Research in Maastricht
Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Maastricht, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Maastricht University, Maastricht University Medical Centre and Maastro Clinic.
- Research institutions
- 33 6 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 54k ▲ 10% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 25.6% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Maastricht?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maastricht UniversityUniversity | 37,996 | #426 | |
| 2 | Maastricht University Medical CentreFunder | 10,552 | #2,471 | |
| 3 | Transnational University LimburgUniversity | 1,588 | #7,453 all time | |
| 4 | Maastricht School of ManagementUniversity | 1,021 | #12,162 | |
| 5 | United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and TechnologyResearch facility | 930 | #14,668 | |
| 6 | Maastro ClinicHospital / health system | 792 | #7,178 | |
| 7 | European Graduate School of NeuroscienceUniversity | 363 | #8,452 all time | |
| 8 | Social Historic Centre for LimburgResearch facility | 349 | #26,394 | |
| 9 | Research Institute for Knowledge SystemsResearch facility | 318 | #25,872 all time | |
| 10 | Synapse (Netherlands)Company | 146 | #22,207 all time | |
| 11 | Brain Innovation (Netherlands)Company | 82 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Zorg in OntwikkelingHospital / health system | 48 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Clinical Trial Center MaastrichtHospital / health system | 43 | not ranked | |
| 14 | European Institute of Public AdministrationGovernment institution | 34 | not ranked | |
| 15 | Health Foundation LimburgNonprofit | 29 | not ranked | |
| 16 | PathoFinder (Netherlands)Company | 27 | not ranked | |
| 17 | Sphinx (Netherlands)Company | 21 | not ranked | |
| 18 | European Institute of Printed CircuitsCompany | 20 | not ranked | |
| 19 | VirenzeHospital / health system | 19 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Esaote (Netherlands)Company | 13 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Cristal Therapeutics (Netherlands)Company | 12 | not ranked | |
| 22 | BioActor (Netherlands)Company | 11 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Nea International (Netherlands)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Gouverneur Kremers CentrumInstitution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Hair Science InstituteInstitution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Dr Kolbach KliniekHospital / health system | 5 | not ranked | |
| 27 | European Journalism CentreNonprofit | 4 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Huygen Installatie AdviseursInstitution | 2 | not ranked | |
| 29 | ACS Biomarker (Netherlands)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Sappi (Netherlands)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 31 | ROC LeeuwenborghInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Stichting De WeijerhorstNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Nederlandse Vereniging voor Trombose en HemostaseInstitution | 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.
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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).
- Family PracticeSubfield · 20.8 works4.7×
- Internal MedicineSubfield · 23.9 works4.2×
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 390.6 works4.0×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 53.5 works3.7×
- Applied PsychologySubfield · 49.8 works3.7×
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 Maastricht?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Catheter Ablation, European Union and Heart Failure.
- Social Work
- Arrhythmias
- Empowerment
- Professionalism
- Neuroimaging
- Health Promotion
- Primary Care
- Precision Medicine
- Clinical Trials
- Chemotherapy
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Guidelines
- Aging
- Diagnosis
- Obesity
- Mental Health
- Globalization
- Treatment
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Quality of Life
- Public Health
- Risk Factors
- Oxidative Stress
- Depression
- Human Rights
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Neurological Disorders
- Heart Failure
- Biomarkers
- Global Burden
- European Union
- Anxiety
- Radiotherapy
- Catheter Ablation
- Echocardiography
- Stroke Prevention
- Functional Connectivity
- Atrial Fibrillation
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
- Epidemiology567▲ 1.54×131 topics
- Inflammation401▲ 2.1×82 topics
- Quality of Life281▲ 2.1×57 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease221▲ 2.1×38 topics
- Public Health203▲ 1.50×60 topics
- Treatment198▲ 1.75×49 topics
- Risk Factors198▲ 1.93×37 topics
- Globalization190◆ 1.04×101 topics
- Oxidative Stress184▲ 1.21×59 topics
- Mental Health179▲ 1.31×42 topics
- Depression170▲ 2.1×24 topics
- Obesity164▲ 2.3×26 topics
- Human Rights160▲ 1.67×62 topics
- Diagnosis150▲ 1.74×41 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome149▲ 1.96×22 topics
- Aging147▲ 2.9×18 topics
- Neurological Disorders143▲ 2.7×20 topics
- Guidelines139▲ 3.2×13 topics
- Heart Failure137▲ 3.4×13 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines136▲ 2.7×14 topics
- Biomarkers132▲ 2.1×18 topics
- Chemotherapy130▲ 1.99×25 topics
- Global Burden126▲ 2.5×12 topics
- Clinical Trials123▲ 1.97×19 topics
- European Union114▲ 5.3×24 topics
- Precision Medicine113▲ 2.6×8 topics
- Anxiety112▲ 2.5×12 topics
- Primary Care106▲ 3.0×15 topics
- Radiotherapy105▲ 2.9×13 topics
- Health Promotion99▲ 3.3×16 topics
- Catheter Ablation96▲ 8.6×2 topics
- Neuroimaging90▲ 3.6×11 topics
- Echocardiography89▲ 3.5×8 topics
- Professionalism75▲ 4.7×5 topics
- Stroke Prevention72▲ 6.4×2 topics
- Empowerment70▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Functional Connectivity69▲ 5.6×3 topics
- Arrhythmias69▲ 8.0×2 topics
- Atrial Fibrillation66▲ 7.2×2 topics
- Social Work60▲ 9.2×3 topics
What research is done in Maastricht?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 56 works
- 2 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 56 works
- 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 42 works
- 4 Cultural History and Identity Formation History 42 works
- 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 41 works
- 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 40 works
- 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 40 works
- 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 38 works
- 9 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 37 works
- 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 36 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.