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DSM (Netherlands)

In research, DSM (Netherlands) stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,413 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,676
of 28,054 · #2,953 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#110
of 237
Research works
3.1k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
105k
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is DSM (Netherlands) 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,413 of 7,800 19.4%64 #4604

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does DSM (Netherlands) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 40.6 works4.7×
← 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: 4.66× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.95× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.99× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 3.27× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at DSM (Netherlands)?

Ranked on the composite score, Johannes G. de Vries, Werner Bonrath and Robert J. Meier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DSM (Netherlands).

  1. 1 Johannes G. de Vries · #42,737 worldwide 836 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Werner Bonrath · #122,128 worldwide 257 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Robert J. Meier · #148,894 worldwide 274 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 R. Koningsveld · #161,843 worldwide 209 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Vincent Mathot · #167,680 worldwide 247 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Pieter Gijsman · #223,597 worldwide 218 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 V. M. Litvinov · #269,459 worldwide 166 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Johannes A. Roubos · #314,960 worldwide 231 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Laurent Lefort · #330,645 worldwide 160 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 André H. M. de Vries · #350,920 worldwide 217 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at DSM (Netherlands)

Which keywords describe research at DSM (Netherlands)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Probiotics14▲ 31×5 topics
  2. Gut Microbiota13▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Climate Change12▲ 2.5×26 topics
  4. Heat Stress11▲ 74×2 topics
  5. Feed Additives10▲ 96×2 topics
  6. Amino Acids10▲ 58×2 topics
  7. Antibiotic Alternatives10▲ 100×1 topic
  8. Poultry Production10▲ 100×1 topic
  9. Health Effects7▲ 6.7×8 topics
  10. Sustainability7▲ 1.52×20 topics
  11. Food Safety7▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 27×4 topics
  13. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.0×15 topics
  14. Nutrition6▲ 6.9×8 topics
  15. Risk Assessment6▲ 4.6×4 topics
  16. Mycotoxins5▲ 143×1 topic
  17. Toxicology5▲ 17×1 topic
  18. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.3×9 topics
  19. Health Education5▲ 5.7×3 topics
  20. Community Empowerment5▲ 3.3×3 topics
  21. Food Security4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  22. Metabolic Engineering4▲ 24×4 topics
  23. Aquaculture4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Breastfeeding4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  25. Maternal Health4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  26. Microbiota4▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Child Nutrition4▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Stunting4▲ 10×1 topic
  29. Antioxidants4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  30. Synthetic Biology4▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Recycling4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  32. Constraint-Based Models3▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Genome-Scale Models3▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Enzymatic Hydrolysis3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Consumer Perception3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  36. Dietary Fiber3▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Lipid Oxidation3▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Conducting Polymers3▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Green Chemistry3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  40. Rheology3▲ 7.5×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Public Health and Nutrition and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…10Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 10 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agricultur…5Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 5 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…4Public Health and Nutrition: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 3 fractional worksPolymer crystallization and properties: 2 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…2Biofuel production and bioconversion: 2 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 2 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 2 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyPlant SciencePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAnimal Science and Zoology 10 works
  2. 2 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodPlant Science 5 works
  3. 3 Public Health and NutritionPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionMolecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymers and Plastics 2 works
  6. 6 Biofuel production and bioconversionBiomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 2 works
  8. 8 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAnimal Science and Zoology 2 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product QualityAnimal Science and Zoology 2 works
  10. 10 Probiotics and Fermented FoodsFood 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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