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Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences

In research, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,854 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,677 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,926 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,888
of 28,054 · #9,669 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#196
of 237
Research works
452
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
38.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,854 of 16,945 33.5%264
Physical SciencesDomain #7,677 of 21,541 30.5%127
Social SciencesField #3,926 of 10,206 33.1%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences 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).

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.08× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.35× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.03× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Mirjam Künkler, Wim Blockmans and M. van der Meer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

  1. 1 Mirjam Künkler Netherlands · #286,013 worldwide 32 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Wim Blockmans Netherlands · #408,144 worldwide 23 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 M. van der Meer Netherlands · #959,148 worldwide 17 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Silvia Kouwenberg Netherlands · #1,184,746 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Labor Market, History, Network Dynamics, Culture, Social Influence, Society and Network Analysis.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 3.6×17 topics
  2. History3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  3. Public Health3▲ 3.0×15 topics
  4. Labor Market3▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Culture2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  6. Network Dynamics2▲ 37×3 topics
  7. Social Influence2▲ 17×2 topics
  8. Society2▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Gender2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  10. Network Analysis2▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Social Networks2▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Innovation2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  13. International Relations2▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Social Capital2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  15. Discrimination2▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Philosophy2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  17. Risk Management2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  18. Technology2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  19. Language2▲ 9.8×6 topics
  20. Politics2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  21. Agent-Based Modeling1▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Colonialism1▲ 4.8×7 topics
  23. Medicine1▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Altruism1▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Community Structure1▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Conflict1▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Cooperation1▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Ethnic1▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Field Experiment1▲ 332×1 topic
  30. Historiography1▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Scale-Free Networks1▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Biopolitics1▲ 30×3 topics
  33. Polarization1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Science1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  35. Astrobiology1▲ 61×2 topics
  36. Biography1▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Complex Systems1▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Global Health1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Imperialism1▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Observations1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research, Complex Network Analysis Techniques, History of Science and Medicine and Global Security and Public Health.

Names, Identity, and Dis…1Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research: 1 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis…1Complex Network Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 1 fractional worksOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence: 1 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…1Multilingual Education and Policy: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Natural History: 1 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceLinguistics and Language

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

  1. 1 Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  3. 3 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  4. 4 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 1 works
  9. 9 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.