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AZ Turnhout

In research, AZ Turnhout stands highest in Medicine (#9,499 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,410 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,347
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#176
of 267
Research works
280
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is AZ Turnhout 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
MedicineField #9,499 of 17,978 15.5%183
Health SciencesDomain #11,410 of 20,462 15.5%192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AZ Turnhout 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.98× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.42× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AZ Turnhout?

Ranked on the composite score, René Kerstens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AZ Turnhout.

  1. 1 René Kerstens Belgium · #736,267 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at AZ Turnhout

Which keywords describe research at AZ Turnhout?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pain Management, Perioperative Care, Chronic Pain, Postoperative Pain, Analgesia, Regional Anesthesia and Guidelines.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 2.3×38 topics
  2. Pain Management2▲ 19×5 topics
  3. Perioperative Care2▲ 36×2 topics
  4. Chronic Pain2▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Postoperative Pain2▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Treatment2▲ 3.1×12 topics
  7. Analgesia2▲ 55×1 topic
  8. Regional Anesthesia2▲ 67×1 topic
  9. Complications2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  10. Guidelines2▲ 7.3×8 topics
  11. Inflammation2▲ 1.61×19 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  13. Management2▲ 3.9×10 topics
  14. Quality of Life1▲ 1.91×14 topics
  15. Gender1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  16. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.6×8 topics
  18. Surgical Management1▲ 5.8×9 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  20. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.28×9 topics
  21. Wound Healing1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  22. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  23. Pathophysiology1▲ 6.8×4 topics

Which research topics does AZ Turnhout publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Anesthesia and Pain Management, French Historical and Cultural Studies, Muscle and Compartmental Disorders and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Anesthesia and Pain Mana…2Anesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksMuscle and Compartmental Disorders: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 0 fractional worksNatural Products and App…0Natural Products and Applications: 0 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…0Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 0 fractional works
SurgeryHistoryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences2 others

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

  1. 1 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 1 works
  3. 3 Muscle and Compartmental Disorders Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Natural Products and Applications General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  8. 8 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 0 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AZ Turnhout's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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