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Centre for Human Drug Research

In research, Centre for Human Drug Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,379 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#3,928 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,054 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology — Immunology is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,764
of 28,054 · #4,414 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#43
of 237
Research works
1.7k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
43.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Centre for Human Drug Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,379 of 7,800 22.5%119 #1805
MedicineField #3,928 of 10,443 21.0%101 #2782
Health SciencesDomain #5,054 of 11,982 21.0%106 #3737
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,300 of 3,579 26.9%66 #1871

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Human Drug Research 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. Life Sciences#1,805 #2,379
  2. Medicine#2,782 #3,928
  3. Health Sciences#3,737 #5,054
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,871 #2,300
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 Centre for Human Drug Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ImmunologySubfield · 27.2 works14×
  2. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 28.9 works10×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.47× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.45× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.93× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.36× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.25× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.92× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Human Drug Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Theo J.C. van Berkel, Adam F. Cohen and Joop van Gerven lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Human Drug Research.

  1. 1 Theo J.C. van Berkel Netherlands · #59,850 worldwide 275 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Adam F. Cohen Netherlands · #160,452 worldwide 211 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Joop van Gerven Netherlands · #360,705 worldwide 86 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Menno Hoekstra Netherlands · #487,596 worldwide 83 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Miranda Van Eck Netherlands · #518,343 worldwide 130 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Piet H. van der Graaf Netherlands · #540,741 worldwide 45 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Geert Jan Groeneveld Netherlands · #544,672 worldwide 42 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Gerard J. P. van Westen Netherlands · #548,923 worldwide 84 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Sandra A. G. Visser Netherlands · #645,248 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Jacobus Burggraaf Netherlands · #719,111 worldwide 76 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Human Drug Research

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Human Drug Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Immune Response, Cytokines, Dendritic Cells, Pharmacokinetics, Atherosclerosis, Regulatory T Cells and T Cell Activation.

▲ 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. Inflammation33▲ 5.8×60 topics
  2. Epidemiology16▲ 1.50×59 topics
  3. Immune Response13▲ 8.4×16 topics
  4. Cancer13▲ 3.5×37 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress12▲ 2.7×39 topics
  6. Cytokines11▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Dendritic Cells11▲ 45×2 topics
  8. Pharmacokinetics11▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Biomarkers11▲ 5.6×12 topics
  10. Atherosclerosis10▲ 14×9 topics
  11. Regulatory T Cells10▲ 31×4 topics
  12. T Cell Activation9▲ 87×2 topics
  13. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.4×15 topics
  14. Immunity8▲ 7.1×8 topics
  15. Immunotherapy8▲ 4.0×13 topics
  16. Adaptive Immunity8▲ 119×1 topic
  17. Drug Discovery8▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Oxidized LDL8▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Medicinal Chemistry8▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Molecular Docking7▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders7▲ 4.4×14 topics
  22. Drug Target Identification7▲ 26×1 topic
  23. Virtual Screening7▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Cancer Therapy7▲ 4.3×16 topics
  25. Mass Spectrometry7▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Cell Signaling6▲ 15×8 topics
  27. Innate Immunity6▲ 6.6×10 topics
  28. Monoclonal Antibodies6▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Angiogenesis6▲ 6.2×13 topics
  30. Tumor Targeting6▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Data Analysis5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 6.4×11 topics
  33. Nuclear Receptors5▲ 21×5 topics
  34. Pharmacology5▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Signal Transduction5▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Antigen Presentation5▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Cancer Immunotherapy5▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Crystal Structure5▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Immune Responses5▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Molecular Mechanisms5▲ 20×4 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Human Drug Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling.

Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 8 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 7 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 4 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 4 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 3 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 3 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…3Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 3 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 3 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 2 fractional works
ImmunologyComputational Theory and MathematicsMolecular BiologyPharmacology2 others

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

  1. 1 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Immunology 8 works
  2. 2 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 works
  3. 3 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 3 works
  6. 6 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 3 works
  7. 7 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  8. 8 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 3 works
  9. 9 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 3 works
  10. 10 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 2 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Human Drug Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher 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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