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Diakonessenhuis hospital

In research, Diakonessenhuis hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,570 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,021 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,931
of 28,054 · #14,826 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#164
of 237
Research works
910
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Diakonessenhuis hospital 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
MedicineField #4,570 of 10,443 18.4%71 #3442
Health SciencesDomain #6,021 of 11,982 18.2%75 #4658

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Diakonessenhuis hospital 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.04× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Diakonessenhuis hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Thijs van Dalen, Marije E. Hamaker and Steven Thijsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Diakonessenhuis hospital.

  1. 1 Thijs van Dalen Netherlands · #242,628 worldwide 97 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Marije E. Hamaker Netherlands · #387,226 worldwide 69 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Steven Thijsen Netherlands · #448,177 worldwide 63 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 M.A.M.T. Verhagen Netherlands · #505,149 worldwide 89 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Diakonessenhuis hospital

Which keywords describe research at Diakonessenhuis hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Complications, Radiotherapy, Elderly Patients, Mortality, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 4.3×70 topics
  2. Quality of Life9▲ 6.8×30 topics
  3. Complications8▲ 18×11 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 3.0×22 topics
  5. Radiotherapy5▲ 15×11 topics
  6. Elderly Patients5▲ 34×4 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Mortality5▲ 9.5×9 topics
  9. Rehabilitation4▲ 12×8 topics
  10. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Aging4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  12. Surgery4▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Risk Factors3▲ 3.2×18 topics
  14. Chronic Pain3▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Survival Analysis3▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Molecular Subtypes3▲ 39×3 topics
  17. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.4×13 topics
  18. Prognostic Markers3▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Breast Cancer3▲ 13×10 topics
  20. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Mortality Risk3▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Physical Performance3▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Frailty3▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Geriatric Assessment3▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Gene Expression2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Breast Tumours2▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Laparoscopic Repair2▲ 66×2 topics
  28. Treatment Response2▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Functional Recovery2▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Hernia Repair2▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Mesh Techniques2▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Hip Fracture2▲ 63×1 topic
  33. Orthogeriatric Care2▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Surgical Treatment2▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Health Care Costs2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Palliative Care2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Revision Surgery2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Breast Reconstruction2▲ 31×2 topics
  40. End-of-Life2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Diakonessenhuis hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Frailty in Older Adults, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Hernia repair and management and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Frailty in Older Adults3Frailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …2Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…2Hernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures2Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyCancer ResearchSurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  2. 2 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  3. 3 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Diakonessenhuis hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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