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Geographic Information Management (Belgium)

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Research works
19
▲ 114% vs 2018-21
Citations
453
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Geographic Information Management (Belgium)

Not ranked overall: Geographic Information Management (Belgium) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Geographic Information Management (Belgium) work in?

In all years, 45% of research at Geographic Information Management (Belgium) is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (14%), Environmental Science (11%), Engineering (11%).

Physical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 45.0% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 13.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 10.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 28.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 16.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKGeographicInformation…19fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science313.7%
    2. Environmental Science211.3%
    3. Engineering210.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences14.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy14.1%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Social Sciences210.5%
    2. Decision Sciences28.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.2%
    6. Psychology01.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences28.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology02.1%
    4. Neuroscience01.4%
    1. Medicine28.6%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
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: 3.65× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.92× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 2.77× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 8.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 20.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 20.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences20.25×1 works
  2. Veterinary8.47×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.92×0 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.65×1 works
  5. Computer Science2.77×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.22×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.80×0 works
  8. Engineering0.78×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.78×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.69×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×0 works
  12. Medicine0.42×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.24×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Geographic Information Management (Belgium)?

The most cited paper from Geographic Information Management (Belgium) is "A reproducible grading scale for histological assessment of inflammation in ulcerative colitis" (Karel Geboes, 2000), with 950 citations. Next come "Land cover change in Europe between 1950 and 2000 determined employing aerial photography" (197) and "Conservation of biodiversity through taxonomy, data publication, and collaborative infrastructures" (101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A reproducible grading scale for histological assessment of inflammation in ulcerative colitis Karel Geboes · Gut Open access Sep 2000 950
2 Land cover change in Europe between 1950 and 2000 determined employing aerial photography France Gerard et al. · Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment Open access 30 Mar 2010 197
3 Conservation of biodiversity through taxonomy, data publication, and collaborative infrastructures Mark J. Costello, B. Vanhoorne, Ward Appeltans · Conservation Biology 9 Apr 2015 101
4 Positive Affect Protects Against Deficient Safety Learning During Extinction of Fear of Movement-Related Pain in Healthy Individuals Scoring Relatively High on Trait Anxiety Ann Meulders, Michel Meulders, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen · Journal of Pain Open access 20 Mar 2014 49
5 Common Genetic Variants Contribute to Risk of Transposition of the Great Arteries Doris Škorić‐Milosavljević et al. · Circulation Research Open access 10 Dec 2021 39
All 50 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Geographic Information Management (Belgium) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Construction Project Management and Performance, Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization.

Construction Project Man…1Construction Project Management and Performance: 1 fractional worksResource-Constrained Pro…1Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 0 fractional worksConstraint Satisfaction and Optimization: 0 fractional worksScheduling and Optimization Algorithms: 0 fractional worksBiocrusts and Microbial …0Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology: 0 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 0 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 0 fractional worksInformation Retrieval and Data Mining: 0 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchSoil ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  2. 2 Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  3. 3 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 0 works
  4. 4 Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  5. 5 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  7. 7 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 0 works
  8. 8 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Information Retrieval and Data Mining Information Systems 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 available50.0%not open50.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Geographic Information Management (Belgium)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 114% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Geographic Information Management (Belgium) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000017% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Geographic Information Management (Belgium) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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