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Queen Astrid Military Hospital

In research, Queen Astrid Military Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,603 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,031 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,651
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#143
of 267
Research works
312
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Queen Astrid Military Hospital 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 #14,603 of 20,462 15.9%190
MedicineField #14,031 of 17,978 15.7%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queen Astrid Military Hospital 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: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.58× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.33× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.70× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.57× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queen Astrid Military Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Paul Pirnay, Daniël De Vos and Martin Zizi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queen Astrid Military Hospital.

  1. 1 Jean‐Paul Pirnay Belgium · #493,547 worldwide 105 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Daniël De Vos Belgium · #653,798 worldwide 78 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Martin Zizi Belgium · #699,181 worldwide 63 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Paul Heyman Belgium · #1,183,935 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Peter Germonpré Belgium · #1,189,044 worldwide 23 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Queen Astrid Military Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Queen Astrid Military Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Evolution, Epidemiology, Therapy, Genomics, Virus, Nanoparticles, Bacteriophage and Ecology.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 4.2×35 topics
  2. Evolution5▲ 50×3 topics
  3. Therapy5▲ 61×2 topics
  4. Genomics5▲ 40×4 topics
  5. Virus5▲ 122×2 topics
  6. Nanoparticles5▲ 9.1×2 topics
  7. Bacteriophage5▲ 237×1 topic
  8. Ecology5▲ 73×1 topic
  9. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 16×8 topics
  10. Pathogenesis2▲ 12×11 topics
  11. Vaccine Development2▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Public Health2▲ 3.7×12 topics
  13. Virulence Factors2▲ 37×5 topics
  14. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  17. Mycoplasma2▲ 195×1 topic
  18. Pasteurella2▲ 195×1 topic
  19. Risk Factors2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  20. Hemorrhage1▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  22. Resuscitation1▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Sepsis1▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Infectious Diseases1▲ 9.2×5 topics
  25. Myopia1▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Transportation1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Vaccine1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Wound Healing1▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Accessibility1▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Physical Activity1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  31. Rehabilitation1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Active Travel1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Built Environment1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Plant Immunity1▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Viral RNA Silencing1▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Queen Astrid Military Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Microbial infections and disease research, Plant Virus Research Studies and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Bacteriophages and micro…5Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 5 fractional worksMicrobial infections and disease research: 2 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional worksBlood transfusion and management: 1 fractional works
EcologyMicrobiologyPlant ScienceTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 5 works
  2. 2 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 2 works
  3. 3 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queen Astrid Military Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher 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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