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Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica

In research, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,735 of 10,670 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,028 of 4,417 worldwide) and Artificial Intelligence (#839 of 1,862 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Theory and Mathematics (Computational Theory and Mathematics is 16.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,882
of 22,385 · #1,927 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#34
of 197
Research works
5.5k
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
146k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica

What is Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,735 of 10,670 11.9%318 #1359
Computer ScienceField #1,028 of 4,417 11.7%186 #471
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #839 of 1,862 10.9%84 #421
Social SciencesDomain #6,892 of 9,585 12.6%63 #3008

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica 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 of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#1,359 #1,735
  2. Computer Science#471 #1,028
  3. Artificial Intelligence#421 #839
  4. Social Sciences#3,008 #6,892
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (43%), Engineering (14%), Mathematics (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 349 fractional works · 74.1% of its workComputer Science: 205 fractional works · 43.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 92 fractional works · 19.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 33 fractional works · 6.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 65 fractional works · 13.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 31 fractional works · 6.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 4.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 72 fractional works · 15.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentrum Wiskunde& Informatica472fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences15%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science20543.4%
    2. Engineering6513.7%
    3. Mathematics316.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy234.8%
    5. Environmental Science91.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences71.6%
    7. Materials Science51.1%
    8. Chemistry30.5%
    9. Energy20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Decision Sciences204.3%
    2. Social Sciences183.8%
    3. Psychology122.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance81.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting81.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities61.2%
    1. Medicine234.9%
    2. Health Professions30.6%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology132.8%
    2. Neuroscience91.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Theory and Mathematics takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 32.6 works16×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.58× its world share, 205 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.57× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.16× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 23 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.46× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science5.58×205 works
  2. Mathematics5.57×31 works
  3. Decision Sciences4.46×20 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.16×23 works
  5. Neuroscience1.14×9 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×7 works
  7. Engineering0.92×65 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×8 works
  9. Psychology0.81×12 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×13 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×8 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.50×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.42×6 works
  14. Environmental Science0.37×9 works
  15. Energy0.36×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.35×3 works
  17. Materials Science0.31×5 works
  18. Social Sciences0.30×18 works
  19. Medicine0.26×23 works
  20. Health Professions0.24×3 works
  21. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  22. Veterinary0.17×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica?

Ranked on the quality score, David Chaum, Léo Ducas and Christian Schaffner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica.

  1. 1 David Chaum Netherlands · #93,639 worldwide 26k citations · 132 works
  2. 2 Léo Ducas Netherlands · #119,697 worldwide 6.9k citations · 87 works
  3. 3 Christian Schaffner Netherlands · #152,840 worldwide 6.4k citations · 111 works
  4. 4 Ronald Cramer Netherlands · #163,956 worldwide 13k citations · 167 works
  5. 5 Peter A. Boncz Netherlands · #166,347 worldwide 9.1k citations · 268 works
  6. 6 Stefan Manegold Netherlands · #315,373 worldwide 4k citations · 172 works
  7. 7 Ronald de Wolf Netherlands · #341,486 worldwide 8.1k citations · 200 works
  8. 8 Robert Špalek Netherlands · #427,077 worldwide 1.6k citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Serge Fehr Netherlands · #449,540 worldwide 3.6k citations · 136 works
  10. 10 Niels J. Nes Netherlands · #451,283 worldwide 2.4k citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica

What are the most cited papers from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica?

The most cited paper from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica is "Theory of Linear and Integer Programming" (Adam N. Letchford, Alexander Schrijver, 2000), with 5,691 citations. Next come "Visual Genome: Connecting Language and Vision Using Crowdsourced Dense Image Annotations" (5,329) and "LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray" (2,718).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Theory of Linear and Integer Programming Adam N. Letchford, Alexander Schrijver · Journal of the Operational Research Society Jul 2000 5,691
2 Visual Genome: Connecting Language and Vision Using Crowdsourced Dense Image Annotations Ranjay Krishna, Yuke Zhu, Oliver Groth et al. · International Journal of Computer Vision Open access 6 Feb 2017 5,329
3 LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray M. P. van Haarlem et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access201 authors 15 May 2013 2,718
4 Theory of Linear and Integer Programming. David Keith Smith, Alexander Schrijver · Journal of the Operational Research Society Open access Jun 1987 2,292
5 The Google Similarity Distance Rudi Cilibrasi, Paul M. B. Vitanyi · IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering 9 Feb 2007 1,772
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Approximation Algorithms, Model Checking, Neural Networks, Evolutionary Algorithms, Algorithmic Applications and Cryptanalysis.

▲ 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. Deep Learning46▲ 2.8×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning44▲ 2.8×59 topics
  3. Neural Networks20▲ 2.8×21 topics
  4. Approximation Algorithms13▲ 39×5 topics
  5. Model Checking13▲ 59×3 topics
  6. Evolutionary Algorithms11▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Algorithmic Applications10▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Cryptanalysis9▲ 23×4 topics
  9. Homomorphic Encryption9▲ 42×1 topic
  10. Identity-Based Encryption9▲ 42×1 topic
  11. Inverse Problems9▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Quantum Information8▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Complexity Theory8▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Convex Optimization8▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Side-Channel Attacks8▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Temporal Logic8▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Automata8▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Combinatorial Optimization8▲ 109×1 topic
  19. Graph Algorithms8▲ 109×1 topic
  20. Global Optimization7▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Multiobjective Optimization7▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Simulation7▲ 6.0×6 topics
  23. Cryptography7▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Security Analysis7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  25. Parallel Computing7▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Particle Swarm Optimization7▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Embodiment7▲ 7.5×3 topics
  28. Entropy7▲ 52×2 topics
  29. Monte Carlo Simulation7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Quantum Simulation6▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Entanglement6▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Game Theory6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  33. Quantum Algorithms6▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Quantum Computation6▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Agent-Based Modeling6▲ 9.7×5 topics
  36. Algorithms6▲ 64×2 topics
  37. Compression6▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Suffix Arrays6▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Immersion6▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Presence6▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cryptography and Data Security, Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture and Algorithms and Data Compression.

Cryptography and Data Se…9Cryptography and Data Security: 9 fractional worksComplexity and Algorithm…8Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs: 8 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 6 fractional worksAlgorithms and Data Compression: 6 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 6 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neural Networks: 6 fractional worksLogic, programming, and type systems: 5 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verifi…5Formal Methods in Verification: 5 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 5 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputational Theory and MathematicsHuman-Computer InteractionStatistical and Nonlinear Physics1 others

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

  1. 1 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  2. 2 Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Computational Theory and Mathematics 8 works
  3. 3 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  4. 4 Algorithms and Data Compression Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 6 works
  6. 6 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 works
  7. 7 Logic, programming, and type systems Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  8. 8 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 works
  9. 9 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  10. 10 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 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 available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica9.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2007.

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