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Medisch Spectrum Twente

In research, Medisch Spectrum Twente stands highest in Medicine (#3,229 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,301 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery — Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,538
of 28,054 · #10,824 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#92
of 237
Research works
1.5k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Medisch Spectrum Twente 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
MedicineField #3,229 of 10,443 18.7%174 #2666
Health SciencesDomain #4,301 of 11,982 18.7%184 #3193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medisch Spectrum Twente 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 Medisch Spectrum Twente specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 27.6 works7.8×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 30.5 works5.7×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.53× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 174 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medisch Spectrum Twente?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeroen J. Kolkman, Albertus Beishuizen and Robert H. Geelkerken lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medisch Spectrum Twente.

  1. 1 Jeroen J. Kolkman Netherlands · #133,408 worldwide 167 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Albertus Beishuizen Netherlands · #140,692 worldwide 172 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Robert H. Geelkerken Netherlands · #186,788 worldwide 101 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Joost M. Klaase Netherlands · #212,265 worldwide 128 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Mike S.L. Liem Netherlands · #396,741 worldwide 90 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Job van der Palen Netherlands · #442,865 worldwide 130 citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Clemens von Birgelen Netherlands · #443,842 worldwide 175 citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Paul van der Valk Netherlands · #508,681 worldwide 71 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Marjolein Brusse‐Keizer Netherlands · #531,463 worldwide 55 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Dick J. Richel Netherlands · #595,566 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Medisch Spectrum Twente

Which keywords describe research at Medisch Spectrum Twente?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Treatment, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Global Burden and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.4×73 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 3.5×39 topics
  3. Diagnosis14▲ 6.5×24 topics
  4. Treatment14▲ 4.9×26 topics
  5. Management13▲ 7.5×18 topics
  6. Quality of Life10▲ 2.9×28 topics
  7. Chemotherapy9▲ 5.9×22 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 7.5×11 topics
  9. Global Burden9▲ 7.2×8 topics
  10. Risk Factors8▲ 3.3×18 topics
  11. Guidelines8▲ 7.6×12 topics
  12. Genetics8▲ 4.8×13 topics
  13. Radiotherapy7▲ 8.4×12 topics
  14. Complications7▲ 6.3×15 topics
  15. Immunotherapy7▲ 4.4×15 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 12×5 topics
  17. COPD6▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Respiratory6▲ 28×2 topics
  19. spirometry6▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Mortality6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  21. Surgical Management6▲ 6.0×18 topics
  22. Prognosis6▲ 7.3×7 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  24. Autoantibodies5▲ 9.7×7 topics
  25. Cytokines5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  26. Immunology5▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Atherosclerosis5▲ 7.3×5 topics
  28. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 9.5×6 topics
  29. Survival Analysis5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  30. Neuroprotection5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  31. Rheumatoid Arthritis5▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Revascularization4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Biological Therapy4▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs4▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Elderly Patients4▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Endovascular Repair4▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Allergic Diseases4▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Asthma4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Neuropathology4▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Medisch Spectrum Twente publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 6 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 4 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…4Asthma and respiratory diseases: 4 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…3Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 3 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…2Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…2Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRheumatologyPhysiologyOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 4 works
  3. 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 4 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 3 works
  7. 7 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  10. 10 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medisch Spectrum Twente's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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