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Research in Leeuwarden

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden and Fryske Akademy.

Research institutions
13
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.5k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.9%
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 Leeuwarden?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Medisch Centrum LeeuwardenHospital / health system 1,202 #13,115
2Fryske AkademyResearch facility 992 #16,555
3Stenden University of Applied SciencesUniversity 637 #10,727
4Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied SciencesUniversity 244 #17,600
5GGZ FrieslandHospital / health system 170 #36,476 all time
6NHL University of Applied SciencesUniversity 117 not ranked
7Radiotherapeutisch Instituut FrieslandNonprofit 75 not ranked
8Friesland CollegeUniversity 52 not ranked
9CSK Food Enrichment (Netherlands)Company 8 not ranked
10De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar (Netherlands)Company 4 not ranked
11WaterCampusResearch facility 3 not ranked
12WaddenfondsInstitution 2 not ranked
13Stichting HemoBaseInstitution 1 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.

Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden: 34.3%Fryske Akademy: 28.3%Stenden University of Applied Sciences: 18.2%Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences: 7.0%9 others listed: 12.3%34%largest
Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden1,202 · 34.3%Fryske Akademy992 · 28.3%Stenden University of Applied Sciences637 · 18.2%Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences244 · 7.0%9 others listed432 · 12.3%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research in Leeuwarden?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Epidemiology, Climate Change, COVID-19 Impact, Multilingualism, Language Policy, Bilingual Education and Sociolinguistics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 1.47×92 topics
  2. Sustainability30▲ 2.0×46 topics
  3. Climate Change28▲ 1.68×61 topics
  4. Inflammation19▲ 1.49×45 topics
  5. Globalization18▲ 1.45×30 topics
  6. Treatment17▲ 2.3×37 topics
  7. Quality of Life15▲ 1.72×41 topics
  8. COVID-19 Impact12▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Multilingualism11▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Language Policy10▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Bilingual Education10▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Genetics10▲ 2.3×15 topics
  13. Higher Education10▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Sociolinguistics9▲ 8.0×6 topics
  15. Speech Perception9▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Lexicography9▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  18. Student Perceptions8▲ 7.3×5 topics
  19. Tourist Satisfaction8▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Destination Image8▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Population Dynamics8▲ 4.8×10 topics
  22. Sustainable Tourism7▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Community Perceptions7▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Tourism Development7▲ 9.8×1 topic
  25. Asthma6▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Employability6▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Perception6▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Language Change6▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Sociolinguistic Variation6▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Immunology6▲ 8.6×2 topics
  31. Language Evolution6▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Allergic Diseases5▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Eosinophils5▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Medieval5▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Habitat Selection5▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Trophic Cascades5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy5▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Student Perspectives5▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Translanguaging5▲ 19×1 topic
  40. CLIL5▲ 12×1 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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