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Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie

In research, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,968 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,536
of 28,054 · #2,119 all time
Rank in Belgium
#35
of 138
Research works
1.9k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
182k
93.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,968 of 7,800 31.7%99 #735

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie 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: 6.27× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.59× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.69× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 2.99× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 18.95× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 18.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie?

Ranked on the composite score, Johan De Boever, Tom Eeckhaut and Karen Goossens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie.

  1. 1 Johan De Boever Belgium · #500,593 worldwide 81 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Tom Eeckhaut Belgium · #1,383,401 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Karen Goossens Belgium · #1,397,509 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Ellen De Keyser Belgium · #1,400,887 worldwide 14 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Pieter Rottiers Belgium · #1,561,103 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie

Which keywords describe research at Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Gut Microbiota, Lipid Oxidation, Animal Welfare, Probiotics, Consumer Perception, Heat Stress and Microbial Communities.

▲ 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. Climate Change12▲ 2.8×27 topics
  2. Gut Microbiota7▲ 13×6 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 2.0×38 topics
  4. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.0×13 topics
  5. Gene Expression5▲ 5.1×14 topics
  6. Lipid Oxidation5▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Animal Welfare5▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Probiotics5▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Microbial Communities4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  10. Consumer Perception4▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Heat Stress4▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity4▲ 6.0×15 topics
  13. Antioxidants4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  14. Genomics4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  15. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 3.7×15 topics
  17. Meat Quality4▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Emotional State4▲ 73×1 topic
  19. Genome Sequencing4▲ 14×7 topics
  20. Protein Oxidation4▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Spoilage Microbiota4▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Stress Indicators4▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Invasive Species3▲ 5.0×11 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 7.0×9 topics
  25. Feed Additives3▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Health Benefits3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  27. Immunity3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  28. Innate Immunity3▲ 6.3×10 topics
  29. Intestinal Barrier3▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Metabolic Health3▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Amino Acids3▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Antibiotic Alternatives3▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Evolution3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  34. Ecology3▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Livestock Production3▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Genome Analysis3▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Global Change3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  38. Biological Control3▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Dietary Fiber2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Microbiome2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Meat and Animal Product Quality: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…3Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 3 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…2Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…2RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems1Proteins in Food Systems: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologySmall AnimalsEcologyMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 4 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  4. 4 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.8%domestic only61.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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