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Province of Antwerp

In research, Province of Antwerp stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,559 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,613 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,321 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,786
of 28,054 · #8,867 all time
Rank in Belgium
#45
of 138
Research works
1.5k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Province of Antwerp 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 #5,559 of 11,982 18.6%84 #6371
MedicineField #5,613 of 10,443 19.0%68 #5518
Social SciencesDomain #6,321 of 10,521 23.0%82 #6915
Physical SciencesDomain #8,999 of 12,888 16.9%72 #7868

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Province of Antwerp 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#6,371 #5,559
  2. Medicine#5,518 #5,613
  3. Social Sciences#6,915 #6,321
  4. Physical Sciences#7,868 #8,999
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.

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: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.91× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.36× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Province of Antwerp?

Ranked on the composite score, M.H. Gobin, C.D. Binkhorst and John Everaert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Province of Antwerp.

  1. 1 M.H. Gobin Belgium · #319,220 worldwide 39 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 C.D. Binkhorst Belgium · #425,428 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 John Everaert Belgium · #725,637 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Herwig Todts Belgium · #1,022,730 worldwide 0 citations · 92 works
  5. 5 J Willemot Belgium · #1,050,525 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Tony Sheldon Belgium · #1,127,247 worldwide 19 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Paul Gillaerts Belgium · #1,151,633 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Province of Antwerp

Which keywords describe research at Province of Antwerp?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Identity, Literature, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Gender, Migration and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 1.63×74 topics
  2. Identity9▲ 4.7×19 topics
  3. Climate Change8◆ 1.05×47 topics
  4. Inflammation6◆ 1.05×30 topics
  5. Quality of Life6▲ 1.49×28 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 1.35×30 topics
  7. Literature5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  8. Gender5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  9. Migration4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  10. Depression4▲ 1.63×17 topics
  11. Primary Care4▲ 3.7×8 topics
  12. Conservation4▲ 3.0×14 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage4▲ 2.3×10 topics
  14. Social Support4▲ 2.3×9 topics
  15. Revision Surgery3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  16. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  17. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  18. Colonialism3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  20. Elderly2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  21. Memory2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  22. Narrative2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  23. Arthroplasty2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  24. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  25. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 7.3×1 topic
  26. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 7.3×1 topic
  27. Behavior Change2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  28. Osteoarthritis2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  29. Outcomes2▲ 8.4×1 topic
  30. Photography2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Postcolonialism2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  32. Race2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  33. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Bioinspired Materials2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. Feed Additives2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Interventions2▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Heat Stress2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Implementation Science2▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Antibiotic Alternatives2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Poultry Production2▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Province of Antwerp publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Health Policy Implementation Science and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…2Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 2 fractional worksLiterature and Cultural …2Literature and Cultural Memory: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional works
OncologySurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsAnimal Science and Zoology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  5. 5 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Province of Antwerp's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.