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Fontys University of Applied Sciences

In research, Fontys University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,802 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,978 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,554 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,234
of 22,385 · #6,783 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#60
of 197
Research works
993
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Fontys University of Applied Sciences

What is Fontys University of Applied Sciences 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,802 of 9,585 12.8%118 #4275
Health SciencesDomain #6,978 of 9,902 13.6%61 #6903
Social SciencesField #4,554 of 5,988 11.4%65 #3635

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fontys University of Applied Sciences 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,275 #4,802
  2. Health Sciences#6,903 #6,978
  3. Social Sciences#3,635 #4,554
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Fontys University of Applied Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Fontys University of Applied Sciences is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (15%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 128 fractional works · 49.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 27.5% of its workEducation: 32 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 27 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 66 fractional works · 25.4% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 15.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 19.1% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 8.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFontys Universityof Applied…258fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences50%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7127.5%
    2. Psychology2710.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting155.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities72.9%
    5. Decision Sciences52.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.1%
    1. Medicine4015.4%
    2. Health Professions228.4%
    3. Nursing41.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science238.8%
    2. Engineering187.1%
    3. Environmental Science62.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    5. Materials Science10.3%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.3%
    2. Neuroscience51.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.19× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 3.11× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.42× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.42×27 works
  2. Health Professions3.19×22 works
  3. Nursing3.11×4 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.17×5 works
  5. Social Sciences2.17×71 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.75×14 works
  7. Computer Science1.13×23 works
  8. Neuroscience1.08×4 works
  9. Veterinary1.08×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.00×8 works
  11. Medicine0.80×40 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×3 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×6 works
  14. Engineering0.47×18 works
  15. Environmental Science0.43×6 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×4 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.26×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×1 works
  19. Energy0.11×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fontys University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Linda van den Bergh, Anje Ros and Paul Hennissen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Linda van den Bergh Netherlands · #451,224 worldwide 1.4k citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Anje Ros Netherlands · #643,713 worldwide 855 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Paul Hennissen Netherlands · #688,608 worldwide 1.3k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Yvonne van Zaalen Netherlands · #923,708 worldwide 828 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Eveline J. M. Wouters Netherlands · #974,783 worldwide 24k citations · 201 works
  6. 6 Robert Schuwer Netherlands · #1,111,556 worldwide 2.2k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Theo Niessen Netherlands · #1,182,276 worldwide 791 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Anne J. M. Loonen Netherlands · #1,242,772 worldwide 1.1k citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Marian Thunnissen Netherlands · #1,302,096 worldwide 2.2k citations · 86 works
  10. 10 Shaun Cardiff Netherlands · #1,368,640 worldwide 706 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Fontys University of Applied Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Fontys University of Applied Sciences?

The most cited paper from Fontys University of Applied Sciences is "Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place" (Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Katrien Ger Luijkx, M. D. Rijnaard et al., 2015), with 19,753 citations. Next come "Evaluating the successful implementation of evidence into practice using the PARiHS framework: theoretical and practical challenges" (1,346) and "Factors influencing acceptance of technology for aging in place: A systematic review" (1,233).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Katrien Ger Luijkx, M. D. Rijnaard et al. · Gerontology Open access 4 Jun 2015 19,753
2 Evaluating the successful implementation of evidence into practice using the PARiHS framework: theoretical and practical challenges Alison L Kitson, Jo Rycroft‐Malone, Gill Harvey et al. · Implementation Science Open access 7 Jan 2008 1,346
3 Factors influencing acceptance of technology for aging in place: A systematic review Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Eveline J. M. Wouters, Joost van Hoof et al. · International Journal of Medical Informatics ReviewOpen access 19 Jan 2014 1,233
4 Factors affecting students’ self-efficacy in higher education Mart van Dinther, Filip J. R. C. Dochy, Mien S. R. Segers · Educational Research Review 10 Nov 2010 966
5 A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 pandemic: Navigating in a time of uncertainty and crisis Aras Bozkurt et al. · UVic’s Research and Learning Repository (University of Victoria) Open access 5 Jun 2020 891
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fontys University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Professionalism, Inclusion, Teacher Development, Social Work, Cultural Diversity and Empowerment.

▲ 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. Education18▲ 4.1×21 topics
  2. Health Promotion13▲ 16×8 topics
  3. Public Health12▲ 3.1×22 topics
  4. Epidemiology11◆ 1.07×31 topics
  5. Professionalism11▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Inclusion11▲ 28×6 topics
  7. Teacher Development10▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Social Work10▲ 59×3 topics
  9. Machine Learning10▲ 1.16×20 topics
  10. Cultural Diversity10▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Empowerment10▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Research Methods9▲ 23×1 topic
  13. Youth Care9▲ 958×1 topic
  14. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 2.4×12 topics
  15. Big Data8▲ 3.4×9 topics
  16. Globalization8▲ 1.62×20 topics
  17. Social Support7▲ 5.2×10 topics
  18. Healthcare7▲ 2.4×10 topics
  19. Motivation6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  20. Physical Activity6▲ 4.8×7 topics
  21. Emotion6▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Health Equity6▲ 7.4×4 topics
  23. Self-Regulation5▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Reflective Practice5▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Technology Integration5▲ 6.2×5 topics
  26. Lifelong Learning5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  27. Participatory Design5▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Well-being5▲ 5.0×7 topics
  29. Ethics5▲ 3.7×6 topics
  30. Health Behavior Change5▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Design Research4▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Digital Divide4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  33. Intrinsic Motivation4▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Social Relationships4▲ 17×2 topics
  35. User Experience4▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Academic Achievement4▲ 8.5×6 topics
  37. Transparency4▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Professional Learning Communities4▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Qualitative Research Methods3▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 8.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Fontys University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dutch Social and Cultural Studies, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Dutch Social and Cultura…9Dutch Social and Cultural Studies: 9 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older Adults: 3 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …2Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional works
EducationHuman-Computer InteractionSafety ResearchHealth Informatics5 others

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

  1. 1 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 9 works
  2. 2 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
  3. 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 3 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  6. 6 Technology Use by Older Adults Demography 3 works
  7. 7 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fontys University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Fontys University of Applied Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Fontys University of Applied Sciences0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fontys University of Applied Sciences 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Fontys University of Applied Sciences9.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.4% in 2010.

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