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Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology

In research, Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology stands highest in Medicine (#9,657 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,114 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,018
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#109
of 267
Research works
284
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
42.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology 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
MedicineField #9,657 of 17,978 33.5%217
Health SciencesDomain #12,114 of 20,462 33.5%220

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology 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: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 14 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephan Gordts and R. Campo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology.

  1. 1 Stephan Gordts Belgium · #194,203 worldwide 138 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 R. Campo Belgium · #303,797 worldwide 132 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology

Which keywords describe research at Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Infertility, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Management, Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Pathophysiology.

▲ 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 5.9×9 topics
  2. Infertility4▲ 155×3 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 12×3 topics
  4. Management2▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Diagnosis2▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Assisted Reproductive Technology2▲ 148×2 topics
  7. Surgical Treatment2▲ 48×2 topics
  8. Immunobiology2▲ 185×1 topic
  9. Pathophysiology2▲ 29×2 topics
  10. Stem Cells2▲ 34×1 topic
  11. Gender Differences2▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Global Trends2▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Psychological Impact2▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Reproductive Technologies2▲ 196×1 topic
  15. Fertility2▲ 86×3 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  18. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Cell-Free DNA1▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Obesity1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  21. Ovarian Reserve1▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome1▲ 126×1 topic
  23. Aneuploidy Screening1▲ 190×1 topic
  24. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Guideline Development1▲ 239×1 topic
  26. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing1▲ 190×1 topic
  27. Quality Assessment1▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Endometriosis Research and Treatment, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Ovarian function and disorders and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics.

Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 2 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…1Ovarian function and disorders: 1 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…1Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…1Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidel…1Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMedical and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 0 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 0 fractional works
Reproductive MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and Gynecology1 others

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

  1. 1 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 0 works
  9. 9 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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