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GGD Zuid Limburg

In research, GGD Zuid Limburg stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,838 of 20,462 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,139 of 21,541 worldwide) and Medicine (#13,741 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,926
of 28,054 · #19,113 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#175
of 237
Research works
545
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is GGD Zuid Limburg known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #11,838 of 20,462 19.2%235
Physical SciencesDomain #13,139 of 21,541 17.6%130
MedicineField #13,741 of 17,978 16.8%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where GGD Zuid Limburg 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.94× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 7.87× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.67× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at GGD Zuid Limburg?

Ranked on the composite score, J. W. Foppe van Mil, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe and Nicole H. T. M. Dukers–Muijrers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is GGD Zuid Limburg.

  1. 1 J. W. Foppe van Mil Netherlands · #617,288 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Christian J. P. A. Hoebe Netherlands · #884,767 worldwide 58 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Nicole H. T. M. Dukers–Muijrers Netherlands · #1,092,268 worldwide 28 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at GGD Zuid Limburg

Which keywords describe research at GGD Zuid Limburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, COVID-19, Mental Health, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemic and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.5×38 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 8.1×21 topics
  3. Health Promotion6▲ 24×6 topics
  4. COVID-196▲ 5.3×9 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 5.0×14 topics
  6. Pandemic4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  7. SARS-CoV-24▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Community Empowerment3▲ 5.0×3 topics
  9. Health Equity3▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Vaccine3▲ 9.5×9 topics
  11. Health Education3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  12. Health Promoting Schools3▲ 223×1 topic
  13. Immune Response3▲ 6.1×9 topics
  14. School Health Promotion3▲ 223×1 topic
  15. Social Justice3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  16. HIV Transmission2▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Infectious Diseases2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  18. Collaborative Partnerships2▲ 157×1 topic
  19. Community Capacity Building2▲ 157×1 topic
  20. Depression2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  21. Health Disparities2▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Physical Activity2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  23. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Adolescent Health2▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Primary Care2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  26. Community Health2▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.3×8 topics
  28. Social Support2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  29. Anxiety2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Workers2▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Viral Load2▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Risk Perception2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  34. COVID-19 Vaccine2▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Vaccine Hesitancy2▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Modeling2▲ 8.5×1 topic
  37. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Viral Transmission2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. transmission dynamics2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Empowerment2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does GGD Zuid Limburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: School Health and Nursing Education, Community Health and Development, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

School Health and Nursin…3School Health and Nursing Education: 3 fractional worksCommunity Health and Dev…2Community Health and Development: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksDutch Social and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…1Health disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksCross-Border Cooperation and Integration: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional works
Speech and HearingGeneral Health ProfessionsHealthModeling and Simulation3 others

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

  1. 1 School Health and Nursing Education Speech and Hearing 3 works
  2. 2 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 1 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  8. 8 Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has GGD Zuid Limburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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