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AZ Maria Middelares

In research, AZ Maria Middelares stands highest in Medicine (#5,703 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,782 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,727
of 28,054 · #26,896 all time
Rank in Belgium
#98
of 138
Research works
368
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is AZ Maria Middelares known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,703 of 10,443 15.3%101 #7740
Health SciencesDomain #6,782 of 11,982 15.5%103 #9859

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AZ Maria Middelares sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does AZ Maria Middelares specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 40.5 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.42× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AZ Maria Middelares?

Ranked on the composite score, Christof Vulsteke, Filip Ameye and Dieter Berwouts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AZ Maria Middelares.

  1. 1 Christof Vulsteke Belgium · #74,612 worldwide 184 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Filip Ameye Belgium · #540,245 worldwide 36 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Dieter Berwouts Belgium · #736,902 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Wesley Verla Belgium · #770,745 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Filip Muysoms Belgium · #1,002,852 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Peter Burssens Belgium · #1,499,290 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at AZ Maria Middelares

Which keywords describe research at AZ Maria Middelares?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Chronic Pain, Laparoscopic Repair, Rehabilitation, Hernia Repair, Mesh Techniques and Biomechanics.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology19▲ 4.1×51 topics
  2. Complications13▲ 22×12 topics
  3. Chronic Pain9▲ 34×4 topics
  4. Laparoscopic Repair8▲ 169×2 topics
  5. Rehabilitation7▲ 15×7 topics
  6. Hernia Repair7▲ 208×1 topic
  7. Mesh Techniques7▲ 208×1 topic
  8. Biomechanics6▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Distal Radius Fractures6▲ 87×1 topic
  10. Flexor Tendon Repair6▲ 87×1 topic
  11. Arthroplasty6▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Management5▲ 5.3×15 topics
  13. Quality of Life5▲ 2.8×15 topics
  14. Mortality5▲ 6.7×9 topics
  15. Prevention5▲ 9.2×7 topics
  16. Surgical Management4▲ 9.1×12 topics
  17. Treatment4▲ 3.0×22 topics
  18. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.1×14 topics
  19. Guidelines4▲ 7.8×10 topics
  20. Ankle Injuries4▲ 114×1 topic
  21. Sprains4▲ 114×1 topic
  22. Surgical Treatment4▲ 17×6 topics
  23. Diagnosis4▲ 3.4×23 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  25. Fetal Surgery3▲ 52×3 topics
  26. Robotic Surgery3▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Regeneration3▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Postoperative Complications3▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Growth Factors3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Internal Fixation3▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Mechanical Loading3▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Molecular Characterization3▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Platelet-Rich Plasma3▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Stem Cells3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  38. Tendon3▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation3▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Infection3▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does AZ Maria Middelares publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hernia repair and management, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Tendon Structure and Treatment.

Hernia repair and manage…7Hernia repair and management: 7 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 4 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 3 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 2 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…2Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 2 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional works
SurgeryOrthopedics and Sports MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPolitical Science and International Relations1 others

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

  1. 1 Hernia repair and management Surgery 7 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 6 works
  3. 3 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AZ Maria Middelares's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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