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Research in Mechelen

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Mechelen, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Galapagos (Belgium) and Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
730
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.3%
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 Mechelen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Rode Kruis-VlaanderenHospital / health system 352 #21,434
2Galapagos (Belgium)Company 296 #19,590
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 2022–2025. 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.

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 keywords describe research in Mechelen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Primary Care, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cytokines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.1×69 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 2.1×29 topics
  3. Climate Change8▲ 1.50×36 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 2.5×31 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 1.31×34 topics
  6. Pathogenesis6▲ 6.2×15 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 1.92×26 topics
  8. Autoantibodies5▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Primary Care5▲ 6.6×10 topics
  10. Genetics4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  11. Treatment4▲ 1.81×24 topics
  12. Cytokines4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  13. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Rheumatoid Arthritis4▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  16. Population Dynamics4▲ 8.1×11 topics
  17. Biological Therapy4▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Conservation4▲ 4.6×13 topics
  19. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs4▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Joint Inflammation4▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Prognostic Factors4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Rituximab4▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage3▲ 3.2×12 topics
  24. Invasive Species3▲ 4.0×16 topics
  25. Crohn's Disease3▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Immunology3▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Transdisciplinary Research3▲ 88×2 topics
  28. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia3▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Genomic Aberrations3▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Therapies3▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Ulcerative Colitis3▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Health Equity2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  34. Latin America2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  35. Fibrosis2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  36. TGF-ß2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Digital Health2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Comorbidity2▲ 8.9×4 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

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