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Institut Jules Bordet

In research, Institut Jules Bordet stands highest in Medicine (#4,601 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,144 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,302 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Oncology is 17.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,767
of 28,054 · #5,233 all time
Rank in Belgium
#50
of 138
Research works
3.4k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Institut Jules Bordet 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 #4,601 of 10,443 14.9%228 #2001
Health SciencesDomain #6,144 of 11,982 14.8%233 #2638
Life SciencesDomain #4,302 of 7,800 19.6%61 #2312
OncologySubfield #583 of 772 19.8%63 #295

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Jules Bordet 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#2,001 #4,601
  2. Health Sciences#2,638 #6,144
  3. Life Sciences#2,312 #4,302
  4. Oncology#295 #583
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institut Jules Bordet specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 62.7 works18×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 21.9 works16×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 43.0 works8.8×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.84× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.92× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.75× its world share, 228 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 3 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 Institut Jules Bordet?

Ranked on the composite score, Christos Sotiriou, Evandro de Azambuja and Christine Desmedt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Jules Bordet.

  1. 1 Christos Sotiriou Belgium · #5,398 worldwide 1.4k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 Evandro de Azambuja Belgium · #8,739 worldwide 918 citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Christine Desmedt Belgium · #10,444 worldwide 732 citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Paul Sculier Belgium · #10,916 worldwide 729 citations · 119 works
  5. 5 Martine Piccart Belgium · #11,395 worldwide 1.8k citations · 242 works
  6. 6 Jean‐Jacques Body Belgium · #37,241 worldwide 254 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Denis Larsimont Belgium · #38,582 worldwide 458 citations · 94 works
  8. 8 Debora Fumagalli Belgium · #50,241 worldwide 344 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Harry Bleiberg Belgium · #68,909 worldwide 232 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Hatem A. Azim Belgium · #70,819 worldwide 206 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Jules Bordet

Which keywords describe research at Institut Jules Bordet?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Survival Analysis, Radiotherapy, Breast Cancer, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Cancer and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy40▲ 18×23 topics
  2. Immunotherapy30▲ 13×17 topics
  3. Survival Analysis24▲ 28×7 topics
  4. Cancer23▲ 5.5×34 topics
  5. Radiotherapy23▲ 19×13 topics
  6. Breast Cancer23▲ 31×10 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines20▲ 12×13 topics
  8. Clinical Trials19▲ 8.8×12 topics
  9. Metastasis19▲ 17×12 topics
  10. Targeted Therapy18▲ 26×5 topics
  11. Tumor Microenvironment18▲ 13×8 topics
  12. Biomarkers18▲ 8.2×11 topics
  13. Neoadjuvant Therapy18▲ 24×5 topics
  14. Gene Expression15▲ 7.9×11 topics
  15. Inflammation15▲ 2.3×47 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors15▲ 11×13 topics
  17. Quality of Life14▲ 3.1×19 topics
  18. Molecular Subtypes14▲ 51×3 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations13▲ 9.3×13 topics
  20. Prognostic Markers12▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Metastatic Breast Cancer12▲ 69×2 topics
  22. Precision Medicine11▲ 7.3×6 topics
  23. Immune Checkpoint Blockade10▲ 29×1 topic
  24. PD-1 and PD-L110▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Breast Tumours10▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Treatment Response10▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Prostate Cancer10▲ 23×4 topics
  28. PET Imaging9▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Genomic Profiling9▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Radiation Therapy8▲ 20×6 topics
  31. Cytoreductive Surgery8▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Gastric Cancer8▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Metastatic8▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Cell Cycle Control8▲ 80×2 topics
  35. Molecular Characterization8▲ 13×5 topics
  36. CDK4/6 Inhibitors7▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Palbociclib7▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Trastuzumab7▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Genomic Instability7▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Molecular Profiling7▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut Jules Bordet publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies and HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research.

Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 10 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer T…7Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 7 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Rese…6HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 6 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 5 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pha…5Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 5 fractional worksIntraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies: 5 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 5 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…5Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 5 fractional works
OncologyCancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 10 works
  2. 2 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 6 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 6 works
  6. 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  7. 7 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 5 works
  8. 8 Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies Surgery 5 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 5 works
  10. 10 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Jules Bordet's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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