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Sint Franciscus Gasthuis

In research, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis stands highest in Medicine (#2,104 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,484 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,441
of 22,385 · #8,864 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#118
of 197
Research works
914
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Sint Franciscus Gasthuis

What is Sint Franciscus Gasthuis 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
MedicineField #2,104 of 8,541 18.1%112 #2028
Health SciencesDomain #2,484 of 9,902 18.0%119 #2332

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sint Franciscus Gasthuis 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 Sint Franciscus Gasthuis work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Sint Franciscus Gasthuis is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 132 fractional works · 81.1% of its workMedicine: 123 fractional works · 75.8% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 11.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSint FranciscusGasthuis162fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences4%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12375.8%
    2. Health Professions74.4%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology116.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology52.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.9%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    1. Social Sciences21.5%
    2. Psychology21.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.0%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Engineering21.2%
    2. Environmental Science10.5%
    3. Computer Science10.5%
    4. Mathematics10.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.90× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.70× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.94× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.94×123 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.90×5 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.70×2 works
  4. Nursing1.66×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.65×7 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.23×11 works
  7. Neuroscience0.55×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.39×1 works
  10. Psychology0.36×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.35×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.11×1 works
  16. Engineering0.08×2 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sint Franciscus Gasthuis?

Ranked on the quality score, Gerdien A. Tramper‐Stranders, Rachel Louise West and Evert‐Jan Wils lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sint Franciscus Gasthuis.

  1. 1 Gerdien A. Tramper‐Stranders Netherlands · #184,769 worldwide 2.6k citations · 107 works
  2. 2 Rachel Louise West Netherlands · #239,072 worldwide 3.8k citations · 167 works
  3. 3 Evert‐Jan Wils Netherlands · #272,195 worldwide 2.2k citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Derkjen van Zeben Netherlands · #292,203 worldwide 5.1k citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Gert‐Jan Braunstahl Netherlands · #402,098 worldwide 5.3k citations · 191 works
  6. 6 Johan Hendrik Vlake Netherlands · #603,587 worldwide 559 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Paul Hamberg Netherlands · #708,659 worldwide 4.3k citations · 367 works
  8. 8 Guido H. H. Mannaerts Netherlands · #790,344 worldwide 2.9k citations · 79 works
  9. 9 Geertje M. de Boer Netherlands · #838,195 worldwide 529 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Manuel Castro Cabezas Netherlands · #852,426 worldwide 7.6k citations · 251 works
All ranked researchers at Sint Franciscus Gasthuis

What are the most cited papers from Sint Franciscus Gasthuis?

The most cited paper from Sint Franciscus Gasthuis is "A Comparison of Suture Repair with Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia" (Roland W. Luijendijk, Wim C.J. Hop, Monique Petrousjka van den Tol et al., 2000), with 1,876 citations. Next come "Dyslipidemia in Obesity: Mechanisms and Potential Targets" (1,693) and "Clinical and radiographic outcomes of four different treatment strategies in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (the BeSt study): A randomized, controlled trial" (1,466).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Comparison of Suture Repair with Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia Roland W. Luijendijk, Wim C.J. Hop, Monique Petrousjka van den Tol et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 10 Aug 2000 1,876
2 Dyslipidemia in Obesity: Mechanisms and Potential Targets Boudewijn Klop, J ELTE, Manuel Castro Cabezas · Nutrients Open access 12 Apr 2013 1,693
3 Clinical and radiographic outcomes of four different treatment strategies in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (the BeSt study): A randomized, controlled trial Yvonne P M Goekoop-Ruiterman, Jeska K de Vries‐Bouwstra, Cornelia F Allaart et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 28 Oct 2005 1,466
4 Two-Year Outcomes after Conventional or Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Jan D. Blankensteijn, S.E.C.A. de Jong, Monique Prinssen et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 8 Jun 2005 965
5 Early Lactate-Guided Therapy in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial Tim C. Jansen, Jasper van Bommel, F J Schoonderbeek et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 12 May 2010 911
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sint Franciscus Gasthuis?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Genetics, Immunology, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diagnosis and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.6×74 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 4.2×41 topics
  3. Treatment13▲ 6.5×26 topics
  4. Genetics10▲ 8.3×9 topics
  5. Immunology9▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Diagnosis8▲ 5.5×23 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 8.5×13 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 3.1×24 topics
  9. Complications7▲ 8.8×12 topics
  10. Management7▲ 5.4×20 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.7×25 topics
  12. Asthma7▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Obesity6▲ 5.2×14 topics
  14. Allergic Diseases6▲ 66×1 topic
  15. Eosinophils6▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Guidelines6▲ 8.1×10 topics
  17. Mortality6▲ 6.5×11 topics
  18. Risk Factors6▲ 3.2×21 topics
  19. Biomarkers5▲ 4.8×11 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 4.0×16 topics
  21. Global Burden5▲ 5.8×10 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 9.0×7 topics
  23. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  24. Heart Failure4▲ 5.9×11 topics
  25. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.6×18 topics
  26. Elderly Patients4▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  28. Insulin Resistance4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.9×16 topics
  31. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.2×9 topics
  32. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  34. Survival Analysis3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Prostate Cancer3▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Regulatory T Cells3▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Intensive Care Unit3▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Functional Recovery2▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Respiratory2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Sint Franciscus Gasthuis publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Asthma and respiratory d…6Asthma and respiratory diseases: 6 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …2Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksIL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…2Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneticsCancer Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 6 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immunology 2 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sint Franciscus Gasthuis's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% 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 Sint Franciscus Gasthuis as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Sint Franciscus Gasthuis0.00065% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sint Franciscus Gasthuis 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%Sint Franciscus Gasthuis20.2% 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 20.2% in 2025.

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