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Huisarts en Wetenschap

In research, Huisarts en Wetenschap stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,724 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#9,411 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,291 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,149
of 28,054 · #10,438 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#206
of 237
Research works
3.4k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.9k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Huisarts en Wetenschap 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,724 of 11,982 1.1%179 #1901
MedicineField #9,411 of 10,443 1.2%134 #5581
Social SciencesDomain #10,291 of 10,521 1.4%105 #9208

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Huisarts en Wetenschap 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,901 #9,724
  2. Medicine#5,581 #9,411
  3. Social Sciences#9,208 #10,291
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Huisarts en Wetenschap specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 24.2 works5.7×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.04× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.15× its world share, 134 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Huisarts en Wetenschap?

Ranked on the composite score, Arie Knuistingh Neven, Tjerk Wiersma and C. J. in ’t Veld lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Huisarts en Wetenschap.

  1. 1 Arie Knuistingh Neven Netherlands · #159,689 worldwide 140 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Tjerk Wiersma Netherlands · #518,870 worldwide 38 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 C. J. in ’t Veld Netherlands · #596,295 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Fiona Ang Netherlands · #603,196 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Just Eekhof Netherlands · #608,398 worldwide 78 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Peter Leusink Netherlands · #668,792 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Nico van Duijn Netherlands · #774,671 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Jan Schuling Netherlands · #826,652 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Sjoerd Bruggink Netherlands · #858,038 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Hans van der Voort Netherlands · #895,144 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Huisarts en Wetenschap

Which keywords describe research at Huisarts en Wetenschap?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Social Work, Research Methods, Clinical Guidelines and Professionalism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology34▲ 2.6×78 topics
  2. Quality of Life18▲ 4.0×31 topics
  3. Education17▲ 3.0×16 topics
  4. Public Health17▲ 3.5×35 topics
  5. Health Promotion15▲ 15×8 topics
  6. Primary Care15▲ 12×11 topics
  7. Social Work12▲ 55×4 topics
  8. Clinical Guidelines12▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Research Methods12▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Professionalism12▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Teacher Development12▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Cultural Diversity12▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Inclusion12▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Empowerment12▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Youth Care12▲ 1027×1 topic
  16. Globalization11▲ 1.79×23 topics
  17. Diagnosis10▲ 3.2×20 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 2.6×18 topics
  19. Healthcare9▲ 2.4×13 topics
  20. Quality Assessment9▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Patient Outcomes8▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Guideline Development8▲ 118×1 topic
  23. Practice Recommendations8▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Quality Improvement7▲ 12×7 topics
  25. Pathogenesis6▲ 3.9×15 topics
  26. Diabetes6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment6▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 6.0×7 topics
  29. Healthcare Utilization6▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.5×8 topics
  31. Population Health5▲ 60×2 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Prevention5▲ 105×2 topics
  33. Comorbidity5▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Health Care Costs5▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Health Checks5▲ 113×1 topic
  36. Preventive Services5▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Cultural Analysis5▲ 30×3 topics
  38. Phenomenology5▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Chronic Conditions5▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does Huisarts en Wetenschap publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dutch Social and Cultural Studies, Clinical practice guidelines implementation, Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention and Chronic Disease Management Strategies.

Dutch Social and Cultura…12Dutch Social and Cultural Studies: 12 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 8 fractional worksHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention: 5 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 4 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 3 fractional worksFinancial Crisis of the 21st Century: 3 fractional worksComparative and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksMedical Research and Practices: 3 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 3 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 3 fractional works
EducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyPhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 12 works
  2. 2 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  3. 3 Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  4. 4 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 4 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 3 works
  6. 6 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 3 works
  7. 7 Comparative and International Law Studies Law 3 works
  8. 8 Medical Research and Practices Medical Terminology 3 works
  9. 9 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 3 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Huisarts en Wetenschap's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher 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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