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VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology

In research, VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,077 of 14,347 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,239 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#11,337
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#75
of 267
Research works
346
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
37.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology 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 #5,077 of 14,347 27.7%194
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,239 of 7,814 28.3%160

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

What does VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 21.5 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 29.4 works9.7×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.67× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.53× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronnie Willaert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology.

  1. 1 Ronnie Willaert Belgium · #1,396,883 worldwide 14 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology

Which keywords describe research at VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antibiotic Resistance, Glycosylation, Genetic Code, Translation, Ribosome, RNA Structure, Signal Transduction 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. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 18×8 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.6×17 topics
  3. Glycosylation3▲ 46×3 topics
  4. Genetic Code3▲ 67×2 topics
  5. RNA Structure2▲ 82×1 topic
  6. Ribosome2▲ 82×1 topic
  7. Translation2▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Signal Transduction2▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Membrane Proteins2▲ 54×3 topics
  10. Protein2▲ 33×3 topics
  11. Cancer2▲ 2.7×15 topics
  12. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy2▲ 6.2×12 topics
  15. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Prediction2▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Antibody Engineering2▲ 60×1 topic
  18. Fc Receptors2▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Gene Regulation2▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.7×6 topics
  21. Force Field2▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Structure2▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Genomics2▲ 9.7×6 topics
  24. Bacterial Physiology2▲ 132×1 topic
  25. Cell Signaling2▲ 17×8 topics
  26. Cellular Homeostasis2▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  29. Virulence2▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Drug Discovery1▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Self-Assembly1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  32. Genomic Analysis1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  33. Innate Immunity1▲ 6.9×8 topics
  34. Gene Expression1▲ 3.3×9 topics
  35. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Microbial Communities1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  37. Macromolecular Crystallography1▲ 96×1 topic
  38. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Structure Solution1▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Vaccine Development1▲ 7.0×5 topics

Which research topics does VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Protein Structure and Dynamics and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology.

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dy…2Protein Structure and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and B…2Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 2 fractional worksBiochemical and Structural Characterization: 1 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 1 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and q…1Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 1 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGeneticsMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Biochemical and Structural Characterization Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 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 available57.1%not open42.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.2%domestic only50.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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