1 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyNeurologyPsychiatry and Mental healthCellular and Molecular Neuroscience1 others

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

  1. 1 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 4 works
  2. 2 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Hereditary Neurological Disorders Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 1 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 available59.0%not open41.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.5%domestic only55.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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