The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
discipline of Medicine relies os data
derived from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
collected on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Medicine research
Our best researchers ranking is a trustworthy
account of leading scholars from the discipline of
Medicine, established by means of a detailed
study of 166,880 scientists identified
from various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Medicine, more than 65743 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Medicine
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be
considered is placed at 70 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Medicine. The
approval factors for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, ratio
of the publications made within the specific area
plus the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for including best scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of researchers
estimated for each scientific field whilst
making sure that the top 1% of best scholars are
incorporated into the ranking. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification methods
Since our primary aim is to make sure that only
genuine scholars are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we believe that numbers are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to evaluate the
output of researchers. Because of that
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
metric contributing to a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the number of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scientist’s D-index
with the help of information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type open to the scientific community. A
thorough definition of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our mission is to inspire researchers,
companies and decision-makers
around the world to investigate where leading experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole research community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Medicine
With 176 researchers Belgium ranks in spot 15
globally.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top researchers in Belgium is KU Leuven with 68 scholars affiliated with it being listed in our Medicine ranking. It is followed by KU Leuven with 18 researchers. Ranking thirds is KU Leuven with 18 scholars.
Prominent researchers listed in Belgium are associated with KU Leuven, University of Liège, Ludwig Cancer Research, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Ghent University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Hasselt University, GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-Augustinus.
Professor Jean Louis Vincent from Université Libre de Bruxelles is highlighted as the best scholar in Belgium in our ranking with a D-index of 184. Ranking on the second place in Belgium is Peter Carmeliet from KU Leuven with a D-index of 172. The third place in Belgium is occupied by Paul Rutgeerts from KU Leuven with a D-index of 149.
The average D-index for the top 5% scientists is 148 in comparison to an average of 88 for all 176 scholars featured in the ranking.
The average number of published papers in the area of Medicine for the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 1066 in comparison to an average of 397 for all 176 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scholars is 110899 against an average of 35811 for all 176 scholars.
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