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Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Short name
VITO
Country, city
Belgium, Mol
Publications
3 893
Citations
170 571
h-index
165
Top-3 journals
Environmental International
Environmental International (60 publications)
Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing (58 publications)
Bioresource Technology
Bioresource Technology (53 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (825 publications)
University of Antwerp
University of Antwerp (733 publications)
Ghent University
Ghent University (544 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (70 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (69 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1991

Total publications
3893
Total citations
170571
Citations per publication
43.81
Average publications per year
108.14
Average authors per publication
7.94
h-index
165
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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General Medicine, 432, 11.1%
General Medicine
432 publications, 11.1%
General Chemistry, 317, 8.14%
General Chemistry
317 publications, 8.14%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 297, 7.63%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
297 publications, 7.63%
General Environmental Science, 270, 6.94%
General Environmental Science
270 publications, 6.94%
Pollution, 260, 6.68%
Pollution
260 publications, 6.68%
Environmental Engineering, 250, 6.42%
Environmental Engineering
250 publications, 6.42%
Environmental Chemistry, 235, 6.04%
Environmental Chemistry
235 publications, 6.04%
General Materials Science, 232, 5.96%
General Materials Science
232 publications, 5.96%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 221, 5.68%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
221 publications, 5.68%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 220, 5.65%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
220 publications, 5.65%
Waste Management and Disposal, 218, 5.6%
Waste Management and Disposal
218 publications, 5.6%
Biochemistry, 207, 5.32%
Biochemistry
207 publications, 5.32%
Toxicology, 201, 5.16%
Toxicology
201 publications, 5.16%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 191, 4.91%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
191 publications, 4.91%
Condensed Matter Physics, 170, 4.37%
Condensed Matter Physics
170 publications, 4.37%
General Chemical Engineering, 160, 4.11%
General Chemical Engineering
160 publications, 4.11%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 149, 3.83%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
149 publications, 3.83%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 141, 3.62%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
141 publications, 3.62%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 137, 3.52%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
137 publications, 3.52%
Atmospheric Science, 135, 3.47%
Atmospheric Science
135 publications, 3.47%
Analytical Chemistry, 134, 3.44%
Analytical Chemistry
134 publications, 3.44%
Geography, Planning and Development, 134, 3.44%
Geography, Planning and Development
134 publications, 3.44%
Materials Chemistry, 133, 3.42%
Materials Chemistry
133 publications, 3.42%
Mechanical Engineering, 130, 3.34%
Mechanical Engineering
130 publications, 3.34%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 128, 3.29%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
128 publications, 3.29%
Bioengineering, 127, 3.26%
Bioengineering
127 publications, 3.26%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 126, 3.24%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
126 publications, 3.24%
Water Science and Technology, 126, 3.24%
Water Science and Technology
126 publications, 3.24%
Building and Construction, 118, 3.03%
Building and Construction
118 publications, 3.03%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 98, 2.52%
Civil and Structural Engineering
98 publications, 2.52%
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Journals

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Environmental International
60 publications, 1.54%
Remote Sensing
58 publications, 1.49%
Bioresource Technology
53 publications, 1.36%
Environmental Research
51 publications, 1.31%
Science of the Total Environment
50 publications, 1.28%
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
49 publications, 1.26%
Journal of Cleaner Production
49 publications, 1.26%
Journal of Membrane Science
47 publications, 1.21%
Toxicology Letters
46 publications, 1.18%
Atmospheric Environment
46 publications, 1.18%
Toxicology in Vitro
39 publications, 1%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
37 publications, 0.95%
Sustainability
35 publications, 0.9%
Remote Sensing of Environment
34 publications, 0.87%
Chemosphere
33 publications, 0.85%
Chemical Engineering Journal
29 publications, 0.74%
Separation and Purification Technology
29 publications, 0.74%
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
26 publications, 0.67%
Energies
26 publications, 0.67%
Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
25 publications, 0.64%
Scientific Reports
25 publications, 0.64%
Environmental Health Perspectives
25 publications, 0.64%
Environmental Science & Technology
25 publications, 0.64%
International Journal of Remote Sensing
24 publications, 0.62%
Applied Energy
23 publications, 0.59%
Environmental Pollution
23 publications, 0.59%
Plasma Processes and Polymers
21 publications, 0.54%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
21 publications, 0.54%
RSC Advances
20 publications, 0.51%
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
20 publications, 0.51%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1765 publications, 45.34%
Springer Nature
527 publications, 13.54%
MDPI
302 publications, 7.76%
Wiley
294 publications, 7.55%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
142 publications, 3.65%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
138 publications, 3.54%
Taylor & Francis
85 publications, 2.18%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
69 publications, 1.77%
Oxford University Press
50 publications, 1.28%
Frontiers Media S.A.
44 publications, 1.13%
Copernicus
42 publications, 1.08%
Environmental Health Perspectives
40 publications, 1.03%
IOP Publishing
32 publications, 0.82%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
23 publications, 0.59%
American Society for Microbiology
22 publications, 0.57%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
20 publications, 0.51%
Cambridge University Press
17 publications, 0.44%
IWA Publishing
16 publications, 0.41%
The Electrochemical Society
15 publications, 0.39%
SAGE
14 publications, 0.36%
American Physical Society (APS)
9 publications, 0.23%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
9 publications, 0.23%
EDP Sciences
8 publications, 0.21%
Trans Tech Publications
8 publications, 0.21%
AIP Publishing
8 publications, 0.21%
Walter de Gruyter
7 publications, 0.18%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
7 publications, 0.18%
Hindawi Limited
7 publications, 0.18%
Inderscience Publishers
7 publications, 0.18%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
6 publications, 0.15%
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With other organizations

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
825 publications, 21.19%
University of Antwerp
733 publications, 18.83%
Ghent University
544 publications, 13.97%
Hasselt University
457 publications, 11.74%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
248 publications, 6.37%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
98 publications, 2.52%
Utrecht University
70 publications, 1.8%
Université Catholique de Louvain
69 publications, 1.77%
Imperial College London
69 publications, 1.77%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
68 publications, 1.75%
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
59 publications, 1.52%
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
59 publications, 1.52%
Joint Research Centre Ispra
58 publications, 1.49%
Delft University of Technology
56 publications, 1.44%
University of Copenhagen
55 publications, 1.41%
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
53 publications, 1.36%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
52 publications, 1.34%
University of Southern Denmark
51 publications, 1.31%
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
51 publications, 1.31%
University of Liège
48 publications, 1.23%
Maastricht University
47 publications, 1.21%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
44 publications, 1.13%
Pompeu Fabra University
44 publications, 1.13%
Karolinska Institute
43 publications, 1.1%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
42 publications, 1.08%
Technical University of Denmark
41 publications, 1.05%
Eindhoven University of Technology
40 publications, 1.03%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
40 publications, 1.03%
University of Zurich
39 publications, 1%
Antwerp University Hospital
39 publications, 1%
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With foreign organizations

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Wageningen University and Research Centre
98 publications, 2.52%
Utrecht University
70 publications, 1.8%
Imperial College London
69 publications, 1.77%
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
59 publications, 1.52%
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
59 publications, 1.52%
Joint Research Centre Ispra
58 publications, 1.49%
Delft University of Technology
56 publications, 1.44%
University of Copenhagen
55 publications, 1.41%
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
53 publications, 1.36%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
52 publications, 1.34%
University of Southern Denmark
51 publications, 1.31%
Maastricht University
47 publications, 1.21%
Pompeu Fabra University
44 publications, 1.13%
Karolinska Institute
43 publications, 1.1%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
42 publications, 1.08%
Technical University of Denmark
41 publications, 1.05%
Eindhoven University of Technology
40 publications, 1.03%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
40 publications, 1.03%
University of Zurich
39 publications, 1%
University of Aveiro
39 publications, 1%
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
38 publications, 0.98%
Ruhr University Bochum
36 publications, 0.92%
RWTH Aachen University
35 publications, 0.9%
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
35 publications, 0.9%
University of Oxford
34 publications, 0.87%
ETH Zurich
33 publications, 0.85%
University College London
33 publications, 0.85%
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
33 publications, 0.85%
University of Amsterdam
31 publications, 0.8%
Slovak Medical University in Bratislava
30 publications, 0.77%
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With other countries

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Netherlands, 526, 13.51%
Netherlands
526 publications, 13.51%
Germany, 448, 11.51%
Germany
448 publications, 11.51%
United Kingdom, 378, 9.71%
United Kingdom
378 publications, 9.71%
Italy, 322, 8.27%
Italy
322 publications, 8.27%
Spain, 317, 8.14%
Spain
317 publications, 8.14%
France, 298, 7.65%
France
298 publications, 7.65%
USA, 294, 7.55%
USA
294 publications, 7.55%
Denmark, 197, 5.06%
Denmark
197 publications, 5.06%
Sweden, 172, 4.42%
Sweden
172 publications, 4.42%
Austria, 161, 4.14%
Austria
161 publications, 4.14%
Switzerland, 154, 3.96%
Switzerland
154 publications, 3.96%
Norway, 136, 3.49%
Norway
136 publications, 3.49%
China, 127, 3.26%
China
127 publications, 3.26%
India, 127, 3.26%
India
127 publications, 3.26%
Portugal, 101, 2.59%
Portugal
101 publications, 2.59%
Australia, 91, 2.34%
Australia
91 publications, 2.34%
Finland, 87, 2.23%
Finland
87 publications, 2.23%
Czech Republic, 85, 2.18%
Czech Republic
85 publications, 2.18%
Poland, 81, 2.08%
Poland
81 publications, 2.08%
Greece, 79, 2.03%
Greece
79 publications, 2.03%
Slovakia, 67, 1.72%
Slovakia
67 publications, 1.72%
Canada, 57, 1.46%
Canada
57 publications, 1.46%
Vietnam, 52, 1.34%
Vietnam
52 publications, 1.34%
Slovenia, 50, 1.28%
Slovenia
50 publications, 1.28%
Romania, 47, 1.21%
Romania
47 publications, 1.21%
Ireland, 44, 1.13%
Ireland
44 publications, 1.13%
South Africa, 39, 1%
South Africa
39 publications, 1%
Japan, 39, 1%
Japan
39 publications, 1%
Brazil, 37, 0.95%
Brazil
37 publications, 0.95%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1991 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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