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IS practice

In research, IS practice stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,735 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,186 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,538 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Orthodontics is 43.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,256
of 28,054 · #8,111 all time
Rank in Belgium
#62
of 138
Research works
3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is IS practice 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,735 of 11,982 8.2%338 #1899
MedicineField #5,186 of 10,443 8.4%204 #1980
Social SciencesDomain #6,538 of 10,521 6.7%207 #3208
PsychologyField #1,649 of 2,181 6.3%127 #1090
DentistryField #310 of 367 8.3%78 #363
Clinical PsychologySubfield #624 of 738 6.3%90 #1004

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 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. Health Sciences#1,899 #3,735
  2. Medicine#1,980 #5,186
  3. Social Sciences#3,208 #6,538
  4. Psychology#1,090 #1,649
  5. Dentistry#363 #310
  6. Clinical Psychology#1,004 #624
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 IS practice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 43.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 30.7 works44×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 31.2 works26×
  3. DentistryField · 78.2 works26×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 90.1 works14×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 25.80× its world share, 78 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.25× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 204 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.66× its world share, 127 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 25.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IS practice?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan W. Gould, 健太郎 増田 and Alistair Quaile lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IS practice.

  1. 1 Jonathan W. Gould Belgium · #278,015 worldwide 62 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 健太郎 増田 Belgium · #432,684 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Alistair Quaile Belgium · #1,232,427 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Charles M. Weiss Belgium · #1,245,027 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Aysha Mendes Belgium · #1,288,144 worldwide 14 citations · 98 works
All ranked researchers at IS practice

Which keywords describe research at IS practice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Evidence-Based Practice, Psychological Interventions, Complications 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 2022–2025 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. Quality of Life60▲ 6.6×42 topics
  2. Epidemiology59▲ 2.4×84 topics
  3. Mental Health50▲ 5.5×35 topics
  4. Meta-Analysis31▲ 8.5×13 topics
  5. Evidence-Based Practice26▲ 33×7 topics
  6. Treatment24▲ 3.2×30 topics
  7. Psychological Interventions23▲ 28×4 topics
  8. Complications23▲ 7.4×13 topics
  9. Public Health22▲ 2.4×33 topics
  10. Psychotherapy Outcome22▲ 162×1 topic
  11. Therapeutic Alliance22▲ 162×1 topic
  12. Clinical Trials20▲ 4.7×14 topics
  13. Orthognathic Surgery16▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Anatomy15▲ 36×5 topics
  15. Dental Esthetics15▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Orthodontic Tooth Movement15▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Bone Regeneration14▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Cosmetic Surgery14▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Prevalence13▲ 5.1×12 topics
  20. Psychological Impact13▲ 6.3×9 topics
  21. Psychological Factors12▲ 9.4×5 topics
  22. Dental Implants12▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Neuroscience12▲ 6.6×9 topics
  24. Peri-implant Diseases12▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Social Constructionism12▲ 55×2 topics
  26. Dental Materials11▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Restorative Dentistry11▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Emotion Regulation11▲ 5.7×9 topics
  29. Diagnostic Criteria11▲ 7.8×8 topics
  30. Adverse Reactions11▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Dermal Fillers10▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Hyaluronic Acid10▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Trauma10▲ 8.2×8 topics
  34. Dental Caries10▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Ethical Challenges10▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Group Dynamics9▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Intersectionality9▲ 8.1×6 topics
  38. Comorbidity9▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Psychotherapy9▲ 144×1 topic
  40. Transactional Analysis9▲ 492×1 topic

Which research topics does IS practice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Dental materials and restorations.

Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 22 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 15 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…12Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 12 fractional worksDental materials and res…11Dental materials and restorations: 11 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 10 fractional worksTransactional Analysis in Psychotherapy: 9 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and…8Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 8 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 7 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 7 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 7 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyOrthodonticsOral SurgeryDermatology1 others

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

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 22 works
  2. 2 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 15 works
  3. 3 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 12 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 11 works
  5. 5 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 10 works
  6. 6 Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Clinical Psychology 9 works
  7. 7 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 8 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 7 works
  9. 9 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 7 works
  10. 10 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 7 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IS practice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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