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BioActor (Netherlands)

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Research works
11
▼ 61% vs 2018-21
Citations
469
41.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
87%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
BioActor (Netherlands)

Not ranked overall: BioActor (Netherlands) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does BioActor (Netherlands) work in?

In all years, 41% of research at BioActor (Netherlands) is in Health Sciences, 37% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5 fractional works · 40.8% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 36.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 11.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 36.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 13.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 7.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 20.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 9.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBioActor(Netherlands)11fractional works, all years
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences2%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine436.3%
    2. Nursing03.8%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
    4. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences215.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology112.8%
    3. Neuroscience17.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.5%
    1. Engineering19.2%
    2. Chemistry15.4%
    3. Materials Science15.2%
    4. Energy00.6%
    5. Environmental Science00.4%
    1. Social Sciences01.7%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.64× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 6.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 6.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience6.34×0 works
  2. Nursing6.30×0 works
  3. Medicine3.48×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.64×0 works
  5. Health Professions0.39×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×0 works
  7. Engineering0.12×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from BioActor (Netherlands)?

The most cited paper from BioActor (Netherlands) is "p-Cresyl Sulfate Promotes Insulin Resistance Associated with CKD" (Laetitia Koppe, Nicolas J. Pillon, R. Vella et al., 2012), with 272 citations. Next come "Xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) in combination with inulin modulates both the intestinal environment and immune status in healthy subjects, while XOS alone only shows prebiotic properties" (266) and "The Intestinal Fate of Citrus Flavanones and Their Effects on Gastrointestinal Health" (163).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 p-Cresyl Sulfate Promotes Insulin Resistance Associated with CKD Laetitia Koppe, Nicolas J. Pillon, R. Vella et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Open access 28 Dec 2012 272
2 Xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) in combination with inulin modulates both the intestinal environment and immune status in healthy subjects, while XOS alone only shows prebiotic properties Jean‐Michel Lecerf, Flore Dépeint, Elise Clerc et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access 23 Jan 2012 266
3 The Intestinal Fate of Citrus Flavanones and Their Effects on Gastrointestinal Health Yala Stevens, Evelien Van Rymenant, Charlotte Grootaert et al. · Nutrients Open access 27 Jun 2019 163
4 Twelve-month consumption of a polyphenol extract from olive (Olea europaea) in a double blind, randomized trial increases serum total osteocalcin levels and improves serum lipid profiles in postmenopausal women with osteopenia Rafał Filip, Sam Possemiers, Arne Heyerick et al. · The journal of nutrition health & aging Open access 5 Jul 2014 97
5 Bioavailability of phenolics from an oleuropein-rich olive (Olea europaea) leaf extract and its acute effect on plasma antioxidant status: comparison between pre- and postmenopausal women Rocío Garcı́a-Villalba, Mar Larrosa, Sam Possemiers et al. · European Journal of Nutrition 25 Oct 2013 90
All 31 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does BioActor (Netherlands) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, High Altitude and Hypoxia and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Phytochemicals and Antio…0Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 0 fractional worksNeurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksHigh Altitude and Hypoxia: 0 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 0 fractional worksPhytoestrogen effects an…0Phytoestrogen effects and research: 0 fractional worksEstrogen and related hormone effects: 0 fractional worksMenopause: Health Impacts and Treatments: 0 fractional worksExercise and Physiologic…0Exercise and Physiological Responses: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 0 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 0 fractional works
BiochemistryNeurologyGeneticsPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 0 works
  2. 2 Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 0 works
  3. 3 High Altitude and Hypoxia Genetics 0 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  5. 5 Phytoestrogen effects and research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Estrogen and related hormone effects Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  8. 8 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 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 available86.8%not open13.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.7%domestic only54.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has BioActor (Netherlands)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 BioActor (Netherlands) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.000020%0.000040%0.000060%BioActor (Netherlands)0.0000014% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of BioActor (Netherlands) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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