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Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)

In research, Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,863 of 16,945 worldwide), Computer Science (#6,708 of 7,020 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,671 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,754
of 28,054 · #28,959 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#236
of 237
Research works
523
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,863 of 16,945 14.3%227
Computer ScienceField #6,708 of 7,020 7.1%154
Physical SciencesDomain #20,671 of 21,541 8.2%200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) 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).

What does Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 22.5 works4.8×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 4.77× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 7.59× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Doorn, Andrea Scharnhorst and Vyacheslav Tykhonov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS).

  1. 1 Peter Doorn Netherlands · #653,465 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Andrea Scharnhorst Netherlands · #1,067,313 worldwide 44 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Vyacheslav Tykhonov Netherlands · #1,222,616 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jan Harmsen Netherlands · #1,315,994 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Irena Vipavc Brvar Netherlands · #1,409,015 worldwide 0 citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)

Which keywords describe research at Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Repositories, Data Sharing, Open Science, Scientific Data Management, Semantic Web, Linked Data, Data Integration and Bibliographic Framework.

▲ 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. Digital Repositories10▲ 595×2 topics
  2. Data Sharing8▲ 493×2 topics
  3. Open Science7▲ 544×1 topic
  4. Scientific Data Management7▲ 544×1 topic
  5. Semantic Web6▲ 100×3 topics
  6. Linked Data5▲ 207×2 topics
  7. Data Integration4▲ 39×3 topics
  8. Bibliographic Framework3▲ 748×1 topic
  9. Resource Description and Access3▲ 748×1 topic
  10. Scientific Communication2▲ 211×2 topics
  11. Big Data2▲ 4.4×9 topics
  12. Sustainability2▲ 1.58×11 topics
  13. Workflow Management2▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Grey Literature2▲ 1138×1 topic
  15. Ontology2▲ 40×1 topic
  16. RDF2▲ 96×1 topic
  17. Research Information Systems2▲ 1138×1 topic
  18. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.3×7 topics
  19. Bioinformatics2▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  21. Reproducibility2▲ 84×1 topic
  22. Scientific Workflows2▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Information Retrieval2▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Open Access2▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Math Search2▲ 509×1 topic
  26. Mathematical Information Retrieval2▲ 509×1 topic
  27. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  28. Data Cleaning1▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Knowledge Management1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  30. Record Linkage1▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Natural Language Processing1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  32. Strategic Management1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Cloud Robotics1▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Digital Communication1▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Heterogeneous Networks1▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Information Studies1▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Internet of Robotic Things1▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Recessionary Shocks1▲ 130×1 topic
  39. Regional Economic Resilience1▲ 130×1 topic
  40. Resource Management1▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research Data Management Practices, Library Science and Information Systems, Optics and Image Analysis and Semantic Web and Ontologies.

Research Data Management…7Research Data Management Practices: 7 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…3Library Science and Information Systems: 3 fractional worksOptics and Image Analysis2Optics and Image Analysis: 2 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 2 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 2 fractional worksMathematics, Computing, …2Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing: 2 fractional worksData Quality and Management: 1 fractional worksRegional resilience and development: 1 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 1 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsManagement Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceInformation Systems and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 7 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Optics and Image Analysis Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  7. 7 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  8. 8 Regional resilience and development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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