Publication Analysis
How does European research perform across the various Life Science disciplines? Citation analyses of papers, people and nations.
- Evolutionary Biology (3.2008)
- England dominated European evolutionary research. By topic, computational evolutionary biology and microbial phylogeny performed particularly well. Then finally, there is the story of a "fallen star" ... more
- Physiology (2.2008)
- The UK dominated European physiology by overall numbers. The highest citation-per-article ratio, however, was achieved by The Netherlands. The most-cited researcher, in fact, worked at the intersection of several disciplines. more
- Human Genetics (1.2008)
- England has clearly dominated European human genetics research at the start of the 21st century. The particular success of mathematical geneticists is also remarkable. And then there is the case of an Icelandic company... more
- Pathology (5.2007)
- European-based authors published fewer articles in pathology journals than their US colleagues, yet they collected more citations. The same picture emerged within Europa: Most articles for England, but most citations for germany. more
- Immunology (4.2007)
- England is Europe's number one for overall citations, whereas Switzerland collected the most citations per article. The most frequently cited paper comes from Paris, practically just around the corner from Europe's most cited immunologist. more
- Pharmakology & Pharmacy (2.2007)
- Authors from Germany co-signed the most articles in European "pharmacology and pharmacy" publications. Most cited, however, were their English colleagues. The hottest topics were cardiovascular regulations, pharmacogenetics and HIV. more
- Plant Science (1.2007)
- Germany is the leading country in European plant science by publication performance. Most-cited is research on RNA interference, a field where many felt that the particular achievments of plant scientists were overlooked for last year's medicine Nobel. more