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Imec the Netherlands

In research, Imec the Netherlands stands highest in Engineering (#3,380 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,150 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,753 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,986
of 28,054 · #9,092 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#86
of 237
Research works
1.3k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Imec the Netherlands 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
EngineeringField #3,380 of 6,636 10.8%129 #3031
Physical SciencesDomain #7,150 of 12,888 10.9%213 #5991
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,753 of 2,318 11.3%81 #1669

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Imec the Netherlands 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. Engineering#3,031 #3,380
  2. Physical Sciences#5,991 #7,150
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,669 #1,753
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 Imec the Netherlands specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 80.8 works7.8×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.00× its world share, 10 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.22× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.96× its world share, 129 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.63× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.31× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Imec the Netherlands?

Ranked on the composite score, Yao‐Hong Liu, Miroslav Plaček and Fokko P. Wieringa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Imec the Netherlands.

  1. 1 Yao‐Hong Liu Netherlands · #179,567 worldwide 141 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Miroslav Plaček Netherlands · #415,409 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Fokko P. Wieringa Netherlands · #1,068,845 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Angelika Bauer-Delto Netherlands · #1,390,039 worldwide 0 citations · 111 works
All ranked researchers at Imec the Netherlands

Which keywords describe research at Imec the Netherlands?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Integrated Circuits, Channel Modeling, Neuromorphic Computing, Solar Cells, Field-Effect Transistors, Optical Modulators and Microcavities.

▲ 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. Biosensors13▲ 8.7×10 topics
  2. Integrated Circuits12▲ 25×3 topics
  3. Channel Modeling9▲ 24×6 topics
  4. Neural Networks8▲ 1.90×13 topics
  5. Neuromorphic Computing8▲ 24×2 topics
  6. Solar Cells7▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Field-Effect Transistors7▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Optical Modulators7▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Microcavities6▲ 19×1 topic
  10. Silicon Photonics6▲ 20×1 topic
  11. Non-Volatile Memory6▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Photovoltaics6▲ 13×4 topics
  13. CMOS6▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Memristor6▲ 24×1 topic
  15. Resistive Switching6▲ 24×1 topic
  16. Wearable Sensors6▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Efficiency6▲ 6.5×4 topics
  18. Semiconductor6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  19. Frequency Synthesizer6▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Semiconductor Lasers6▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Communications5▲ 56×2 topics
  23. Health Monitoring5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  24. Performance Evaluation5▲ 55×3 topics
  25. Wireless5▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Thin Films4▲ 8.0×7 topics
  27. Optical Fiber4▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Multiple-Access4▲ 434×1 topic
  29. Ultra-Wideband4▲ 434×1 topic
  30. Nanoelectronics4▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Optical Interconnects4▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)4▲ 38×1 topic
  33. MAC Protocols4▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Millimeter-Wave4▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Wireless Power Transfer4▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Atomic Layer Deposition4▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Delta-Sigma Modulator4▲ 40×2 topics
  38. High-k Dielectrics4▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Low-Noise Amplifiers4▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Oscillators4▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Imec the Netherlands publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Ultra-Wideband Communications Technology and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices.

Photonic and Optical Dev…6Photonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…6Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 6 fractional worksUltra-Wideband Communica…4Ultra-Wideband Communications Technology: 4 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…4Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 4 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 4 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…3Optical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksWireless Body Area Networks: 3 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural …3Neuroscience and Neural Engineering: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringBioengineeringCellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Ultra-Wideband Communications Technology Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Wireless Body Area Networks Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 3 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.3%domestic only27.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Imec the Netherlands's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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