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Research in Heerlen

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Heerlen, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Open University of the Netherlands, DSM (Netherlands) and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
11
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.8k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
26.8%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Heerlen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Open University of the NetherlandsUniversity 3,439 #3,991
2DSM (Netherlands)Company 3,144 #12,676
3Atrium Medisch Centrum ParkstadHospital / health system 700 #19,550 all time
4Zuyd University of Applied SciencesUniversity 644 #15,490
5De Wever-ZiekenhuisHospital / health system 527 #27,682 all time
6Medtronic (Netherlands)Company 214 #28,184 all time
7Mondriaan GGZHospital / health system 123 #32,353 all time
8European Association of Distance Teaching UniversitiesUniversity 19 not ranked
9MeanderGroep Zuid-LimburgHospital / health system 7 not ranked
10Huisartsen Oostelijk Zuid LimburgNonprofit 4 not ranked
11Kowsar Medical (Netherlands)Company 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Open University of the Netherlands: 39.0%DSM (Netherlands): 35.6%Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad: 7.9%Zuyd University of Applied Sciences: 7.3%7 others listed: 10.2%39%largest
Open University of the Netherlands3,439 · 39.0%DSM (Netherlands)3,144 · 35.6%Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad700 · 7.9%Zuyd University of Applied Sciences644 · 7.3%7 others listed897 · 10.2%

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

What is Heerlen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Heerlen is most concentrated in Management Information Systems (5.7× the world share in Management Information Systems).

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 29.0 works5.7×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Heerlen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Big Data, Educational Technology, Well-being, Metacognition and Supply Chain Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Machine Learning49▲ 1.21×50 topics
  2. Mental Health47▲ 2.6×35 topics
  3. Epidemiology40▼ 0.83×79 topics
  4. Sustainability39▲ 1.30×59 topics
  5. Educational Technology34▲ 2.3×21 topics
  6. Big Data32▲ 2.9×17 topics
  7. Quality of Life32▲ 1.80×38 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management31▲ 2.7×16 topics
  9. Motivation27▲ 5.2×10 topics
  10. Self-Regulation25▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Innovation24▲ 1.85×29 topics
  12. Leadership23▲ 3.9×18 topics
  13. Well-being23▲ 4.9×13 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis21▲ 2.9×17 topics
  15. Student Engagement21▲ 4.2×11 topics
  16. Higher Education19▲ 2.9×15 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction19▲ 3.5×11 topics
  18. Resilience19▲ 3.1×13 topics
  19. Metacognition18▲ 9.5×4 topics
  20. Ethics18▲ 3.0×22 topics
  21. Knowledge Sharing16▲ 7.9×7 topics
  22. Cooperative Learning15▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Collaborative Learning14▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Probiotics14▲ 4.9×6 topics
  25. Cognitive Apprenticeship14▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Scaffolding14▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Intrinsic Motivation14▲ 9.1×4 topics
  28. Emotion13▲ 5.2×9 topics
  29. Psychopathology13▲ 6.0×4 topics
  30. Student Perceptions13▲ 5.9×7 topics
  31. Firm Performance13▲ 5.6×3 topics
  32. Work Engagement12▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Informal Learning12▲ 7.2×5 topics
  34. Model Checking11▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice11▲ 7.0×7 topics
  36. Personality Traits11▲ 6.9×7 topics
  37. Heat Stress11▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Mediation Analysis11▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Employee Commitment10▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Job Demands-Resources Model10▲ 14×1 topic

What research is done in Heerlen?

Innovative Teaching and …14Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 14 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…10Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 10 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…10Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 10 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…10Big Data and Business Intelligence: 10 fractional worksBehavioral Health and Interventions: 8 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 8 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…7Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 7 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 6 fractional worksInformation Technology Governance and Strategy: 6 fractional worksStudent Assessment and F…6Student Assessment and Feedback: 6 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementAnimal Science and ZoologyManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 14 works
  2. 2 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 10 works
  5. 5 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 8 works
  6. 6 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 8 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  8. 8 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 6 works
  9. 9 Information Technology Governance and Strategy Management Information Systems 6 works
  10. 10 Student Assessment and Feedback Education 6 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.