This map shows the geographic impact of research produced by authors working at KU Leuven. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers produced at KU Leuven with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites KU Leuven more than expected).
Fields of papers published by authors at KU Leuven
This network shows the impact of papers affiliated with KU Leuven at the time of their publication. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers affiliated with KU Leuven at the time of their publication.
About KU Leuven
In recent decades, authors affiliated with KU Leuven have published 185.5k papers, which have received a total of 6.3M indexed citations . Scholars at this organization have produced 231 papers in Computational Mathematics, 1.4k papers in Virology, 6.0k papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 1.5k papers in Gastroenterology and 16.3k papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering on the topics of Semiconductor materials and devices (3.3k papers), Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (1.9k papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (1.8k papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (1.8k papers), HIV Research and Treatment (1.3k papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (1.2k papers), Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (1.2k papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (1.1k papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Gastroenterology (74.1k citations), Molecular Biology (827.4k citations), Orthodontics (47.4k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (200.3k citations) and Sensory Systems (48.3k citations). Authors at KU Leuven collaborate with scholars in Belgium, United States and Netherlands and have published in prestigious journals including PLoS ONE, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Scientific Reports, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology. Some of KU Leuven's most productive authors include Erik De Clercq, Peter Carmeliet, Koen Binnemans, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Luc Van Gool, Jean Poesen, Johan A. K. Suykens, Jan Tack, Jan A. Delcour and Bart De Strooper.
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