Hasselt University
In research, Hasselt University stands highest in Health Sciences (#709 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#725 of 8,541 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,061 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability and Transportation (Statistics and Probability is 6.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #863 of 22,385 · #770 all time
- Rank in Belgium
- #9 of 105
- Research works
- 7.4k ▲ 12% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 182k 24.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 13.1% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.13× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 57% world 40%
- International
- 42% world 18%
What is Hasselt University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #709 of 9,902 | 15.7% | 491 | #748 | |
| MedicineField | #725 of 8,541 | 15.4% | 417 | #726 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,061 of 10,670 | 9.8% | 704 | #780 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,377 of 9,585 | 15.4% | 369 | #974 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,096 of 6,403 | 13.7% | 190 | #1126 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,304 of 5,988 | 16.8% | 149 | #1101 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,428 of 5,901 | 9.2% | 287 | #1022 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #483 of 1,895 | 17.9% | 65 | #690 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #920 of 3,334 | 9.2% | 105 | #762 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #1,353 of 4,417 | 13.0% | 102 | #824 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hasselt University 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#748 #709
- Medicine#726 #725
- Physical Sciences#780 #1,061
- Social Sciences#974 #1,377
- Life Sciences#1,126 #1,096
- Social Sciences#1,101 #1,304
- Engineering#1,022 #1,428
- Health Professions#690 #483
- Environmental Science#762 #920
- Computer Science#824 #1,353
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Hasselt University work in?
In 2022-now, 40% of research at Hasselt University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (9%).
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences81640.2%
- Engineering33116.3%
- Computer Science1256.2%
- Environmental Science1236.1%
- Materials Science773.8%
- Mathematics643.2%
- Physics and Astronomy341.7%
- Energy211.0%
- Chemistry201.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences150.8%
- Chemical Engineering60.3%
- Health Sciences56127.7%
- Medicine47823.5%
- Health Professions733.6%
- Nursing70.4%
- Veterinary20.1%
- Dentistry20.1%
- Social Sciences42921.1%
- Social Sciences1808.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting894.4%
- Psychology683.4%
- Arts and Humanities331.6%
- Decision Sciences321.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance271.3%
- Life Sciences22311.0%
What does Hasselt University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 28.1 works6.5×
- TransportationSubfield · 26.5 works3.9×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Mathematics2.68×64 works
- Decision Sciences1.63×32 works
- Neuroscience1.53×50 works
- Health Professions1.36×73 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.36×89 works
- Environmental Science1.22×123 works
- Medicine1.22×478 works
- Energy1.13×21 works
- Psychology1.10×68 works
- Engineering1.09×331 works
- Materials Science1.08×77 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.98×20 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×92 works
- Chemical Engineering0.80×6 works
- Computer Science0.79×125 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.75×34 works
- Nursing0.75×8 works
- Veterinary0.73×2 works
- Social Sciences0.70×180 works
- Chemistry0.63×20 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×27 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×58 works
- Arts and Humanities0.57×33 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×3 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×15 works
- Dentistry0.18×2 works
- Mathematics 2.7×
- Decision Sciences 1.6×
- Neuroscience 1.5×
- Health Professions 1.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Medicine 1.2×
- Energy 1.1×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Engineering 1.1×
- Materials Science 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Veterinary 0.7×
- Social Sciences 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Dentistry 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Hasselt University?
Ranked on the quality score, Koen Vandewal, Pietro Coletti and Markus Kleinewietfeld lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hasselt University.
- 1
Koen Vandewal
Belgium · #41,032 worldwide 22k citations · 309 works
- 2
Pietro Coletti
Belgium · #54,893 worldwide 2.2k citations · 129 works
- 3
Markus Kleinewietfeld
Belgium · #77,821 worldwide 14k citations · 95 works
- 4
Robert M. Malina
Belgium · #80,953 worldwide 4.5k citations · 134 works
- 5
Jaco Vangronsveld
Belgium · #98,401 worldwide 43k citations · 667 works
- 6
Chris Burtin
Belgium · #108,276 worldwide 9.4k citations · 286 works
- 7
Michelle Plusquin
Belgium · #109,493 worldwide 9.6k citations · 241 works
- 8
Tim S. Nawrot
Belgium · #110,018 worldwide 32k citations · 887 works
- 9
Frederik Hendrik Verbrugge
Belgium · #114,830 worldwide 9.4k citations · 327 works
- 10
Wim P.M. Vanhaverbeke
Belgium · #117,304 worldwide 16k citations · 321 works
Which keywords describe research at Hasselt University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Physical Activity, Driver Behavior, Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease, Spatial Analysis, Public Health and Injury Severity.
- transmission dynamics
- Bayesian Methods
- Physical Performance
- Muscle Strength
- Built Environment
- Health Impact Assessment
- Transportation
- Functional Recovery
- Road Safety
- Neural Plasticity
- Efficiency
- Spatial Analysis
- Global Burden
- Driver Behavior
- Biomedical Applications
- Heart Failure
- Quality of Life
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Sustainability
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Public Health
- Physical Activity
- Oxidative Stress
- Risk Factors
- Corporate Governance
- Biodiversity
- Social Capital
- Infectious Diseases
- Cognitive Impairment
- Injury Severity
- Traffic Accidents
- Accessibility
- Urban Design
- Active Travel
- Photovoltaics
- High-Intensity Interval Training
- Vascular Function
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness
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
- Epidemiology108▲ 1.33×104 topics
- Inflammation50▲ 1.16×70 topics
- Climate Change49◆ 0.88×66 topics
- Sustainability48◆ 0.97×64 topics
- Public Health48▲ 1.63×45 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease46▲ 1.99×35 topics
- Physical Activity44▲ 4.5×10 topics
- Quality of Life40▲ 1.35×43 topics
- Oxidative Stress38◆ 1.14×50 topics
- Heart Failure36▲ 4.0×14 topics
- Risk Factors34▲ 1.51×25 topics
- Biomedical Applications33▲ 1.37×27 topics
- Corporate Governance30▲ 2.0×13 topics
- Driver Behavior28▲ 17×2 topics
- Biodiversity27▲ 1.74×21 topics
- Global Burden27▲ 2.4×11 topics
- Social Capital24▲ 2.3×12 topics
- Spatial Analysis22▲ 12×4 topics
- Infectious Diseases20▲ 3.0×9 topics
- Efficiency20▲ 3.3×6 topics
- Cognitive Impairment18▲ 3.6×9 topics
- Neural Plasticity18▲ 4.8×5 topics
- Injury Severity18▲ 11×2 topics
- Road Safety17▲ 21×1 topic
- Traffic Accidents17▲ 19×1 topic
- Functional Recovery17▲ 5.5×4 topics
- Accessibility17▲ 9.3×2 topics
- Transportation16▲ 4.3×4 topics
- Urban Design16▲ 7.3×2 topics
- Health Impact Assessment16▲ 9.2×3 topics
- Active Travel15▲ 11×1 topic
- Built Environment15▲ 11×1 topic
- Photovoltaics15▲ 4.8×4 topics
- Muscle Strength14▲ 6.5×5 topics
- High-Intensity Interval Training14▲ 6.2×2 topics
- Physical Performance14▲ 7.0×2 topics
- Vascular Function13▲ 6.5×3 topics
- Bayesian Methods12▲ 12×2 topics
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness12▲ 13×1 topic
- transmission dynamics12▲ 8.5×1 topic
Which research topics does Hasselt University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Traffic and Road Safety, Urban Transport and Accessibility, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 17 works
- 2 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 15 works
- 3 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 12 works
- 4 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 12 works
- 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 11 works
- 6 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 11 works
- 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 11 works
- 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 10 works
- 9 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 10 works
- 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Hasselt University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Hasselt University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0077% in 2024.
Fractional works of Hasselt University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 2019.
Other research institutions in Hasselt
- Jessa Hospital
- Hartcentrum Hasselt
- Hogeschool PXL
- European Cancer Prevention
- Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen
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