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Research in Maastricht

Science Explorer records 31 research institutions in Maastricht, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Maastricht University, Maastricht School of Management and Social Historic Centre for Limburg.

Research institutions
31
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
54k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
2M
37.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
25.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Maastricht

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 Maastricht?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Maastricht UniversityUniversity 48,548 #303
2Transnational University LimburgUniversity 1,588 #9,016 all time
3Maastricht School of ManagementUniversity 1,021 #8,043
4Maastro ClinicHospital / health system 792 #10,752
5European Graduate School of NeuroscienceUniversity 363 #21,533 all time
6Social Historic Centre for LimburgResearch facility 349 #10,318
7Research Institute for Knowledge SystemsResearch facility 318 #17,327 all time
8Synapse (Netherlands)Company 146 #26,015 all time
9Brain Innovation (Netherlands)Company 82 not ranked
10Zorg in OntwikkelingHospital / health system 48 not ranked
11Clinical Trial Center MaastrichtHospital / health system 43 not ranked
12European Institute of Public AdministrationGovernment institution 34 not ranked
13Health Foundation LimburgNonprofit 29 not ranked
14PathoFinder (Netherlands)Company 27 not ranked
15Sphinx (Netherlands)Company 21 not ranked
16European Institute of Printed CircuitsCompany 20 not ranked
17VirenzeHospital / health system 19 not ranked
18Esaote (Netherlands)Company 13 not ranked
19Cristal Therapeutics (Netherlands)Company 12 not ranked
20BioActor (Netherlands)Company 11 not ranked
21Nea International (Netherlands)Company 6 not ranked
22Gouverneur Kremers CentrumInstitution 6 not ranked
23Hair Science InstituteInstitution 6 not ranked
24Dr Kolbach KliniekHospital / health system 5 not ranked
25European Journalism CentreNonprofit 4 not ranked
26Huygen Installatie AdviseursInstitution 2 not ranked
27ACS Biomarker (Netherlands)Company 1 not ranked
28Sappi (Netherlands)Company 1 not ranked
29ROC LeeuwenborghInstitution 1 not ranked
30Stichting De WeijerhorstNonprofit 1 not ranked
31Nederlandse Vereniging voor Trombose en HemostaseInstitution 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.

Maastricht University: 90.7%Transnational University Limburg: 3.0%Maastricht School of Management: 1.9%Maastro Clinic: 1.5%27 others listed: 2.9%91%largest
Maastricht University49k · 90.7%Transnational University Limburg1,588 · 3.0%Maastricht School of Management1,021 · 1.9%Maastro Clinic792 · 1.5%27 others listed1,569 · 2.9%

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

Which fields of science does Maastricht work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Maastricht is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Social Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 4,700 fractional works · 44.7% of its workMedicine: 4,078 fractional works · 38.8% of its workSurgery: 458 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 455 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 331 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 278 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 252 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 248 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 224 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 221 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 168 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 143 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 113 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 498 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 335 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,091 fractional works · 29.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,294 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 386 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 273 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 194 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 571 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 227 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 134 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 99 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 406 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 283 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 396 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 133 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 287 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 137 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,373 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 637 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 314 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 127 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 478 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 255 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 116 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 115 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,353 fractional works · 12.9% of its workComputer Science: 419 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 215 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 376 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 208 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 204 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMaastricht11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences29%

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 Sciences4,70044.7%
    1. Medicine4,07838.8%
    2. Health Professions4984.7%
    3. Nursing840.8%
    4. Dentistry320.3%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  2. Social Sciences3,09129.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,29412.3%
    2. Psychology5715.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4063.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3963.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities2872.7%
    6. Decision Sciences1371.3%
  3. Life Sciences1,37313.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6376.1%
    2. Neuroscience4784.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1161.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1151.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics290.3%
    1. Computer Science4194.0%
    2. Engineering3763.6%
    3. Environmental Science2041.9%
    4. Materials Science900.9%
    5. Chemistry780.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy700.7%
    7. Mathematics610.6%
    8. Energy260.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences210.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Maastricht strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Maastricht is most concentrated in Family Practice, Internal Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (4.7× the world share in Family Practice).

  1. Family PracticeSubfield · 20.8 works4.7×
  2. Internal MedicineSubfield · 23.9 works4.2×
  3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 390.6 works4.0×
  4. Applied PsychologySubfield · 49.8 works3.7×
  5. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 53.5 works3.7×
← 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.

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: 0.23× its world share, 100 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 548 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 104 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.77× its world share, 419 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 72 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 349 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 329 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 178 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 74 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 452 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 3,584 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 75 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 262 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 372 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 115 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 385 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 507 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 1,171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.77×419 works
  2. Medicine2.00×3,584 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.93×385 works
  4. Health Professions1.84×452 works
  5. Psychology1.79×507 works
  6. Nursing1.65×75 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.28×115 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.24×372 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×104 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.10×548 works
  11. Social Sciences0.99×1,171 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.97×262 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×23 works
  14. Dentistry0.63×28 works
  15. Veterinary0.56×7 works
  16. Chemistry0.49×72 works
  17. Computer Science0.48×349 works
  18. Mathematics0.47×52 works
  19. Environmental Science0.39×178 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.29×61 works
  21. Energy0.25×22 works
  22. Engineering0.24×329 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×100 works
  24. Materials Science0.23×74 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.18×6 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×18 works

Which keywords describe research in Maastricht?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Catheter Ablation, Risk Factors, Heart Failure and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology643▲ 1.54×132 topics
  2. Inflammation461▲ 2.1×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life311▲ 2.0×57 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease252▲ 2.1×38 topics
  5. Treatment228▲ 1.78×49 topics
  6. Public Health227▲ 1.48×62 topics
  7. Risk Factors223▲ 1.93×37 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress212▲ 1.22×59 topics
  9. Mental Health196▲ 1.30×42 topics
  10. Depression189▲ 2.0×24 topics
  11. Obesity188▲ 2.3×26 topics
  12. Human Rights173▲ 1.61×63 topics
  13. Diagnosis171▲ 1.74×41 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome166▲ 1.95×23 topics
  15. Aging166▲ 2.9×18 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders163▲ 2.7×20 topics
  17. Guidelines161▲ 3.2×13 topics
  18. Heart Failure160▲ 3.4×13 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines154▲ 2.7×14 topics
  20. Biomarkers152▲ 2.1×18 topics
  21. Chemotherapy147▲ 1.98×25 topics
  22. Genetics140▲ 1.88×24 topics
  23. Global Burden138▲ 2.4×12 topics
  24. Clinical Trials137▲ 1.95×19 topics
  25. Precision Medicine133▲ 2.5×8 topics
  26. Anxiety126▲ 2.5×12 topics
  27. European Union121▲ 5.2×26 topics
  28. Radiotherapy121▲ 2.9×13 topics
  29. Primary Care118▲ 3.0×15 topics
  30. Catheter Ablation112▲ 8.7×2 topics
  31. Health Promotion108▲ 3.2×16 topics
  32. Echocardiography105▲ 3.6×8 topics
  33. Neuroimaging102▲ 3.5×11 topics
  34. Stroke Prevention84▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Arrhythmias83▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. Functional Connectivity80▲ 5.6×3 topics
  37. Anticoagulant Therapy78▲ 5.9×4 topics
  38. Atrial Fibrillation76▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. Empowerment76▲ 7.4×6 topics
  40. Sudden Cardiac Death70▲ 7.8×2 topics

What research is done in Maastricht?

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…56Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 56 fractional worksDutch Social and Cultura…56Dutch Social and Cultural Studies: 56 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 42 fractional worksCultural History and Identity Formation: 42 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 41 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 40 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 40 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…38European and International Law Studies: 38 fractional worksFinancial Crisis of the 21st Century: 37 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 36 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEducationEconomics and EconometricsHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 56 works
  2. 2 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 56 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 42 works
  4. 4 Cultural History and Identity Formation History 42 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 41 works
  6. 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 40 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 40 works
  8. 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 38 works
  9. 9 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 37 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 36 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%Maastricht23.5% 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 37.6% in 2008.

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