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Research in Aalst

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Aalst, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.7k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Aalst?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis HospitalHospital / health system 1,477 #12,029
2Flanders Environment AgencyGovernment institution 191 #32,137 all time
3Hart voor Research AalstHospital / health system 5 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

What is Aalst strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Aalst is most concentrated in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery (24.7× the world share in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 81.4 works25×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 25.1 works8.9×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 53.1 works7.2×
  4. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 23.5 works4.9×
  5. MedicineField · 256.7 works4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Aalst?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Disease, Guidelines, Heart Failure, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Atherosclerosis, Cardiac Imaging and Echocardiography.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Myocardial Infarction30▲ 42×6 topics
  2. Coronary Artery Disease26▲ 72×2 topics
  3. Guidelines25▲ 17×7 topics
  4. Heart Failure25▲ 18×12 topics
  5. Epidemiology24▲ 1.97×71 topics
  6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging24▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Atherosclerosis24▲ 27×6 topics
  8. Cardiac Imaging23▲ 61×3 topics
  9. Echocardiography23▲ 27×7 topics
  10. Catheter Ablation21▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Radiation Exposure21▲ 67×2 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment20▲ 81×2 topics
  13. Computed Tomography Angiography20▲ 97×1 topic
  14. Myocardial Perfusion20▲ 97×1 topic
  15. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention20▲ 47×4 topics
  16. Treatment19▲ 5.0×27 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 5.3×21 topics
  18. Obesity16▲ 6.6×11 topics
  19. Coronary Stents15▲ 114×1 topic
  20. Myocardial Revascularization15▲ 114×1 topic
  21. Diagnosis14▲ 5.0×21 topics
  22. Stroke Prevention14▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Atrial Fibrillation13▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Anticoagulant Therapy12▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Risk Stratification12▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Thromboembolism12▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Arrhythmias11▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Cardiomyopathy11▲ 40×3 topics
  29. Radiofrequency Ablation10▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement10▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement10▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Cardiovascular Risk10▲ 10×8 topics
  33. Electroanatomic Mapping10▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Genetic Mutations10▲ 7.1×16 topics
  35. Ventricular Tachycardia10▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Clinical Guidelines9▲ 9.9×7 topics
  37. Complications9▲ 5.6×14 topics
  38. Chamber Quantification8▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Diastolic Function8▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Sudden Cardiac Death8▲ 30×2 topics

What research is done in Aalst?

Cardiac Imaging and Diag…20Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 20 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 15 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…12Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 12 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…10Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 10 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 10 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 8 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…6Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 6 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 5 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 4 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 20 works
  2. 2 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 15 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  7. 7 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 5 works
  10. 10 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works

Research output over time

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