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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,372
Country Rank
165
Institution Rank : 1
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Jozef Bartunek](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,236
10,414
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
149,843
Country Rank
1,401
Institution Rank : 2
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![Tom De Potter](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,676
4,621
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
336,055
Country Rank
2,849
Institution Rank : 3
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![Piet Vanhoenacker](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
532
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
429,846
Country Rank
3,495
Institution Rank : 4
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![Ward A. Heggermont](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
cardiology
heart failure
cardiac energy metabolism
microRNA biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,010
1,407
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
500,362
Country Rank
3,987
Institution Rank : 5
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![Yvette Vermeulen](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Cardiac surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,616
363
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,327,298
Country Rank
8,763
Institution Rank : 6
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![Chiara Valeriano](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c4/5681801.jpg)
Cardiologist
Electrophysiologist in training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
125
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
20,372
Country Ranking
165
Institution Ranking
1
Jozef Bartunek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,236
10,414
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
149,843
Country Ranking
1,401
Institution Ranking
2
Tom De Potter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,676
4,621
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
336,055
Country Ranking
2,849
Institution Ranking
3
Piet Vanhoenacker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
532
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
429,846
Country Ranking
3,495
Institution Ranking
4
Ward A. Heggermont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,010
1,407
0.700
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cardiology
heart failure
cardiac energy metabolism
microRNA biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
500,362
Country Ranking
3,987
Institution Ranking
5
Yvette Vermeulen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,616
363
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,327,298
Country Ranking
8,763
Institution Ranking
6
Chiara Valeriano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
125
1.000
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Cardiologist
Electrophysiologist in training