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Research in Bruges

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Bruges, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are AZ Sint-Jan, College of Europe and United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.7k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.7%
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 Bruges?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1AZ Sint-JanHospital / health system 1,691 #7,966
2College of EuropeUniversity 862 #13,592
3AZ Sint-LucasHospital / health system 529 #30,526 all time
4United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration StudiesResearch facility 239 #23,386
5Catholic University College of Bruges–OstendUniversity 219 #31,714 all time
6Saint John's HospitalHospital / health system 172 #32,401 all time

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.

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: 45.6%College of Europe: 23.2%AZ Sint-Lucas: 14.3%United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies: 6.4%2 others listed: 10.5%46%largest
AZ Sint-Jan1,691 · 45.6%College of Europe862 · 23.2%AZ Sint-Lucas529 · 14.3%United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies239 · 6.4%2 others listed391 · 10.5%

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

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×
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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 Bruges?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, European Union, Human Rights, Governance, Arrhythmias, Political Dynamics, Epidemiology 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology35▲ 1.70×94 topics
  2. Human Rights26▲ 4.8×32 topics
  3. Globalization24▲ 2.3×44 topics
  4. Catheter Ablation23▲ 36×2 topics
  5. European Union21▲ 18×13 topics
  6. Governance19▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Arrhythmias18▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Political Dynamics16▲ 111×2 topics
  9. International Law15▲ 9.4×13 topics
  10. Compliance15▲ 93×2 topics
  11. European Integration15▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Global Governance14▲ 12×13 topics
  13. Institutionalization14▲ 30×2 topics
  14. multi-level14▲ 139×1 topic
  15. normative power14▲ 139×1 topic
  16. Diagnosis14▲ 2.8×29 topics
  17. Radiofrequency Ablation13▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Cardiomyopathy13▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Treatment13▲ 2.0×30 topics
  20. Electroanatomic Mapping13▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Ventricular Tachycardia13▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Guidelines13▲ 5.2×11 topics
  23. Democracy12▲ 6.5×9 topics
  24. Atrial Fibrillation12▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Judicial Review11▲ 24×4 topics
  26. Anticoagulant Therapy10▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Stroke Prevention10▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Risk Stratification10▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Thromboembolism10▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Sudden Cardiac Death10▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Constitutionalism9▲ 19×3 topics
  32. ECHR8▲ 42×1 topic
  33. European Legal Systems8▲ 42×1 topic
  34. National Identity8▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Echocardiography8▲ 5.3×6 topics
  36. Immigration7▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Robotic Surgery7▲ 9.2×5 topics
  38. Cosmopolitanism7▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Genetic Testing7▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Sovereignty6▲ 12×6 topics

What research is done in Bruges?

  1. 1 European Union Policy and GovernancePolitical Science and International Relations 14 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 European and International Law StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign PolicyPolitical Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 International Development and AidDevelopment 3 works
  10. 10 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsObstetrics and Gynecology 3 works

Research output over time

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