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Imelda Hospital

In research, Imelda Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,312 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,828 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 10.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,945
of 22,385 · #12,030 all time
Rank in Belgium
#91
of 105
Research works
565
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.9k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Imelda Hospital

What is Imelda Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,312 of 9,902 13.5%82 #3151
MedicineField #3,828 of 8,541 13.4%78 #3159

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Imelda Hospital 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 fields of science does Imelda Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Imelda Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 98 fractional works · 82.3% of its workMedicine: 93 fractional works · 77.9% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 23.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 11.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKImelda Hospital119fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences4%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9377.9%
    2. Health Professions43.6%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology97.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology32.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Social Sciences21.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering21.5%
    2. Computer Science00.3%
    3. Environmental Science00.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.0%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Imelda Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 28.3 works10×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.55× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.05×93 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.55×3 works
  3. Veterinary1.92×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.45×9 works
  5. Health Professions1.38×4 works
  6. Dentistry0.53×0 works
  7. Nursing0.48×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.21×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.21×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.14×2 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  15. Engineering0.10×2 works
  16. Psychology0.07×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.01×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Imelda Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter Bossuyt, John Roosen and Jan Bosteels lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Imelda Hospital.

  1. 1 Peter Bossuyt Belgium · #181,662 worldwide 15k citations · 441 works
  2. 2 John Roosen Belgium · #278,259 worldwide 2.3k citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Jan Bosteels Belgium · #295,300 worldwide 2.5k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Luc Janssens Belgium · #462,901 worldwide 4.5k citations · 82 works
  5. 5 Bavo Ector Belgium · #607,789 worldwide 2.5k citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Patrick Peeters Belgium · #716,303 worldwide 6.3k citations · 172 works
  7. 7 Lieven Pouillon Belgium · #722,856 worldwide 2.1k citations · 101 works
  8. 8 Jan Filip Baekelandt Belgium · #895,281 worldwide 1.8k citations · 105 works
  9. 9 Els Dufraimont Belgium · #961,383 worldwide 706 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Philippe Debruyne Belgium · #1,024,181 worldwide 1.6k citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Imelda Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Imelda Hospital?

The most cited paper from Imelda Hospital is "Cetuximab and Chemotherapy as Initial Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer" (Eric Van Cutsem, Claus-Henning Köhne, Erika Hitre et al., 2009), with 3,899 citations. Next come "Infliximab, Azathioprine, or Combination Therapy for Crohn's Disease" (3,137) and "Classification of primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias" (1,423).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cetuximab and Chemotherapy as Initial Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Eric Van Cutsem, Claus-Henning Köhne, Erika Hitre et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Apr 2009 3,899
2 Infliximab, Azathioprine, or Combination Therapy for Crohn's Disease Jean‐Frédéric Colombel, William J. Sandborn, Walter Reinisch et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 14 Apr 2010 3,137
3 Classification of primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias Filip E. Muysoms et al. · Hernia Open access 2 Jun 2009 1,423
4 ECCO Guidelines on Therapeutics in Crohn's Disease: Medical Treatment Joana Torres et al. · Journal of Crohn s and Colitis Open access 2 Nov 2019 1,378
5 Adalimumab Induces and Maintains Clinical Remission in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis William J. Sandborn, Gert Van Assche, Walter Reinisch et al. · Gastroenterology 5 Nov 2011 1,274
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Imelda Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Guidelines, Pathogenesis, Genetics, Surgical Management, Robotic Surgery and Crohn's 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-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
  1. Epidemiology22▲ 4.6×58 topics
  2. Inflammatory Bowel Disease8▲ 58×4 topics
  3. Guidelines6▲ 12×9 topics
  4. Genetics6▲ 7.5×10 topics
  5. Pathogenesis6▲ 10×10 topics
  6. Surgical Management6▲ 12×12 topics
  7. Robotic Surgery6▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Crohn's Disease5▲ 56×2 topics
  9. Immunology5▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 7.9×12 topics
  11. Complications5▲ 8.8×13 topics
  12. Therapies5▲ 92×1 topic
  13. Ulcerative Colitis5▲ 92×1 topic
  14. Inflammation5▲ 2.0×28 topics
  15. Diagnosis4▲ 4.0×18 topics
  16. Mortality4▲ 6.5×9 topics
  17. Risk Factors4▲ 3.3×13 topics
  18. Single-Incision Laparoscopy4▲ 174×1 topic
  19. Transgastric Surgery4▲ 174×1 topic
  20. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  21. Heart Failure4▲ 6.6×8 topics
  22. Palliative Treatment4▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Echocardiography3▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Endoscopic Stenting3▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Esophageal Perforation3▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Obesity3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  27. Endovascular Repair3▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Postoperative Complications3▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Atherosclerosis3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  30. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Proton Pump Inhibitors3▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Survival Analysis3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  34. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Uterine Fibroids2▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Uterine Leiomyoma2▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Cholecystitis2▲ 45×1 topic
  40. ERCP2▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Imelda Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, Esophageal and GI Pathology and Uterine Myomas and Treatments.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 5 fractional worksMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 4 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…3Esophageal and GI Pathology: 3 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treat…2Uterine Myomas and Treatments: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksMicroscopic Colitis: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 2 fractional works
GeneticsSurgeryObstetrics and GynecologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 5 works
  2. 2 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  5. 5 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Microscopic Colitis Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  9. 9 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 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 available43.5%not open56.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Imelda Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Imelda Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Imelda Hospital0.00044% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Imelda Hospital 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.

still counting10%20%Imelda Hospital13.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2021.

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