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IS practice

In research, IS practice stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,031 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#3,989 of 8,541 worldwide) and Dentistry (#232 of 405 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Dentistry and Oral Surgery (Orthodontics is 44.4× its share of world research).

is-practice.euROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#7,986
of 22,385 · #7,568 all time
Rank in Belgium
#34
of 105
Research works
3k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
44k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.71×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
IS practice

What is IS practice 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 #4,031 of 9,902 6.0%338 #4517
MedicineField #3,989 of 8,541 7.1%204 #4445
DentistryField #232 of 405 4.3%78 #405
Clinical PsychologySubfield #612 of 767 6.3%90 #1092
PsychologyField #1,789 of 2,121 6.0%127 #2479
Social SciencesDomain #8,461 of 9,585 7.1%207 #10988

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where IS practice 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.

  1. Health Sciences#4,517 #4,031
  2. Medicine#4,445 #3,989
  3. Dentistry#405 #232
  4. Clinical Psychology#1,092 #612
  5. Psychology#2,479 #1,789
  6. Social Sciences#10,988 #8,461
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 IS practice work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at IS practice is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Psychology (20%), Dentistry (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 407 fractional works · 53.8% of its workMedicine: 249 fractional works · 32.9% of its workSurgery: 48 fractional works · 6.4% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrology: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDentistry: 95 fractional works · 12.6% of its workOrthodontics: 38 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOral Surgery: 38 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPeriodontics: 16 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 60 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 26 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 248 fractional works · 32.7% of its workPsychology: 150 fractional works · 19.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 102 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 23 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 65 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 68 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIS practice757fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences33%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine24932.9%
    2. Dentistry9512.6%
    3. Health Professions607.9%
    4. Nursing20.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Psychology15019.9%
    2. Social Sciences658.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities202.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting40.5%
    6. Decision Sciences30.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology395.1%
    2. Neuroscience192.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology50.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Engineering131.7%
    2. Environmental Science60.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy50.6%
    4. Computer Science40.6%
    5. Materials Science30.4%
    6. Chemistry20.2%
    7. Mathematics10.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does IS practice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 44.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 37.8 works44×
  2. DentistryField · 95.5 works26×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 37.6 works26×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 101.9 works13×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 26.00× its world share, 96 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.99× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.71× its world share, 249 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.52× its world share, 150 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 26.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry26.00×96 works
  2. Psychology6.52×150 works
  3. Health Professions2.99×60 works
  4. Medicine1.71×249 works
  5. Neuroscience1.52×19 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×39 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.92×20 works
  8. Veterinary0.82×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.68×65 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.62×5 works
  11. Nursing0.60×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×2 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.45×3 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×5 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.27×5 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×4 works
  17. Chemistry0.15×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.15×6 works
  19. Mathematics0.13×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×4 works
  21. Materials Science0.12×3 works
  22. Engineering0.11×13 works
  23. Computer Science0.08×4 works
  24. Energy0.06×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IS practice?

Ranked on the quality score, Allan J. Katz, Silva Neves and Lynn Louise Wonders lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IS practice.

  1. 1 Allan J. Katz Belgium · #3,633,644 worldwide 3 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Silva Neves Belgium · #3,646,624 worldwide 42 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Lynn Louise Wonders Belgium · #3,834,614 worldwide 5 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Lambert J. Stumpel Belgium · #4,009,946 worldwide 674 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 ADAM WEISS Belgium · #4,099,778 worldwide 107 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Paul A. Fugazzotto Belgium · #4,158,098 worldwide 2.3k citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Emma E. Redfern Belgium · #4,217,971 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Mary Hickam Bellofatto Belgium · #4,252,835 worldwide 2 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Frank C. Evans Belgium · #4,324,628 worldwide 88 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Toni Mandelbaum Belgium · #4,418,311 worldwide 81 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at IS practice

What are the most cited papers from IS practice?

The most cited paper from IS practice is "St John's wort for depression—an overview and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials" (Klaus Linde, Gilbert Ramı́rez, Cynthia D. Mulrow et al., 1996), with 995 citations. Next come "International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis" (900) and "Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis" (886).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 St John's wort for depression—an overview and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials Klaus Linde, Gilbert Ramı́rez, Cynthia D. Mulrow et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 3 Aug 1996 995
2 International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis Richard R. Orlandi et al. · International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology Open access Feb 2016 900
3 Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis Robert Sidbury et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Open access 9 May 2014 886
4 Complication Rates Associated With Pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Generator Replacements and Upgrade Procedures Jeanne E. Poole, Marye J. Gleva, Theofanie Mela et al. · Circulation 5 Oct 2010 790
5 A Cross-National Study of Subjective Sexual Well-Being Among Older Women and Men: Findings From the Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Edward O. Laumann, Anthony Paik, Dale B. Glasser et al. · Archives of Sexual Behavior Open access Apr 2006 625
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at IS practice?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Evidence-Based Practice, Complications, Psychological Interventions and Psychotherapy Outcome.

▲ 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. Quality of Life71▲ 6.5×44 topics
  2. Epidemiology70▲ 2.3×95 topics
  3. Mental Health54▲ 5.0×35 topics
  4. Meta-Analysis37▲ 8.2×14 topics
  5. Evidence-Based Practice29▲ 29×7 topics
  6. Complications29▲ 7.7×14 topics
  7. Treatment28▲ 3.1×35 topics
  8. Psychological Interventions27▲ 26×4 topics
  9. Clinical Trials26▲ 5.2×15 topics
  10. Psychotherapy Outcome24▲ 149×1 topic
  11. Therapeutic Alliance24▲ 149×1 topic
  12. Public Health23▲ 2.1×36 topics
  13. Orthognathic Surgery19▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Anatomy19▲ 34×6 topics
  15. Dental Esthetics18▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Orthodontic Tooth Movement18▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Bone Regeneration18▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Cosmetic Surgery17▲ 52×2 topics
  19. Psychological Factors15▲ 9.8×5 topics
  20. Neuroscience15▲ 6.6×10 topics
  21. Dental Implants15▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Peri-implant Diseases15▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Prevalence15▲ 4.8×13 topics
  24. Psychological Impact15▲ 6.2×10 topics
  25. Dental Materials14▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Restorative Dentistry14▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Diagnostic Criteria13▲ 7.7×9 topics
  28. Dental Caries13▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Adverse Reactions13▲ 29×3 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation13▲ 5.4×9 topics
  31. Dermal Fillers12▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Hyaluronic Acid12▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Social Constructionism12▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Trauma12▲ 7.8×8 topics
  35. Ethical Challenges12▲ 7.1×3 topics
  36. Intersectionality11▲ 7.6×6 topics
  37. Comorbidity11▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Group Dynamics10▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Psychotherapy10▲ 130×1 topic
  40. Transactional Analysis10▲ 408×1 topic

Which research topics does IS practice publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Dental materials and restorations.

Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 24 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 18 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…15Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 15 fractional worksDental materials and res…14Dental materials and restorations: 14 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 12 fractional worksTransactional Analysis in Psychotherapy: 10 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint …9Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 9 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 9 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 8 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 8 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyOrthodonticsOral SurgeryDermatology2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 24 works
  2. 2 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 18 works
  3. 3 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 15 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 14 works
  5. 5 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 12 works
  6. 6 Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Clinical Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 9 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 9 works
  9. 9 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 8 works
  10. 10 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 8 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 available32.9%not open67.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.5%domestic only47.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has IS practice's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 IS practice as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%IS practice0.0039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of IS practice 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025IS practice6.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2004.

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