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Netherlands Heart Institute

In research, Netherlands Heart Institute stands highest in Medicine (#5,909 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,656 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 29.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,704
of 28,054 · #7,645 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#157
of 237
Research works
1.3k
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
44.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Heart Institute 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 #5,909 of 10,443 31.7%74 #2209
Health SciencesDomain #7,656 of 11,982 31.4%77 #2973

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Heart 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Netherlands Heart Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 29.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 30.5 works30×
  2. MedicineField · 73.6 works3.9×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 77.0 works3.4×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.90× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Heart Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Etienne O. Robles de Medina, Richard N.W. Hauer and C. Borst lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Heart Institute.

  1. 1 Etienne O. Robles de Medina Netherlands · #344,416 worldwide 61 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Richard N.W. Hauer Netherlands · #540,659 worldwide 85 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 C. Borst Netherlands · #888,885 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 F.L. Meijler Netherlands · #960,226 worldwide 46 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 H.J. Spruijt Netherlands · #1,441,418 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 T. J. C. Ruigrok Netherlands · #1,478,128 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Heart Institute

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Heart Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Obesity, Sudden Cardiac Death, Cardiac Imaging and Atherosclerosis.

▲ 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. Heart Failure12▲ 30×12 topics
  2. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 39×7 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 8.0×26 topics
  4. Echocardiography8▲ 31×7 topics
  5. Obesity7▲ 9.2×11 topics
  6. Sudden Cardiac Death7▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Cardiac Imaging7▲ 56×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology6▲ 1.68×30 topics
  9. Atherosclerosis6▲ 23×12 topics
  10. Guidelines6▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Inflammation6▲ 2.8×40 topics
  12. Arrhythmias5▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations5▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Ion Channels4▲ 41×3 topics
  15. Magnetic Resonance Imaging4▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 34×4 topics
  17. Genetic Testing4▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Coronary Artery Disease4▲ 36×3 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 5.2×13 topics
  20. Dilated Cardiomyopathy4▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Calcium Signaling4▲ 56×4 topics
  22. Cardiac Electrophysiology4▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Long-QT Syndrome4▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Radiation Exposure4▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment4▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  28. Computed Tomography Angiography4▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Myocardial Perfusion4▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Atrial Fibrillation3▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Chamber Quantification3▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Diastolic Function3▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Sudden Death3▲ 74×2 topics
  34. Remote Monitoring3▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Cardiac Remodeling3▲ 64×2 topics
  36. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy3▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator3▲ 71×1 topic
  38. C-Reactive Protein3▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Cardiomyopathies3▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Myosin3▲ 94×1 topic

Which research topics does Netherlands Heart Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies.

Cardiac electrophysiolog…4Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 4 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…4Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …3Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 3 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…3Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 3 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 3 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…2Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 2 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiov…2Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryEmergency Medicine

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

  1. 1 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Heart Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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