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Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell

In research, Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell stands highest in Medicine (#5,092 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,292 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,732
of 22,385 · #24,152 all time
Rank in Belgium
#102
of 105
Research works
263
▲ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.7k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell

What is Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell 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
MedicineField #5,092 of 8,541 8.4%61 #4561
Health SciencesDomain #6,292 of 9,902 8.6%63 #5759

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell 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 Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell is in Health Sciences, 5% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (2%), Computer Science (2%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 70 fractional works · 86.3% of its workMedicine: 67 fractional works · 83.1% of its workSurgery: 19 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCentreHospitalier…81fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences3%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6783.1%
    2. Health Professions11.2%
    3. Dentistry11.1%
    4. Nursing00.6%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Computer Science21.9%
    2. Mathematics11.7%
    3. Engineering11.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    5. Environmental Science00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    3. Neuroscience11.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences11.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    3. Psychology00.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.32× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.32×67 works
  2. Veterinary2.36×0 works
  3. Dentistry2.26×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.62×1 works
  5. Mathematics1.40×1 works
  6. Nursing1.18×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.82×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.47×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.24×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.19×0 works
  15. Psychology0.19×0 works
  16. Engineering0.10×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.02×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert Gunzburg, Louis Kinnen and Ingrid Theunissen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell.

  1. 1 Robert Gunzburg Belgium · #2,958,174 worldwide 3.3k citations · 168 works
  2. 2 Louis Kinnen Belgium · #3,680,959 worldwide 583 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Ingrid Theunissen Belgium · #4,002,372 worldwide 774 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Eliane Damis Belgium · #4,119,877 worldwide 291 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 G Meur Belgium · #4,362,427 worldwide 83 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell

What are the most cited papers from Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell?

The most cited paper from Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell is "Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016" (Andrew Rhodes et al., 2017), with 6,868 citations. Next come "ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies" (968) and "2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO): Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery" (961).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016 Andrew Rhodes et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 18 Jan 2017 6,868
2 ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies Giacomo Grasselli et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 16 Jun 2023 968
3 2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO): Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Dan Eisenberg et al. · Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases Open access 21 Oct 2022 961
4 Recommendations for the clinical use of somatosensory-evoked potentials G. Cruccu, Michael J. Aminoff, Gabriel Curio et al. · Clinical Neurophysiology 17 May 2008 710
5 2022 American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Dan Eisenberg et al. · Obesity Surgery Open access 6 Nov 2022 701
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Surgical Management, Sepsis, Management, Inflammation and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.6×59 topics
  2. Complications6▲ 15×14 topics
  3. Quality of Life6▲ 4.7×22 topics
  4. Inflammation4▲ 2.6×26 topics
  5. Surgical Management3▲ 10×10 topics
  6. Management3▲ 5.0×17 topics
  7. Treatment3▲ 2.8×20 topics
  8. Sepsis3▲ 19×6 topics
  9. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  10. Critical Care2▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×22 topics
  12. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.9×13 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Weight Loss2▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Pathophysiology2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  16. Perioperative Care2▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Diabetes2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  18. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  20. Surgery2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  21. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  22. Bariatric Surgery2▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Glaucoma2▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  25. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Metabolic Surgery2▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  28. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  31. Infection2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Stroke2▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Adverse Reactions1▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Resuscitation1▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Revision Surgery1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Antimicrobial Therapy1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Arthroplasty1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Prognostic Models1▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Septic Shock1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy.

Bariatric Surgery and Ou…2Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: 1 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 1 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux …1Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRehabilitationGastroenterology1 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 1 works
  8. 8 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 1 works
  9. 9 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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