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Maastricht University

In research, Maastricht University stands highest in Health Sciences (#130 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#131 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#303 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Family Practice, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Applied Psychology (Family Practice is 5.3× its share of world research).

maastrichtuniversity.nlROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#303
of 22,385 · #293 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#11
of 197
Research works
49k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8M
37.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.38×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Maastricht University

What is Maastricht University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #130 of 9,902 15.5%3,881 #102
MedicineField #131 of 8,541 15.8%3,354 #102
Social SciencesDomain #303 of 9,585 16.7%2,202 #255
Physical SciencesDomain #574 of 10,670 13.4%1,039 #644
Social SciencesField #390 of 5,988 17.9%930 #290
Business, Management and AccountingField #189 of 2,581 18.5%286 #132
Life SciencesDomain #497 of 6,403 12.6%1,116 #409
SurgerySubfield #148 of 1,532 17.7%385 #122
Health ProfessionsField #184 of 1,895 13.7%425 #88
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #78 of 736 16.3%381 #41

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maastricht University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Health Sciences#102 #130
  2. Medicine#102 #131
  3. Social Sciences#255 #303
  4. Physical Sciences#644 #574
  5. Social Sciences#290 #390
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#132 #189
  7. Life Sciences#409 #497
  8. Surgery#122 #148
  9. Health Professions#88 #184
  10. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#41 #78
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Maastricht University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Maastricht University is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Social Sciences (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 4,393 fractional works · 47.2% of its workMedicine: 3,810 fractional works · 40.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 443 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSurgery: 436 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 291 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 265 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 238 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 217 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 215 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 199 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 161 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 136 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 109 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 84 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 71 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 468 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 316 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 78 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,436 fractional works · 26.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,032 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 330 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 226 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 120 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 537 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 215 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 122 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 94 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 303 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 99 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 279 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 210 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 175 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 109 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,281 fractional works · 13.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 600 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 297 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 122 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 451 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 239 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 109 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,201 fractional works · 12.9% of its workComputer Science: 365 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 189 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 338 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 197 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 182 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 86 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 76 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMaastrichtUniversity9,310fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences4,39347.2%
    1. Medicine3,81040.9%
    2. Health Professions4685.0%
    3. Nursing780.8%
    4. Dentistry290.3%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,43626.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,03211.1%
    2. Psychology5375.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3033.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2793.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities1751.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1091.2%
  3. Life Sciences1,28113.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6006.4%
    2. Neuroscience4514.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1091.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences951.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics270.3%
    1. Computer Science3653.9%
    2. Engineering3383.6%
    3. Environmental Science1821.9%
    4. Materials Science860.9%
    5. Chemistry760.8%
    6. Mathematics560.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy560.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences180.2%
    9. Energy180.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Maastricht University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Family Practice takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Family PracticeSubfield · 23.8 works5.3×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 442.8 works4.5×
  3. Applied PsychologySubfield · 53.1 works4.0×
  4. Internal MedicineSubfield · 22.4 works3.9×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 95 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 600 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 109 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.98× its world share, 451 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 76 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 365 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 338 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 182 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 86 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 56 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 56 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 30 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 468 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 3,810 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 78 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 175 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 303 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 110 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 279 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 536 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1,032 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.98×451 works
  2. Medicine2.13×3,810 works
  3. Health Professions1.91×468 works
  4. Psychology1.89×536 works
  5. Nursing1.71×78 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.40×279 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.22×110 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×600 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.16×109 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×303 works
  11. Social Sciences0.88×1,032 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×27 works
  13. Dentistry0.65×30 works
  14. Veterinary0.65×8 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.65×175 works
  16. Chemistry0.52×76 works
  17. Mathematics0.51×56 works
  18. Computer Science0.50×365 works
  19. Environmental Science0.39×182 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.27×56 works
  21. Materials Science0.26×86 works
  22. Engineering0.24×338 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×95 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.21×7 works
  25. Energy0.21×18 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×18 works

Who are the top researchers at Maastricht University?

Ranked on the quality score, Nancy Bocken, Stephane R B Heymans and Geert H. Hofstede lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maastricht University.

  1. 1 Nancy Bocken Netherlands · #490 worldwide 37k citations · 229 works
  2. 2 Stephane R B Heymans Netherlands · #9,081 worldwide 73k citations · 500 works
  3. 3 Geert H. Hofstede Netherlands · #9,721 worldwide 116k citations · 160 works
  4. 4 Luc J. C. van Loon Netherlands · #21,433 worldwide 49k citations · 741 works
  5. 5 Ralph T. H. Leijenaar Netherlands · #24,096 worldwide 30k citations · 139 works
  6. 6 Wolfgang Viechtbauer Netherlands · #25,638 worldwide 54k citations · 302 works
  7. 7 Emiel F.�M. Wouters Netherlands · #26,541 worldwide 75k citations · 1,092 works
  8. 8 Ko de Ruyter Netherlands · #27,092 worldwide 11k citations · 131 works
  9. 9 Thomas Dohmen Netherlands · #28,071 worldwide 17k citations · 206 works
  10. 10 Dominik Mahr Netherlands · #28,212 worldwide 8.4k citations · 137 works
All ranked researchers at Maastricht University

What are the most cited papers from Maastricht University?

The most cited paper from Maastricht University is "The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration" (Alessandro Liberati, Douglas G. Altman, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al., 2009), with 28,074 citations. Next come "A global reference for human genetic variation" (20,444) and "Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis" (14,151).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration Alessandro Liberati, Douglas G. Altman, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al. · PLoS Medicine ReviewOpen access 20 Jul 2009 28,074
2 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
3 Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis Alfonso José Cruz-Jentoft et al. · Age and Ageing Open access 24 Sep 2018 14,151
4 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
5 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Maastricht University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Catheter Ablation, Guidelines and Risk Factors.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology608▲ 1.64×132 topics
  2. Inflammation431▲ 2.2×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life294▲ 2.2×57 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease245▲ 2.3×38 topics
  5. Treatment214▲ 1.89×49 topics
  6. Public Health209▲ 1.54×61 topics
  7. Risk Factors208▲ 2.0×37 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress199▲ 1.30×59 topics
  9. Depression180▲ 2.2×24 topics
  10. Obesity180▲ 2.5×26 topics
  11. Mental Health179▲ 1.34×42 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome161▲ 2.1×23 topics
  13. Aging159▲ 3.1×18 topics
  14. Diagnosis159▲ 1.83×41 topics
  15. Human Rights158▲ 1.65×56 topics
  16. Heart Failure157▲ 3.8×13 topics
  17. Guidelines155▲ 3.5×13 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders154▲ 2.9×20 topics
  19. Biomarkers140▲ 2.2×18 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines134▲ 2.6×14 topics
  21. Global Burden134▲ 2.6×12 topics
  22. Genetics132▲ 2.0×23 topics
  23. Clinical Trials125▲ 2.0×19 topics
  24. Anxiety120▲ 2.7×12 topics
  25. Precision Medicine113▲ 2.5×8 topics
  26. Primary Care112▲ 3.2×15 topics
  27. Complications112▲ 2.4×17 topics
  28. Catheter Ablation108▲ 9.4×2 topics
  29. Echocardiography104▲ 4.0×8 topics
  30. Neuroimaging97▲ 3.8×11 topics
  31. Magnetic Resonance Imaging85▲ 3.6×8 topics
  32. European Union83▲ 4.0×26 topics
  33. Arrhythmias81▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Stroke Prevention80▲ 7.1×2 topics
  35. Anticoagulant Therapy75▲ 6.4×4 topics
  36. Functional Connectivity75▲ 5.9×3 topics
  37. Atrial Fibrillation73▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Sudden Cardiac Death69▲ 8.7×2 topics
  39. Risk Stratification62▲ 9.1×1 topic
  40. Thromboembolism62▲ 9.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Maastricht University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…62Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 62 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …46Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 46 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 42 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 42 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 38 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 38 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 36 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…35Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 35 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 35 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 34 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEconomics and EconometricsPsychiatry and Mental healthPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 62 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 46 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 42 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 42 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 38 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 38 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 36 works
  8. 8 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 35 works
  9. 9 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 35 works
  10. 10 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 34 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 available55.5%not open44.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Maastricht University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Maastricht University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.036% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Maastricht University0.034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Maastricht University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Maastricht University14.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2009.

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Which institutions have research most like Maastricht University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Erasmus University Rotterdam has the research profile closest to Maastricht University's, with both strong in Medicine.

  1. 1 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands · Both strong in Medicine, Psychology, Neuroscience 0.92 Compare
  2. 2 Georgetown UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Neuroscience, Health Professions 0.88 Compare
  3. 3 Emory UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Nursing 0.88 Compare
  4. 4 United States Department of Veterans AffairsUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Health Professions 0.88 Compare
  5. 5 University of Colorado DenverUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Health Professions, Neuroscience 0.87 Compare

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