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Research in Hasselt

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Hasselt, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Hasselt University and Jessa Hospital.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.3k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.7%
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 Hasselt?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hasselt UniversityUniversity 7,362 #1,890
2Jessa HospitalHospital / health system 672 #13,218
3Hartcentrum HasseltHospital / health system 150 #35,968 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 2022–2025. 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.

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.

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×
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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 Hasselt?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Heart Failure, Physical Activity, Cardiovascular Disease, Driver Behavior, Guidelines, Echocardiography 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology119▲ 1.50×109 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease53▲ 2.4×34 topics
  3. Heart Failure50▲ 5.8×14 topics
  4. Inflammation49▲ 1.17×69 topics
  5. Public Health49▲ 1.67×43 topics
  6. Physical Activity44▲ 4.5×10 topics
  7. Quality of Life43▲ 1.47×46 topics
  8. Risk Factors36▲ 1.64×28 topics
  9. Guidelines35▲ 3.7×12 topics
  10. Diagnosis33▲ 1.79×34 topics
  11. Treatment33▲ 1.37×40 topics
  12. Global Burden29▲ 2.6×11 topics
  13. Echocardiography28▲ 5.1×7 topics
  14. Corporate Governance28▲ 1.86×12 topics
  15. Myocardial Infarction25▲ 5.3×7 topics
  16. Anxiety25▲ 2.6×9 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis25▲ 2.1×16 topics
  18. Driver Behavior25▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Catheter Ablation21▲ 8.6×2 topics
  20. Infectious Diseases20▲ 3.0×9 topics
  21. Neural Plasticity20▲ 5.6×5 topics
  22. Spatial Analysis19▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Functional Recovery19▲ 6.3×4 topics
  24. Cognitive Impairment19▲ 3.7×10 topics
  25. Atrial Fibrillation18▲ 9.2×2 topics
  26. Chronic Disease Management18▲ 4.7×5 topics
  27. Vascular Function17▲ 8.6×3 topics
  28. High-Intensity Interval Training17▲ 8.0×2 topics
  29. Injury Severity16▲ 9.6×2 topics
  30. Road Safety15▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Traffic Accidents15▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Cardiorespiratory Fitness15▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Exercise Capacity15▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Accessibility15▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. Muscle Strength14▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Physical Performance14▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Urban Design14▲ 6.3×2 topics
  38. Health Impact Assessment14▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Active Travel13▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Built Environment13▲ 9.5×1 topic

What research is done in Hasselt?

  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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