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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
3,099
Country Rank
22
Institution Rank : 5
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,015
37,268
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,513
Country Rank
76
Institution Rank : 21
Lignin biosynthesis and structure
tree biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,462
18,682
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,219
Country Rank
104
Institution Rank : 29
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic toxicology
Ecological risk assessment
Aquatic ecology
Marine biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,130
17,616
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
23,344
Country Rank
190
Institution Rank : 54
amphibian and reptile diseases
veterinary bacteriology and mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,666
14,181
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
26,162
Country Rank
226
Institution Rank : 66
phytopathology
plant pathology
crop protection
microbial ecology
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,577
11,802
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
29,490
Country Rank
264
Institution Rank : 73
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
large-scale data
omics
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,540
10,690
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,489
Country Rank
319
Institution Rank : 82
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,548
8,051
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
48,962
Country Rank
460
Institution Rank : 109
Computational systems biology
evolutionary systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,074
7,352
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
50,153
Country Rank
480
Institution Rank : 113
Biotechnology
Proteomics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,767
8,388
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
50,734
Country Rank
487
Institution Rank : 116
Limnology
Zooplankton
Odonata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,612
3,955
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
58,045
Country Rank
553
Institution Rank : 132
Limnology
zooplankton
Odonata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,022
3,642
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
65,293
Country Rank
619
Institution Rank : 149
biotechnology
genetic engineering
glycobiology
diagnostics
biopharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,732
6,333
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
70,553
Country Rank
672
Institution Rank : 157
Avian Ecology & Evolution
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,931
6,472
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
69,994
Country Rank
664
Institution Rank : 155
Spatial Ecology and Evolution
Ecological Modeling
Arthropod ecology & conservation
Coastal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,014
7,492
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
97,204
Country Rank
930
Institution Rank : 219
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,905
3,864
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
98,503
Country Rank
942
Institution Rank : 221
Life sciences
cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,788
9,662
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
103,839
Country Rank
1,001
Institution Rank : 231
Structural color
feathers
optics
sexual selection
bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,338
5,242
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
113,831
Country Rank
1,088
Institution Rank : 244
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,614
3,354
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
128,771
Country Rank
1,214
Institution Rank : 264
Structural Biology
Immunity
Inflammation
Cancer
Macromolecular structure-function relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,713
4,474
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
133,411
Country Rank
1,258
Institution Rank : 274
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,468
2,708
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
151,761
Country Rank
1,422
Institution Rank : 313
macro ecology
food security
data science
climate change
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,610
4,871
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
165,133
Country Rank
1,527
Institution Rank : 332
participatory research
natural resources management
soil classification
soil survey
vegetation ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,085
2,832
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
166,262
Country Rank
1,537
Institution Rank : 335
microbial ecology and biogeography
paleoecology
relative sea level changes
Antarctica
Arctic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,044
2,544
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
173,910
Country Rank
1,595
Institution Rank : 347
Biogeography
evolution
phylogenetics
plant biology
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
1,807
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
175,834
Country Rank
1,610
Institution Rank : 350
Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates
Histology
3D Visualisations
Geometric Morphometrics
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,714
2,466
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,099
22
5
Yves Van De Peer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,015
37,268
0.380
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,513
76
21
Wout Boerjan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,462
18,682
0.394
Lignin biosynthesis and structure
tree biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,219
104
29
Colin R Janssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,130
17,616
0.428
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic toxicology
Ecological risk assessment
Aquatic ecology
Marine biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,344
190
54
Frank Pasmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,666
14,181
0.495
amphibian and reptile diseases
veterinary bacteriology and mycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,162
226
66
Monica Hofte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,577
11,802
0.444
phytopathology
plant pathology
crop protection
microbial ecology
plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,490
264
73
Lennart Martens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,540
10,690
0.436
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
large-scale data
omics
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,489
319
82
Lieven De Veylder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,548
8,051
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,962
460
109
Steven Maere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,074
7,352
0.431
Computational systems biology
evolutionary systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,153
480
113
Dieter Deforce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,767
8,388
0.500
Biotechnology
Proteomics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,734
487
116
Henri Dumont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,612
3,955
0.238
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,045
553
132
Henri Dumont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,022
3,642
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,293
619
149
Nico Callewaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,732
6,333
0.461
biotechnology
genetic engineering
glycobiology
diagnostics
biopharmaceuticals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,553
672
157
Luc Lens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,931
6,472
0.501
Avian Ecology & Evolution
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,994
664
155
Dries Bonte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,014
7,492
0.576
Spatial Ecology and Evolution
Ecological Modeling
Arthropod ecology & conservation
Coastal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,204
930
219
Peter Dawyndt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,905
3,864
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,503
942
221
Sarah Deville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,788
9,662
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,839
1,001
231
Matthew D Shawkey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,338
5,242
0.561
Structural color
feathers
optics
sexual selection
bacteria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,831
1,088
244
Mansour Karimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,614
3,354
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,771
1,214
264
Savvas N. Savvides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,713
4,474
0.580
Structural Biology
Immunity
Inflammation
Cancer
Macromolecular structure-function relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,411
1,258
274
Peter Goethals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,468
2,708
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,761
1,422
313
Koen Hufkens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,610
4,871
0.737
macro ecology
food security
data science
climate change
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,133
1,527
332
Stefaan Dondeyne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,085
2,832
0.465
participatory research
natural resources management
soil classification
soil survey
vegetation ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,262
1,537
335
Elie Verleyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,044
2,544
0.421
microbial ecology and biogeography
paleoecology
relative sea level changes
Antarctica
Arctic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,910
1,595
347
Lars Chatrou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
1,807
0.313
Biogeography
evolution
phylogenetics
plant biology
systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,834
1,610
350
Dominique Adriaens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,714
2,466
0.432
Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates
Histology
3D Visualisations
Geometric Morphometrics
Biomechanics