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AZ Sint-Jan

In research, AZ Sint-Jan stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,339 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,064 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 14.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,648
of 22,385 · #5,712 all time
Rank in Belgium
#37
of 105
Research works
1.7k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
AZ Sint-Jan

What is AZ Sint-Jan known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,339 of 9,902 14.4%193 #2208
MedicineField #2,064 of 8,541 14.2%183 #1982

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where AZ Sint-Jan 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does AZ Sint-Jan work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at AZ Sint-Jan is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 223 fractional works · 73.0% of its workMedicine: 211 fractional works · 68.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 46 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAZ Sint-Jan306fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences73%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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine21168.9%
    2. Health Professions61.8%
    3. Dentistry31.1%
    4. Nursing20.8%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology165.4%
    2. Neuroscience82.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology72.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences144.7%
    2. Psychology51.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities51.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Engineering61.8%
    2. Environmental Science51.7%
    3. Computer Science20.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does AZ Sint-Jan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 45.5 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: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.18× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.22× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.59× its world share, 211 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.59×211 works
  2. Veterinary2.44×1 works
  3. Dentistry2.22×3 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.18×7 works
  5. Neuroscience1.59×8 works
  6. Nursing1.56×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×16 works
  8. Health Professions0.70×6 works
  9. Psychology0.54×5 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.51×4 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×3 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×6 works
  13. Social Sciences0.37×14 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.35×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.33×5 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×2 works
  20. Engineering0.12×6 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.10×2 works
  23. Energy0.06×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at AZ Sint-Jan?

Ranked on the quality score, Jens Tomas Van Praet, An S. De Vriese and Sébastien Knecht lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AZ Sint-Jan.

  1. 1 Jens Tomas Van Praet Belgium · #113,063 worldwide 6.2k citations · 116 works
  2. 2 An S. De Vriese Belgium · #187,708 worldwide 14k citations · 252 works
  3. 3 Sébastien Knecht Belgium · #242,755 worldwide 12k citations · 255 works
  4. 4 Marc Bourgeois Belgium · #312,281 worldwide 2.3k citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Achiel Van Hoof Belgium · #459,151 worldwide 4.6k citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Dominik Selleslag Belgium · #467,282 worldwide 16k citations · 313 works
  7. 7 Thomas Phlips Belgium · #484,079 worldwide 2.2k citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Geert Vanhooren Belgium · #518,055 worldwide 4.3k citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Mattias Francis Duytschaever Belgium · #526,871 worldwide 14k citations · 260 works
  10. 10 Yves R. Vandekerckhove Belgium · #537,945 worldwide 6.5k citations · 107 works
All ranked researchers at AZ Sint-Jan

What are the most cited papers from AZ Sint-Jan?

The most cited paper from AZ Sint-Jan is "Thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST): an observational study" (Nils Gunnar Wahlgren, Niaz Ahmed, Antoni Dávalos et al., 2007), with 2,391 citations. Next come "Effects of chloroquine on viral infections: an old drug against today's diseases" (1,297) and "International phase 3 study of azacitidine vs conventional care regimens in older patients with newly diagnosed AML with >30% blasts" (1,168).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST): an observational study Nils Gunnar Wahlgren, Niaz Ahmed, Antoni Dávalos et al. · The Lancet 2007 2,391
2 Effects of chloroquine on viral infections: an old drug against today's diseases Andrea Savarino, John R Boelaert, Antonio Cassone et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 27 Oct 2003 1,297
3 International phase 3 study of azacitidine vs conventional care regimens in older patients with newly diagnosed AML with >30% blasts Hervé Dombret et al. · Blood Open access 18 May 2015 1,168
4 Prognostic Value of Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Recordings in Patients with Treated Hypertension Denis L Clement, Marc De Buyzere, Dirk A. De Bacquer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 11 Jun 2003 1,094
5 Increased Mortality Associated with Growth Hormone Treatment in Critically Ill Adults Jukka Takala, Esko Ruokonen, Nigel R. Webster et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 9 Sep 1999 1,012
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AZ Sint-Jan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, Arrhythmias, Epidemiology, Radiofrequency Ablation, Electroanatomic Mapping, Ventricular Tachycardia, Guidelines and Atrial Fibrillation.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology31▲ 2.5×89 topics
  2. Catheter Ablation25▲ 67×2 topics
  3. Arrhythmias20▲ 70×2 topics
  4. Radiofrequency Ablation14▲ 44×2 topics
  5. Electroanatomic Mapping14▲ 94×1 topic
  6. Ventricular Tachycardia14▲ 94×1 topic
  7. Diagnosis14▲ 4.8×30 topics
  8. Guidelines14▲ 9.4×12 topics
  9. Treatment13▲ 3.5×32 topics
  10. Atrial Fibrillation12▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Quality of Life12▲ 2.8×36 topics
  12. Stroke Prevention12▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Anticoagulant Therapy11▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Risk Stratification11▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Thromboembolism11▲ 49×1 topic
  16. Sudden Cardiac Death11▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Echocardiography10▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Chemotherapy8▲ 3.9×17 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 4.9×13 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors8▲ 6.2×14 topics
  21. Heart Failure8▲ 5.9×8 topics
  22. Complications8▲ 5.0×16 topics
  23. Management8▲ 3.1×24 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations8▲ 5.6×18 topics
  25. Surgical Management7▲ 5.8×18 topics
  26. Genetic Testing7▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Calcium Signaling6▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Robotic Surgery6▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Cardiac Electrophysiology6▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Ion Channels6▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Long-QT Syndrome6▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Neurological Disorders6▲ 3.3×18 topics
  33. Survival Analysis6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  34. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy5▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator5▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Remote Monitoring5▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Radiation Therapy5▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Lymphoma4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Rituximab4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  40. Cervical Cancer4▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does AZ Sint-Jan publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and …14Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 14 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…11Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 6 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 5 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…3Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function: 2 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksFood Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research: 2 fractional worksAmyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineObstetrics and GynecologyCognitive NeurosciencePathology and Forensic Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  3. 3 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  6. 6 Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 2 works
  10. 10 Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes Molecular Biology 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 available36.5%not open63.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AZ Sint-Jan's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is AZ Sint-Jan as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%AZ Sint-Jan0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of AZ Sint-Jan over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%AZ Sint-Jan13.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2024.

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