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Research in Alkmaar

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Alkmaar, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are B. Braun (Netherlands) and Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.7k
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
21.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Alkmaar

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Alkmaar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Medisch Centrum AlkmaarHospital / health system 897 #9,423 all time
2B. Braun (Netherlands)Company 407 #16,527
3Noordwest ZiekenhuisgroepHospital / health system 234 #20,843
4Podocentrum AlkmaarHospital / health system 127 #31,800 all time
5Centrum OosterwalHospital / health system 20 not ranked
6Teamwork Technology (Netherlands)Company 7 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Medisch Centrum Alkmaar: 53.0%B. Braun (Netherlands): 24.1%Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep: 13.8%Podocentrum Alkmaar: 7.5%2 others listed: 1.6%53%largest
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar897 · 53.0%B. Braun (Netherlands)407 · 24.1%Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep234 · 13.8%Podocentrum Alkmaar127 · 7.5%2 others listed27 · 1.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Alkmaar work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research in Alkmaar is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Social Sciences (10%), Computer Science (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 147 fractional works · 54.1% of its workMedicine: 129 fractional works · 47.4% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Terminology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 64 fractional works · 23.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 15.0% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKAlkmaar271fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences24%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12947.4%
    2. Health Professions145.2%
    3. Dentistry31.1%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2810.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities145.1%
    3. Psychology134.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting41.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Computer Science176.4%
    2. Engineering103.8%
    3. Environmental Science41.4%
    4. Mathematics41.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    6. Energy20.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology51.8%
    3. Neuroscience41.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Alkmaar strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Alkmaar is most concentrated in Surgery (4.6× the world share in Surgery).

  1. SurgerySubfield · 25.1 works4.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.47× its world share, 111 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.47×111 works
  2. Health Professions2.08×13 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.95×5 works
  4. Dentistry1.84×2 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.73×12 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.63×1 works
  7. Psychology1.63×12 works
  8. Mathematics1.24×3 works
  9. Neuroscience0.98×4 works
  10. Computer Science0.93×17 works
  11. Social Sciences0.73×22 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×3 works
  13. Energy0.65×1 works
  14. Nursing0.58×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.57×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×4 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×5 works
  18. Veterinary0.42×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.26×3 works
  21. Engineering0.23×8 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.20×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.11×1 works
  25. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.06×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Alkmaar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Guidelines, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Quality of Life, Management and Clinical Guidelines.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology26▲ 2.4×82 topics
  2. Complications10▲ 7.5×16 topics
  3. Quality of Life9▲ 2.4×34 topics
  4. Education9▲ 1.89×18 topics
  5. Mortality8▲ 5.3×11 topics
  6. Inflammation8▲ 1.39×41 topics
  7. Treatment8▲ 2.3×32 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.4×24 topics
  9. Diagnosis8▲ 3.0×24 topics
  10. Mental Health8▲ 1.93×14 topics
  11. Management7▲ 3.4×21 topics
  12. Guidelines7▲ 5.5×11 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 4.7×14 topics
  14. Risk Factors6▲ 2.0×21 topics
  15. Heart Failure6▲ 4.5×11 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 6.6×9 topics
  17. Surgery5▲ 5.5×10 topics
  18. Cybersecurity5▲ 7.2×3 topics
  19. Rehabilitation5▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Social Work5▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Health Promotion4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Research Methods4▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Cultural Diversity4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  24. Inclusion4▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Professionalism4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  26. Revision Surgery4▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Empowerment4▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  30. Teacher Development4▲ 24×1 topic
  31. IoT Security4▲ 4.4×2 topics
  32. Arthroplasty4▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  34. Outcomes3▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Functional Recovery3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Internal Fixation3▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Phenomenology3▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Alignment3▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Information Security3▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Alkmaar?

Dutch Social and Cultura…4Dutch Social and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …3Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures2Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksMobile Agent-Based Network Management: 2 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…2Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional works
EducationSurgeryInformation SystemsClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 4 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Alkmaar15.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.8% in 2006.

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