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Research in Ostend

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Ostend, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Flanders Marine Institute.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
713
▲ 168% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
14.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Ostend

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 Ostend?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Flanders Marine InstituteFunder 457 #10,725
2European Aquaculture SocietyInstitution 172 #24,931 all time
3Damiaan Dicht bij het levenHospital / health system 82 not ranked
4Ministry of Agriculture Nature and Food QualityGovernment institution 1 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.

Flanders Marine Institute: 64.2%European Aquaculture Society: 24.2%Damiaan Dicht bij het leven: 11.5%Ministry of Agriculture Nature and Food Quality: 0.1%64%largest
Flanders Marine Institute457 · 64.2%European Aquaculture Society172 · 24.2%Damiaan Dicht bij het leven82 · 11.5%Ministry of Agriculture Nature and Food Quality1 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Ostend work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research in Ostend is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (28%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 166 fractional works · 55.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 85 fractional works · 28.1% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 10.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 17 fractional works · 5.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 50 fractional works · 16.5% of its workOceanography: 20 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPaleontology: 17 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 72 fractional works · 23.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 58 fractional works · 19.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 40 fractional works · 13.1% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 10.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOstend301fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences10%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science8528.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5016.5%
    3. Computer Science134.5%
    4. Engineering124.0%
    5. Materials Science61.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Energy00.0%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5819.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology113.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    1. Medicine299.6%
    2. Health Professions31.1%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences82.6%
    2. Social Sciences82.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities72.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting41.4%
    5. Psychology20.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ostend strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ostend is most concentrated in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences (31.8× the world share in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics).

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.3 works32×
  2. EcologySubfield · 26.4 works13×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 41.6 works10×
← 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: 4.56× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.06× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.59× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.06×42 works
  2. Environmental Science5.59×73 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.56×57 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.61×7 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.76×6 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×9 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.62×2 works
  8. Medicine0.54×27 works
  9. Materials Science0.53×5 works
  10. Computer Science0.43×9 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×4 works
  12. Health Professions0.40×3 works
  13. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  14. Psychology0.25×2 works
  15. Engineering0.24×10 works
  16. Social Sciences0.22×7 works
  17. Neuroscience0.20×1 works
  18. Nursing0.20×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  21. Energy0.03×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Ostend?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Biogeography, Ecology, Phylogeny, Invasive Species, Evolution and Taxonomy.

▲ 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. Climate Change45▲ 5.5×49 topics
  2. Biodiversity41▲ 18×22 topics
  3. Biogeography32▲ 38×18 topics
  4. Ecology31▲ 60×8 topics
  5. Phylogeny31▲ 61×17 topics
  6. Invasive Species30▲ 24×17 topics
  7. Evolution27▲ 34×12 topics
  8. Taxonomy25▲ 58×12 topics
  9. DNA Barcoding21▲ 40×9 topics
  10. Ecosystem Functioning15▲ 24×7 topics
  11. Adaptation15▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Morphology15▲ 27×6 topics
  13. Groundwater15▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Cavefish14▲ 247×1 topic
  15. Subterranean14▲ 247×1 topic
  16. Conservation14▲ 11×16 topics
  17. Environmental Impact13▲ 2.5×20 topics
  18. Population Dynamics11▲ 14×11 topics
  19. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 11×10 topics
  20. Coleoptera11▲ 135×2 topics
  21. Conservation Genetics10▲ 86×2 topics
  22. Marine Environment10▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Biodiversity Loss9▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Environmental Impacts9▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Digital Repositories9▲ 84×2 topics
  27. Speciation8▲ 63×2 topics
  28. Infection8▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Waste Management8▲ 6.9×4 topics
  30. Recycling8▲ 7.1×3 topics
  31. Environmental Monitoring8▲ 7.0×6 topics
  32. Data Sharing8▲ 82×1 topic
  33. Scientific Data Management8▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Diversification8▲ 58×2 topics
  35. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 41×2 topics
  37. beetles8▲ 149×1 topic
  38. Biomonitoring7▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Parasitism7▲ 227×1 topic
  40. Snails7▲ 227×1 topic

What research is done in Ostend?

Subterranean biodiversit…14Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 14 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 8 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites Studies: 7 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 6 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 6 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 6 fractional worksResearch Data Management…6Research Data Management Practices: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksCollembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional works
PaleontologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 14 works
  2. 2 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  3. 3 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 7 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 6 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 6 works
  6. 6 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 6 works
  7. 7 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 6 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ostend3.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.9% in 2020.

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