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Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

In research, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,400 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,728
of 28,054 · #3,455 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#65
of 237
Research works
828
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
77.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
52.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,400 of 12,888 52.2%72 #2534

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency 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 Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 52.6 works8.6×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.74× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.61× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.69× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Lex Bouwman and Elke Stehfest lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.

  1. 1 Detlef P. van Vuuren Netherlands · #4,040 worldwide 2.6k citations · 143 works
  2. 2 Lex Bouwman Netherlands · #9,095 worldwide 975 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Elke Stehfest Netherlands · #39,036 worldwide 859 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Tom Kram Netherlands · #96,186 worldwide 1.1k citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Michel den Elzen Netherlands · #121,323 worldwide 448 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 B. Eickhout Netherlands · #121,940 worldwide 336 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Arthur Beusen Netherlands · #164,651 worldwide 223 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Kees Klein Goldewijk Netherlands · #172,620 worldwide 573 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Paul Lucas Netherlands · #234,202 worldwide 301 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Jonathan Doelman Netherlands · #235,408 worldwide 438 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Environmental Policy, Global Warming and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change31▲ 9.4×53 topics
  2. Environmental Impact16▲ 7.5×25 topics
  3. Sustainability16▲ 5.2×37 topics
  4. Greenhouse Gas Emissions13▲ 39×6 topics
  5. Renewable Energy13▲ 7.1×17 topics
  6. Environmental Policy11▲ 45×6 topics
  7. Global Warming11▲ 21×10 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 21×10 topics
  9. Energy Transition8▲ 46×4 topics
  10. Social-Ecological Systems8▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Land Use Change8▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Sustainability Assessment7▲ 43×5 topics
  13. Urbanization7▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Economic Impacts6▲ 71×2 topics
  16. Carbon Pricing6▲ 98×1 topic
  17. Policy Instruments6▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Ecosystem Services6▲ 12×8 topics
  19. Carbon Footprint5▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Global Impact5▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Water Quality5▲ 9.6×8 topics
  22. Embodied Energy5▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Global Trade5▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Water Footprint5▲ 65×1 topic
  25. Human-Nature Interactions4▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Spatial Dynamics4▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Energy Efficiency4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  28. Health Effects4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  29. Biodiversity4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  30. Climate Change Adaptation4▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Resilience4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Adaptive Governance4▲ 130×1 topic
  33. Sustainability Transitions4▲ 118×1 topic
  34. Public Perception4▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Eutrophication3▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Household Behavior3▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Consumption3▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Rebound Effect3▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Shrinking Cities3▲ 118×1 topic
  40. Urban Decline3▲ 118×1 topic

Which research topics does Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change Policy and Economics, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance.

Climate Change Policy and Economics: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 5 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…4Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 4 fractional worksSustainability and Clima…4Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 4 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 3 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 3 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…2Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  6. 6 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 3 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.6%domestic only62.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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