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AZ Sint-Lucas

In research, AZ Sint-Lucas stands highest in Medicine (#8,868 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,361 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,815
of 28,054 · #12,088 all time
Rank in Belgium
#105
of 138
Research works
961
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is AZ Sint-Lucas 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 #8,868 of 10,443 8.3%74 #3690
Health SciencesDomain #10,361 of 11,982 9.1%78 #4672

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: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.41× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.43× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AZ Sint-Lucas?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans Vandekerckhove, Marc Lemmerling and Dirk Lips lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AZ Sint-Lucas.

  1. 1 Hans Vandekerckhove Belgium · #321,658 worldwide 78 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Marc Lemmerling Belgium · #816,358 worldwide 22 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Dirk Lips Belgium · #1,591,060 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at AZ Sint-Lucas

Which keywords describe research at AZ Sint-Lucas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Treatment, Surgical Management, Complications, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis and Radiation Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.5×65 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 4.7×31 topics
  3. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 8.6×13 topics
  4. Diagnosis4▲ 3.7×24 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 2.4×21 topics
  6. Surgical Management4▲ 7.7×16 topics
  7. Complications3▲ 5.9×14 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 2.7×17 topics
  9. Pathogenesis3▲ 5.5×10 topics
  10. Guidelines3▲ 5.3×12 topics
  11. Management3▲ 3.2×17 topics
  12. Radiation Therapy3▲ 17×5 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.0×10 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.9×12 topics
  15. Vaccine2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  16. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.0×16 topics
  17. Surgery2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Surgical Treatment2▲ 10.0×5 topics
  19. Robotic Surgery2▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Survival Analysis2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  21. Pain Management2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  22. Biomechanics2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  23. Rehabilitation2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  24. Infection2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. Radiotherapy2▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Bacteremia2▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Cervical Cancer2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  29. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  32. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Endovascular Repair2▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Imaging2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  35. Molecular Classification2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  36. Virulence Factors2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  37. Chemoradiotherapy1▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Brachytherapy1▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Endometrial Carcinoma1▲ 28×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies and Esophageal and GI Pathology.

Endometrial and Cervical…1Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksPlant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksEducation, Leadership, a…1Education, Leadership, and Health Research: 1 fractional worksOrigins and Evolution of Life: 1 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 1 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…1Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 1 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 1 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologySurgeryPlant ScienceEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 1 works
  6. 6 Origins and Evolution of Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 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 available36.5%not open63.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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