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Research in Mechelen

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Mechelen, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Galapagos (Belgium) and Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
730
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
16.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Mechelen

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 Mechelen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Rode Kruis-VlaanderenHospital / health system 352 #17,057
2Galapagos (Belgium)Company 296 #16,058
3TechnopolisUniversity 31 not ranked
4Biocartis (Belgium)Company 27 not ranked
5De Lijn (Belgium)Company 10 not ranked
6Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (Belgium)Company 9 not ranked
7Public Waste Agency of FlandersNonprofit 5 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.

Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen: 48.2%Galapagos (Belgium): 40.5%Technopolis: 4.2%Biocartis (Belgium): 3.7%3 others listed: 3.3%48%largest
Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen352 · 48.2%Galapagos (Belgium)296 · 40.5%Technopolis31 · 4.2%Biocartis (Belgium)27 · 3.7%3 others listed24 · 3.3%

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

Which fields of science does Mechelen work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Mechelen is in Health Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Environmental Science (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 81 fractional works · 37.7% of its workMedicine: 68 fractional works · 31.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 22.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 20.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMechelen216fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences38%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. Medicine6831.4%
    2. Health Professions125.5%
    3. Veterinary10.5%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Environmental Science219.6%
    2. Engineering146.7%
    3. Computer Science52.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.3%
    5. Materials Science20.9%
    6. Chemistry10.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    9. Mathematics10.3%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology209.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences125.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology83.8%
    4. Neuroscience20.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Social Sciences209.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities73.4%
    3. Psychology62.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Mechelen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Population Dynamics, Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Climate Change, Primary Care and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 1.92×71 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 1.64×38 topics
  3. Inflammation9▲ 2.0×34 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 1.38×36 topics
  5. Public Health7▲ 2.2×31 topics
  6. Pathogenesis6▲ 5.5×15 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 1.74×27 topics
  8. Population Dynamics5▲ 9.3×11 topics
  9. Autoantibodies5▲ 9.7×6 topics
  10. Genetics5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  11. Cancer5▲ 1.61×24 topics
  12. Conservation5▲ 5.1×14 topics
  13. Primary Care5▲ 5.9×10 topics
  14. Treatment4▲ 1.63×24 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  16. Cytokines4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  17. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Rheumatoid Arthritis4▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Biological Therapy4▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs4▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Joint Inflammation4▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Prognostic Factors4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  23. Rituximab4▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Cultural Heritage3▲ 3.0×13 topics
  25. Invasive Species3▲ 3.7×16 topics
  26. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Crohn's Disease3▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Immunology3▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Latin America3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Therapies3▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Transdisciplinary Research3▲ 71×2 topics
  32. Ulcerative Colitis3▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia3▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Genomic Aberrations3▲ 30×1 topic
  35. TGF-ß2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Fibrosis2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  37. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  38. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Digital Health2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Anemia2▲ 9.2×4 topics

What research is done in Mechelen?

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 4 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 3 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 2 fractional worksCytokine Signaling Pathw…1Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions: 1 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 1 fractional worksTechnology and Human Factors in Education and Health: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional works
RheumatologyGeneticsEcologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 4 works
  2. 2 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 1 works
  8. 8 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Technology and Human Factors in Education and Health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mechelen9.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 37.6% in 2009.

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