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Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing

In research, Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,861 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,308 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,078
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#233
of 407
Research works
302
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
63.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.26×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing

What is Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,861 of 16,688 22.2%171
MedicineField #4,308 of 14,558 22.4%157

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing 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 fields of science does Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing work in?

In all years, 56% of research at Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing is in Health Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (52%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 171 fractional works · 56.4% of its workMedicine: 158 fractional works · 52.1% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 94 fractional works · 31.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 68 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 9.8% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAging: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNetherlandsConsortium for…302fractional works, all years
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences56%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine15852.1%
    2. Health Professions113.5%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6822.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology103.2%
    3. Neuroscience93.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.8%
    1. Engineering72.3%
    2. Computer Science62.1%
    3. Environmental Science20.8%
    4. Chemistry20.7%
    5. Materials Science10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology72.3%
    2. Social Sciences51.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting41.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.01× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.92× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.57×1 works
  2. Health Professions3.36×1 works
  3. Psychology2.92×1 works
  4. Medicine2.01×5 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.96×1 works
  6. Mathematics1.55×0 works
  7. Veterinary1.49×0 works
  8. Nursing1.24×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.01×0 works
  10. Dentistry1.00×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.90×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.90×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.65×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×0 works
  16. Engineering0.51×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.27×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.10×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing?

Ranked on the quality score, Marry H. Nieuwenhuis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing.

  1. 1 Marry H. Nieuwenhuis Netherlands · #1,027,554 worldwide 1.5k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing

What are the most cited papers from Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing?

The most cited paper from Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing is "Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology" (The LifeLines Cohort Study et al., 2015), with 4,954 citations. Next come "Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease" (4,711) and "Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids" (3,706).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology The LifeLines Cohort Study et al. · Nature Open access487 authors 10 Feb 2015 4,954
2 Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease European Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (EADI) et al. · Nature Genetics ReviewOpen access184 authors 27 Oct 2013 4,711
3 Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids Tanya M. Teslovich et al. · Nature Open access209 authors Aug 2010 3,706
4 Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels Cristen J. Willer et al. · Nature Genetics Open access259 authors 6 Oct 2013 3,319
5 Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing Brian W. Kunkle et al. · Nature Genetics ReviewOpen access469 authors 28 Feb 2019 3,277
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Genetic Testing, Cancer Risk, Aging, Molecular Characterization, Adjuvant Chemotherapy, Hereditary Syndromes and Microsatellite Instability.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation37▲ 5.3×62 topics
  2. Genetic Testing22▲ 44×3 topics
  3. Cancer Risk21▲ 27×8 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 6.4×18 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress16▲ 2.9×35 topics
  6. Aging16▲ 10×15 topics
  7. Molecular Characterization16▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Adjuvant Chemotherapy16▲ 71×2 topics
  9. Hereditary Syndromes16▲ 142×1 topic
  10. Microsatellite Instability16▲ 142×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology15▲ 1.25×51 topics
  12. Cancer13▲ 3.2×37 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 3.7×31 topics
  14. Risk Factors11▲ 3.5×11 topics
  15. Matrix Metalloproteinases10▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Mortality9▲ 6.2×10 topics
  17. Guidelines9▲ 6.0×5 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance9▲ 6.2×9 topics
  19. Precision Medicine9▲ 9.2×5 topics
  20. Gene Expression8▲ 4.5×12 topics
  21. Obesity8▲ 3.5×15 topics
  22. Colorectal Cancer8▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Prevention8▲ 6.3×6 topics
  24. Biomarkers7▲ 3.9×12 topics
  25. Breast Cancer7▲ 8.6×8 topics
  26. Screening7▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Surveillance7▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Regeneration7▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Colonoscopy7▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Osteoarthritis7▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Polyps7▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Genetic Variation7▲ 7.2×6 topics
  33. Mesenchymal Stem Cells7▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Hypertrophy7▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Cartilage6▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Chondrocyte6▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Genomic Instability6▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Alzheimer's Disease6▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Nuclear Receptors6▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Mitochondrial Function5▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Regional resilience and development, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Tissue Engineering and R…1Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 1 fractional worksRegional resilience and development: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…03D Printing in Biomedical Research: 0 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…0CAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…0Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 0 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 0 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 0 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 0 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEconomics and EconometricsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Regional resilience and development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  7. 7 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 0 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.8%domestic only73.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000067% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing0.000088% in 20251990200020102020

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