Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Short name
IRSNB
Country, city
Belgium, Brussels
Publications
3 176
Citations
76 487
h-index
111
Top-3 journals
Zootaxa
Zootaxa (214 publications)
Hydrobiologia
Hydrobiologia (152 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (69 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Ghent University
Ghent University (592 publications)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (378 publications)
University of Antwerp
University of Antwerp (321 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
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Since 1949

Total publications
3173
Total citations
76470
Citations per publication
24.1
Average publications per year
41.75
Average authors per publication
7.43
h-index
111
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1099, 34.64%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1099 publications, 34.64%
Aquatic Science, 473, 14.91%
Aquatic Science
473 publications, 14.91%
Animal Science and Zoology, 468, 14.75%
Animal Science and Zoology
468 publications, 14.75%
Ecology, 283, 8.92%
Ecology
283 publications, 8.92%
Paleontology, 282, 8.89%
Paleontology
282 publications, 8.89%
Oceanography, 234, 7.37%
Oceanography
234 publications, 7.37%
Multidisciplinary, 205, 6.46%
Multidisciplinary
205 publications, 6.46%
General Medicine, 204, 6.43%
General Medicine
204 publications, 6.43%
Geology, 196, 6.18%
Geology
196 publications, 6.18%
Genetics, 182, 5.74%
Genetics
182 publications, 5.74%
Insect Science, 149, 4.7%
Insect Science
149 publications, 4.7%
Archeology, 146, 4.6%
Archeology
146 publications, 4.6%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 120, 3.78%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
120 publications, 3.78%
Earth-Surface Processes, 118, 3.72%
Earth-Surface Processes
118 publications, 3.72%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 111, 3.5%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
111 publications, 3.5%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 101, 3.18%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
101 publications, 3.18%
Pollution, 97, 3.06%
Pollution
97 publications, 3.06%
Global and Planetary Change, 94, 2.96%
Global and Planetary Change
94 publications, 2.96%
Molecular Biology, 92, 2.9%
Molecular Biology
92 publications, 2.9%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 79, 2.49%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
79 publications, 2.49%
Water Science and Technology, 73, 2.3%
Water Science and Technology
73 publications, 2.3%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 70, 2.21%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
70 publications, 2.21%
General Environmental Science, 66, 2.08%
General Environmental Science
66 publications, 2.08%
Plant Science, 62, 1.95%
Plant Science
62 publications, 1.95%
Anthropology, 62, 1.95%
Anthropology
62 publications, 1.95%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 60, 1.89%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
60 publications, 1.89%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 57, 1.8%
Geochemistry and Petrology
57 publications, 1.8%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 51, 1.61%
Agronomy and Crop Science
51 publications, 1.61%
Ocean Engineering, 51, 1.61%
Ocean Engineering
51 publications, 1.61%
Environmental Chemistry, 50, 1.58%
Environmental Chemistry
50 publications, 1.58%
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Journals

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Zootaxa
214 publications, 6.74%
Hydrobiologia
152 publications, 4.79%
PLoS ONE
69 publications, 2.17%
Quaternary International
42 publications, 1.32%
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
40 publications, 1.26%
Nature
37 publications, 1.17%
Journal of Archaeological Science
33 publications, 1.04%
ZooKeys
33 publications, 1.04%
Scientific Reports
32 publications, 1.01%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
31 publications, 0.98%
Frontiers in Marine Science
29 publications, 0.91%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
29 publications, 0.91%
Comptes Rendus - Palevol
27 publications, 0.85%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
27 publications, 0.85%
Molecular Ecology
26 publications, 0.82%
Geobios
25 publications, 0.79%
Nematology
25 publications, 0.79%
PeerJ
24 publications, 0.76%
Geologica Belgica
24 publications, 0.76%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
23 publications, 0.72%
Science of the Total Environment
23 publications, 0.72%
Remote Sensing of Environment
23 publications, 0.72%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
21 publications, 0.66%
Journal of Natural History
21 publications, 0.66%
International Journal of Acarology
21 publications, 0.66%
Remote Sensing
21 publications, 0.66%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
19 publications, 0.6%
Die Naturwissenschaften
19 publications, 0.6%
Marine Biology
18 publications, 0.57%
Science
18 publications, 0.57%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
782 publications, 24.65%
Springer Nature
659 publications, 20.77%
Wiley
417 publications, 13.14%
Magnolia Press
223 publications, 7.03%
Taylor & Francis
171 publications, 5.39%
Cambridge University Press
107 publications, 3.37%
Oxford University Press
103 publications, 3.25%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
75 publications, 2.36%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
73 publications, 2.3%
Frontiers Media S.A.
48 publications, 1.51%
The Royal Society
44 publications, 1.39%
Pensoft Publishers
44 publications, 1.39%
Brill
43 publications, 1.36%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
27 publications, 0.85%
Museum National d'Histoire Springer Naturelle
24 publications, 0.76%
PeerJ
24 publications, 0.76%
Geologica Belgica
24 publications, 0.76%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
23 publications, 0.72%
Copernicus
22 publications, 0.69%
Geological Society of London
16 publications, 0.5%
Optical Society of America
10 publications, 0.32%
Geological Society of America
10 publications, 0.32%
CSIRO Publishing
10 publications, 0.32%
Walter de Gruyter
9 publications, 0.28%
EDP Sciences
9 publications, 0.28%
SAGE
8 publications, 0.25%
American Geophysical Union
8 publications, 0.25%
The British Micropalaeontological Society
7 publications, 0.22%
SPIE
7 publications, 0.22%
PagePress
6 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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Ghent University
592 publications, 18.66%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
378 publications, 11.91%
University of Antwerp
321 publications, 10.12%
University of Liège
220 publications, 6.93%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
214 publications, 6.74%
Sorbonne University
129 publications, 4.07%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
95 publications, 2.99%
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
63 publications, 1.99%
University of Oxford
58 publications, 1.83%
University of Pisa
53 publications, 1.67%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
53 publications, 1.67%
University of Cambridge
48 publications, 1.51%
University of Bordeaux
46 publications, 1.45%
University of Copenhagen
46 publications, 1.45%
Utrecht University
44 publications, 1.39%
University of Tübingen
43 publications, 1.36%
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
43 publications, 1.36%
University of Vienna
43 publications, 1.36%
Hasselt University
42 publications, 1.32%
Université Catholique de Louvain
41 publications, 1.29%
Aarhus University
39 publications, 1.23%
University of Mons
36 publications, 1.13%
University of Namur
32 publications, 1.01%
University of Helsinki
31 publications, 0.98%
University College London
31 publications, 0.98%
University of Michigan
31 publications, 0.98%
Aix-Marseille University
30 publications, 0.95%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
30 publications, 0.95%
University of Zurich
29 publications, 0.91%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
29 publications, 0.91%
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With foreign organizations

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Sorbonne University
129 publications, 4.07%
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
63 publications, 1.99%
University of Oxford
58 publications, 1.83%
University of Pisa
53 publications, 1.67%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
53 publications, 1.67%
University of Cambridge
48 publications, 1.51%
University of Bordeaux
46 publications, 1.45%
University of Copenhagen
46 publications, 1.45%
Utrecht University
44 publications, 1.39%
University of Tübingen
43 publications, 1.36%
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
43 publications, 1.36%
University of Vienna
43 publications, 1.36%
Aarhus University
39 publications, 1.23%
University of Helsinki
31 publications, 0.98%
University College London
31 publications, 0.98%
University of Michigan
31 publications, 0.98%
Aix-Marseille University
30 publications, 0.95%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
30 publications, 0.95%
University of Zurich
29 publications, 0.91%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
29 publications, 0.91%
Leiden University
28 publications, 0.88%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
26 publications, 0.82%
Harvard University
26 publications, 0.82%
Kiel University
24 publications, 0.76%
Sapienza University of Rome
23 publications, 0.72%
University of Parma
23 publications, 0.72%
Free University of Berlin
22 publications, 0.69%
Stockholm University
22 publications, 0.69%
Durham University
22 publications, 0.69%
University of Cologne
22 publications, 0.69%
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With other countries

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France, 668, 21.05%
France
668 publications, 21.05%
USA, 559, 17.62%
USA
559 publications, 17.62%
Germany, 529, 16.67%
Germany
529 publications, 16.67%
United Kingdom, 490, 15.44%
United Kingdom
490 publications, 15.44%
Netherlands, 308, 9.71%
Netherlands
308 publications, 9.71%
Italy, 275, 8.67%
Italy
275 publications, 8.67%
Russia, 182, 5.74%
Russia
182 publications, 5.74%
Spain, 177, 5.58%
Spain
177 publications, 5.58%
Australia, 170, 5.36%
Australia
170 publications, 5.36%
Brazil, 152, 4.79%
Brazil
152 publications, 4.79%
China, 148, 4.66%
China
148 publications, 4.66%
Czech Republic, 140, 4.41%
Czech Republic
140 publications, 4.41%
Canada, 133, 4.19%
Canada
133 publications, 4.19%
Switzerland, 119, 3.75%
Switzerland
119 publications, 3.75%
Denmark, 113, 3.56%
Denmark
113 publications, 3.56%
Austria, 110, 3.47%
Austria
110 publications, 3.47%
Sweden, 106, 3.34%
Sweden
106 publications, 3.34%
Norway, 105, 3.31%
Norway
105 publications, 3.31%
Portugal, 94, 2.96%
Portugal
94 publications, 2.96%
South Africa, 89, 2.8%
South Africa
89 publications, 2.8%
Poland, 83, 2.62%
Poland
83 publications, 2.62%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 80, 2.52%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
80 publications, 2.52%
Japan, 68, 2.14%
Japan
68 publications, 2.14%
Thailand, 61, 1.92%
Thailand
61 publications, 1.92%
Greece, 59, 1.86%
Greece
59 publications, 1.86%
Finland, 55, 1.73%
Finland
55 publications, 1.73%
Argentina, 52, 1.64%
Argentina
52 publications, 1.64%
Ireland, 48, 1.51%
Ireland
48 publications, 1.51%
New Zealand, 48, 1.51%
New Zealand
48 publications, 1.51%
Peru, 46, 1.45%
Peru
46 publications, 1.45%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1949 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.