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Flanders Environment Agency

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World rank, all time
#19,030
of 34,923
Rank in Belgium
#114
of 220
Research works
191
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Flanders Environment Agency

Which fields of science does Flanders Environment Agency work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Flanders Environment Agency is in Health Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Engineering (13%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 22 fractional works · 52.3% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 48.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.9% 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 workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 32.9% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 12.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 12.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKFlandersEnvironment…42fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences7%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2048.6%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    3. Veterinary01.1%
    4. Nursing00.6%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering512.9%
    2. Environmental Science512.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.7%
    4. Computer Science12.6%
    5. Materials Science01.2%
    6. Chemistry00.8%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology13.5%
    2. Social Sciences13.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
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: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.52× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.53× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary7.85×0 works
  2. Medicine2.53×20 works
  3. Environmental Science2.52×5 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.70×1 works
  5. Nursing1.30×0 works
  6. Psychology1.16×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×2 works
  8. Engineering0.86×5 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.72×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.53×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.50×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.34×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.33×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.27×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.24×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Flanders Environment Agency?

Ranked on the quality score, Christophe Stroobants, Ward De Cooman and Kris Cauwenberghs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flanders Environment Agency.

  1. 1 Christophe Stroobants Belgium · #1,617,634 worldwide 722 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Ward De Cooman Belgium · #2,618,807 worldwide 804 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Kris Cauwenberghs Belgium · #2,989,098 worldwide 128 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Flanders Environment Agency

What are the most cited papers from Flanders Environment Agency?

The most cited paper from Flanders Environment Agency is "Sudden Death Associated With Short-QT Syndrome Linked to Mutations in HERG" (Ramón Brugada, Kui Hong, Robert Dumaine et al., 2003), with 858 citations. Next come "Long-Term Follow-Up of Individuals With the Electrocardiographic Pattern of Right Bundle-Branch Block and ST-Segment Elevation in Precordial Leads V 1 to V 3" (631) and "Clinical outcomes of fractional flow reserve by computed tomographic angiography-guided diagnostic strategies vs. usual care in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: the prospective longitudinal trial of FFR CT : outcome and resource impacts study" (580).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sudden Death Associated With Short-QT Syndrome Linked to Mutations in HERG Ramón Brugada, Kui Hong, Robert Dumaine et al. · Circulation 16 Dec 2003 858
2 Long-Term Follow-Up of Individuals With the Electrocardiographic Pattern of Right Bundle-Branch Block and ST-Segment Elevation in Precordial Leads V 1 to V 3 Josép Brugada, Ramón Brugada, Charles Antzelevitch et al. · Circulation 2002 631
3 Clinical outcomes of fractional flow reserve by computed tomographic angiography-guided diagnostic strategies vs. usual care in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: the prospective longitudinal trial of FFR CT : outcome and resource impacts study Pamela S. Douglas et al. · European Heart Journal Open access Sep 2015 580
4 Determinants of Sudden Cardiac Death in Individuals With the Electrocardiographic Pattern of Brugada Syndrome and No Previous Cardiac Arrest Josép Brugada, Ramón Brugada, Pedro Brugada · Circulation Open access 18 Nov 2003 547
5 1-Year Outcomes of FFRCT-Guided Care in Patients With Suspected Coronary Disease Pamela S. Douglas et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 25 Jul 2016 443
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Which keywords describe research at Flanders Environment Agency?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Myocardial Infarction, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Guidelines, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Coronary Artery Disease and Epidemiology.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.86×32 topics
  2. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 23×4 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.7×10 topics
  4. Atherosclerosis2▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Guidelines2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  6. Machine Learning2▲ 1.32×9 topics
  7. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Risk Factors2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  11. Cardiac Imaging1▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Climate Change1▲ 1.20×16 topics
  13. Mortality1▲ 5.8×6 topics
  14. Particulate Matter1▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Radiation Exposure1▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Computed Tomography Angiography1▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Myocardial Perfusion1▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.84×9 topics
  19. Treatment1▲ 2.7×12 topics
  20. Coronary Stents1▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Deep Learning1▼ 0.86×8 topics
  22. Myocardial Revascularization1▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Obesity1▲ 3.8×8 topics
  24. Complications1▲ 5.3×6 topics
  25. Health Effects1▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Footbridges1▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Inflammation1◆ 1.14×13 topics
  28. Vibration Serviceability1▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Flanders Environment Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research.

Cardiac Imaging and Diag…1Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…1Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…1Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 1 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarct…1Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…1Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analysis: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryCivil and Structural EngineeringCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  2. 2 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 ECG Monitoring and Analysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Flanders Environment Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% 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 Flanders Environment Agency as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Flanders Environment Agency0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Flanders Environment Agency over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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