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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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Maastricht UniversityUniversity 37,996 #426
2Maastricht University Medical CentreFunder 10,552 #2,471
3Transnational University LimburgUniversity 1,588 #7,453 all time
4Maastricht School of ManagementUniversity 1,021 #12,162
5United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and TechnologyResearch facility 930 #14,668
6Maastro ClinicHospital / health system 792 #7,178
7European Graduate School of NeuroscienceUniversity 363 #8,452 all time
8Social Historic Centre for LimburgResearch facility 349 #26,394
9Research Institute for Knowledge SystemsResearch facility 318 #25,872 all time
10Synapse (Netherlands)Company 146 #22,207 all time
11Brain Innovation (Netherlands)Company 82 not ranked
12Zorg in OntwikkelingHospital / health system 48 not ranked
13Clinical Trial Center MaastrichtHospital / health system 43 not ranked
14European Institute of Public AdministrationGovernment institution 34 not ranked
15Health Foundation LimburgNonprofit 29 not ranked
16PathoFinder (Netherlands)Company 27 not ranked
17Sphinx (Netherlands)Company 21 not ranked
18European Institute of Printed CircuitsCompany 20 not ranked
19VirenzeHospital / health system 19 not ranked
20Esaote (Netherlands)Company 13 not ranked
21Cristal Therapeutics (Netherlands)Company 12 not ranked
22BioActor (Netherlands)Company 11 not ranked
23Nea International (Netherlands)Company 6 not ranked
24Gouverneur Kremers CentrumInstitution 6 not ranked
25Hair Science InstituteInstitution 6 not ranked
26Dr Kolbach KliniekHospital / health system 5 not ranked
27European Journalism CentreNonprofit 4 not ranked
28Huygen Installatie AdviseursInstitution 2 not ranked
29ACS Biomarker (Netherlands)Company 1 not ranked
30Sappi (Netherlands)Company 1 not ranked
31ROC LeeuwenborghInstitution 1 not ranked
32Stichting De WeijerhorstNonprofit 1 not ranked
33Nederlandse 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.

Maastricht University: 69.8%Maastricht University Medical Centre: 19.4%Transnational University Limburg: 2.9%Maastricht School of Management: 1.9%29 others listed: 6.0%70%largest
Maastricht University38k · 69.8%Maastricht University Medical Centre11k · 19.4%Transnational University Limburg1,588 · 2.9%Maastricht School of Management1,021 · 1.9%29 others listed3,291 · 6.0%

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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).

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology567▲ 1.54×131 topics
  2. Inflammation401▲ 2.1×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life281▲ 2.1×57 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease221▲ 2.1×38 topics
  5. Public Health203▲ 1.50×60 topics
  6. Treatment198▲ 1.75×49 topics
  7. Risk Factors198▲ 1.93×37 topics
  8. Globalization190◆ 1.04×101 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress184▲ 1.21×59 topics
  10. Mental Health179▲ 1.31×42 topics
  11. Depression170▲ 2.1×24 topics
  12. Obesity164▲ 2.3×26 topics
  13. Human Rights160▲ 1.67×62 topics
  14. Diagnosis150▲ 1.74×41 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome149▲ 1.96×22 topics
  16. Aging147▲ 2.9×18 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders143▲ 2.7×20 topics
  18. Guidelines139▲ 3.2×13 topics
  19. Heart Failure137▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines136▲ 2.7×14 topics
  21. Biomarkers132▲ 2.1×18 topics
  22. Chemotherapy130▲ 1.99×25 topics
  23. Global Burden126▲ 2.5×12 topics
  24. Clinical Trials123▲ 1.97×19 topics
  25. European Union114▲ 5.3×24 topics
  26. Precision Medicine113▲ 2.6×8 topics
  27. Anxiety112▲ 2.5×12 topics
  28. Primary Care106▲ 3.0×15 topics
  29. Radiotherapy105▲ 2.9×13 topics
  30. Health Promotion99▲ 3.3×16 topics
  31. Catheter Ablation96▲ 8.6×2 topics
  32. Neuroimaging90▲ 3.6×11 topics
  33. Echocardiography89▲ 3.5×8 topics
  34. Professionalism75▲ 4.7×5 topics
  35. Stroke Prevention72▲ 6.4×2 topics
  36. Empowerment70▲ 8.0×5 topics
  37. Functional Connectivity69▲ 5.6×3 topics
  38. Arrhythmias69▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Atrial Fibrillation66▲ 7.2×2 topics
  40. Social Work60▲ 9.2×3 topics

What research is done in Maastricht?

  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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