Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Short name
VIB
Country, city
Belgium, Ghent
Publications
4 296
Citations
352 300
h-index
267
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
Ghent University
Ghent University (3089 publications)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (809 publications)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (389 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (103 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (88 publications)

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Since 1995

Total publications
4296
Total citations
352300
Citations per publication
82.01
Average publications per year
143.2
Average authors per publication
10.44
h-index
267
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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Molecular Biology, 867, 20.18%
Molecular Biology
867 publications, 20.18%
Cell Biology, 725, 16.88%
Cell Biology
725 publications, 16.88%
Plant Science, 703, 16.36%
Plant Science
703 publications, 16.36%
Genetics, 613, 14.27%
Genetics
613 publications, 14.27%
Biochemistry, 601, 13.99%
Biochemistry
601 publications, 13.99%
Immunology, 429, 9.99%
Immunology
429 publications, 9.99%
Multidisciplinary, 401, 9.33%
Multidisciplinary
401 publications, 9.33%
General Medicine, 325, 7.57%
General Medicine
325 publications, 7.57%
Physiology, 318, 7.4%
Physiology
318 publications, 7.4%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 301, 7.01%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
301 publications, 7.01%
Immunology and Allergy, 289, 6.73%
Immunology and Allergy
289 publications, 6.73%
Cancer Research, 199, 4.63%
Cancer Research
199 publications, 4.63%
Biotechnology, 198, 4.61%
Biotechnology
198 publications, 4.61%
General Chemistry, 155, 3.61%
General Chemistry
155 publications, 3.61%
Molecular Medicine, 150, 3.49%
Molecular Medicine
150 publications, 3.49%
Microbiology, 149, 3.47%
Microbiology
149 publications, 3.47%
Pharmacology, 141, 3.28%
Pharmacology
141 publications, 3.28%
Oncology, 113, 2.63%
Oncology
113 publications, 2.63%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 113, 2.63%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
113 publications, 2.63%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 109, 2.54%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
109 publications, 2.54%
Infectious Diseases, 104, 2.42%
Infectious Diseases
104 publications, 2.42%
General Neuroscience, 97, 2.26%
General Neuroscience
97 publications, 2.26%
Computer Science Applications, 94, 2.19%
Computer Science Applications
94 publications, 2.19%
Structural Biology, 92, 2.14%
Structural Biology
92 publications, 2.14%
Virology, 79, 1.84%
Virology
79 publications, 1.84%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 77, 1.79%
General Immunology and Microbiology
77 publications, 1.79%
Developmental Biology, 77, 1.79%
Developmental Biology
77 publications, 1.79%
Hematology, 77, 1.79%
Hematology
77 publications, 1.79%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 76, 1.77%
Agronomy and Crop Science
76 publications, 1.77%
Bioengineering, 74, 1.72%
Bioengineering
74 publications, 1.72%
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Journals

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
173 publications, 4.03%
Plant Physiology
123 publications, 2.86%
Plant Cell
114 publications, 2.65%
Methods in Molecular Biology
100 publications, 2.33%
PLoS ONE
73 publications, 1.7%
Nature Communications
67 publications, 1.56%
Journal of Proteome Research
61 publications, 1.42%
Plant Journal
61 publications, 1.42%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
54 publications, 1.26%
Journal of Experimental Botany
54 publications, 1.26%
Cell Death and Differentiation
53 publications, 1.23%
Scientific Reports
53 publications, 1.23%
Trends in Plant Science
51 publications, 1.19%
Nature
49 publications, 1.14%
New Phytologist
49 publications, 1.14%
Frontiers in Immunology
42 publications, 0.98%
Blood
41 publications, 0.95%
Journal of Immunology
39 publications, 0.91%
Frontiers in Plant Science
32 publications, 0.74%
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
32 publications, 0.74%
Nucleic Acids Research
31 publications, 0.72%
Bioinformatics
30 publications, 0.7%
EMBO Reports
29 publications, 0.68%
Proteomics
29 publications, 0.68%
Nature Plants
28 publications, 0.65%
Nature Genetics
28 publications, 0.65%
Science
27 publications, 0.63%
Oncogene
27 publications, 0.63%
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics
26 publications, 0.61%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
25 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1101 publications, 25.63%
Elsevier
686 publications, 15.97%
Wiley
496 publications, 11.55%
Oxford University Press
473 publications, 11.01%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
173 publications, 4.03%
Frontiers Media S.A.
126 publications, 2.93%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
107 publications, 2.49%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
105 publications, 2.44%
MDPI
97 publications, 2.26%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
77 publications, 1.79%
American Society for Microbiology
75 publications, 1.75%
European Molecular Biology Organization
63 publications, 1.47%
Taylor & Francis
60 publications, 1.4%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
50 publications, 1.16%
Rockefeller University Press
43 publications, 1%
American Society of Hematology
43 publications, 1%
The Company of Biologists
40 publications, 0.93%
The American Association of Immunologists
40 publications, 0.93%
BMJ
39 publications, 0.91%
Mary Ann Liebert
32 publications, 0.74%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
29 publications, 0.68%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
28 publications, 0.65%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
21 publications, 0.49%
eLife Sciences Publications
19 publications, 0.44%
Annual Reviews
19 publications, 0.44%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
18 publications, 0.42%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
15 publications, 0.35%
Society for Neuroscience
14 publications, 0.33%
American Physiological Society
13 publications, 0.3%
Portland Press
13 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

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Ghent University
3089 publications, 71.9%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
809 publications, 18.83%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
389 publications, 9.05%
Ghent University Hospital
253 publications, 5.89%
University of Antwerp
218 publications, 5.07%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
117 publications, 2.72%
University of Pretoria
103 publications, 2.4%
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
98 publications, 2.28%
Harvard University
88 publications, 2.05%
Cancer Research Institute Ghent
85 publications, 1.98%
Erasmus University Medical Center
73 publications, 1.7%
Université Catholique de Louvain
72 publications, 1.68%
Université Paris-Saclay
68 publications, 1.58%
University of Cambridge
66 publications, 1.54%
University College London
64 publications, 1.49%
Nanjing Agricultural University
62 publications, 1.44%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
57 publications, 1.33%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
56 publications, 1.3%
University of Nottingham
55 publications, 1.28%
University of Copenhagen
52 publications, 1.21%
Sorbonne University
50 publications, 1.16%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
49 publications, 1.14%
University of Oxford
48 publications, 1.12%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
48 publications, 1.12%
University of Amsterdam
48 publications, 1.12%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
47 publications, 1.09%
University of Liège
46 publications, 1.07%
University of Bergen
46 publications, 1.07%
Paris Cité University
45 publications, 1.05%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
45 publications, 1.05%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Pretoria
103 publications, 2.4%
Harvard University
88 publications, 2.05%
Erasmus University Medical Center
73 publications, 1.7%
Université Paris-Saclay
68 publications, 1.58%
University of Cambridge
66 publications, 1.54%
University College London
64 publications, 1.49%
Nanjing Agricultural University
62 publications, 1.44%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
57 publications, 1.33%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
56 publications, 1.3%
University of Nottingham
55 publications, 1.28%
University of Copenhagen
52 publications, 1.21%
Sorbonne University
50 publications, 1.16%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
49 publications, 1.14%
University of Oxford
48 publications, 1.12%
University of Amsterdam
48 publications, 1.12%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
47 publications, 1.09%
University of Bergen
46 publications, 1.07%
Paris Cité University
45 publications, 1.05%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
45 publications, 1.05%
Karolinska Institute
44 publications, 1.02%
Utrecht University
43 publications, 1%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
42 publications, 0.98%
University of Tübingen
41 publications, 0.95%
University of Cologne
41 publications, 0.95%
Leiden University Medical Center
41 publications, 0.95%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
40 publications, 0.93%
University of California, San Diego
40 publications, 0.93%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
40 publications, 0.93%
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
40 publications, 0.93%
Technical University of Munich
39 publications, 0.91%
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With other countries

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USA, 861, 20.04%
USA
861 publications, 20.04%
Germany, 686, 15.97%
Germany
686 publications, 15.97%
United Kingdom, 548, 12.76%
United Kingdom
548 publications, 12.76%
France, 512, 11.92%
France
512 publications, 11.92%
Netherlands, 404, 9.4%
Netherlands
404 publications, 9.4%
Spain, 254, 5.91%
Spain
254 publications, 5.91%
Italy, 228, 5.31%
Italy
228 publications, 5.31%
China, 221, 5.14%
China
221 publications, 5.14%
Sweden, 194, 4.52%
Sweden
194 publications, 4.52%
Switzerland, 173, 4.03%
Switzerland
173 publications, 4.03%
Canada, 160, 3.72%
Canada
160 publications, 3.72%
Austria, 158, 3.68%
Austria
158 publications, 3.68%
Japan, 153, 3.56%
Japan
153 publications, 3.56%
Australia, 129, 3%
Australia
129 publications, 3%
South Africa, 127, 2.96%
South Africa
127 publications, 2.96%
Denmark, 98, 2.28%
Denmark
98 publications, 2.28%
Czech Republic, 88, 2.05%
Czech Republic
88 publications, 2.05%
Norway, 83, 1.93%
Norway
83 publications, 1.93%
Hungary, 71, 1.65%
Hungary
71 publications, 1.65%
Portugal, 69, 1.61%
Portugal
69 publications, 1.61%
Republic of Korea, 67, 1.56%
Republic of Korea
67 publications, 1.56%
Finland, 66, 1.54%
Finland
66 publications, 1.54%
Ireland, 52, 1.21%
Ireland
52 publications, 1.21%
Poland, 52, 1.21%
Poland
52 publications, 1.21%
Israel, 51, 1.19%
Israel
51 publications, 1.19%
Brazil, 47, 1.09%
Brazil
47 publications, 1.09%
Greece, 42, 0.98%
Greece
42 publications, 0.98%
Russia, 38, 0.88%
Russia
38 publications, 0.88%
Argentina, 36, 0.84%
Argentina
36 publications, 0.84%
India, 29, 0.68%
India
29 publications, 0.68%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1995 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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