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ZNA Middelheim Hospital

In research, ZNA Middelheim Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,856 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,871 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,410 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,445
of 28,054 · #9,295 all time
Rank in Belgium
#112
of 138
Research works
1.3k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is ZNA Middelheim Hospital 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 #2,856 of 17,978 16.5%893
Health SciencesDomain #3,871 of 20,462 16.3%918
Life SciencesDomain #6,410 of 14,347 20.2%171
SurgerySubfield #2,273 of 4,227 13.0%149
Physical SciencesDomain #13,765 of 21,541 16.2%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ZNA Middelheim Hospital 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.96× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.23× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ZNA Middelheim Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Vermeersch, Raf Brouns and Stefan Verheye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ZNA Middelheim Hospital.

  1. 1 Paul Vermeersch Belgium · #216,924 worldwide 114 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Raf Brouns Belgium · #313,207 worldwide 49 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Stefan Verheye Belgium · #348,472 worldwide 148 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 L. Denis Belgium · #381,901 worldwide 80 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Amin Makar Belgium · #438,285 worldwide 41 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Dirk Schrijvers Belgium · #530,197 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 G Declercq Belgium · #555,206 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Louis Denis Belgium · #829,400 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 F. Van Den Branden Belgium · #896,499 worldwide 49 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Paul van den Heuvel Belgium · #937,557 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at ZNA Middelheim Hospital

Which keywords describe research at ZNA Middelheim Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, Guidelines, Epidemiology, Stroke Prevention, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation and Anticoagulant Therapy.

▲ 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▲ 2.2×38 topics
  2. Catheter Ablation6▲ 57×2 topics
  3. Guidelines5▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 30×4 topics
  5. Stroke Prevention3▲ 34×2 topics
  6. Atherosclerosis3▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Atrial Fibrillation3▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Treatment3▲ 3.0×17 topics
  10. Arrhythmias3▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Risk Stratification3▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Thromboembolism3▲ 50×1 topic
  13. Cardiomyopathy3▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Echocardiography3▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Radiofrequency Ablation3▲ 31×1 topic
  17. Ventricular Tachycardia3▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement3▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement3▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Coronary Stents3▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Myocardial Revascularization3▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×13 topics
  23. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Option Pricing2▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Stochastic Calculus2▲ 100×1 topic
  28. Complications2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  29. Endovascular Repair2▲ 27×3 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment2▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Cardiac Imaging2▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Myocardial Perfusion2▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Rehabilitation2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  34. Biomechanics2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Surgery2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  36. Minimally Invasive Surgery2▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Aortic Dissection1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Bicuspid Aortic Valve1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Inflammatory Response1▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Neurocognitive Function1▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does ZNA Middelheim Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …3Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…3Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…3Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksStochastic processes and financial applications: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…1Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryFinanceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging2 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Stochastic processes and financial applications Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ZNA Middelheim Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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