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Netherlands Forensic Institute

In research, Netherlands Forensic Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,362 of 11,023 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,443 of 17,446 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,134 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,166
of 22,385 · #6,364 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#126
of 197
Research works
671
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Netherlands Forensic Institute

What is Netherlands Forensic Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,362 of 11,023 12.5%180
Physical SciencesDomain #5,443 of 17,446 13.6%255
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,134 of 5,801 13.0%143
Computer ScienceField #2,964 of 6,336 14.3%140
Social SciencesDomain #10,585 of 14,833 10.0%138

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Forensic Institute 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 Forensic Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Netherlands Forensic Institute is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 35.9% of its workComputer Science: 28 fractional works · 20.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 24.2% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 10.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 23.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 17.0% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 16.9% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 14.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNetherlandsForensic…136fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science2820.3%
    2. Engineering75.1%
    3. Environmental Science54.1%
    4. Chemistry32.2%
    5. Mathematics21.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    8. Materials Science10.6%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Psychology1410.2%
    2. Social Sciences139.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities43.1%
    4. Decision Sciences11.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2317.0%
    2. Neuroscience32.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.9%
    1. Medicine2014.9%
    2. Health Professions31.9%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.0%
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: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.20× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.42× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.61× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.36× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.42×3 works
  2. Psychology3.36×14 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.20×23 works
  4. Computer Science2.61×28 works
  5. Neuroscience1.41×3 works
  6. Chemistry1.39×3 works
  7. Mathematics1.39×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.09×4 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.06×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.82×6 works
  11. Medicine0.77×20 works
  12. Social Sciences0.76×13 works
  13. Health Professions0.71×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×3 works
  16. Engineering0.34×7 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.34×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.18×1 works
  19. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works
  21. Nursing0.08×0 works
  22. Energy0.07×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Forensic Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Charles E.H. Berger, Gerda J. Edelman and Kristiaan J. van der Gaag lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Forensic Institute.

  1. 1 Charles E.H. Berger Netherlands · #633,806 worldwide 2.3k citations · 127 works
  2. 2 Gerda J. Edelman Netherlands · #822,780 worldwide 1.4k citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Kristiaan J. van der Gaag Netherlands · #853,207 worldwide 2.6k citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Karla G. de Bruin Netherlands · #941,231 worldwide 1.4k citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Titia Sijen Netherlands · #1,001,622 worldwide 11k citations · 151 works
  6. 6 Harm van Beek Netherlands · #1,016,894 worldwide 419 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Hinda Haned Netherlands · #1,113,519 worldwide 1.7k citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Peter Vergeer Netherlands · #1,167,729 worldwide 1.7k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Bas Kokshoorn Netherlands · #1,171,709 worldwide 1.7k citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Reinoud D. Stoel Netherlands · #1,186,070 worldwide 2.8k citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Forensic Institute

What are the most cited papers from Netherlands Forensic Institute?

The most cited paper from Netherlands Forensic Institute is "Estimating Latent Structure Models with Categorical Variables: One-Step Versus Three-Step Estimators" (Annabel Bolck, Marcel A. Croon, Jacques A. P. Hagenaars, 2004), with 1,382 citations. Next come "Visual Word Ambiguity" (739) and "Viral presence and immunopathology in patients with lethal COVID-19: a prospective autopsy cohort study" (562).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Estimating Latent Structure Models with Categorical Variables: One-Step Versus Three-Step Estimators Annabel Bolck, Marcel A. Croon, Jacques A. P. Hagenaars · Political Analysis 2004 1,382
2 Visual Word Ambiguity Jan C. van Gemert, Cor J. Veenman, Arnold W. M. Smeulders et al. · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Open access Jul 2009 739
3 Viral presence and immunopathology in patients with lethal COVID-19: a prospective autopsy cohort study Bernadette Schurink et al. · The Lancet Microbe Open access 25 Sep 2020 562
4 Maximum Diameter of Impacting Liquid Droplets Nick Laan, Karla G. de Bruin, Denis Bartolo et al. · Physical Review Applied Open access 30 Oct 2014 493
5 Mutability of Y-Chromosomal Microsatellites: Rates, Characteristics, Molecular Bases, and Forensic Implications Kaye N. Ballantyne et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access Sep 2010 413
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Forensic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ancient DNA, Genomic Analysis, Human Evolution, Forensic Genetics, Population History, Deep Learning, Digital Forensics and Security.

▲ 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-now 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. Deep Learning14▲ 3.0×21 topics
  2. Ancient DNA11▲ 149×3 topics
  3. Genomic Analysis11▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Human Evolution11▲ 351×2 topics
  5. Forensic Genetics10▲ 530×1 topic
  6. Population History10▲ 530×1 topic
  7. Machine Learning8▲ 1.73×21 topics
  8. Digital Forensics7▲ 100×2 topics
  9. Security6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  10. Data Analysis6▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Mental Health6▲ 3.1×15 topics
  12. Mass Spectrometry5▲ 26×5 topics
  13. Gene Expression5▲ 6.0×5 topics
  14. Normalization5▲ 72×2 topics
  15. Mobile Devices4▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Criminal Behavior4▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Quantitative4▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  19. Chemical Imaging4▲ 73×2 topics
  20. Risk Assessment4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  21. Emotion Recognition4▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Real-Time PCR4▲ 111×1 topic
  23. Reference Genes4▲ 111×1 topic
  24. Cybercrime4▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Mental Disorders4▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Cloud Computing4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  27. Amino Acids4▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Fingermark Residue4▲ 380×1 topic
  29. Fluorescent Materials4▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Forensic Investigation4▲ 144×1 topic
  31. Cultural Heritage3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  32. DNA Barcoding3▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Copy-Move Forgery3▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Image Forgery Detection3▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Age Estimation3▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Psychopathy3▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Violent Recidivism3▲ 135×1 topic
  38. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Method Validation3▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Toxicity Assessment3▲ 57×2 topics

Which research topics does Netherlands Forensic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Forensic and Genetic Research, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Digital and Cyber Forensics and Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods.

Forensic and Genetic Res…10Forensic and Genetic Research: 10 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forensics: 4 fractional worksForensic Fingerprint Detection Methods: 4 fractional worksDigital Media Forensic Detection: 3 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 3 fractional worksChild Abuse and Related …3Child Abuse and Related Trauma: 3 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 2 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 2 fractional works
GeneticsMolecular BiologyInformation SystemsSafety Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 10 works
  2. 2 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods Safety Research 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Media Forensic Detection Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  6. 6 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Child Abuse and Related Trauma Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  8. 8 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  9. 9 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 2 works
  10. 10 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Forensic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Forensic Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Netherlands Forensic Institute0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Netherlands Forensic Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Netherlands Forensic Institute7.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.1% in 2012.

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