Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie

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Short name

VIB

Country, city

Belgium, Ghent

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Publications

4 500

Citations

368 162

h-index

272

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (178 publications)

Plant Physiology (123 publications)

Plant Cell (117 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Ghent University (3233 publications)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (849 publications)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (410 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (181 publications)

University of Pretoria (110 publications)

Harvard University (90 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

Field of science

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Since 1995

Total publications

4500

Total citations

368162

Citations per publication

81.81

Average publications per year

145.16

Average authors per publication

10.53

h-index

272

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 869, 19.31% Molecular Biology 869 publications, 19.31%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 726, 16.13% Cell Biology 726 publications, 16.13%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 704, 15.64% Plant Science 704 publications, 15.64%
Genetics	Genetics, 616, 13.69% Genetics 616 publications, 13.69%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 602, 13.38% Biochemistry 602 publications, 13.38%
Immunology	Immunology, 430, 9.56% Immunology 430 publications, 9.56%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 401, 8.91% Multidisciplinary 401 publications, 8.91%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 327, 7.27% General Medicine 327 publications, 7.27%
Physiology	Physiology, 318, 7.07% Physiology 318 publications, 7.07%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 302, 6.71% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 302 publications, 6.71%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 290, 6.44% Immunology and Allergy 290 publications, 6.44%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 199, 4.42% Cancer Research 199 publications, 4.42%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 198, 4.4% Biotechnology 198 publications, 4.4%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 156, 3.47% General Chemistry 156 publications, 3.47%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 152, 3.38% Microbiology 152 publications, 3.38%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 151, 3.36% Molecular Medicine 151 publications, 3.36%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 142, 3.16% Pharmacology 142 publications, 3.16%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 114, 2.53% Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 114 publications, 2.53%
Oncology	Oncology, 113, 2.51% Oncology 113 publications, 2.51%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 110, 2.44% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 110 publications, 2.44%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 104, 2.31% Infectious Diseases 104 publications, 2.31%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 97, 2.16% General Neuroscience 97 publications, 2.16%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 94, 2.09% Computer Science Applications 94 publications, 2.09%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 92, 2.04% Structural Biology 92 publications, 2.04%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 79, 1.76% Agronomy and Crop Science 79 publications, 1.76%
Virology	Virology, 79, 1.76% Virology 79 publications, 1.76%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 78, 1.73% Developmental Biology 78 publications, 1.73%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 77, 1.71% General Immunology and Microbiology 77 publications, 1.71%
Hematology	Hematology, 77, 1.71% Hematology 77 publications, 1.71%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 74, 1.64% Bioengineering 74 publications, 1.64%
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Journals

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 178, 3.96% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 178 publications, 3.96%
Plant Physiology	Plant Physiology, 123, 2.73% Plant Physiology 123 publications, 2.73%
Plant Cell	Plant Cell, 117, 2.6% Plant Cell 117 publications, 2.6%
Methods in Molecular Biology	Methods in Molecular Biology, 103, 2.29% Methods in Molecular Biology 103 publications, 2.29%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 75, 1.67% PLoS ONE 75 publications, 1.67%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 71, 1.58% Nature Communications 71 publications, 1.58%
Journal of Proteome Research	Journal of Proteome Research, 69, 1.53% Journal of Proteome Research 69 publications, 1.53%
Plant Journal	Plant Journal, 64, 1.42% Plant Journal 64 publications, 1.42%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 56, 1.24% Scientific Reports 56 publications, 1.24%
New Phytologist	New Phytologist, 55, 1.22% New Phytologist 55 publications, 1.22%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 55, 1.22% Journal of Biological Chemistry 55 publications, 1.22%
Journal of Experimental Botany	Journal of Experimental Botany, 55, 1.22% Journal of Experimental Botany 55 publications, 1.22%
Cell Death and Differentiation	Cell Death and Differentiation, 54, 1.2% Cell Death and Differentiation 54 publications, 1.2%
Frontiers in Immunology	Frontiers in Immunology, 51, 1.13% Frontiers in Immunology 51 publications, 1.13%
Trends in Plant Science	Trends in Plant Science, 51, 1.13% Trends in Plant Science 51 publications, 1.13%
Nature	Nature, 49, 1.09% Nature 49 publications, 1.09%
Blood	Blood, 41, 0.91% Blood 41 publications, 0.91%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 40, 0.89% Journal of Immunology 40 publications, 0.89%
Frontiers in Plant Science	Frontiers in Plant Science, 38, 0.84% Frontiers in Plant Science 38 publications, 0.84%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 33, 0.73% Nucleic Acids Research 33 publications, 0.73%
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 32, 0.71% Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 32 publications, 0.71%
Proteomics	Proteomics, 31, 0.69% Proteomics 31 publications, 0.69%
Bioinformatics	Bioinformatics, 31, 0.69% Bioinformatics 31 publications, 0.69%
EMBO Reports	EMBO Reports, 29, 0.64% EMBO Reports 29 publications, 0.64%
Nature Plants	Nature Plants, 28, 0.62% Nature Plants 28 publications, 0.62%
Nature Genetics	Nature Genetics, 28, 0.62% Nature Genetics 28 publications, 0.62%
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics	Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 27, 0.6% Molecular and Cellular Proteomics 27 publications, 0.6%
Science	Science, 27, 0.6% Science 27 publications, 0.6%
Oncogene	Oncogene, 27, 0.6% Oncogene 27 publications, 0.6%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences	International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25, 0.56% International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 publications, 0.56%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1137, 25.27% Springer Nature 1137 publications, 25.27%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 742, 16.49% Elsevier 742 publications, 16.49%
Wiley	Wiley, 528, 11.73% Wiley 528 publications, 11.73%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 490, 10.89% Oxford University Press 490 publications, 10.89%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 178, 3.96% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 178 publications, 3.96%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 145, 3.22% Frontiers Media S.A. 145 publications, 3.22%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 119, 2.64% American Chemical Society (ACS) 119 publications, 2.64%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 108, 2.4% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 108 publications, 2.4%
MDPI	MDPI, 99, 2.2% MDPI 99 publications, 2.2%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 77, 1.71% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 77 publications, 1.71%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 75, 1.67% American Society for Microbiology 75 publications, 1.67%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 63, 1.4% European Molecular Biology Organization 63 publications, 1.4%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 61, 1.36% Taylor & Francis 61 publications, 1.36%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 51, 1.13% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 51 publications, 1.13%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 44, 0.98% Rockefeller University Press 44 publications, 0.98%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 43, 0.96% American Society of Hematology 43 publications, 0.96%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 40, 0.89% The Company of Biologists 40 publications, 0.89%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 40, 0.89% The American Association of Immunologists 40 publications, 0.89%
BMJ	BMJ, 39, 0.87% BMJ 39 publications, 0.87%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 32, 0.71% Mary Ann Liebert 32 publications, 0.71%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 30, 0.67% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 30 publications, 0.67%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 28, 0.62% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 28 publications, 0.62%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 21, 0.47% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 21 publications, 0.47%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 21, 0.47% eLife Sciences Publications 21 publications, 0.47%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 20, 0.44% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 20 publications, 0.44%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 19, 0.42% Annual Reviews 19 publications, 0.42%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 16, 0.36% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 16 publications, 0.36%
Society for Neuroscience	Society for Neuroscience, 14, 0.31% Society for Neuroscience 14 publications, 0.31%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 13, 0.29% American Physiological Society 13 publications, 0.29%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 13, 0.29% Portland Press 13 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Ghent University	Ghent University, 3233, 71.84% Ghent University 3233 publications, 71.84%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 849, 18.87% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 849 publications, 18.87%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel	Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 410, 9.11% Vrije Universiteit Brussel 410 publications, 9.11%
Ghent University Hospital	Ghent University Hospital, 274, 6.09% Ghent University Hospital 274 publications, 6.09%
University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 234, 5.2% University of Antwerp 234 publications, 5.2%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 181, 4.02% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 181 publications, 4.02%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles	Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 119, 2.64% Universite Libre de Bruxelles 119 publications, 2.64%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 110, 2.44% University of Pretoria 110 publications, 2.44%
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven	Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, 106, 2.36% Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven 106 publications, 2.36%
Cancer Research Institute Ghent	Cancer Research Institute Ghent, 100, 2.22% Cancer Research Institute Ghent 100 publications, 2.22%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 90, 2% Harvard University 90 publications, 2%
Erasmus University Medical Center	Erasmus University Medical Center, 83, 1.84% Erasmus University Medical Center 83 publications, 1.84%
Université Catholique de Louvain	Université Catholique de Louvain, 80, 1.78% Université Catholique de Louvain 80 publications, 1.78%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 76, 1.69% Université Paris-Saclay 76 publications, 1.69%
University College London	University College London, 73, 1.62% University College London 73 publications, 1.62%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 70, 1.56% University of Cambridge 70 publications, 1.56%
Nanjing Agricultural University	Nanjing Agricultural University, 68, 1.51% Nanjing Agricultural University 68 publications, 1.51%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 60, 1.33% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 60 publications, 1.33%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 59, 1.31% University of Copenhagen 59 publications, 1.31%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 58, 1.29% Sorbonne University 58 publications, 1.29%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 58, 1.29% Wageningen University and Research Centre 58 publications, 1.29%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 55, 1.22% University of Nottingham 55 publications, 1.22%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 52, 1.16% Amsterdam University Medical Center 52 publications, 1.16%
University of Liège	University of Liège, 51, 1.13% University of Liège 51 publications, 1.13%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 51, 1.13% University of Amsterdam 51 publications, 1.13%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 50, 1.11% University of Oxford 50 publications, 1.11%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 49, 1.09% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 49 publications, 1.09%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre	Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre, 49, 1.09% Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre 49 publications, 1.09%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 49, 1.09% Paris Cité University 49 publications, 1.09%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 49, 1.09% Utrecht University 49 publications, 1.09%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 181, 4.02% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 181 publications, 4.02%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 110, 2.44% University of Pretoria 110 publications, 2.44%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 90, 2% Harvard University 90 publications, 2%
Erasmus University Medical Center	Erasmus University Medical Center, 83, 1.84% Erasmus University Medical Center 83 publications, 1.84%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 76, 1.69% Université Paris-Saclay 76 publications, 1.69%
University College London	University College London, 73, 1.62% University College London 73 publications, 1.62%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 70, 1.56% University of Cambridge 70 publications, 1.56%
Nanjing Agricultural University	Nanjing Agricultural University, 68, 1.51% Nanjing Agricultural University 68 publications, 1.51%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 60, 1.33% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 60 publications, 1.33%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 59, 1.31% University of Copenhagen 59 publications, 1.31%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 58, 1.29% Sorbonne University 58 publications, 1.29%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 58, 1.29% Wageningen University and Research Centre 58 publications, 1.29%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 55, 1.22% University of Nottingham 55 publications, 1.22%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 52, 1.16% Amsterdam University Medical Center 52 publications, 1.16%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 51, 1.13% University of Amsterdam 51 publications, 1.13%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 50, 1.11% University of Oxford 50 publications, 1.11%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 49, 1.09% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 49 publications, 1.09%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 49, 1.09% Paris Cité University 49 publications, 1.09%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 49, 1.09% Utrecht University 49 publications, 1.09%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 48, 1.07% University of Bergen 48 publications, 1.07%
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 47, 1.04% University of Tübingen 47 publications, 1.04%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 46, 1.02% Karolinska Institute 46 publications, 1.02%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 45, 1% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 45 publications, 1%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 45, 1% University of Wisconsin–Madison 45 publications, 1%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 44, 0.98% University of Edinburgh 44 publications, 0.98%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 44, 0.98% University of Cologne 44 publications, 0.98%
Leiden University Medical Center	Leiden University Medical Center, 44, 0.98% Leiden University Medical Center 44 publications, 0.98%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 43, 0.96% University of California, San Diego 43 publications, 0.96%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 42, 0.93% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 42 publications, 0.93%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 42, 0.93% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 42 publications, 0.93%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
USA	USA, 876, 19.47% USA 876 publications, 19.47%
Germany	Germany, 697, 15.49% Germany 697 publications, 15.49%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 557, 12.38% United Kingdom 557 publications, 12.38%
France	France, 524, 11.64% France 524 publications, 11.64%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 412, 9.16% Netherlands 412 publications, 9.16%
Spain	Spain, 257, 5.71% Spain 257 publications, 5.71%
Italy	Italy, 233, 5.18% Italy 233 publications, 5.18%
China	China, 227, 5.04% China 227 publications, 5.04%
Sweden	Sweden, 201, 4.47% Sweden 201 publications, 4.47%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 177, 3.93% Switzerland 177 publications, 3.93%
Canada	Canada, 163, 3.62% Canada 163 publications, 3.62%
Austria	Austria, 160, 3.56% Austria 160 publications, 3.56%
Japan	Japan, 156, 3.47% Japan 156 publications, 3.47%
Australia	Australia, 131, 2.91% Australia 131 publications, 2.91%
South Africa	South Africa, 130, 2.89% South Africa 130 publications, 2.89%
Denmark	Denmark, 102, 2.27% Denmark 102 publications, 2.27%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 89, 1.98% Czech Republic 89 publications, 1.98%
Norway	Norway, 85, 1.89% Norway 85 publications, 1.89%
Hungary	Hungary, 72, 1.6% Hungary 72 publications, 1.6%
Portugal	Portugal, 71, 1.58% Portugal 71 publications, 1.58%
Finland	Finland, 70, 1.56% Finland 70 publications, 1.56%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 67, 1.49% Republic of Korea 67 publications, 1.49%
Poland	Poland, 54, 1.2% Poland 54 publications, 1.2%
Ireland	Ireland, 52, 1.16% Ireland 52 publications, 1.16%
Israel	Israel, 51, 1.13% Israel 51 publications, 1.13%
Brazil	Brazil, 47, 1.04% Brazil 47 publications, 1.04%
Greece	Greece, 42, 0.93% Greece 42 publications, 0.93%
Russia	Russia, 39, 0.87% Russia 39 publications, 0.87%
Argentina	Argentina, 36, 0.8% Argentina 36 publications, 0.8%
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