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Research in Groningen

Science Explorer records 40 research institutions in Groningen, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Groningen, Terra and Hanze University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
40
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
104k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7M
35.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Groningen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of GroningenUniversity 94,676 #82
2TerraUniversity 2,953 #5,379
3Dialyse Centrum GroningenInstitution 2,532 #6,082
4Martini ZiekenhuisHospital / health system 1,253 #14,435
5Hanze University of Applied SciencesUniversity 1,077 #5,719
6Dutch Research School for Medieval StudiesUniversity 643 #12,556 all time
7Beatrix KinderziekenhuisHospital / health system 641 #13,778 all time
8LentisHospital / health system 234 #23,228 all time
9Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and MethodologyUniversity 174 #23,882 all time
10Nederlandse Gasunie (Netherlands)Company 143 #32,433 all time
11AccareHospital / health system 130 #32,679 all time
12Radiocommunications AgencyGovernment institution 124 #26,096 all time
13General Practitioners Research InstituteHospital / health system 98 not ranked
14Bioclear Earth (Netherlands)Company 70 not ranked
15Verslavingszorg Noord NederlandHospital / health system 68 not ranked
16Carbohydrate Competence CenterResearch facility 65 not ranked
17Stichting Certe Medische Diagnostiek en AdviesNonprofit 46 not ranked
18QPS (Netherlands)Company 26 not ranked
19Northern Netherlands Provinces allianceInstitution 23 not ranked
20SPRINTResearch facility 21 not ranked
21TranscareHospital / health system 20 not ranked
22Postmaster Psychologie OpleidingenUniversity 18 not ranked
23Inter-PsyHospital / health system 14 not ranked
24Joint Implementation NetworkInstitution 12 not ranked
25New Energy CoalitionInstitution 10 not ranked
26Groninger MuseumArchive 10 not ranked
27PerkinElmer (Netherlands)Company 8 not ranked
28Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and SociometricsInstitution 8 not ranked
29Dienst Uitvoering OnderwijsInstitution 8 not ranked
30Polyganics (Netherlands)Company 6 not ranked
31Alfa CollegeUniversity 6 not ranked
32Solenne (Netherlands)Company 4 not ranked
33Ophtec (Netherlands)Company 4 not ranked
34HZPC (Netherlands)Company 3 not ranked
35Conoship International (Netherlands)Company 2 not ranked
36Global Flyway NetworkNonprofit 2 not ranked
37VitalinQInstitution 1 not ranked
38Stichting Jij Speelt de HoofdrolInstitution 1 not ranked
39Stichting Vrienden Beatrix KinderziekenhuisNonprofit 1 not ranked
40Stichting TechnasiumInstitution 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.

University of Groningen: 90.1%Terra: 2.8%Dialyse Centrum Groningen: 2.4%Martini Ziekenhuis: 1.2%35 others listed: 3.5%90%largest
University of Groningen95k · 90.1%Terra2,953 · 2.8%Dialyse Centrum Groningen2,532 · 2.4%Martini Ziekenhuis1,253 · 1.2%35 others listed3,721 · 3.5%

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

Which fields of science does Groningen work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Groningen is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 6,113 fractional works · 34.8% of its workMedicine: 5,396 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSurgery: 635 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 592 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 342 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 331 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 296 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 293 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 275 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 267 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 217 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 182 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 173 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 164 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 159 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 121 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 120 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 107 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 100 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 286 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 501 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 302 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 163 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,950 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,186 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 758 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 314 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 278 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 102 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 81 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 157 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 1,009 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 326 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 258 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 218 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 123 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 660 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 130 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 101 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 115 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 487 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 154 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 438 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 323 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 170 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4,072 fractional works · 23.2% of its workEngineering: 1,157 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 348 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 230 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 129 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 99 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 782 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 296 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 153 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 588 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology: 143 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 103 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 471 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 140 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 390 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 204 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 253 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 155 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 170 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 130 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2,449 fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,239 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 693 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 233 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 171 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 577 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 316 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 320 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 251 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 204 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKGroningen18kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences28%

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. Health Sciences6,11334.8%
    1. Medicine5,39630.7%
    2. Health Professions5012.8%
    3. Dentistry1130.6%
    4. Nursing940.5%
    5. Veterinary100.1%
  2. Social Sciences4,95028.1%
    1. Social Sciences2,18612.4%
    2. Psychology1,0095.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities6603.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting4872.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4382.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1701.0%
    1. Engineering1,1576.6%
    2. Computer Science7824.4%
    3. Environmental Science5883.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy4712.7%
    5. Materials Science3902.2%
    6. Chemistry2531.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1701.0%
    8. Mathematics1300.7%
    9. Energy930.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering370.2%
  3. Life Sciences2,44913.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,2397.0%
    2. Neuroscience5773.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3201.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2511.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics630.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Groningen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Groningen is most concentrated in Transplantation, Family Practice and Nephrology (5.4× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 37.7 works5.4×
  2. Family PracticeSubfield · 29.0 works3.9×
  3. NephrologySubfield · 105.9 works3.1×
  4. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 49.1 works2.9×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 283 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 1,092 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 223 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.01× its world share, 510 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 55 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 218 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 696 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 145 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 1,037 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 509 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 351 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 120 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 401 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 101 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 454 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 4,784 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 80 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 573 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 446 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 152 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 406 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 891 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1,966 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.01×510 works
  2. Psychology1.87×891 works
  3. Medicine1.59×4,784 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.42×223 works
  5. Dentistry1.33×101 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.31×1,092 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.27×573 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×406 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.15×401 works
  10. Health Professions1.10×454 works
  11. Nursing1.05×80 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.01×152 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×55 works
  14. Social Sciences1.00×1,966 works
  15. Chemistry0.89×218 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×446 works
  17. Environmental Science0.66×509 works
  18. Mathematics0.65×120 works
  19. Materials Science0.64×351 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.60×33 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×145 works
  22. Energy0.59×84 works
  23. Computer Science0.57×696 works
  24. Engineering0.44×1,037 works
  25. Veterinary0.40×8 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×283 works

Which keywords describe research in Groningen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Cardiovascular Disease, Depression, Mental Health and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,028▲ 1.47×137 topics
  2. Inflammation668▲ 1.79×83 topics
  3. Quality of Life443▲ 1.74×58 topics
  4. Treatment384▲ 1.80×52 topics
  5. Machine Learning380▼ 0.65×85 topics
  6. Globalization377◆ 1.09×150 topics
  7. Climate Change377▼ 0.79×109 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease355▲ 1.77×38 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress350▲ 1.21×62 topics
  10. Mental Health342▲ 1.36×47 topics
  11. Diagnosis287▲ 1.75×41 topics
  12. Depression286▲ 1.85×25 topics
  13. Cancer277▲ 1.17×56 topics
  14. Public Health269◆ 1.05×68 topics
  15. Management248▲ 1.77×36 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome246▲ 1.72×23 topics
  17. Risk Factors245▲ 1.27×37 topics
  18. Global Burden232▲ 2.4×12 topics
  19. Genetics227▲ 1.82×27 topics
  20. Biomarkers208▲ 1.70×18 topics
  21. Heart Failure207▲ 2.6×14 topics
  22. Human Rights201◆ 1.12×75 topics
  23. Chemotherapy195▲ 1.56×24 topics
  24. Obesity180▲ 1.33×26 topics
  25. Aging180▲ 1.88×19 topics
  26. Clinical Trials179▲ 1.52×19 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders166▲ 1.65×20 topics
  28. Anxiety165▲ 1.98×12 topics
  29. Ethics157▲ 1.76×50 topics
  30. Radiotherapy153▲ 2.2×13 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation152▲ 2.7×9 topics
  32. Rehabilitation151▲ 2.1×13 topics
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease140▲ 3.2×9 topics
  34. Prognosis129▲ 2.2×9 topics
  35. Psychopathology121▲ 3.9×4 topics
  36. Fibrosis108▲ 3.1×8 topics
  37. Respiratory89▲ 5.2×2 topics
  38. Graft Survival84▲ 5.6×3 topics
  39. COPD78▲ 6.7×1 topic
  40. spirometry78▲ 6.7×1 topic

What research is done in Groningen?

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 71 works
  2. 2 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 52 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 46 works
  4. 4 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 45 works
  5. 5 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 44 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 44 works
  7. 7 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 39 works
  8. 8 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 38 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 36 works
  10. 10 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 36 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 counting20%40%Groningen23.4% 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 2016.

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