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Research in Zwolle

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Zwolle, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Isala and Windesheim University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
10
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
62k
20.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Zwolle

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 Zwolle?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1IsalaHospital / health system 1,970 #6,169
2Windesheim University of Applied SciencesUniversity 579 #10,864
3Viaa Christian University of Applied SciencesUniversity 187 #24,181 all time
4Diagram (Netherlands)Company 100 not ranked
5InnofeetHospital / health system 70 not ranked
6Katholieke Pabo ZwolleUniversity 53 not ranked
7Wärtsilä (Netherlands)Company 24 not ranked
8Kuiper Medical Instruments (Netherlands)Company 23 not ranked
9Wavin (Netherlands)Company 9 not ranked
10Addcomp (Netherlands)Company 0 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.

Isala: 65.3%Windesheim University of Applied Sciences: 19.2%Viaa Christian University of Applied Sciences: 6.2%Diagram (Netherlands): 3.3%5 others listed: 5.9%65%largest
Isala1,970 · 65.3%Windesheim University of Applied Sciences579 · 19.2%Viaa Christian University of Applied Sciences187 · 6.2%Diagram (Netherlands)100 · 3.3%5 others listed179 · 5.9%

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

Which fields of science does Zwolle work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Zwolle is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Social Sciences (13%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 343 fractional works · 52.7% of its workMedicine: 310 fractional works · 47.5% of its workSurgery: 51 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 26 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 202 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 86 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEducation: 25 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 42 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 6.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 68 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 38 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKZwolle651fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences31%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine31047.5%
    2. Health Professions284.4%
    3. Nursing30.5%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences8613.2%
    2. Psychology426.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities396.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting172.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance101.5%
    6. Decision Sciences91.4%
    1. Engineering284.3%
    2. Computer Science243.6%
    3. Environmental Science91.4%
    4. Materials Science20.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    7. Mathematics10.2%
    8. Chemistry10.1%
    9. Energy10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology223.3%
    2. Neuroscience81.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology50.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Zwolle strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Zwolle is most concentrated in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Oncology (4.4× the world share in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 25.1 works4.4×
  2. OncologySubfield · 25.0 works4.1×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 276 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.66×276 works
  2. Psychology2.20×36 works
  3. Health Professions1.81×26 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.70×9 works
  5. Nursing1.26×3 works
  6. Social Sciences1.04×71 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.98×15 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×16 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.79×2 works
  10. Veterinary0.77×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×19 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×4 works
  13. Neuroscience0.66×6 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×7 works
  15. Computer Science0.35×15 works
  16. Dentistry0.35×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.27×7 works
  18. Engineering0.25×20 works
  19. Mathematics0.16×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.11×1 works
  21. Energy0.10×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.10×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×2 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.04×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Zwolle?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Chemotherapy, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Guidelines, Complications and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology58▲ 2.2×105 topics
  2. Quality of Life30▲ 3.2×43 topics
  3. Chemotherapy18▲ 3.8×22 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines17▲ 4.9×14 topics
  5. Education17▲ 1.52×29 topics
  6. Management16▲ 3.1×28 topics
  7. Mental Health16▲ 1.69×29 topics
  8. Inflammation16◆ 1.12×49 topics
  9. Risk Factors15▲ 2.1×29 topics
  10. Diagnosis15▲ 2.5×31 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 1.94×28 topics
  12. Complications14▲ 4.3×16 topics
  13. Guidelines14▲ 4.5×12 topics
  14. Treatment12▲ 1.58×34 topics
  15. Neoadjuvant Therapy12▲ 8.0×5 topics
  16. Immunotherapy12▲ 2.6×16 topics
  17. Survival Analysis12▲ 6.4×6 topics
  18. Security11▲ 2.5×9 topics
  19. Heart Failure11▲ 3.7×13 topics
  20. Rehabilitation11▲ 4.1×10 topics
  21. Radiotherapy10▲ 3.9×11 topics
  22. Health Promotion10▲ 4.7×12 topics
  23. Mortality9▲ 2.5×12 topics
  24. Anxiety9▲ 2.9×9 topics
  25. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 5.6×7 topics
  26. Critical Care8▲ 5.2×8 topics
  27. Surgical Treatment8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  28. Echocardiography8▲ 4.2×6 topics
  29. Research Methods8▲ 7.5×3 topics
  30. Inclusion7▲ 7.7×6 topics
  31. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Clinical Outcomes7▲ 5.1×6 topics
  33. Teacher Development7▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Urinary Incontinence7▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Professionalism6▲ 5.8×5 topics
  36. Reflective Practice6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  37. Laparoscopic Surgery6▲ 7.4×4 topics
  38. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy6▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Social Work5▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Adjuvant Chemotherapy5▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Zwolle?

Dutch Social and Cultura…5Dutch Social and Cultural Studies: 5 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…4Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…4Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgic…4Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 4 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 4 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional works
EducationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRheumatologySurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 4 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 4 works
  6. 6 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 4 works
  7. 7 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  10. 10 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 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%Zwolle18.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.8% in 2018.

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