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BIST Community Figures

People

All figures are for 2024 unless otherwise specified.

2751
Total members
49
Women
39
International

48% of the BIST Community group leaders have been listed in one or more of the latest five editions of the ‘Stanford’s Top 2% Scientists‘ ranking.

Publications (2016-2024, BIST affiliation)

1340
Articles and reviews in 2024
84
Open access
74
Pub. with international collaboration
39
Citations/publication
2.72
Global normalized impact
3
Highly Cited Publications
11
position in Nature Index (Europe, excluding universities)
35
Articles in journals of the Nature Index Ranking
24
position worlwide in Excellence Maps HCP (all subjects, 2017-2021)

ERC Grants (2007-2024)

167
ERC Grants (coordinated)
257
Net EU Contribution

The BIST Community leads Southern Europe in ERC funding received per capita of researchers.

Innovation

271
Active patent families
44
Priority patent applications in 2024
27
Licenced patents in 2024
43
Active spin-offs (December 2024)

Training and Outreach

138
PhD theses defended
435
Outreach activities
57500
People reached
7700
Mentions in mass media

Funding

187
BIST Community Centres budget
34
Core funding
54
Competitive funding
11
Contracts and endowments
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