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DDL Diagnostic Laboratory

In research, DDL Diagnostic Laboratory stands highest in Medicine (#4,716 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,760 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,583 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,162
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#148
of 464
Research works
513
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
37.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is DDL Diagnostic Laboratory 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
MedicineField #4,716 of 17,978 35.5%174
Health SciencesDomain #5,760 of 20,462 34.6%194
Life SciencesDomain #6,583 of 14,347 28.4%219
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,314 of 7,814 27.3%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where DDL Diagnostic Laboratory 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).

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: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.53× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.63× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 16.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at DDL Diagnostic Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Wim Quint, Robert A. Baan and G.P. van der Schans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DDL Diagnostic Laboratory.

  1. 1 Wim Quint Netherlands · #34,471 worldwide 383 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Robert A. Baan Netherlands · #70,768 worldwide 267 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 G.P. van der Schans Netherlands · #355,702 worldwide 129 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 P.H.M. Lohman Netherlands · #394,256 worldwide 166 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at DDL Diagnostic Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at DDL Diagnostic Laboratory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Papillomavirus, Global Burden, Risk Assessment, Cervical Cancer, Cancer Incidence, Viral Oncoproteins and Carcinogenicity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology68▲ 3.3×75 topics
  2. Human Papillomavirus41▲ 63×3 topics
  3. Global Burden37▲ 14×8 topics
  4. Risk Assessment35▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Cervical Cancer34▲ 68×3 topics
  6. Cancer Incidence32▲ 43×3 topics
  7. Viral Oncoproteins31▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Carcinogenicity30▲ 59×3 topics
  9. Cytology Screening30▲ 114×1 topic
  10. HPV Vaccination30▲ 114×1 topic
  11. DNA Damage29▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Food Safety22▲ 16×9 topics
  13. Cancer21▲ 2.9×25 topics
  14. Health Effects20▲ 6.4×9 topics
  15. Gene Expression19▲ 6.0×8 topics
  16. Environmental Monitoring19▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Biomonitoring18▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Comet Assay17▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Genotoxicity Testing17▲ 75×1 topic
  20. Immune Response17▲ 5.2×13 topics
  21. Pesticides16▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Neurotoxicity14▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Sexually Transmitted Infections14▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Chronic Diseases13▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Exposure13▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Data Analysis13▲ 7.7×5 topics
  27. Chemical Warfare Agents13▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Organophosphates13▲ 88×1 topic
  29. Quantitative13▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Normalization12▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Real-Time PCR12▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Reference Genes12▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Genomic Instability12▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Antibiotic Resistance12▲ 5.6×9 topics
  35. Glycosylation11▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Antiviral Therapy11▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Liver Disease11▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Homologous Recombination10▲ 30×2 topics
  39. ATM and ATR Kinases10▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Repair10▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does DDL Diagnostic Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Health, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Reproductive tract infections research and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Child and Adolescent Hea…1Child and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…0Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 0 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…0Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 0 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…0Social Policy and Reform Studies: 0 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 0 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 0 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyMicrobiologyEarth-Surface Processes4 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 1 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  5. 5 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 0 works
  6. 6 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 0 works
  9. 9 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has DDL Diagnostic Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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