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Research Foundation - Flanders

In research, Research Foundation - Flanders stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,570 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,099 of 9,585 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,723 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,881
of 22,385 · #3,399 all time
Rank in Belgium
#25
of 105
Research works
1.1k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
30k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.20×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Research Foundation - Flanders

What is Research Foundation - Flanders known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,570 of 9,902 23.4%72 #2942
Social SciencesDomain #4,099 of 9,585 17.8%112 #2082
MedicineField #3,723 of 8,541 23.4%60 #3046

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Foundation - Flanders 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#2,942 #3,570
  2. Social Sciences#2,082 #4,099
  3. Medicine#3,046 #3,723
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Research Foundation - Flanders work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Research Foundation - Flanders is in Social Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (24%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 127 fractional works · 48.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 64 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 9.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 8.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 88 fractional works · 33.3% of its workMedicine: 74 fractional works · 28.0% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKResearchFoundation -…263fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences48%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6424.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities269.8%
    3. Psychology238.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting82.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Medicine7428.0%
    2. Health Professions134.9%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering134.8%
    2. Computer Science62.4%
    3. Environmental Science62.2%
    4. Mathematics20.8%
    5. Chemistry10.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    7. Materials Science10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology103.7%
    2. Neuroscience41.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.40× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.86× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.40×26 works
  2. Psychology2.86×23 works
  3. Social Sciences1.91×64 works
  4. Health Professions1.87×13 works
  5. Medicine1.46×74 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×6 works
  7. Neuroscience0.98×4 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×8 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×10 works
  10. Mathematics0.64×2 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.45×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.44×6 works
  14. Nursing0.40×0 works
  15. Veterinary0.37×0 works
  16. Engineering0.32×13 works
  17. Computer Science0.31×6 works
  18. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×1 works
  21. Energy0.18×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.18×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×2 works
  25. Materials Science0.09×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Research Foundation - Flanders?

Ranked on the quality score, Jolien Hendrix, Saartje Verbeke and Evelyn Schapansky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Foundation - Flanders.

  1. 1 Jolien Hendrix Belgium · #530,131 worldwide 478 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Saartje Verbeke Belgium · #2,106,074 worldwide 381 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Evelyn Schapansky Belgium · #2,462,307 worldwide 98 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Federico L. G. Faroldi Belgium · #3,140,456 worldwide 143 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Stef B.A.S. Feyen Belgium · #4,080,978 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Research Foundation - Flanders

What are the most cited papers from Research Foundation - Flanders?

The most cited paper from Research Foundation - Flanders is "Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health" (Joan Benach, Alejandra Vives, Marcelo Amable et al., 2014), with 1,355 citations. Next come "The vehicle routing problem: State of the art classification and review" (1,258) and "Loneliness Across the Life Span" (1,098).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health Joan Benach, Alejandra Vives, Marcelo Amable et al. · Annual Review of Public Health Review 18 Mar 2014 1,355
2 The vehicle routing problem: State of the art classification and review Kris Braekers, Katrien M. Ramaekers, Inneke Van Nieuwenhuyse · Computers & Industrial Engineering Open access 21 Dec 2015 1,258
3 Loneliness Across the Life Span Pamela Qualter, Janne Vanhalst, Rebecca Harris et al. · Perspectives on Psychological Science Open access Mar 2015 1,098
4 Technological pedagogical content knowledge – a review of the literature Joke M. Voogt, Petra Fisser, Natalie Pareja Roblin et al. · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 16 Mar 2012 1,091
5 Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery* Chris Burtin, Béatrix Clerckx, Christophe Robbeets et al. · Critical Care Medicine 13 Aug 2009 1,038
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Research Foundation - Flanders?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Well-being, Online Communication, Social Media, Epidemiology, Psychological Factors, Mental Health and Chronic Kidney Disease.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology15▲ 1.45×50 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 4.5×27 topics
  3. Social Media11▲ 2.9×13 topics
  4. Mental Health10▲ 2.6×27 topics
  5. Public Health9▲ 2.4×24 topics
  6. Human Rights8▲ 3.1×21 topics
  7. Well-being8▲ 8.0×10 topics
  8. Globalization7▲ 1.44×27 topics
  9. Global Burden7▲ 4.9×8 topics
  10. Treatment7▲ 2.2×21 topics
  11. Quality of Life7▲ 1.84×22 topics
  12. Online Communication7▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Physical Activity6▲ 4.7×8 topics
  14. Psychological Factors6▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Chronic Kidney Disease6▲ 8.8×6 topics
  16. Gender6▲ 4.1×13 topics
  17. Chronic Pain6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  18. Depression5▲ 2.3×15 topics
  19. Social Support5▲ 3.7×10 topics
  20. Literature5▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Empathy5▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Addiction5▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Digital Natives5▲ 21×1 topic
  24. Emotion5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  25. Anxiety4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  26. Prevalence4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  27. Low Back Pain4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  28. Adolescents4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  29. Psychological Impact4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  30. Transportation4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  31. Central Sensitization4▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Neuropathic Pain4▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Narrative3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  34. Fibrosis3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. Disability3▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Measurement Properties3▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Medicine3▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Musculoskeletal Disorders3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. TGF-ß3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  40. Health Behavior Change3▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Research Foundation - Flanders publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Media Influence and Health and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes.

Impact of Technology on …5Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…3Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksMedia Influence and Health3Media Influence and Health: 3 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…3Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 3 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Di…2Child Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 2 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 2 fractional worksPain Management and Trea…2Pain Management and Treatment: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePharmacologyLiterature and Literary TheoryNephrology6 others

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

  1. 1 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  3. 3 Media Influence and Health Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  4. 4 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 3 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  7. 7 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 2 works
  8. 8 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 works
  9. 9 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 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 available55.1%not open44.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Research Foundation - Flanders's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Research Foundation - Flanders as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Research Foundation - Flanders0.00082% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Research Foundation - Flanders over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Research Foundation - Flanders18.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.1% in 2013.

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