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Nederlandse Spoorwegen

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World rank, all time
#38,531
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#439
of 464
Research works
179
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.32× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nederlandse Spoorwegen?

Ranked on the composite score, Marco Kouwenhoven and Mark van Hagen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

  1. 1 Marco Kouwenhoven Netherlands · #1,503,667 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Mark van Hagen Netherlands · #1,623,547 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Which keywords describe research at Nederlandse Spoorwegen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Travel Behavior, User Satisfaction, Public Transport, Service Quality, Environmental Impacts, Railway Timetabling, Train Scheduling and Active Travel.

▲ 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Travel Behavior3▲ 142×2 topics
  2. User Satisfaction3▲ 63×2 topics
  3. Public Transport3▲ 198×1 topic
  4. Service Quality3▲ 43×1 topic
  5. Environmental Impacts2▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Railway Timetabling2▲ 391×1 topic
  7. Train Scheduling2▲ 391×1 topic
  8. Active Travel1▲ 74×1 topic
  9. Built Environment1▲ 74×1 topic
  10. High-Speed Trains1▲ 78×2 topics
  11. Social Media1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  12. Vibration Control1▲ 85×2 topics
  13. Ground Vibration1▲ 171×1 topic
  14. Railway Dynamics1▲ 171×1 topic
  15. Sustainability1▲ 1.91×2 topics
  16. Identity1▲ 6.0×1 topic
  17. Migration1▲ 13×1 topic
  18. Rural Transformation1▲ 117×1 topic
  19. Youth1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Nederlandse Spoorwegen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Transportation Planning and Optimization, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Railway Engineering and Dynamics.

Transportation Planning …3Transportation Planning and Optimization: 3 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…1Urban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksRailway Engineering and …1Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 1 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 1 fractional worksUrban and Freight Transp…1Urban and Freight Transport Logistics: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 1 fractional worksAviation Industry Analysis and Trends: 1 fractional works
TransportationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 3 works
  2. 2 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  4. 4 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 1 works
  6. 6 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available48.1%not open51.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nederlandse Spoorwegen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher 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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