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Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell

In research, Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell stands highest in Medicine (#8,826 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,130 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,050
of 28,054 · #33,259 all time
Rank in Belgium
#124
of 138
Research works
263
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell 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 #8,826 of 10,443 12.0%61 #12096
Health SciencesDomain #10,130 of 11,982 12.4%63 #14688

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 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.40× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Surgical Management, Management, Sepsis, Inflammation and Critical Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.5×54 topics
  2. Complications6▲ 15×14 topics
  3. Quality of Life5▲ 4.8×21 topics
  4. Inflammation4▲ 2.7×26 topics
  5. Management3▲ 5.3×16 topics
  6. Surgical Management3▲ 9.3×9 topics
  7. Sepsis2▲ 20×6 topics
  8. Treatment2▲ 2.7×20 topics
  9. Critical Care2▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Diagnosis2▲ 3.3×21 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  12. Weight Loss2▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  14. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  15. Perioperative Care2▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  17. Diabetes2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  18. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Glaucoma2▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  21. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  22. Bariatric Surgery2▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Metabolic Surgery2▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  26. Surgery2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  27. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 8.3×7 topics
  28. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Neuroimaging1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Adverse Reactions1▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Imaging1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  34. Infection1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  35. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Resuscitation1▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Hemorrhage1▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Prognostic Models1▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Septic Shock1▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Stroke1▲ 9.5×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment.

Bariatric Surgery and Ou…2Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 1 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux …1Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 1 fractional worksHemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: 1 fractional worksCancer and Skin Lesions: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRehabilitationComputer Science Applications3 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 1 works
  3. 3 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 1 works
  5. 5 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  7. 7 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 1 works
  9. 9 Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer and Skin Lesions Dermatology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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