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Biomedical Primate Research Centre

In research, Biomedical Primate Research Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,802 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#7,336 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,343 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,705
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#230
of 407
Research works
769
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Biomedical Primate Research Centre

What is Biomedical Primate Research Centre 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,802 of 16,688 8.9%274
MedicineField #7,336 of 14,558 9.2%262
Life SciencesDomain #6,343 of 11,023 5.8%397
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #1,005 of 1,587 5.2%229
ImmunologySubfield #810 of 1,141 4.6%180

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biomedical Primate Research Centre 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 Biomedical Primate Research Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Biomedical Primate Research Centre is in Life Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Immunology and Microbiology (12%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 27 fractional works · 36.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 11.7% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 33.0% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 28.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 16.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBiomedicalPrimate Research…75fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences14%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology912.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology911.7%
    3. Neuroscience68.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.5%
    1. Medicine2128.3%
    2. Veterinary23.1%
    3. Health Professions11.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Engineering67.6%
    2. Environmental Science45.5%
    3. Computer Science11.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    5. Chemistry00.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Psychology78.8%
    2. Social Sciences23.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.34× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 11.62× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.00× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.47× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 22.56× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.90× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 22.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary22.56×2 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology11.62×9 works
  3. Neuroscience5.00×6 works
  4. Psychology2.90×7 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.34×9 works
  6. Medicine1.47×21 works
  7. Environmental Science1.10×4 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.95×3 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.64×0 works
  10. Engineering0.50×6 works
  11. Health Professions0.49×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.43×0 works
  13. Nursing0.40×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.33×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.27×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.26×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Biomedical Primate Research Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Clemens H. M. Kocken, Anne‐Marie Zeeman and Jinte Middeldorp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biomedical Primate Research Centre.

  1. 1 Clemens H. M. Kocken Netherlands · #147,115 worldwide 9.8k citations · 164 works
  2. 2 Anne‐Marie Zeeman Netherlands · #168,668 worldwide 4.4k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Jinte Middeldorp Netherlands · #255,264 worldwide 5.5k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Ivanela I. Kondova Netherlands · #478,274 worldwide 6.3k citations · 116 works
  5. 5 Alan W. Thomas Netherlands · #630,307 worldwide 11k citations · 139 works
  6. 6 Babs E. Verstrepen Netherlands · #643,322 worldwide 3.3k citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Ronald E. Bontrop Netherlands · #788,037 worldwide 24k citations · 390 works
  8. 8 Richard A. W. Vervenne Netherlands · #958,511 worldwide 1.8k citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Michel Vierboom Netherlands · #1,002,001 worldwide 3.7k citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Frank A. W. Verreck Netherlands · #1,014,696 worldwide 6.8k citations · 93 works
All ranked researchers at Biomedical Primate Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from Biomedical Primate Research Centre?

The most cited paper from Biomedical Primate Research Centre is "Nomenclature for Factors of the HLA System, 2026" (Steven G.E. Marsh et al., 2010), with 4,206 citations. Next come "Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability" (1,356) and "A large focus of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi infections in human beings" (1,207).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nomenclature for Factors of the HLA System, 2026 Steven G.E. Marsh et al. · Tissue Antigens Open access 17 Mar 2010 4,206
2 Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability Philip J. M. Brouwer et al. · Science Open access 15 Jun 2020 1,356
3 A large focus of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi infections in human beings Balbir Bagicha Singh, Lee Kim Sung, Asmad Matusop et al. · The Lancet Mar 2004 1,207
4 Great ape genetic diversity and population history Javier Prado-Martinez et al. · Nature Open access Jul 2013 999
5 Comparative pathogenesis of COVID-19, MERS, and SARS in a nonhuman primate model Barry Rockx et al. · Science Open access 17 Apr 2020 986
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Biomedical Primate Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Evolution, Social Behavior, Altruism, Cooperation, Intelligence, Primates and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.3×35 topics
  2. Evolution6▲ 28×4 topics
  3. Social Behavior5▲ 123×2 topics
  4. Altruism5▲ 76×3 topics
  5. Cooperation5▲ 99×3 topics
  6. Intelligence4▲ 143×1 topic
  7. Primates4▲ 308×1 topic
  8. Vaccine Development4▲ 20×7 topics
  9. Innate Immunity4▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Vaccine4▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Immune Response4▲ 8.5×10 topics
  12. Neuroinflammation3▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Neurodegeneration3▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Immunity3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  15. Inflammation3▲ 1.82×15 topics
  16. Brain Development3▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.0×12 topics
  18. Cytokines2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Microglia2▲ 29×2 topics
  20. SARS-CoV-22▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Astrocytes2▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Synaptic Pruning2▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Pandemic2▲ 2.9×4 topics
  24. Foxp32▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Gene Expression2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  26. TGF-ß2▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Antigen Presentation2▲ 26×2 topics
  28. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Population Dynamics2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  30. Animal Welfare2▲ 25×4 topics
  31. Coronavirus2▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Neurobiology2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. Genome Sequence2▲ 24×2 topics
  34. NK Cell Recognition2▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Natural Killer Cells2▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Vector Control2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Arboviral Diseases1▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Artemisinin Resistance1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Plasmodium falciparum1▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Zika Virus1▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Biomedical Primate Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Primate Behavior and Ecology, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, T-cell and B-cell Immunology and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Primate Behavior and Eco…4Primate Behavior and Ecology: 4 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…1Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyNeurologyImmunologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  8. 8 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.5%domestic only61.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Biomedical Primate Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% 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 Biomedical Primate Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Biomedical Primate Research Centre0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Biomedical Primate Research Centre 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.

5%10%15%Biomedical Primate Research Centre10.6% in 2021all institutions10.0% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.6% in 2021.

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