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Provincial Institute for Hygiene

In research, Provincial Institute for Hygiene stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,148 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#12,923 of 17,978 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,110 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,976
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#160
of 267
Research works
528
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Provincial Institute for Hygiene 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
Health SciencesDomain #14,148 of 20,462 11.7%185
MedicineField #12,923 of 17,978 12.0%143
Physical SciencesDomain #19,110 of 21,541 12.7%145
Life SciencesDomain #12,761 of 14,347 7.1%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Provincial Institute for Hygiene 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: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.76× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.58× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Provincial Institute for Hygiene?

Ranked on the composite score, Vera Nelen, E. Van Oye and A Lafontaine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Provincial Institute for Hygiene.

  1. 1 Vera Nelen Belgium · #329,547 worldwide 79 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 E. Van Oye Belgium · #674,901 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 A Lafontaine Belgium · #1,195,851 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Paul J. Dierickx Belgium · #1,201,402 worldwide 55 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 S. L. Brúg Belgium · #1,344,298 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Guido A. Jacobs Belgium · #1,451,651 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 G Ghysels Belgium · #1,590,615 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Provincial Institute for Hygiene

Which keywords describe research at Provincial Institute for Hygiene?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Health Effects, Pathogenesis, Infection, Biomonitoring, Toxicity and Vaccine.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology80▲ 3.8×72 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress47▲ 4.8×28 topics
  3. Health Effects35▲ 11×16 topics
  4. Pathogenesis24▲ 8.2×14 topics
  5. Public Health23▲ 3.2×31 topics
  6. Diagnosis22▲ 4.1×19 topics
  7. Treatment22▲ 3.2×17 topics
  8. Infection20▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Biomonitoring19▲ 29×4 topics
  10. Toxicity19▲ 8.2×13 topics
  11. Vaccine19▲ 8.8×10 topics
  12. Publication Bias18▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Immune Response18▲ 5.4×11 topics
  14. Food Safety17▲ 12×11 topics
  15. Ethical Considerations17▲ 9.9×4 topics
  16. ARRIVE Guidelines17▲ 190×1 topic
  17. Animal Research Reporting17▲ 190×1 topic
  18. Liquid Chromatography15▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Metal Toxicity15▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Environmental Exposure14▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Volatile Organic Compounds14▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Drug Metabolism14▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Toxicology14▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Virulence Factors14▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Risk Assessment13▲ 4.2×12 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance13▲ 6.0×10 topics
  27. Cell Signaling12▲ 6.7×4 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance12▲ 8.7×8 topics
  29. Chiral Separation12▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Gas Chromatography12▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Genomic Analysis12▲ 7.4×7 topics
  32. Cadmium Carcinogenesis11▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Lead Exposure11▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Bioaccumulation10▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Lung Cancer10▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Genetic Polymorphisms10▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Glutathione Transferases10▲ 120×1 topic
  38. Superoxide Dismutase10▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Global Burden of Disease9▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Zoonotic Transmission9▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Provincial Institute for Hygiene publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear and radioactivity studies, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 1 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksFolate and B Vitamins Research: 0 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…0Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 0 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 0 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 0 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 0 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 0 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisRheumatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  2. 2 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Folate and B Vitamins Research Rheumatology 0 works
  6. 6 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  7. 7 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 0 works
  8. 8 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Provincial Institute for Hygiene's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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