Question 1

What is Isala known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Isala stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,278 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,126 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Oncology is 6.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Isala rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Isala ranks #6,169 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,428 all time), and #52 of 197 in the Netherlands.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Isala?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Gijs A. Patijn, Renicus Suffridus Hermanides and Jan Willem B. de Groot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Isala.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Isala?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Isala is "A Randomized Trial of Intraarterial Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke" (Olvert A. Berkhemer et al., 2014), with 6,707 citations. Next come "Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation" (2,193) and "Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation" (1,960).

Question 5

Which research topics does Isala publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Pelvic floor disorders treatments, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Isala?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life, Complications, Guidelines, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Survival Analysis.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Isala work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Isala is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Isala's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.