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Research in Leeuwarden

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden and Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
12
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.5k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
14.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Leeuwarden

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 Leeuwarden?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Medisch Centrum LeeuwardenHospital / health system 1,202 #9,844
2Stenden University of Applied SciencesUniversity 637 #8,849
3Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied SciencesUniversity 244 #19,717
4GGZ FrieslandHospital / health system 170 #25,420 all time
5NHL University of Applied SciencesUniversity 117 not ranked
6Radiotherapeutisch Instituut FrieslandNonprofit 75 not ranked
7Friesland CollegeUniversity 52 not ranked
8CSK Food Enrichment (Netherlands)Company 8 not ranked
9De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar (Netherlands)Company 4 not ranked
10WaterCampusResearch facility 3 not ranked
11WaddenfondsInstitution 2 not ranked
12Stichting HemoBaseInstitution 1 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 Leeuwarden: 47.8%Stenden University of Applied Sciences: 25.3%Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences: 9.7%GGZ Friesland: 6.8%8 others listed: 10.4%48%largest
Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden1,202 · 47.8%Stenden University of Applied Sciences637 · 25.3%Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences244 · 9.7%GGZ Friesland170 · 6.8%8 others listed262 · 10.4%

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

Which fields of science does Leeuwarden work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Leeuwarden is in Social Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (17%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 273 fractional works · 39.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 120 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 36 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 56 fractional works · 8.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 23 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 40 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 229 fractional works · 32.8% of its workMedicine: 194 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSurgery: 34 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEquine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 133 fractional works · 19.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 51 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 26 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 63 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 29 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLeeuwarden697fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences39%

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. Social Sciences12017.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities568.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting405.7%
    4. Psychology375.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance142.1%
    6. Decision Sciences60.9%
    1. Medicine19427.8%
    2. Health Professions243.5%
    3. Veterinary50.7%
    4. Nursing40.6%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Environmental Science517.3%
    2. Engineering284.0%
    3. Computer Science263.7%
    4. Materials Science101.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences81.2%
    6. Chemistry40.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    8. Energy20.3%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences294.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology213.0%
    3. Neuroscience81.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Leeuwarden strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Leeuwarden is most concentrated in Language and Linguistics (7.4× the world share in Language and Linguistics).

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 20.2 works7.4×
← 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: 0.90× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 174 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.92× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.85× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.92×3 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.85×51 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.87×37 works
  4. Psychology1.73×33 works
  5. Environmental Science1.47×45 works
  6. Medicine1.46×174 works
  7. Health Professions1.36×22 works
  8. Social Sciences1.33×104 works
  9. Nursing1.20×4 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×13 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.90×26 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.84×5 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.74×7 works
  14. Neuroscience0.66×7 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×4 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×18 works
  17. Computer Science0.50×24 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.37×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.36×8 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.34×3 works
  22. Engineering0.27×25 works
  23. Dentistry0.25×1 works
  24. Energy0.23×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.13×1 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.12×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Leeuwarden?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Sustainability, Climate Change, COVID-19 Impact, Multilingualism, Speech Perception, Language Policy and Bilingual Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology40▲ 1.43×98 topics
  2. Sustainability33▲ 1.92×51 topics
  3. Climate Change32▲ 1.68×68 topics
  4. Inflammation22▲ 1.47×47 topics
  5. Globalization21▲ 1.51×33 topics
  6. Treatment18▲ 2.1×38 topics
  7. Quality of Life18▲ 1.75×43 topics
  8. COVID-19 Impact13▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Multilingualism12▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Speech Perception11▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Language Policy11▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Bilingual Education11▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Genetics11▲ 2.2×17 topics
  14. Higher Education10▲ 2.7×13 topics
  15. Sociolinguistics10▲ 8.0×7 topics
  16. Lexicography10▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 3.4×12 topics
  18. Student Perceptions9▲ 6.9×5 topics
  19. Tourist Satisfaction9▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Destination Image8▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Tourism8▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Community Perceptions8▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Tourism Development8▲ 8.6×1 topic
  24. Population Dynamics8▲ 4.5×10 topics
  25. Perception8▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Language Change7▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Sociolinguistic Variation7▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Employability7▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Language Evolution7▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Asthma6▲ 9.5×2 topics
  31. Cultural History6▲ 7.1×3 topics
  32. Habitat Selection6▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Immunology6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades6▲ 8.9×2 topics
  35. Student Perspectives6▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Etymology6▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Hospitality Management6▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Tourism Education6▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Indo-European5▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Proto-Indo-European5▲ 38×1 topic

What research is done in Leeuwarden?

Diverse Aspects of Touri…7Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksLinguistic Variation and…6Linguistic Variation and Morphology: 6 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 5 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…5Multilingual Education and Policy: 5 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…5Second Language Learning and Teaching: 5 fractional worksHospitality and Tourism Education: 5 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 4 fractional worksLexicography and Languag…4Lexicography and Language Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 4 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and LanguagePhysiologyLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Linguistic Variation and Morphology Linguistics and Language 6 works
  3. 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 5 works
  4. 4 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 5 works
  5. 5 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  6. 6 Hospitality and Tourism Education Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 5 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 4 works
  8. 8 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
  9. 9 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 4 works
  10. 10 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 3 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

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%Leeuwarden19.3% 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 25.2% in 2016.

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