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Medisch Centrum Alkmaar

In research, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar stands highest in Medicine (#4,142 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,409 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,278 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,021
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#186
of 464
Research works
897
▼ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Medisch Centrum Alkmaar known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #4,142 of 17,978 17.8%658
Health SciencesDomain #5,409 of 20,462 17.7%707
SurgerySubfield #2,278 of 4,227 20.9%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medisch Centrum Alkmaar 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).

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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.17× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.64× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.50× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medisch Centrum Alkmaar?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan H. Cornel, Frank Stam and Paul R. Algra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medisch Centrum Alkmaar.

  1. 1 Jan H. Cornel Netherlands · #41,954 worldwide 415 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Frank Stam Netherlands · #585,743 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Paul R. Algra Netherlands · #723,610 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 P. C. M. Bartels Netherlands · #982,471 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 W. W. M. Hack Netherlands · #1,065,879 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Wim Boersma Netherlands · #1,128,262 worldwide 19 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Medisch Centrum Alkmaar

Which keywords describe research at Medisch Centrum Alkmaar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Mortality, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Rehabilitation, Health-related Quality of Life 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 2.9×31 topics
  2. Complications4▲ 15×7 topics
  3. Mortality3▲ 9.3×8 topics
  4. Education3▲ 2.9×6 topics
  5. Revision Surgery2▲ 38×2 topics
  6. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 38×2 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×19 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 3.0×12 topics
  9. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Professionalism2▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Rehabilitation2▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Social Work2▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Health Promotion2▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Arthroplasty2▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Empowerment2▲ 40×1 topic
  16. Research Methods2▲ 23×1 topic
  17. Outcomes2▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Internal Fixation2▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  22. Elderly Patients1▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.57×10 topics
  24. Surgery1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  25. Hip Fracture1▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Orthogeriatric Care1▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Biomechanics1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  28. COVID-191▲ 1.53×8 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Health Care Costs1▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Phenomenology1▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 1.72×11 topics

Which research topics does Medisch Centrum Alkmaar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dutch Social and Cultural Studies, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Hip and Femur Fractures and Mental Health and Psychiatry.

Dutch Social and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…1Mental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksMathematical functions a…1Mathematical functions and polynomials: 1 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 1 fractional works
EducationSurgeryPhilosophyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Mathematical functions and polynomials Applied Mathematics 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 1 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medisch Centrum Alkmaar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% lower 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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