Question 1

What is Maastricht University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Maastricht University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Maastricht University ranks #303 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#293 all time), and #11 of 197 in the Netherlands.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Maastricht University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Maastricht University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Maastricht University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Maastricht University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Maastricht University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Maastricht University's?

Accepted Answer

Erasmus University Rotterdam has the research profile closest to Maastricht University's (similarity 0.92 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Medicine, followed by Georgetown University and Emory University.

Question 9

Is Maastricht University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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