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Research in Nijmegen

Science Explorer records 31 research institutions in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Radboud University Nijmegen, Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis and Dutch Expert Centre for Screening.

Research institutions
31
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
99k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6M
36.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Nijmegen

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 Nijmegen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Radboud University NijmegenUniversity 90,880 #60
2Canisius-Wilhelmina ZiekenhuisHospital / health system 1,206 #11,650
3Sint MaartenskliniekHospital / health system 481 #18,515
4Dutch Expert Centre for ScreeningInstitution 474 #15,395
5Nijmegen Institute for Scientist Practitioners in AddictionInstitution 394 #17,662 all time
6Amalia KinderziekenhuisHospital / health system 375 #20,381
7Dutch Centre for Field OrnithologyNonprofit 189 #23,027 all time
8Netherlands Bioinformatics CentreNonprofit 151 #28,008 all time
9HFML-FELIXResearch facility 130 #10,872 all time
10TropIQ Health SciencesHospital / health system 115 not ranked
11Synthon (Netherlands)Company 76 not ranked
12Expertisecentrum NederlandsUniversity 64 not ranked
13BrainclinicsResearch facility 53 not ranked
14PlurynInstitution 44 not ranked
15B-Ware (Netherlands)Company 39 not ranked
16PraktikonInstitution 32 not ranked
17Buck Consultants InternationalCompany 30 not ranked
18CSG Centre for Society and the Life SciencesResearch facility 25 not ranked
19MS4 Research InstituteInstitution 15 not ranked
20Bio-Prodict (Netherlands)Company 13 not ranked
21Khondrion (Netherlands)Company 12 not ranked
22euroCRISNonprofit 10 not ranked
23Dutch Association for Regional AnesthesiaInstitution 9 not ranked
24MDxHealth (Netherlands)Company 9 not ranked
25Defence Against Cancer FoundationHospital / health system 7 not ranked
26International Research Universities NetworkUniversity 5 not ranked
27Nederlands Oogheelkundig OnderzoekInstitution 5 not ranked
28EntreaNonprofit 2 not ranked
29EspéranceNonprofit 2 not ranked
30Xenikos (Netherlands)Company 2 not ranked
31NIM Maatschappelijk WerkNonprofit 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.

Radboud University Nijmegen: 95.8%Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis: 1.3%Sint Maartenskliniek: 0.5%Dutch Expert Centre for Screening: 0.5%27 others listed: 1.9%96%largest
Radboud University Nijmegen91k · 95.8%Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis1,206 · 1.3%Sint Maartenskliniek481 · 0.5%Dutch Expert Centre for Screening474 · 0.5%27 others listed1,809 · 1.9%

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

Which fields of science does Nijmegen work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Nijmegen is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 6,251 fractional works · 41.1% of its workMedicine: 5,483 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSurgery: 735 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 482 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 395 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 374 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 349 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 331 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 320 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 236 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 208 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 192 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 173 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 171 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 156 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 130 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 123 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 100 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 84 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 248 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 557 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 329 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 123 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,818 fractional works · 25.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,605 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 530 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 263 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 209 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1,030 fractional works · 6.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 271 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 265 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 221 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 212 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 581 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 111 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 108 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 81 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 237 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 232 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 181 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 131 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,690 fractional works · 17.7% of its workComputer Science: 806 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 404 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 480 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 219 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 96 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 165 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 420 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 105 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 148 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 398 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 127 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 105 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 170 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 164 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 148 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 84 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,445 fractional works · 16.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,106 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 608 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 243 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 836 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 550 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 126 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 308 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 246 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 161 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNijmegen15kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences25%

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 Sciences6,25141.1%
    1. Medicine5,48336.1%
    2. Health Professions5573.7%
    3. Dentistry1230.8%
    4. Nursing640.4%
    5. Veterinary240.2%
  2. Social Sciences3,81825.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,60510.6%
    2. Psychology1,0306.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities5813.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2371.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2321.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1310.9%
    1. Computer Science8065.3%
    2. Engineering4803.2%
    3. Environmental Science4202.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3982.6%
    5. Chemistry1701.1%
    6. Mathematics1641.1%
    7. Materials Science1481.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences590.4%
    9. Energy290.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering170.1%
  4. Life Sciences2,44516.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,1067.3%
    2. Neuroscience8365.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3082.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1611.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics330.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nijmegen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nijmegen is most concentrated in Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Family Practice (5.0× the world share in Cognitive Neuroscience).

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 483.0 works5.0×
  2. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 231.3 works3.6×
  3. Family PracticeSubfield · 22.4 works3.5×
  4. NeuroscienceField · 729.0 works3.4×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 143 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 973 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.01× its world share, 270 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.36× its world share, 729 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 29 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 154 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 700 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 429 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 352 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 131 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 147 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 356 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.67× its world share, 108 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 486 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.87× its world share, 4,804 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 57 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 20 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 514 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 213 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 114 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 214 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 905 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1,435 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.36×729 works
  2. Psychology2.22×905 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.01×270 works
  4. Medicine1.87×4,804 works
  5. Dentistry1.67×108 works
  6. Health Professions1.38×486 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.36×973 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.33×514 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.20×356 works
  10. Veterinary1.09×20 works
  11. Mathematics0.94×147 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.88×114 works
  13. Nursing0.87×57 works
  14. Social Sciences0.85×1,435 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×214 works
  16. Chemistry0.74×154 works
  17. Computer Science0.67×700 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×29 works
  19. Environmental Science0.53×352 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×213 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.36×17 works
  22. Materials Science0.28×131 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×50 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×143 works
  25. Energy0.22×26 works
  26. Engineering0.21×429 works

Which keywords describe research in Nijmegen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Treatment, Chemotherapy, Depression, Bilingualism and Neural Basis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,022▲ 1.69×133 topics
  2. Inflammation518▲ 1.60×83 topics
  3. Quality of Life480▲ 2.2×56 topics
  4. Machine Learning342▼ 0.68×75 topics
  5. Treatment336▲ 1.82×51 topics
  6. Globalization291◆ 0.97×119 topics
  7. Mental Health290▲ 1.34×46 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress274◆ 1.09×59 topics
  9. Depression271▲ 2.0×24 topics
  10. Chemotherapy254▲ 2.4×25 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease251▲ 1.45×39 topics
  12. Risk Factors239▲ 1.43×37 topics
  13. Diagnosis236▲ 1.66×41 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders223▲ 2.6×20 topics
  15. Biomarkers218▲ 2.1×18 topics
  16. Clinical Trials212▲ 2.1×19 topics
  17. Immunotherapy203▲ 1.85×19 topics
  18. Genetics203▲ 1.89×27 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines202▲ 2.4×14 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis195▲ 2.2×18 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations190▲ 2.9×23 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation171▲ 3.5×9 topics
  23. Anxiety171▲ 2.4×12 topics
  24. Aging169▲ 2.0×18 topics
  25. Global Burden166▲ 2.0×12 topics
  26. Guidelines162▲ 2.2×13 topics
  27. Rehabilitation157▲ 2.6×13 topics
  28. Mitochondrial Dysfunction157▲ 3.5×12 topics
  29. Parkinson's Disease154▲ 4.1×8 topics
  30. Bilingualism145▲ 6.9×7 topics
  31. Neural Basis136▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging133▲ 3.5×8 topics
  33. Neuroimaging132▲ 3.1×11 topics
  34. Language Development131▲ 6.9×6 topics
  35. Health-related Quality of Life129▲ 3.6×5 topics
  36. Neural Mechanisms126▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Cognitive Control119▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Embodiment119▲ 4.2×6 topics
  39. Social Cognition116▲ 4.2×9 topics
  40. Syntax90▲ 8.3×3 topics

What research is done in Nijmegen?

Neurobiology of Language…60Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 60 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…56Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 56 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 55 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 48 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 47 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 47 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 47 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…46Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 46 fractional worksReading and Literacy Development: 41 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 41 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceEconomics and EconometricsNeurologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 60 works
  2. 2 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 56 works
  3. 3 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 55 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 48 works
  5. 5 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 47 works
  6. 6 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 47 works
  7. 7 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 47 works
  8. 8 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 46 works
  9. 9 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 41 works
  10. 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 41 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%Nijmegen23.6% 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 35.0% in 2016.

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