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Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique

In research, Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,856 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#3,864 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,018 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,863
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#61
of 267
Research works
1.2k
▼ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #3,856 of 20,462 22.6%566
MedicineField #3,864 of 17,978 22.2%472
Life SciencesDomain #5,018 of 14,347 29.0%333
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,925 of 7,814 26.7%153
Physical SciencesDomain #17,748 of 21,541 23.2%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique 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).

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: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.30× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 3.10× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique?

Ranked on the composite score, Herman Van Oyen, Kris Huygen and C. Suetens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique.

  1. 1 Herman Van Oyen Belgium · #27,751 worldwide 491 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Kris Huygen Belgium · #186,605 worldwide 108 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 C. Suetens Belgium · #189,092 worldwide 141 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Lieve Herman Belgium · #196,737 worldwide 167 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Nathalie Bossuyt Belgium · #332,303 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Isabel Taverniers Belgium · #841,782 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 R. Vanhoof Belgium · #939,523 worldwide 57 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Luc Verschaeve Belgium · #1,049,118 worldwide 49 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Jean Tafforeau Belgium · #1,128,805 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Sophie Bertrand Belgium · #1,154,055 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique

Which keywords describe research at Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Effects, Physical Activity, Prevalence, Biodiversity Conservation, Obesity and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 4.5×39 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 7.6×21 topics
  3. Health Effects3▲ 9.6×9 topics
  4. Physical Activity2▲ 11×5 topics
  5. COVID-192▲ 3.7×8 topics
  6. Prevalence2▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Climate Change2▲ 1.60×14 topics
  8. Obesity2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  9. Pandemic2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Mental Health2▲ 2.5×10 topics
  12. Sustainability2▲ 1.48×9 topics
  13. Health Consequences2▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Health Disparities2▲ 13×6 topics
  15. SARS-CoV-22▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Global Burden2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  18. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.2×11 topics
  19. Adolescents1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  20. Cancer Incidence1▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  22. Cervical Cancer1▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Childhood1▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Infectious Diseases1▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. Overweight1▲ 42×1 topic
  26. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 13×6 topics
  28. Cancer Risk1▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Depression1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  30. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Agent-Based Modeling1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Community Health1▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Health Education1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  35. Smoking Cessation1▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Tobacco Use1▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Immune Response1▲ 3.8×8 topics
  38. Psychological Distress1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  39. Simulation Optimization1▲ 132×1 topic
  40. Verification and Validation1▲ 132×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Simulation Techniques and Applications and Urban Green Space and Health.

Obesity, Physical Activi…1Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…1Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksSimulation Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 1 fractional worksSchool Health and Nursing Education: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…1COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksData-Driven Disease Surveillance: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Simulation Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 School Health and Nursing Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  6. 6 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Epidemiology 1 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.5%domestic only67.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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