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Sint Franciscus Gasthuis

In research, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis stands highest in Medicine (#3,468 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,152 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,110
of 28,054 · #13,888 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#103
of 237
Research works
914
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Sint Franciscus Gasthuis known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,468 of 10,443 22.1%112 #3227
Health SciencesDomain #4,152 of 11,982 22.1%119 #4114

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 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.97× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.98× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sint Franciscus Gasthuis?

Ranked on the composite score, Gert‐Jan Braunstahl, Rachel West and F Hagemeijer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sint Franciscus Gasthuis.

  1. 1 Gert‐Jan Braunstahl Netherlands · #248,780 worldwide 79 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Rachel West Netherlands · #516,015 worldwide 46 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 F Hagemeijer Netherlands · #569,947 worldwide 52 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Manuel Castro Cabezas Netherlands · #911,060 worldwide 42 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 T.M.A.L. Klem Netherlands · #1,007,197 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 J.C.C.M. in ’t Veen Netherlands · #1,110,151 worldwide 10 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Eva B. Deerenberg Netherlands · #1,120,736 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Paul Hamberg Netherlands · #1,217,228 worldwide 20 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Sint Franciscus Gasthuis

Which keywords describe research at Sint Franciscus Gasthuis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Genetics, Immunology, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diagnosis and Asthma.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology21▲ 3.6×69 topics
  2. Inflammation14▲ 4.4×40 topics
  3. Treatment12▲ 6.9×26 topics
  4. Genetics9▲ 8.6×8 topics
  5. Immunology8▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Diagnosis8▲ 5.8×23 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 9.2×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 3.2×22 topics
  9. Asthma6▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.9×24 topics
  11. Complications6▲ 8.7×12 topics
  12. Management6▲ 5.4×18 topics
  13. Allergic Diseases6▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Eosinophils6▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Obesity6▲ 5.2×12 topics
  16. Guidelines6▲ 8.4×10 topics
  17. Mortality6▲ 6.7×11 topics
  18. Risk Factors5▲ 3.3×19 topics
  19. Biomarkers5▲ 5.1×11 topics
  20. Global Burden5▲ 6.2×10 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.9×16 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 9.2×7 topics
  23. Elderly Patients4▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  25. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Heart Failure4▲ 6.0×11 topics
  27. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  28. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  30. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.5×16 topics
  31. Pathogenesis3▲ 4.5×15 topics
  32. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  33. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  34. Survival Analysis3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  35. Inflammatory Bowel Disease3▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Prostate Cancer3▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Regulatory T Cells3▲ 16×3 topics
  38. COPD2▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Respiratory2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Sint Franciscus Gasthuis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Asthma and respiratory d…6Asthma and respiratory diseases: 6 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 2 fractional worksIL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…2Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …2Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer ResearchGenetics5 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 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  4. 4 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immunology 2 works
  6. 6 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sint Franciscus Gasthuis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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