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Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad

In research, Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad stands highest in Medicine (#2,661 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,144 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,261
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#170
of 407
Research works
700
▼ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad

What is Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #2,661 of 14,558 12.5%522
Health SciencesDomain #3,144 of 16,688 12.4%549

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad work in?

In all years, 78% of research at Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 549 fractional works · 78.5% of its workMedicine: 522 fractional works · 74.6% of its workSurgery: 119 fractional works · 17.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 63 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEpidemiology: 33 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRheumatology: 25 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 82 fractional works · 11.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAtrium MedischCentrum Parkstad700fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences78%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine52274.6%
    2. Health Professions223.2%
    3. Nursing30.5%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology425.9%
    2. Neuroscience223.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology121.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.4%
    1. Arts and Humanities192.7%
    2. Social Sciences131.9%
    3. Psychology50.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.5%
    5. Decision Sciences30.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting20.3%
    1. Engineering101.4%
    2. Computer Science70.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy30.4%
    4. Environmental Science10.2%
    5. Materials Science10.2%
    6. Chemistry10.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.80× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.89× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.89×1 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.80×0 works
  3. Medicine2.13×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.91×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.75×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.61×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.30×0 works
  8. Mathematics1.08×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.79×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.73×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.32×0 works
  12. Engineering0.24×0 works
  13. Psychology0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad?

Ranked on the quality score, Jan Arie van Noord, Rob J. Th. J. Welten and Antonia H. C. M. L. Schreuder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad.

  1. 1 Jan Arie van Noord Netherlands · #440,130 worldwide 4.8k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Rob J. Th. J. Welten Netherlands · #1,279,686 worldwide 2.2k citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Antonia H. C. M. L. Schreuder Netherlands · #1,365,922 worldwide 1.1k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ali I. A. Rahmy Netherlands · #1,664,370 worldwide 654 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Saskia PA Nicolaï Netherlands · #1,737,458 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Cees L. Franke Netherlands · #1,743,571 worldwide 1.5k citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Henk F. Odink Netherlands · #1,801,645 worldwide 1.1k citations · 15 works
  8. 8 C. van Deursen Netherlands · #1,865,167 worldwide 873 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Viveka Björklund Netherlands · #2,048,404 worldwide 715 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jeannette E Dankert-Roelse Netherlands · #2,058,182 worldwide 1.9k citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad

What are the most cited papers from Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad?

The most cited paper from Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad is "EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2013 update" (Josef S Smolen et al., 2013), with 1,768 citations. Next come "European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies: 2015 update" (923) and "Secukinumab, a human anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody, in patients with psoriatic arthritis (FUTURE 2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial" (864).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2013 update Josef S Smolen et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 25 Oct 2013 1,768
2 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies: 2015 update Laure Gossec et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 10 Feb 2016 923
3 Secukinumab, a human anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody, in patients with psoriatic arthritis (FUTURE 2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial Iain B. McInnes, Philip J. Mease, Bruce W Kirkham et al. · The Lancet 2 Jul 2015 864
4 Efficacy and safety of procalcitonin guidance in reducing the duration of antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients: a randomised, controlled, open-label trial Evelien de Jong et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 2 Mar 2016 847
5 Induction of labour versus expectant monitoring for gestational hypertension or mild pre-eclampsia after 36 weeks' gestation (HYPITAT): a multicentre, open-label randomised controlled trial Corine M. Koopmans et al. · The Lancet 4 Aug 2009 802
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Which keywords describe research at Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Neurological Disorders, Diagnosis, Treatment, Risk Factors, Guidelines and Inflammation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology82▲ 2.9×92 topics
  2. Inflammation44▲ 2.7×55 topics
  3. Treatment38▲ 4.2×37 topics
  4. Diagnosis36▲ 5.0×30 topics
  5. Risk Factors34▲ 4.7×23 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders32▲ 6.7×16 topics
  7. Quality of Life32▲ 3.3×30 topics
  8. Complications30▲ 8.4×16 topics
  9. Guidelines26▲ 7.9×12 topics
  10. Management26▲ 4.7×24 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 2.6×26 topics
  12. Chemotherapy19▲ 3.8×20 topics
  13. Surgical Management18▲ 5.8×19 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines18▲ 4.7×13 topics
  15. Surgery17▲ 7.6×10 topics
  16. Revision Surgery17▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Total Hip Replacement17▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 2.7×15 topics
  19. Diabetes15▲ 4.3×8 topics
  20. Radiotherapy15▲ 5.7×12 topics
  21. Atherosclerosis15▲ 5.8×10 topics
  22. Global Burden15▲ 3.9×9 topics
  23. Clinical Trials14▲ 3.1×12 topics
  24. Rehabilitation14▲ 5.3×11 topics
  25. Mortality13▲ 3.8×10 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations13▲ 3.6×20 topics
  27. Revascularization13▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Prognosis13▲ 5.6×9 topics
  29. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 7.0×9 topics
  30. neurological history12▲ 105×1 topic
  31. neuroscience pioneers12▲ 105×1 topic
  32. Angioplasty12▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Autoantibodies11▲ 6.8×8 topics
  34. Health-related Quality of Life11▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Claudication10▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Peripheral Arterial Disease10▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Arthroplasty9▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Endovascular Repair9▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Hip Arthroplasty9▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Wear Particles9▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Liver physiology and pathology, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus …0Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 0 fractional worksLiver physiology and pat…0Liver physiology and pathology: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 0 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Arc…0Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 0 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…0Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 0 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …0Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksLiver Diseases and Immun…0Liver Diseases and Immunity: 0 fractional worksBacterial Identification…0Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 0 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …0Metallurgy and Material Forming: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…0Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyHepatologyHistoryArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  2. 2 Liver physiology and pathology Hepatology 0 works
  3. 3 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 0 works
  4. 4 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 0 works
  5. 5 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 0 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Liver Diseases and Immunity Hepatology 0 works
  8. 8 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 0 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad0.000037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad17.1% in 2015all institutions10.0% in 20152010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2004.

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