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Research in Eindhoven

Science Explorer records 49 research institutions in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Eindhoven University of Technology, Catharina Ziekenhuis and NXP (Netherlands).

Research institutions
49
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
62k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8M
29.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Eindhoven

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 Eindhoven?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Eindhoven University of TechnologyUniversity 50,193 #271
2NXP (Netherlands)Company 2,943 #6,064
3Catharina ZiekenhuisHospital / health system 1,770 #4,959
4Fontys University of Applied SciencesUniversity 993 #7,234
5Dutch Polymer InstituteResearch facility 979 #9,400 all time
6Holst Centre (Netherlands)Company 875 #15,724
7Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer OrganisationHospital / health system 863 #7,086
8Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy ResearchResearch facility 556 #15,405
9Center for Translational Molecular MedicineNonprofit 546 #8,818
10Eindhoven Cancer RegistryInstitution 295 #17,556 all time
11Plastic Electronics (Netherlands)Company 73 not ranked
12LifeTec Group (Netherlands)Company 57 not ranked
13Design Academy EindhovenUniversity 53 not ranked
14Stichting Gezondheidscentra EindhovenHospital / health system 43 not ranked
15DAF Trucks (Netherlands)Company 41 not ranked
16Libra Revalidatie & AudiologieResearch facility 41 not ranked
17Prodrive Technologies (Netherlands)Company 41 not ranked
18SyMO-Chem (Netherlands)Company 38 not ranked
19HumanTotalCare (Netherlands)Company 38 not ranked
20Van Putten-Gas Energy Observatory (Netherlands)Company 33 not ranked
21Smart HomesCompany 30 not ranked
22IBS Precision Engineering (Netherlands)Company 25 not ranked
23VDL Groep (Netherlands)Company 23 not ranked
24Cordis Automation (Netherlands)Company 21 not ranked
25KIC InnoEnergy (Netherlands)Company 20 not ranked
26GGD Brabant-ZuidoostHospital / health system 19 not ranked
27SupraPolix (Netherlands)Company 19 not ranked
28Institute for Programming research and AlgorithmicsUniversity 16 not ranked
29Tagworks Pharmaceuticals (Netherlands)Company 16 not ranked
30Vitalis WoonZorg GroupNonprofit 11 not ranked
31Archipel Zorggroep (Netherlands)Company 11 not ranked
32STMicroelectronics (Netherlands)Company 9 not ranked
33Hemics (Netherlands)Company 9 not ranked
34RobuustHospital / health system 8 not ranked
35Gemeente EindhovenGovernment institution 7 not ranked
36Hybrid Catalysis (Netherlands)Company 6 not ranked
37NanoPHAB (Netherlands)Company 6 not ranked
38ISTEQ (Netherlands)Company 4 not ranked
39RINO ZuidInstitution 4 not ranked
40European Association for Endoscopic SurgeryNonprofit 4 not ranked
41Orthopedie Groot EindhovenHospital / health system 3 not ranked
42GGzENonprofit 3 not ranked
43Brainport (Netherlands)Company 3 not ranked
44Allergan (Netherlands)Company 2 not ranked
45AOMB Intellectual Property (Netherlands)Company 2 not ranked
46CytoSMART Technologies (Netherlands)Company 1 not ranked
47DOH ZorggroepInstitution 1 not ranked
48GD Medical Pharma (Netherlands)Company 1 not ranked
49Stichting Vrienden van het HartInstitution 0 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.

Eindhoven University of Technology: 82.6%NXP (Netherlands): 4.8%Catharina Ziekenhuis: 2.9%Fontys University of Applied Sciences: 1.6%44 others listed: 8.0%83%largest
Eindhoven University of Technology50k · 82.6%NXP (Netherlands)2,943 · 4.8%Catharina Ziekenhuis1,770 · 2.9%Fontys University of Applied Sciences993 · 1.6%44 others listed4,856 · 8.0%

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

Which fields of science does Eindhoven work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research in Eindhoven is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Computer Science (15%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 7,105 fractional works · 67.6% of its workEngineering: 3,608 fractional works · 34.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,287 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 486 fractional works · 4.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 342 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 291 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 178 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 174 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 159 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 156 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 154 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 124 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 102 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1,591 fractional works · 15.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 538 fractional works · 5.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 198 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 193 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 156 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 143 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 140 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 620 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 320 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 445 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 200 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 231 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 150 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 150 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 130 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 126 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,398 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 493 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 132 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 105 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 284 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 125 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 275 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 101 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 182 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 83 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,398 fractional works · 13.3% of its workMedicine: 1,248 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSurgery: 201 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 158 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 130 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 125 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 122 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 206 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 134 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 612 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 336 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 186 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 110 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEindhoven11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences68%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences13%

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. Engineering3,60834.3%
    2. Computer Science1,59115.1%
    3. Materials Science6205.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy4454.2%
    5. Environmental Science2312.2%
    6. Chemistry1501.4%
    7. Mathematics1501.4%
    8. Energy1301.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering1261.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences550.5%
  2. Social Sciences1,39813.3%
    1. Social Sciences4934.7%
    2. Psychology2842.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2752.6%
    4. Decision Sciences1821.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities830.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance810.8%
  3. Health Sciences1,39813.3%
    1. Medicine1,24811.9%
    2. Health Professions1341.3%
    3. Nursing100.1%
    4. Dentistry30.0%
    5. Veterinary30.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3363.2%
    2. Neuroscience1751.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences660.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology290.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Eindhoven strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Eindhoven is most concentrated in Human-Computer Interaction, Software and Hardware and Architecture (6.4× the world share in Human-Computer Interaction).

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 124.6 works6.4×
  2. SoftwareSubfield · 34.5 works5.7×
  3. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 58.6 works5.5×
  4. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 46.8 works5.1×
  5. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 34.5 works4.7×
  6. CatalysisSubfield · 56.3 works4.1×
  7. Chemical EngineeringField · 115.6 works3.5×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 290 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 160 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.52× its world share, 116 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 135 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 1,385 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 47 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 118 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.34× its world share, 3,300 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 208 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.71× its world share, 559 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 134 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 395 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 121 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 1,096 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 68 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 243 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 156 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 74 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 249 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 441 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.52×116 works
  2. Engineering2.34×3,300 works
  3. Computer Science1.90×1,385 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.89×395 works
  5. Materials Science1.71×559 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.71×156 works
  7. Energy1.36×118 works
  8. Mathematics1.21×134 works
  9. Neuroscience1.05×160 works
  10. Chemistry0.92×135 works
  11. Psychology0.87×249 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.80×243 works
  13. Medicine0.61×1,096 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×290 works
  15. Health Professions0.49×121 works
  16. Environmental Science0.45×208 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×74 works
  18. Social Sciences0.37×441 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×47 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×26 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.25×68 works
  22. Veterinary0.22×3 works
  23. Nursing0.19×9 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×4 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×57 works
  26. Dentistry0.07×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Eindhoven?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Biosensors, Integrated Circuits, Neural Networks, Nanoparticles, Optical Modulators and Nonlinear Systems.

▲ 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. Deep Learning558▲ 1.54×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning512▲ 1.46×86 topics
  3. Sustainability265◆ 1.03×77 topics
  4. Neural Networks260▲ 1.60×39 topics
  5. Nanoparticles238▲ 1.80×42 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications221▲ 1.77×34 topics
  7. Renewable Energy208▲ 1.37×50 topics
  8. Biosensors192▲ 3.7×12 topics
  9. Big Data182▲ 1.81×30 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency172▲ 1.77×37 topics
  11. Catalysis141▲ 2.0×26 topics
  12. Artificial Neural Networks130▲ 2.7×9 topics
  13. Integrated Circuits129▲ 8.5×3 topics
  14. Nonlinear Systems124▲ 5.4×8 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control123▲ 4.6×6 topics
  16. Optimization118▲ 2.5×25 topics
  17. Self-Assembly113▲ 3.3×12 topics
  18. Optical Modulators112▲ 7.6×3 topics
  19. Smart Grid112▲ 3.0×9 topics
  20. Power Electronics109▲ 3.2×8 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Integration101▲ 2.9×6 topics
  22. Silicon Photonics96▲ 9.1×2 topics
  23. Participatory Design93▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Raman Lasers92▲ 8.3×2 topics
  25. Microcavities92▲ 8.3×2 topics
  26. Nanophotonic Waveguides91▲ 9.6×1 topic
  27. Whispering Gallery Mode91▲ 9.6×1 topic
  28. Hydrogels90▲ 4.4×5 topics
  29. Optical Fiber89▲ 8.2×3 topics
  30. User Experience81▲ 9.2×3 topics
  31. Distributed Control79▲ 6.9×3 topics
  32. Health Behavior Change78▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Aesthetics76▲ 9.2×5 topics
  34. Design Research75▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Interaction Design75▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Semiconductor Lasers74▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Digital Signal Processing68▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Coherent Detection67▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Nonlinear Effects67▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Microwave Photonics64▲ 7.3×2 topics

What research is done in Eindhoven?

Photonic and Optical Devices: 84 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 64 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…60Optical Network Technologies: 60 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems…46Advanced Control Systems Optimization: 46 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 45 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 44 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…43Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 43 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 41 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 39 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…38Fault Detection and Control Systems: 38 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringHuman-Computer InteractionControl and Systems EngineeringMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 84 works
  2. 2 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 64 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 60 works
  4. 4 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 46 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 45 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 43 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 41 works
  9. 9 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 39 works
  10. 10 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 38 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%Eindhoven18.5% 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 34.5% in 2009.

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