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University Foundation

In research, University Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,976 of 16,945 worldwide), Medicine (#11,679 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,064 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,371
of 28,054 · #17,776 all time
Rank in Belgium
#125
of 138
Research works
627
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

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
Social SciencesDomain #8,976 of 16,945 16.7%150
MedicineField #11,679 of 17,978 12.6%159
Health SciencesDomain #14,064 of 20,462 12.0%190
Physical SciencesDomain #14,922 of 21,541 9.2%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 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.48× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Elderly Patients, Mortality, Treatment, Aging, Mortality Risk 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.2×41 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 2.6×23 topics
  3. Treatment3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  4. Elderly Patients3▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Mortality3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.1×17 topics
  7. Aging2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  8. Complications2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  10. Management2▲ 3.0×13 topics
  11. Risk Factors2▲ 2.1×10 topics
  12. Sustainable Development2▲ 1.47×11 topics
  13. Mortality Risk2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  14. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.0×13 topics
  15. Frailty2▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Geriatric Assessment2▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Healthcare2▲ 1.91×6 topics
  18. Anxiety2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 1.80×13 topics
  20. Immunotherapy2▲ 2.8×10 topics
  21. Surgery2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  22. Guidelines2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  23. Primary Care2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  24. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 5.0×7 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Colonic Diverticulitis1▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Critical Care1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  29. Diverticulitis1▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Functional Recovery1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  31. Health Care Costs1▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Healthcare Quality1▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Hemostasis1▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Optical Fiber1▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Rehabilitation1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  36. Autoantibodies1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  37. Finance1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  39. End-of-Life1▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Palliative Care1▲ 7.4×1 topic

Which research topics does University Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Frailty in Older Adults, Diverticular Disease and Complications, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology.

Frailty in Older Adults2Frailty in Older Adults: 2 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 1 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…1Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologySurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  2. 2 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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