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IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

In research, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education stands highest in Environmental Science (#832 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,667 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Ocean Engineering — Water Science and Technology is 26.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,571
of 28,054 · #4,782 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#50
of 237
Research works
2.3k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
38.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is IHE Delft Institute for Water Education 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
Environmental ScienceField #832 of 3,551 25.8%182 #544
Physical SciencesDomain #3,667 of 12,888 25.9%283 #3395

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IHE Delft Institute for Water Education 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 IHE Delft Institute for Water Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Water Science and Technology takes 26.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 50.9 works26×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 42.4 works15×
  3. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 20.9 works11×
  4. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 20.6 works10×
  5. Environmental ScienceField · 182.3 works9.8×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.09× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.20× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.79× its world share, 182 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.89× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Charlotte de Fraiture, Roshanka Ranasinghe and Pieter van der Zaag lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.

  1. 1 Charlotte de Fraiture Netherlands · #89,497 worldwide 182 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Roshanka Ranasinghe Netherlands · #103,575 worldwide 543 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Pieter van der Zaag Netherlands · #199,992 worldwide 228 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Dano Roelvink Netherlands · #209,477 worldwide 427 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Piet N.L. Lens Netherlands · #218,036 worldwide 892 citations · 197 works
  6. 6 Maria D. Kennedy Netherlands · #250,218 worldwide 219 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Saroj Sharma Netherlands · #254,099 worldwide 81 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Eldon R. Rene Netherlands · #274,007 worldwide 343 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Uta Wehn Netherlands · #277,278 worldwide 152 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Assela Pathirana Netherlands · #289,414 worldwide 168 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Which keywords describe research at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Water Resources, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Sediment Transport, Land Use Change and Urbanization.

▲ 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. Climate Change131▲ 13×60 topics
  2. Sustainability60▲ 6.5×44 topics
  3. Water Resources50▲ 55×10 topics
  4. Remote Sensing46▲ 9.8×20 topics
  5. Hydrological Modeling39▲ 44×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact30▲ 4.7×35 topics
  7. Sediment Transport27▲ 45×6 topics
  8. Land Use Change26▲ 23×6 topics
  9. Urbanization25▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Renewable Energy21▲ 3.9×30 topics
  11. System Dynamics20▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Global Warming20▲ 13×11 topics
  13. Reservoir Operation19▲ 150×1 topic
  14. Water Demand19▲ 150×1 topic
  15. Model Evaluation19▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Risk Perception19▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Drought19▲ 53×3 topics
  18. Policy18▲ 22×5 topics
  19. Satellite Imagery18▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Flood Inundation Modeling18▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Flood Risk18▲ 60×2 topics
  22. Surface Water Mapping18▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Global Hydrology17▲ 70×1 topic
  24. Uncertainty Assessment17▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Water15▲ 75×3 topics
  26. Water Quality15▲ 10×12 topics
  27. Resource Management15▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Food15▲ 65×2 topics
  29. Energy14▲ 120×1 topic
  30. Nexus14▲ 120×1 topic
  31. Wastewater Treatment12▲ 14×9 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services12▲ 8.2×8 topics
  33. Sea-Level Rise11▲ 27×5 topics
  34. Arid Regions10▲ 115×2 topics
  35. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 7.2×11 topics
  36. International Cooperation10▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Conflict10▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Resource Scarcity10▲ 152×1 topic
  39. Transboundary Water10▲ 152×1 topic
  40. Evapotranspiration9▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does IHE Delft Institute for Water Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water resources management and optimization, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies.

Water resources management and optimization: 19 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 18 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …17Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 17 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus …14Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 14 fractional worksTransboundary Water Reso…10Transboundary Water Resource Management: 10 fractional worksWater Governance and Inf…8Water Governance and Infrastructure: 8 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…6Membrane Separation Technologies: 6 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 6 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 6 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 5 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeWater Science and TechnologySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 17 works
  4. 4 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 14 works
  5. 5 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  7. 7 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  8. 8 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 6 works
  10. 10 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 5 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.4%domestic only45.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IHE Delft Institute for Water Education'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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