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University Foundation

In research, University Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#9,468 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,264 of 16,688 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,583 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy (Physics and Astronomy is 9.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,924
of 22,385 · #16,862 all time
Rank in Belgium
#74
of 105
Research works
627
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
University Foundation

What is University Foundation 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
MedicineField #9,468 of 14,558 7.1%159
Health SciencesDomain #11,264 of 16,688 6.7%190
Social SciencesDomain #12,583 of 14,833 10.9%150
Physical SciencesDomain #16,455 of 17,446 6.2%226

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Foundation 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 University Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at University Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Physics and Astronomy (20%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 70 fractional works · 39.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 35 fractional works · 19.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 6.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 57 fractional works · 32.3% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversityFoundation178fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences20%

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. Physics and Astronomy3519.9%
    2. Computer Science126.5%
    3. Mathematics105.6%
    4. Engineering52.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.6%
    6. Materials Science21.2%
    7. Environmental Science10.8%
    8. Energy10.6%
    9. Chemistry10.6%
    1. Medicine5027.9%
    2. Health Professions63.3%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences158.3%
    2. Psychology74.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities42.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    6. Decision Sciences31.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.7%
    2. Neuroscience63.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does University Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 35.4 works9.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.16× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.79× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.97× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy8.97×35 works
  2. Mathematics4.79×10 works
  3. Neuroscience2.16×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.58×3 works
  5. Medicine1.45×50 works
  6. Psychology1.37×7 works
  7. Nursing1.28×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.24×6 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.03×3 works
  10. Dentistry1.02×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.84×12 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.76×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×3 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×7 works
  15. Energy0.68×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.66×15 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×3 works
  18. Chemistry0.38×1 works
  19. Veterinary0.35×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.33×2 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×2 works
  23. Engineering0.18×5 works
  24. Environmental Science0.16×1 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at University Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, R. Rado, John Percival and Edith J. Morley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Foundation.

  1. 1 R. Rado Belgium · #1,250,970 worldwide 5.1k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 John Percival Belgium · #2,318,084 worldwide 990 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Edith J. Morley Belgium · #2,916,505 worldwide 314 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 T B Rymer Belgium · #3,256,237 worldwide 612 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Ph. André Belgium · #3,820,809 worldwide 583 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 G D Archard Belgium · #4,136,765 worldwide 602 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 E. Blancquaert Belgium · #4,175,790 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 W. Pée Belgium · #4,488,670 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Gerald Andrew Belgium · #4,518,238 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 M.C. Buer Belgium · #4,921,741 worldwide 83 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University Foundation

What are the most cited papers from University Foundation?

The most cited paper from University Foundation is "Platelet Activation and Atherothrombosis" (Giovanni Davı̀, Carlo Patrono, 2007), with 2,157 citations. Next come "Consensus guidelines for the detection of immunogenic cell death" (842) and "Does automation bias decision-making?" (666).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Platelet Activation and Atherothrombosis Giovanni Davı̀, Carlo Patrono · New England Journal of Medicine 12 Dec 2007 2,157
2 Consensus guidelines for the detection of immunogenic cell death Oliver Kepp et al. · OncoImmunology Open access 2 Sep 2014 842
3 Does automation bias decision-making? Linda J. Skitka, Kathleen L. Mosier, Mark D. Burdick · International Journal of Human-Computer Studies Nov 1999 666
4 Guidelines for the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration by the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) Ursula Margarethe Schmidt-Erfurth, Victor N. Chong, Anat Loewenstein et al. · British Journal of Ophthalmology Open access 18 Aug 2014 656
5 Intersection Theorems for Systems of Sets P. Erdös, R. Rado · Journal of the London Mathematical Society 1960 644
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Entanglement, Astrobiology, Neuroscience, Consciousness, Modal Logic, Bell Inequality and Decoherence.

▲ 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▲ 1.18×48 topics
  2. Entanglement7▲ 27×2 topics
  3. Quantum Gravity7▲ 49×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning7▲ 1.17×12 topics
  5. Globalization6▲ 1.78×15 topics
  6. Astrobiology5▲ 95×2 topics
  7. Education5▲ 1.71×14 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.78×12 topics
  9. Neuroscience5▲ 8.9×3 topics
  10. Consciousness5▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Metabolism5▲ 5.1×4 topics
  12. Modal Logic4▲ 82×2 topics
  13. Bell Inequality4▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Decoherence4▲ 62×1 topic
  15. Grounding4▲ 157×1 topic
  16. Phenomenal Experience4▲ 157×1 topic
  17. Prebiotic Chemistry4▲ 226×1 topic
  18. RNA World4▲ 226×1 topic
  19. Health Benefits4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  20. Social Cognition4▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Biofield3▲ 189×1 topic
  22. Biophoton3▲ 189×1 topic
  23. Embodied Cognition3▲ 124×1 topic
  24. Many-Body Localization3▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Mortality3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  26. Predictive Brain Theory3▲ 124×1 topic
  27. Quantum Thermalization3▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Relativity3▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Unified Field Theories3▲ 148×1 topic
  30. Teaching Methods3▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Elderly Patients3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  32. Cantorian-Fractal3▲ 155×1 topic
  33. E-Infinity Theory3▲ 155×1 topic
  34. Finsler Geometry3▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Historical Sources3▲ 88×1 topic
  36. Mathematics Education3▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Riemannian Manifolds3▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Fractal Dimension2▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Dark Matter2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Phase Transitions2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does University Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Origins and Evolution of Life, Quantum Mechanics and Applications and Relativity and Gravitational Theory.

Philosophy and Theoretic…4Philosophy and Theoretical Science: 4 fractional worksOrigins and Evolution of…4Origins and Evolution of Life: 4 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 4 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 3 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 3 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 3 fractional worksBiofield Effects and Biophysics: 3 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…3History and Theory of Mathematics: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Differential Geometry Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 3 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Origins and Evolution of Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  4. 4 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  7. 7 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 3 works
  8. 8 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Differential Geometry Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher 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 University Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%University Foundation0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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