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Friesland College

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Research works
52
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
28.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Friesland College

Not ranked overall: Friesland College is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Friesland College work in?

In all years, 56% of research at Friesland College is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 55.8% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 48.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 22.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFriesland College52fractional works, all years
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences56%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2548.6%
    2. Nursing36.6%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology611.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences36.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology24.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.0%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Environmental Science47.6%
    2. Engineering24.7%
    3. Computer Science12.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    5. Chemistry00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Social Sciences23.2%
    2. Psychology00.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
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: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 2.78× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.76×0 works
  2. Medicine2.78×4 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.07×1 works
  4. Environmental Science1.42×0 works
  5. Chemistry0.89×0 works
  6. Psychology0.80×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.78×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.70×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×0 works
  10. Engineering0.54×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.31×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Friesland College?

Ranked on the quality score, Gerda T. Noordhoek and Theo H.L. Claassen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Friesland College.

  1. 1 Gerda T. Noordhoek Netherlands · #1,758,663 worldwide 2.2k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Theo H.L. Claassen Netherlands · #4,688,318 worldwide 62 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Friesland College

What are the most cited papers from Friesland College?

The most cited paper from Friesland College is "Music therapy for depression" (Sonja Aalbers, Laura Fusar‐Poli, Ruth Freeman et al., 2017), with 833 citations. Next come "Gene expression profiling in follicular lymphoma to assess clinical aggressiveness and to guide the choice of treatment" (225) and "Diagnosis of Mycobacterium microti Infections among Humans by Using Novel Genetic Markers" (196).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Music therapy for depression Sonja Aalbers, Laura Fusar‐Poli, Ruth Freeman et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 16 Nov 2017 833
2 Gene expression profiling in follicular lymphoma to assess clinical aggressiveness and to guide the choice of treatment Annuska M. Glas · Blood Open access 2 Sep 2004 225
3 Diagnosis of Mycobacterium microti Infections among Humans by Using Novel Genetic Markers Dick van Soolingen, Adri G. M. van der Zanden, Petra E. W. de Haas et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology Open access Jul 1998 196
4 Detection of Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii and group VS116 by PCR in skin biopsies of patients with erythema migrans and acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans Sjoerd G. T. Rijpkema, D J Tazelaar, Marc J.C.H. Molkenboer et al. · Clinical Microbiology and Infection Open access Feb 1997 174
5 Association with HLA class I in Epstein-Barr-virus-positive and with HLA class III in Epstein-Barr-virus-negative Hodgkin's lymphoma Arjan Diepstra, Marijke Niens, Edo Vellenga et al. · The Lancet Jun 2005 161
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Friesland College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Preterm Infants, Probiotics, Inflammation, Treatment, Pathogenesis and Lactoferrin.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.8×33 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.8×15 topics
  3. Treatment3▲ 4.1×14 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 8.5×9 topics
  5. Preterm Infants2▲ 30×2 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 1.67×6 topics
  7. Diagnosis2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  8. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.8×10 topics
  9. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.2×11 topics
  10. Probiotics2▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  12. Lactoferrin2▲ 90×2 topics
  13. Nutritional Significance2▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Human Milk Composition2▲ 116×1 topic
  15. Lymphoma2▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Necrotizing Enterocolitis2▲ 116×1 topic
  17. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  18. Vaccine2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  19. Breast Cancer1▲ 9.8×5 topics
  20. Cancer1▲ 1.89×8 topics
  21. Rituximab1▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 6.1×6 topics
  23. Classification1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  24. Neurodevelopment1▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 9.3×5 topics
  26. Dietary Intake1▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  29. Omega-3 Fatty Acids1▲ 25×1 topic
  30. PET Imaging1▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Radiotherapy1▲ 6.0×7 topics
  32. Surgical Management1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  33. Genetic Pathogenesis1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Meta-Analysis1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  35. Molecular Profiling1▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Squamous Cell Carcinoma1▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Masonry Strengthening1▲ 160×1 topic
  40. Seismic Analysis1▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Friesland College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Lymphoma Diagnosis and T…0Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …0High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 0 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 0 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 0 fractional worksEosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes: 0 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 0 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Di…0Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 0 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineMaterials ChemistryHematologyOncology6 others

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

  1. 1 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 0 works
  3. 3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 0 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  5. 5 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 0 works
  6. 6 Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes Rheumatology 0 works
  7. 7 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Friesland College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher 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 Friesland College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000034% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Friesland College0.000022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Friesland College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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