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Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam

In research, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam stands highest in Health Sciences (#905 of 11,982 worldwide), Dentistry (#65 of 367 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,208 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Periodontics, Orthodontics and Dentistry — Periodontics is 73.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,491
of 28,054 · #2,580 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#39
of 237
Research works
4.2k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
166k
39.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #905 of 11,982 23.0%273 #364
DentistryField #65 of 367 25.4%117 #11
MedicineField #3,208 of 10,443 21.9%111 #1301
Life SciencesDomain #4,982 of 7,800 16.9%61 #3461

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#364 #905
  2. Dentistry#11 #65
  3. Medicine#1,301 #3,208
  4. Life Sciences#3,461 #4,982
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Periodontics takes 73.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PeriodonticsSubfield · 42.7 works74×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 31.0 works65×
  3. DentistryField · 117.2 works57×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 36.5 works45×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 57.00× its world share, 117 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.59× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 111 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 57.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank Lobbezoo, J.M. ten Cate and P.F. van der Stelt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam.

  1. 1 Frank Lobbezoo Netherlands · #24,449 worldwide 627 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 J.M. ten Cate Netherlands · #42,805 worldwide 379 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 P.F. van der Stelt Netherlands · #74,553 worldwide 145 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 U. van der Velden Netherlands · #76,552 worldwide 163 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Daniël Wismeijer Netherlands · #78,786 worldwide 303 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 P. R. Wesselink Netherlands · #88,159 worldwide 195 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Birte Prahl‐Andersen Netherlands · #112,428 worldwide 150 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Bruno G. Loos Netherlands · #132,095 worldwide 448 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Jack J. W. A. van Loon Netherlands · #138,680 worldwide 127 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Jenneke Klein‐Nulend Netherlands · #156,623 worldwide 180 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam

Which keywords describe research at Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Dental Caries, Prevention, Clinical Trials, Microbial Ecology, Diabetes Mellitus and Bacterial Diversity.

▲ 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 institution'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▲ 3.4×62 topics
  2. Quality of Life49▲ 8.0×27 topics
  3. Dental Caries38▲ 93×2 topics
  4. Prevention25▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Inflammation24▲ 2.7×57 topics
  6. Risk Factors24▲ 5.1×16 topics
  7. Clinical Trials22▲ 7.9×14 topics
  8. Microbial Ecology22▲ 30×4 topics
  9. Diabetes Mellitus22▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Bacterial Diversity22▲ 44×2 topics
  11. Oral Microbiome21▲ 89×1 topic
  12. Periodontal Diseases21▲ 89×1 topic
  13. Diagnostic Criteria20▲ 21×6 topics
  14. Social Determinants19▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Global Burden18▲ 7.8×8 topics
  16. Fluoride18▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Oral Health18▲ 73×2 topics
  18. Remineralization17▲ 98×1 topic
  19. Dental Materials17▲ 73×1 topic
  20. Restorative Dentistry17▲ 73×1 topic
  21. Bone Regeneration16▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Psychological Factors16▲ 17×5 topics
  23. Treatment15▲ 2.9×20 topics
  24. Biomarkers11▲ 3.9×10 topics
  25. Dental Implants11▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Peri-implant Diseases11▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Periodontal Disease11▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Bruxism10▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Temporomandibular Disorders10▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate10▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Revascularization10▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Root Canal Irrigants10▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Biomaterials9▲ 9.5×5 topics
  34. Lymphoma9▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Cone-Beam CT9▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Dental Imaging9▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Rheumatology9▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Autoimmune Disease9▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Saliva9▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Orthognathic Surgery8▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Dental materials and restorations and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes.

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 21 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 17 fractional worksDental materials and res…17Dental materials and restorations: 17 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…11Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 10 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 10 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…9Dental Radiography and Imaging: 9 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 9 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 7 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 7 fractional works
PeriodonticsOrthodonticsOral SurgeryComplementary and Manual Therapy1 others

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

  1. 1 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 21 works
  2. 2 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 17 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 17 works
  4. 4 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 11 works
  5. 5 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 10 works
  6. 6 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 10 works
  7. 7 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 9 works
  8. 8 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 9 works
  9. 9 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 7 works
  10. 10 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 7 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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