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Walloon Agricultural Research Centre

In research, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,330 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science (Plant Science is 12.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,251
of 22,385 · #13,559 all time
Rank in Belgium
#96
of 105
Research works
765
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Walloon Agricultural Research Centre

What is Walloon Agricultural Research Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #2,330 of 6,403 11.9%68 #3291

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Walloon Agricultural Research Centre 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Walloon Agricultural Research Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Walloon Agricultural Research Centre is in Life Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (50%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 4.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 82 fractional works · 66.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 62 fractional works · 49.6% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 20.9% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 15.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 24.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWalloonAgricultural…125fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences66%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences8%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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6249.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2015.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Environmental Science1613.1%
    2. Chemistry75.6%
    3. Engineering43.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    5. Materials Science10.4%
    6. Computer Science00.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine43.3%
    2. Veterinary32.3%
    3. Health Professions11.0%
    4. Nursing10.9%
    1. Social Sciences11.0%
    2. Psychology10.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Walloon Agricultural Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 26.1 works12×
← 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: 10.43× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.97× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.57× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.63× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 16.89× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 16.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary16.89×3 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.43×62 works
  3. Chemistry3.57×7 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.97×20 works
  5. Environmental Science2.63×16 works
  6. Nursing1.94×1 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×1 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.65×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.38×1 works
  10. Neuroscience0.33×1 works
  11. Engineering0.23×4 works
  12. Medicine0.17×4 works
  13. Psychology0.17×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.12×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Walloon Agricultural Research Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Olivier Pigeon, Juan Antonio Fernández Pierna and Gilles San Martin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Walloon Agricultural Research Centre.

  1. 1 Olivier Pigeon Belgium · #793,266 worldwide 1.8k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Juan Antonio Fernández Pierna Belgium · #1,601,270 worldwide 4.2k citations · 182 works
  3. 3 Gilles San Martin Belgium · #1,630,971 worldwide 3.4k citations · 94 works
  4. 4 Pierre Dardenne Belgium · #1,706,185 worldwide 4.7k citations · 167 works
  5. 5 Frédéric Vanwindekens Belgium · #2,079,264 worldwide 379 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Ouissam Abbas Belgium · #2,131,189 worldwide 2.3k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Yannick Curnel Belgium · #2,181,129 worldwide 3.8k citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Ana Caroline de Oliveira Belgium · #2,222,553 worldwide 373 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Damien Eylenbosch Belgium · #2,284,397 worldwide 223 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Clément Grelet Belgium · #2,441,997 worldwide 1.4k citations · 113 works
All ranked researchers at Walloon Agricultural Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from Walloon Agricultural Research Centre?

The most cited paper from Walloon Agricultural Research Centre is "European phenological response to climate change matches the warming pattern" (Annette Menzel et al., 2006), with 3,200 citations. Next come "Correlation between the lowest triplet state energy level of the ligand and lanthanide(III) luminescence quantum yield" (1,854) and "Biogeographical patterns and determinants of invasion by forest pathogens in Europe" (600).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 European phenological response to climate change matches the warming pattern Annette Menzel et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 6 Jul 2006 3,200
2 Correlation between the lowest triplet state energy level of the ligand and lanthanide(III) luminescence quantum yield Martti Latva, Harri Takalo, Veli-Matti Mukkala et al. · Journal of Luminescence Sep 1997 1,854
3 Biogeographical patterns and determinants of invasion by forest pathogens in Europe Alberto Oppermann Santini et al. · New Phytologist Open access 11 Oct 2012 600
4 Soil Spectroscopy: An Alternative to Wet Chemistry for Soil Monitoring Marco Nocita et al. · Advances in agronomy Book chapter 2015 513
5 Guidelines for validation of qualitative real-time PCR methods Sylvia Broeders, Ingrid Huber, Lutz Grohmann et al. · Trends in Food Science & Technology Open access 31 Mar 2014 480
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Walloon Agricultural Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Authentication, Phylogenetic Analysis, Genome Sequencing, Quality Assessment, Hyperspectral Imaging, Environmental Impact and Principal Component Analysis.

▲ 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 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 Change14▲ 4.3×22 topics
  2. Food Authentication9▲ 67×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impact8▲ 4.0×17 topics
  4. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 19×8 topics
  5. Genome Sequencing6▲ 33×7 topics
  6. Quality Assessment6▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Hyperspectral Imaging6▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Sustainability6▲ 1.94×12 topics
  9. Principal Component Analysis6▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Multivariate Calibration6▲ 70×1 topic
  11. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy6▲ 52×1 topic
  12. Genetic Diversity5▲ 9.4×7 topics
  13. Antioxidants5▲ 9.0×6 topics
  14. DNA Barcoding5▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Fungal Pathogens5▲ 29×4 topics
  16. Animal Welfare5▲ 42×3 topics
  17. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.0×7 topics
  18. Potato4▲ 95×2 topics
  19. Livestock Production4▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Traceability4▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Plant Pathogens4▲ 103×2 topics
  22. Host Specificity4▲ 28×3 topics
  23. Food Safety4▲ 11×10 topics
  24. Health Effects4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  25. Toxicity4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  26. Milk Composition4▲ 65×2 topics
  27. Consumer Perception4▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Gut Microbiota4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  29. Adulteration3▲ 64×2 topics
  30. Biological Control3▲ 17×7 topics
  31. Genomics3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  32. Heat Stress3▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Livestock Farming3▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Dairy Cattle3▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Fraud Detection3▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Species Identification3▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Diversity3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Global Change3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Endophytic Fungi3▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Walloon Agricultural Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Identification and Quantification in Food, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Spectroscopy and Chemome…6Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 6 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…2Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 2 fractional worksMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows: 2 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…2Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 2 fractional works
Analytical ChemistryMolecular BiologyCell BiologySmall Animals6 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 6 works
  2. 2 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Potato Plant Research Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  10. 10 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 2 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Walloon Agricultural Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Walloon Agricultural Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Walloon Agricultural Research Centre0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Walloon Agricultural Research Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Walloon Agricultural Research Centre9.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2012.

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