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Research in Bruges

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Bruges, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are AZ Sint-Jan and College of Europe.

Research institutions
5
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.7k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
58k
15.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Bruges

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Bruges?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1AZ Sint-JanHospital / health system 1,691 #8,648
2College of EuropeUniversity 862 #18,496
3AZ Sint-LucasHospital / health system 529 #19,886 all time
4Catholic University College of Bruges–OstendUniversity 219 #18,726 all time
5Saint John's HospitalHospital / health system 172 #29,666 all time

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

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

AZ Sint-Jan: 48.7%College of Europe: 24.8%AZ Sint-Lucas: 15.2%Catholic University College of Bruges–Ostend: 6.3%1 other listed: 5.0%49%largest
AZ Sint-Jan1,691 · 48.7%College of Europe862 · 24.8%AZ Sint-Lucas529 · 15.2%Catholic University College of Bruges–Ostend219 · 6.3%1 other listed172 · 5.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Bruges work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Bruges is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Social Sciences (23%), Engineering (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 280 fractional works · 45.4% of its workMedicine: 258 fractional works · 41.9% of its workSurgery: 47 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 47 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 18 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 200 fractional works · 32.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 139 fractional works · 22.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 61 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 39 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 89 fractional works · 14.5% of its workEngineering: 40 fractional works · 6.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 47 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBruges616fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine25841.9%
    2. Health Professions142.3%
    3. Dentistry40.6%
    4. Nursing30.4%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Social Sciences13922.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance243.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting142.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities132.1%
    5. Psychology81.4%
    6. Decision Sciences20.3%
    1. Engineering406.4%
    2. Environmental Science213.4%
    3. Computer Science132.0%
    4. Materials Science50.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.7%
    6. Chemistry20.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology213.4%
    2. Neuroscience101.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences91.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology71.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bruges strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bruges is most concentrated in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Political Science and International Relations (7.6× the world share in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 41.9 works7.6×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 57.5 works7.3×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 220 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 124 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.17×220 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.94×22 works
  3. Social Sciences1.86×124 works
  4. Dentistry1.52×4 works
  5. Veterinary1.18×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×6 works
  7. Neuroscience0.98×8 works
  8. Health Professions0.89×12 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×13 works
  10. Nursing0.73×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.73×11 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×18 works
  13. Environmental Science0.60×16 works
  14. Psychology0.44×7 works
  15. Engineering0.42×33 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×3 works
  17. Energy0.28×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.26×11 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×6 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.20×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.20×4 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.19×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.14×2 works
  26. Mathematics0.07×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Bruges?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, European Union, Arrhythmias, Governance, Human Rights, Epidemiology, Political Dynamics and International Law.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology39▲ 1.60×98 topics
  2. Globalization28▲ 2.3×52 topics
  3. Human Rights26▲ 4.2×34 topics
  4. Catheter Ablation26▲ 34×2 topics
  5. European Union22▲ 16×13 topics
  6. Arrhythmias20▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Governance20▲ 9.9×7 topics
  8. Political Dynamics17▲ 101×2 topics
  9. Quality of Life16▲ 1.84×38 topics
  10. International Law16▲ 8.0×13 topics
  11. European Integration16▲ 45×3 topics
  12. Diagnosis15▲ 2.7×31 topics
  13. Treatment15▲ 2.0×33 topics
  14. Global Governance15▲ 10×13 topics
  15. Compliance15▲ 86×2 topics
  16. Institutionalization15▲ 26×2 topics
  17. multi-level15▲ 131×1 topic
  18. normative power15▲ 131×1 topic
  19. Radiofrequency Ablation15▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Cardiomyopathy14▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Electroanatomic Mapping14▲ 47×1 topic
  22. Guidelines14▲ 4.9×12 topics
  23. Ventricular Tachycardia14▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Democracy13▲ 6.0×10 topics
  25. Atrial Fibrillation13▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Anticoagulant Therapy12▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Stroke Prevention12▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Judicial Review11▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Risk Stratification11▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Thromboembolism11▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Sudden Cardiac Death11▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Complications11▲ 3.5×16 topics
  33. Echocardiography10▲ 5.9×7 topics
  34. Constitutionalism9▲ 17×3 topics
  35. National Identity9▲ 13×5 topics
  36. ECHR8▲ 40×1 topic
  37. European Legal Systems8▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Immigration8▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Robotic Surgery8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  40. Genetic Testing7▲ 10.0×3 topics

What research is done in Bruges?

European Union Policy an…14European Union Policy and Governance: 14 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 13 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 8 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 5 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…5Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 5 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 4 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 4 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSociology and Political ScienceDevelopment1 others

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

  1. 1 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  10. 10 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Bruges19.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.5% in 2009.

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