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VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology

In research, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology stands highest in Plant Science (#400 of 1,395 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,162 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,685 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 20.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,453
of 28,054 · #4,518 all time
Rank in Belgium
#41
of 138
Research works
887
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
77.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
43.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #400 of 1,395 53.6%60 #162
Life SciencesDomain #3,162 of 7,800 45.9%139 #1628
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,685 of 3,409 52.7%69 #672
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,843 of 3,579 39.3%67 #1180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Plant Science#162 #400
  2. Life Sciences#1,628 #3,162
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#672 #1,685
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,180 #1,843
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 20.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 60.2 works21×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 50.3 works10.0×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 69.3 works8.7×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 66.9 works7.5×
  5. Life SciencesDomain · 138.6 works6.3×
← 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: 8.73× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.51× its world share, 67 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Eugenia Russinova, Johan Botterman and Frederik Coppens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology.

  1. 1 Eugenia Russinova Belgium · #374,565 worldwide 161 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Johan Botterman Belgium · #555,249 worldwide 125 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Frederik Coppens Belgium · #986,639 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology

Which keywords describe research at VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Epigenetic Regulation, Development, MicroRNA, Plant, Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Gene Expression27▲ 27×13 topics
  2. Transcription Factors20▲ 97×4 topics
  3. Epigenetic Regulation18▲ 50×5 topics
  4. Development14▲ 24×2 topics
  5. MicroRNA14▲ 69×1 topic
  6. Plant14▲ 182×1 topic
  7. Oxidative Stress12▲ 4.3×17 topics
  8. Reactive Oxygen Species9▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Light Harvesting8▲ 120×1 topic
  10. Photosystem II8▲ 120×1 topic
  11. Signal Transduction7▲ 30×5 topics
  12. Metabolism7▲ 7.9×12 topics
  13. Genetic Regulation7▲ 25×4 topics
  14. Plant Development7▲ 65×3 topics
  15. Drought Resistance6▲ 40×4 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity6▲ 8.5×8 topics
  17. Antioxidants6▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Plant Immunity6▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Plant Responses6▲ 43×2 topics
  20. Small RNAs6▲ 57×2 topics
  21. Abiotic Stress6▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Phosphorus6▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Pollen Tube Growth6▲ 142×1 topic
  24. Self-Incompatibility6▲ 142×1 topic
  25. Nitrogen6▲ 112×1 topic
  26. Root Architecture6▲ 112×1 topic
  27. Metabolic Pathways5▲ 63×3 topics
  28. Salt Tolerance5▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Stress Signaling5▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Regulation5▲ 5.8×5 topics
  31. QTL Mapping5▲ 26×6 topics
  32. Genome Engineering5▲ 47×1 topic
  33. RNA-Guided5▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Anthocyanins5▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Biotechnology5▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Genome Evolution5▲ 72×2 topics
  37. Host Recognition5▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Flavonoid Biosynthesis5▲ 106×1 topic
  39. MYB5▲ 106×1 topic
  40. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 9.3×9 topics

Which research topics does VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology publish most on?

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

Plant Molecular Biology …14Plant Molecular Biology Research: 14 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 6 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 6 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 5 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 5 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression An…5Plant Gene Expression Analysis: 5 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 4 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 4 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 4 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 14 works
  2. 2 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 8 works
  3. 3 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 6 works
  4. 4 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 5 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 5 works
  7. 7 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 5 works
  8. 8 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 4 works
  10. 10 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.7%domestic only52.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.

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