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AZ Sint-Lucas

In research, AZ Sint-Lucas stands highest in Health Sciences (#18,624 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,709 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,526
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#199
of 267
Research works
529
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is AZ Sint-Lucas known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #18,624 of 20,462 8.1%132
Physical SciencesDomain #20,709 of 21,541 2.7%215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AZ Sint-Lucas 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).

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: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.40× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 18 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.25× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at AZ Sint-Lucas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Education, Epidemiology, Patient Satisfaction, Community Empowerment, Complications, Cultural History, Food Safety and Food Composition.

▲ 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.78×24 topics
  2. Health Education2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  3. Community Empowerment2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  4. Inflammation1▲ 1.53×10 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Treatment1▲ 2.6×14 topics
  7. Complications1▲ 6.0×5 topics
  8. Quality of Life1▲ 1.97×8 topics
  9. Cultural History1▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Food Safety1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  11. Management1▲ 3.3×7 topics
  12. Philosophy1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  13. COVID-191▲ 1.75×4 topics
  14. Culture1▲ 4.4×1 topic
  15. Food Composition1▲ 28×1 topic
  16. Islam1▲ 11×1 topic
  17. Legal Regulation1▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Maternal Health1▲ 8.4×1 topic
  19. Nutrient Analysis1▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Pandemic1▲ 2.2×5 topics
  21. Stunting1▲ 11×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Public Health and Nutrition, Food and Agricultural Sciences and Military Technology and Strategies.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…1Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…1Public Health and Nutrition: 1 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sciences: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and S…1Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Legal Studies and Society: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthFood ScienceAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 1 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available24.5%not open75.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower 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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