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Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen

In research, Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,438 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,057
of 22,385 · #11,724 all time
Rank in Belgium
#76
of 105
Research works
352
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.5k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen

What is Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen 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 #6,438 of 16,688 12.0%145

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen 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 fields of science does Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Health Professions (11%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 40 fractional works · 47.0% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 34.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 10.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 7.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 22.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 16.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRodeKruis-Vlaanderen84fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences22%

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. Medicine2934.9%
    2. Health Professions910.7%
    3. Veterinary11.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences78.4%
    2. Psychology33.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities33.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences67.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology33.2%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering56.3%
    2. Environmental Science33.4%
    3. Computer Science22.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
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: 1.54× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.14× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.04× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.81× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.75× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary8.75×1 works
  2. Health Professions4.04×9 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.14×3 works
  4. Medicine1.81×29 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.54×6 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.42×3 works
  7. Psychology1.26×3 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.19×3 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×2 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×4 works
  12. Environmental Science0.69×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.67×7 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.57×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.45×1 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  17. Nursing0.43×0 works
  18. Engineering0.42×5 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.42×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.38×2 works
  21. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.10×0 works
  24. Energy0.08×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen?

Ranked on the quality score, Vere Borra, Carola Stern and M. Carasso-Kok lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen.

  1. 1 Vere Borra Belgium · #364,894 worldwide 3.1k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Carola Stern Belgium · #4,068,962 worldwide 86 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 M. Carasso-Kok Belgium · #4,121,145 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jurn Verschraegen Belgium · #4,673,662 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Pierre Kluyskens Belgium · #7,303,975 worldwide 6 citations · 123 works
All ranked researchers at Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen

What are the most cited papers from Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen?

The most cited paper from Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen is "KRAS wild-type state predicts survival and is associated to early radiological response in metastatic colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab" (Wendy De Roock, Hubert Piessevaux, Joris De Schutter et al., 2007), with 832 citations. Next come "Patient Blood Management" (643) and "IL-17 mRNA in sputum of asthmatic patients: linking T cell driven inflammation and granulocytic influx?" (595).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 KRAS wild-type state predicts survival and is associated to early radiological response in metastatic colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab Wendy De Roock, Hubert Piessevaux, Joris De Schutter et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 13 Nov 2007 832
2 Patient Blood Management Markus M. Mueller et al. · JAMA 12 Mar 2019 643
3 IL-17 mRNA in sputum of asthmatic patients: linking T cell driven inflammation and granulocytic influx? Dominique M. A. Bullens, Els Truyen, Liesbeth Coteur et al. · Respiratory Research Open access 3 Nov 2006 595
4 European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: Report of a joint Task Force—Second revision Peter Y. K. Van den Bergh, Pieter A. van Doorn, Robert D. M. Hadden et al. · European Journal of Neurology Open access 30 Jul 2021 521
5 The Minimal Important Difference in Physical Activity in Patients with COPD Heleen Demeyer, Chris Burtin, Miek Hornikx et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 28 Apr 2016 297
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Medical Education, Cancer Treatment, Antimicrobial Resistance and Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.5×45 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 4.5×23 topics
  3. Primary Care4▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 2.9×17 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 2.5×15 topics
  6. Medical Education2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  7. Risk Factors2▲ 2.3×10 topics
  8. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Cancer Treatment2▲ 10×5 topics
  10. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  11. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  12. Anemia2▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Resuscitation2▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Training2▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  17. Comorbidity2▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Prevalence2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  19. Blood Transfusion2▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Virulence Factors2▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Critical Care1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  22. Health Promotion1▲ 5.1×6 topics
  23. Infection1▲ 6.6×5 topics
  24. Vaccine Development1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  25. Health Care Utilization1▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Health Equity1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  27. Neurobiology1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Disability1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Host-Pathogen Interactions1▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Community Health1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  31. Disaster Response1▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Genomic Sequencing1▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Hyperthermia1▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Palliative Care1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Survival Rates1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Zoonotic Transmission1▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Advocacy1▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Brain Imaging1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Milk Composition1▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Pediatrics1▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child and Adolescent Health, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and European history and politics.

Child and Adolescent Hea…1Child and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…1Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 1 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…1European history and politics: 1 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperther…1Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEmergency MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  7. 7 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 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 available48.1%not open51.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen0.00029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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