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Research in Rotterdam

Science Explorer records 78 research institutions in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
78
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
101k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8M
37.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record

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 Rotterdam?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Erasmus University RotterdamUniversity 75,651 #113
2Rotterdam University of Applied SciencesUniversity 6,470 #3,895
3Chevron (Netherlands)Company 3,155 #19,515
4Erasmus MC Cancer InstituteHospital / health system 2,826 #1,111
5Tinbergen InstituteUniversity 2,401 #6,376
6Unilever (Netherlands)Company 2,396 #6,582 all time
7Ikazia ZiekenhuisHospital / health system 1,657 #16,464 all time
8Sint Franciscus GasthuisHospital / health system 914 #13,441
9Rotterdam Eye HospitalHospital / health system 791 #10,999 all time
10Maasstad ZiekenhuisHospital / health system 695 #9,692
11Combined Ophthalmic Research RotterdamNonprofit 614 #23,819 all time
12GGD Rotterdam-RijnmondGovernment institution 478 #15,499 all time
13Codarts RotterdamUniversity 364 #17,261
14Natural History Museum RotterdamArchive 342 #24,662 all time
15Star Medisch Diagnostisch CentrumHospital / health system 258 #26,275 all time
16Cardialysis (Netherlands)Company 216 #21,586 all time
17St Clara HospitalHospital / health system 187 #31,323 all time
18IVO Addiction Research InstituteResearch facility 159 #31,233 all time
19Procter & Gamble (Netherlands)Company 147 #24,895 all time
20Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular SurgeryResearch facility 121 #33,020 all time
21Center for Personalized Cancer TreatmentHospital / health system 114 not ranked
22Pharmerit (Netherlands)Company 113 not ranked
23DNV (Netherlands)Company 113 not ranked
24EuroQol Research FoundationNonprofit 105 not ranked
25Havenziekenhuis RotterdamHospital / health system 102 not ranked
26Ecorys (Netherlands)Company 92 not ranked
27Gemeente RotterdamGovernment institution 88 not ranked
28LaurensHospital / health system 64 not ranked
29Viroclinics Biosciences (Netherlands)Company 59 not ranked
30Evides (Netherlands)Company 59 not ranked
31Rijndam RevalidatiecentrumHospital / health system 57 not ranked
32AntesHospital / health system 56 not ranked
33Bouman GGZHospital / health system 55 not ranked
34KijvelandenHospital / health system 49 not ranked
35Dura Vermeer (Netherlands)Company 48 not ranked
36Almende (Netherlands)Company 36 not ranked
37Bouwcentrum (Netherlands)Company 35 not ranked
38Harbour BioMed (Netherlands)Company 33 not ranked
39Rotterdam Stroke ServiceHospital / health system 30 not ranked
40Islamic University of RotterdamUniversity 27 not ranked
41Startup FoundationNonprofit 25 not ranked
42International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and ConstructionInstitution 24 not ranked
43Capri HartrevalidatieHospital / health system 24 not ranked
44Hunter Douglas (Netherlands)Company 16 not ranked
45Imtech Marine (Netherlands)Company 15 not ranked
46Port of Rotterdam AuthorityGovernment institution 14 not ranked
47Kliniek voor Parodontologie RotterdamHospital / health system 14 not ranked
48International New Town InstituteUniversity 14 not ranked
49CED GroepInstitution 12 not ranked
50Stichting Kind en GroeiInstitution 9 not ranked
51Netherlands Architecture InstituteInstitution 8 not ranked
52C Care OrthopedicsHospital / health system 7 not ranked
53Stichting Urologisch Wetenschappelijk OnderzoekNonprofit 7 not ranked
54Het Nieuwe InstituutArchive 6 not ranked
55Andromed (Netherlands)Company 6 not ranked
56STC Group (Netherlands)Company 6 not ranked
57Dutch CAA FoundationInstitution 5 not ranked
58Centrient Pharmaceuticals (Netherlands)Company 5 not ranked
59Netherlands Maritime TechnologyInstitution 4 not ranked
60Buijs Advice and Consultancy (Netherlands)Company 4 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.

Erasmus University Rotterdam: 74.6%Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences: 6.4%Chevron (Netherlands): 3.1%Erasmus MC Cancer Institute: 2.8%56 others listed: 13.1%75%largest
Erasmus University Rotterdam76k · 74.6%Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences6,470 · 6.4%Chevron (Netherlands)3,155 · 3.1%Erasmus MC Cancer Institute2,826 · 2.8%56 others listed13k · 13.1%

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

Which fields of science does Rotterdam work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Rotterdam is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Social Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 7,684 fractional works · 50.4% of its workMedicine: 6,962 fractional works · 45.6% of its workSurgery: 932 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 687 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 510 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 503 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 479 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 415 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 342 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 260 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 259 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 238 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 198 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 195 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 174 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 169 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 134 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 134 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 131 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 104 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 81 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 135 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 616 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 413 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,381 fractional works · 28.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,789 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 683 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 224 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 198 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 88 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 747 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 273 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 205 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 137 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 745 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 520 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 165 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 635 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 190 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 125 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 245 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 149 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 221 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,771 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 972 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 443 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 277 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 113 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 379 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 178 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 269 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 202 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 111 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,424 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEngineering: 529 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 240 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 128 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 332 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 143 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 269 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKRotterdam15kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences50%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 Sciences7,68450.4%
    1. Medicine6,96245.6%
    2. Health Professions6164.0%
    3. Nursing640.4%
    4. Dentistry290.2%
    5. Veterinary120.1%
  2. Social Sciences4,38128.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,78911.7%
    2. Psychology7474.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7454.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting6354.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities2451.6%
    6. Decision Sciences2211.4%
  3. Life Sciences1,77111.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9726.4%
    2. Neuroscience3792.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2691.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1110.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics390.3%
    1. Engineering5293.5%
    2. Computer Science3322.2%
    3. Environmental Science2691.8%
    4. Mathematics930.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy720.5%
    6. Materials Science350.2%
    7. Energy300.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences300.2%
    9. Chemistry280.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rotterdam strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rotterdam is most concentrated in General Decision Sciences, Transplantation and Public Administration (11.5× the world share in General Decision Sciences).

  1. General Decision SciencesSubfield · 29.2 works11×
  2. TransplantationSubfield · 37.1 works6.2×
  3. Public AdministrationSubfield · 30.4 works4.2×
  4. Family PracticeSubfield · 26.0 works4.0×
  5. FinanceSubfield · 154.6 works3.8×
  6. RheumatologySubfield · 212.5 works3.5×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 99 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 850 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 234 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 322 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 266 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 474 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 234 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 84 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 549 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.38× its world share, 6,146 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 54 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 212 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 577 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 187 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.41× its world share, 695 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 646 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1,579 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.41×695 works
  2. Medicine2.38×6,146 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×234 works
  4. Psychology1.58×646 works
  5. Health Professions1.55×549 works
  6. Neuroscience1.47×322 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.44×187 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.33×577 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×850 works
  10. Social Sciences0.93×1,579 works
  11. Nursing0.82×54 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×35 works
  13. Veterinary0.57×10 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.55×212 works
  15. Mathematics0.53×84 works
  16. Dentistry0.38×25 works
  17. Environmental Science0.35×234 works
  18. Computer Science0.25×266 works
  19. Engineering0.23×474 works
  20. Energy0.22×27 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.21×63 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×99 works
  23. Chemistry0.12×25 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×26 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.11×5 works
  26. Materials Science0.07×31 works

Which keywords describe research in Rotterdam?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Treatment, Genetic Mutations and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,149▲ 1.89×130 topics
  2. Inflammation626▲ 1.93×83 topics
  3. Quality of Life472▲ 2.1×58 topics
  4. Treatment371▲ 2.0×50 topics
  5. Public Health345▲ 1.55×61 topics
  6. Immunotherapy343▲ 3.1×19 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease340▲ 1.95×38 topics
  8. Mental Health320▲ 1.47×45 topics
  9. Chemotherapy314▲ 2.9×25 topics
  10. Risk Factors310▲ 1.85×37 topics
  11. Globalization300◆ 1.00×119 topics
  12. Diagnosis286▲ 2.0×40 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress286◆ 1.14×57 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome285▲ 2.3×23 topics
  15. Clinical Trials262▲ 2.6×19 topics
  16. Depression256▲ 1.91×25 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations252▲ 3.8×23 topics
  18. Biomarkers246▲ 2.3×18 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines235▲ 2.8×14 topics
  20. Obesity234▲ 1.99×23 topics
  21. Management225▲ 1.85×34 topics
  22. Guidelines222▲ 3.1×13 topics
  23. Genetics216▲ 2.0×24 topics
  24. Heart Failure216▲ 3.2×13 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors190▲ 2.9×14 topics
  26. Radiotherapy186▲ 3.1×13 topics
  27. Global Burden180▲ 2.2×12 topics
  28. Mortality180▲ 2.1×13 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk168▲ 3.5×9 topics
  30. Survival Analysis166▲ 4.0×7 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy157▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Primary Care154▲ 2.7×15 topics
  33. Adolescents150▲ 2.7×10 topics
  34. Echocardiography145▲ 3.4×8 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging135▲ 3.5×8 topics
  36. Economic Evaluation131▲ 7.3×4 topics
  37. Health-related Quality of Life129▲ 3.6×6 topics
  38. Endothelial Dysfunction128▲ 3.6×8 topics
  39. Cost-effectiveness Analysis126▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Health Utility Measures126▲ 10×1 topic

What research is done in Rotterdam?

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 118 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 52 works
  3. 3 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 49 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 48 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 47 works
  6. 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 47 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 47 works
  8. 8 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 46 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 45 works
  10. 10 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 43 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Rotterdam24.8% 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 35.8% in 2011.

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