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Research in Hasselt

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Hasselt, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hasselt University and Jessa Hospital.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.3k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
203k
24.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Hasselt

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 Hasselt?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hasselt UniversityUniversity 7,362 #863
2Jessa HospitalHospital / health system 672 #12,724
3Hartcentrum HasseltHospital / health system 150 #32,362 all time
4Hogeschool PXLUniversity 112 not ranked
5European Cancer PreventionHospital / health system 43 not ranked
6Promotie Binnenvaart VlaanderenNonprofit 3 not ranked

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.

Hasselt University: 88.3%Jessa Hospital: 8.1%Hartcentrum Hasselt: 1.8%Hogeschool PXL: 1.3%2 others listed: 0.6%88%largest
Hasselt University7,362 · 88.3%Jessa Hospital672 · 8.1%Hartcentrum Hasselt150 · 1.8%Hogeschool PXL112 · 1.3%2 others listed46 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Hasselt work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Hasselt is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 833 fractional works · 35.7% of its workEngineering: 338 fractional works · 14.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 90 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 130 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 127 fractional works · 5.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 77 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 64 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 796 fractional works · 34.2% of its workMedicine: 698 fractional works · 30.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 131 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSurgery: 82 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 54 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 85 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 458 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 191 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 51 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTransportation: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 90 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 78 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 245 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 105 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 59 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 54 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHasselt2,331fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences20%

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. Engineering33814.5%
    2. Computer Science1305.6%
    3. Environmental Science1275.4%
    4. Materials Science773.3%
    5. Mathematics642.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy341.5%
    7. Energy210.9%
    8. Chemistry200.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences160.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.2%
    1. Medicine69830.0%
    2. Health Professions853.6%
    3. Nursing90.4%
    4. Veterinary20.1%
    5. Dentistry20.1%
    1. Social Sciences1918.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting903.9%
    3. Psychology783.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities361.5%
    5. Decision Sciences331.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance301.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1054.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences592.5%
    3. Neuroscience542.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology231.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Hasselt strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hasselt is most concentrated in Statistics and Probability, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Transportation (6.2× the world share in Statistics and Probability).

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 26.4 works6.2×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 109.5 works5.2×
  3. TransportationSubfield · 23.2 works3.5×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 46 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 293 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 69 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.48× its world share, 59 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 76 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 604 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 69 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 159 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics2.48×59 works
  2. Medicine1.56×604 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.47×29 works
  4. Health Professions1.43×76 works
  5. Neuroscience1.41×46 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.24×81 works
  7. Psychology1.13×69 works
  8. Environmental Science1.09×108 works
  9. Materials Science0.98×69 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.97×20 works
  11. Engineering0.97×293 works
  12. Energy0.93×17 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×89 works
  14. Veterinary0.83×2 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.73×5 works
  16. Nursing0.73×7 works
  17. Computer Science0.68×107 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×29 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.63×28 works
  20. Social Sciences0.62×159 works
  21. Chemistry0.58×18 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×4 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.52×50 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.49×28 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×14 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Hasselt?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Heart Failure, Physical Activity, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Driver Behavior, Guidelines and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology136▲ 1.47×111 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease64▲ 2.4×36 topics
  3. Heart Failure61▲ 5.8×14 topics
  4. Inflammation59▲ 1.19×74 topics
  5. Public Health58▲ 1.70×46 topics
  6. Quality of Life50▲ 1.50×46 topics
  7. Sustainability50◆ 0.89×65 topics
  8. Physical Activity50▲ 4.4×10 topics
  9. Risk Factors42▲ 1.65×29 topics
  10. Guidelines39▲ 3.6×13 topics
  11. Diagnosis38▲ 1.77×38 topics
  12. Treatment38▲ 1.35×41 topics
  13. Echocardiography35▲ 5.3×8 topics
  14. Global Burden32▲ 2.5×11 topics
  15. Myocardial Infarction28▲ 5.1×7 topics
  16. Driver Behavior28▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Anxiety28▲ 2.5×9 topics
  18. Catheter Ablation24▲ 8.3×2 topics
  19. Atrial Fibrillation22▲ 9.5×2 topics
  20. Spatial Analysis22▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Neural Plasticity22▲ 5.1×5 topics
  22. Functional Recovery21▲ 6.0×4 topics
  23. High-Intensity Interval Training21▲ 8.3×2 topics
  24. Vascular Function20▲ 8.7×3 topics
  25. Chronic Disease Management20▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Cardiorespiratory Fitness18▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Exercise Capacity18▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Injury Severity18▲ 9.5×2 topics
  29. Road Safety17▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Traffic Accidents17▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Accessibility17▲ 8.2×2 topics
  32. Chamber Quantification16▲ 8.5×1 topic
  33. Diastolic Function16▲ 8.5×1 topic
  34. Urban Design16▲ 6.4×2 topics
  35. Health Impact Assessment16▲ 8.1×3 topics
  36. Physical Performance16▲ 6.9×2 topics
  37. Active Travel15▲ 9.6×1 topic
  38. Built Environment15▲ 9.6×1 topic
  39. Risk Stratification14▲ 8.4×1 topic
  40. Thromboembolism14▲ 8.4×1 topic

What research is done in Hasselt?

Traffic and Road Safety15Traffic and Road Safety: 15 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…15Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 15 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 13 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 12 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 12 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 12 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 12 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…11COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 11 fractional worksFamily Business Performance and Succession: 10 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 10 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityComplementary and alternative medicineTransportationCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 15 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 15 works
  3. 3 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 13 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 12 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 11 works
  9. 9 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  10. 10 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 10 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%Hasselt22.2% 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 35.6% in 2003.

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