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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann

In research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann stands highest in Medicine (#7,303 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,928 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,203
of 28,054 · #11,794 all time
Rank in Belgium
#100
of 138
Research works
2.3k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann 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 #7,303 of 10,443 7.6%173 #3971
Health SciencesDomain #8,928 of 11,982 7.9%181 #4914

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.44× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.74× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.83× its world share, 172 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Devriendt, Max Dratwa and M. Deltenre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann.

  1. 1 Jacques Devriendt Belgium · #65,611 worldwide 372 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Max Dratwa Belgium · #83,007 worldwide 172 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 M. Deltenre Belgium · #147,723 worldwide 127 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 André Efira Belgium · #235,434 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Christian Coërs Belgium · #271,032 worldwide 81 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 David De Bels Belgium · #369,841 worldwide 95 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Frédéric Collart Belgium · #416,338 worldwide 76 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Jacques Corvilain Belgium · #471,813 worldwide 61 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Mieke Cannie Belgium · #478,262 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Pierre Fossion Belgium · #614,575 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Management, Inflammation, Treatment, Quality of Life, Mortality and Chronic Kidney Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 4.0×95 topics
  2. Diagnosis22▲ 9.9×34 topics
  3. Inflammation17▲ 3.5×42 topics
  4. Treatment14▲ 4.9×37 topics
  5. Management13▲ 7.0×23 topics
  6. Quality of Life13▲ 3.8×25 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 3.8×18 topics
  8. Mortality9▲ 6.9×10 topics
  9. Chronic Kidney Disease8▲ 15×7 topics
  10. Complications7▲ 5.8×16 topics
  11. Hemodialysis6▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Catheter Ablation6▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Nutrition6▲ 5.5×2 topics
  14. Guidelines6▲ 5.2×10 topics
  15. Pathophysiology6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  16. Autoantibodies6▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Dialysis5▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Peritoneal Dialysis5▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Echocardiography5▲ 8.0×7 topics
  20. Antifungal Therapy5▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Critical Care5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  22. Immune Response5▲ 3.6×11 topics
  23. Thrombosis5▲ 7.3×7 topics
  24. Surgery5▲ 5.6×8 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  26. Prognosis4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  27. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Prevalence4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  29. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  30. Arrhythmias4▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Atrial Fibrillation4▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Dermatophytes4▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Onychomycosis4▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Stroke Prevention4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Risk Stratification4▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Thromboembolism4▲ 21×1 topic
  37. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  38. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  39. Bacteremia3▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Parathyroid Hormone3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Nail Diseases and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments.

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 5 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…4Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …2Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 2 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and A…2Contact Dermatitis and Allergies: 2 fractional worksDrug-Induced Adverse Rea…2Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions: 2 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…2Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…2EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional works
NephrologyEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 5 works
  2. 2 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 4 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 2 works
  8. 8 Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions Pharmacology 2 works
  9. 9 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  10. 10 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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