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AZ Sint-Jan

In research, AZ Sint-Jan stands highest in Medicine (#2,144 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,833 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 14.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,966
of 28,054 · #8,924 all time
Rank in Belgium
#47
of 138
Research works
1.7k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is AZ Sint-Jan 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 #2,144 of 10,443 15.8%183 #2244
Health SciencesDomain #2,833 of 11,982 15.6%193 #2529

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does AZ Sint-Jan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 41.0 works15×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 29.5 works4.8×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.53× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 183 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× 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.

Who are the top researchers at AZ Sint-Jan?

Ranked on the composite score, Mattias Duytschaever, J. P. Mulier and An S. De Vriese lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AZ Sint-Jan.

  1. 1 Mattias Duytschaever Belgium · #77,059 worldwide 267 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 J. P. Mulier Belgium · #104,624 worldwide 128 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 An S. De Vriese Belgium · #152,809 worldwide 142 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Yves Vandekerckhove Belgium · #197,189 worldwide 440 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 J Casselman Belgium · #298,577 worldwide 59 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Jan Casselman Belgium · #314,787 worldwide 59 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 René Tavernier Belgium · #338,640 worldwide 69 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 M. Rosseneu Belgium · #361,214 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Dominik Selleslag Belgium · #478,361 worldwide 80 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Bruno Dillemans Belgium · #483,620 worldwide 50 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at AZ Sint-Jan

Which keywords describe research at AZ Sint-Jan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology28▲ 2.7×87 topics
  2. Catheter Ablation23▲ 72×2 topics
  3. Arrhythmias18▲ 75×2 topics
  4. Radiofrequency Ablation13▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Electroanatomic Mapping13▲ 97×1 topic
  6. Ventricular Tachycardia13▲ 97×1 topic
  7. Guidelines12▲ 10×11 topics
  8. Diagnosis12▲ 5.0×28 topics
  9. Atrial Fibrillation12▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Treatment11▲ 3.4×29 topics
  11. Stroke Prevention10▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Anticoagulant Therapy10▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Risk Stratification10▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Thromboembolism10▲ 54×1 topic
  15. Quality of Life10▲ 2.6×33 topics
  16. Sudden Cardiac Death10▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Chemotherapy8▲ 4.1×16 topics
  18. Echocardiography8▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 5.1×13 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors7▲ 6.4×13 topics
  21. Management7▲ 3.3×21 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations7▲ 5.9×15 topics
  23. Genetic Testing7▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Complications6▲ 4.8×15 topics
  25. Heart Failure6▲ 5.5×7 topics
  26. Robotic Surgery6▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Ion Channels6▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Cardiac Electrophysiology5▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Long-QT Syndrome5▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Survival Analysis5▲ 7.6×6 topics
  31. Surgical Management5▲ 4.8×17 topics
  32. Neurological Disorders5▲ 3.4×17 topics
  33. Lymphoma4▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Rituximab4▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy4▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator4▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Remote Monitoring4▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Cervical Cancer4▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Radiation Therapy4▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy3▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and …13Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 13 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…10Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 5 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 4 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 worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 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 13 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 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 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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