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DSM (Netherlands)

In research, DSM (Netherlands) stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,439 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 4.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#8,591
of 22,385 · #7,029 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#77
of 197
Research works
3.1k
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
105k
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%

What is DSM (Netherlands) 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,439 of 6,403 11.8%64 #3845

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where DSM (Netherlands) 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 fields of science does DSM (Netherlands) work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at DSM (Netherlands) is in Life Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Medicine (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 68 fractional works · 32.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 20.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 17 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 5.8% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 31.1% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 6.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 40 fractional works · 19.5% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 14.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDSM (Netherlands)206fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences17%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4320.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology209.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.3%
    4. Neuroscience20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering2311.1%
    2. Environmental Science146.7%
    3. Materials Science136.3%
    4. Chemistry73.2%
    5. Computer Science21.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
    7. Energy20.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine3014.6%
    2. Health Professions63.0%
    3. Nursing31.5%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences178.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities52.3%
    3. Psychology52.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.5%
    5. Decision Sciences21.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does DSM (Netherlands) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 42.7 works4.4×
← 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: 4.37× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.81× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 3.09× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.37×43 works
  2. Nursing3.09×3 works
  3. Chemistry2.02×6 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.84×20 works
  5. Materials Science1.81×13 works
  6. Veterinary1.79×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.35×14 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.28×3 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.21×2 works
  10. Health Professions1.14×6 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.89×1 works
  12. Energy0.85×2 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.81×5 works
  14. Psychology0.77×5 works
  15. Medicine0.76×30 works
  16. Engineering0.74×23 works
  17. Social Sciences0.66×17 works
  18. Neuroscience0.58×2 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×3 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×2 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.27×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  25. Computer Science0.14×2 works
  26. Mathematics0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at DSM (Netherlands)?

Ranked on the quality score, Johannes G. de Vries, Jan Schütz and Victor M. Litvinov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DSM (Netherlands).

  1. 1 Johannes G. de Vries Netherlands · #216,650 worldwide 25k citations · 502 works
  2. 2 Jan Schütz Netherlands · #732,855 worldwide 1.8k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Victor M. Litvinov Netherlands · #982,873 worldwide 4k citations · 120 works
  4. 4 André H. M. de Vries Netherlands · #1,073,792 worldwide 6.7k citations · 89 works
  5. 5 Paul P. de Waal Netherlands · #1,163,188 worldwide 1.8k citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Noël N. M. E. van Peij Netherlands · #1,183,607 worldwide 3.5k citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Laurent Lefort Netherlands · #1,370,799 worldwide 4.5k citations · 201 works
  8. 8 Mark J. Boerakker Netherlands · #1,461,341 worldwide 1.2k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Harm van der Werff Netherlands · #1,495,514 worldwide 819 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Bert J. Kip Netherlands · #1,518,758 worldwide 2.3k citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at DSM (Netherlands)

What are the most cited papers from DSM (Netherlands)?

The most cited paper from DSM (Netherlands) is "Planck 2015 results" (Ade, PAR et al., 2016), with 5,452 citations. Next come "Review of Particle Physics" (5,093) and "Hydroxymethylfurfural, A Versatile Platform Chemical Made from Renewable Resources" (2,873).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Planck 2015 results Ade, PAR et al. · ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) Open access261 authors Oct 2016 5,452
2 Review of Particle Physics C. Amsler et al. · Physics Letters B Open access173 authors 5 Aug 2008 5,093
3 Hydroxymethylfurfural, A Versatile Platform Chemical Made from Renewable Resources Robert‐Jan van Putten, Jan C. van der Waal, E. de Jong et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 11 Feb 2013 2,873
4 Industrial biocatalysis today and tomorrow Andreas B. Schmid, Jonathan S. Dordick, Bernhard Hauer et al. · Nature 11 Jan 2001 2,407
5 Reversible Polymers Formed from Self-Complementary Monomers Using Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding Rint P. Sijbesma, Felix H. Beijer, Luc Brunsveld et al. · Science Open access 28 Nov 1997 2,386
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at DSM (Netherlands)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Probiotics, Gut Microbiota, Heat Stress, Feed Additives, Amino Acids, Antibiotic Alternatives, Poultry Production and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Probiotics14▲ 28×5 topics
  2. Gut Microbiota13▲ 19×5 topics
  3. Climate Change13▲ 2.4×30 topics
  4. Heat Stress11▲ 69×2 topics
  5. Feed Additives11▲ 90×2 topics
  6. Amino Acids10▲ 54×2 topics
  7. Antibiotic Alternatives10▲ 93×1 topic
  8. Poultry Production10▲ 93×1 topic
  9. Health Effects8▲ 6.1×8 topics
  10. Sustainability8▲ 1.49×24 topics
  11. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.99×16 topics
  12. Food Safety7▲ 11×6 topics
  13. Fungal Pathogens7▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Nutrition6▲ 6.9×9 topics
  15. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.3×11 topics
  16. Risk Assessment6▲ 4.2×4 topics
  17. Mycotoxins5▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Toxicology5▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Community Empowerment5▲ 3.2×3 topics
  20. Health Education5▲ 5.4×3 topics
  21. Food Security5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  22. Metabolic Engineering4▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Aquaculture4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  24. Microbiota4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. Breastfeeding4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  26. Maternal Health4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  27. Child Nutrition4▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Stunting4▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Antioxidants4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  30. Recycling4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  31. Synthetic Biology4▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Consumer Perception4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  33. Constraint-Based Models3▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Genome-Scale Models3▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Dietary Fiber3▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Enzymatic Hydrolysis3▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Lignocellulosic Biomass3▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Lipid Oxidation3▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Fatty Acids3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Conducting Polymers3▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does DSM (Netherlands) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Public Health and Nutrition and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  2. 2 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 5 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  7. 7 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  8. 8 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  10. 10 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has DSM (Netherlands)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is DSM (Netherlands) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%DSM (Netherlands)0.00052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of DSM (Netherlands) 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%DSM (Netherlands)10.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.2% in 2006.

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