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Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research

In research, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,110 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,204 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 14.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,319
of 28,054 · #5,392 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#69
of 237
Research works
1.5k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
41.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,110 of 11,982 29.7%117 #932
MedicineField #3,204 of 10,443 29.0%67 #1504

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research 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 Institute for Health Services Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 34.0 works14×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 48.2 works10×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 10.45× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.98× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.56× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.79× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Verheij, Peter Verhaak and W.G.W. Boerma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research.

  1. 1 Robert Verheij Netherlands · #48,318 worldwide 264 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Peter Verhaak Netherlands · #60,090 worldwide 298 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 W.G.W. Boerma Netherlands · #102,293 worldwide 108 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Peter G. van der Velden Netherlands · #106,859 worldwide 90 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 A.J.E. de Veer Netherlands · #128,724 worldwide 122 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Monique Heijmans Netherlands · #156,569 worldwide 203 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Madelon Kroneman Netherlands · #173,892 worldwide 114 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 François Schellevis Netherlands · #174,197 worldwide 206 citations · 73 works
  9. 9 John Paget Netherlands · #205,191 worldwide 100 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 H. Sixma Netherlands · #209,828 worldwide 83 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Chronic Disease Management, Quality Improvement, Depression, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Anxiety and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Primary Care25▲ 38×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology20▲ 2.9×46 topics
  3. Chronic Disease Management15▲ 45×5 topics
  4. Quality of Life14▲ 5.7×26 topics
  5. Quality Improvement14▲ 40×7 topics
  6. Depression13▲ 8.5×11 topics
  7. Mental Health11▲ 4.2×16 topics
  8. COVID-1911▲ 4.5×12 topics
  9. Pandemic10▲ 5.3×5 topics
  10. Anxiety10▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Public Health8▲ 3.3×27 topics
  12. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 15×8 topics
  13. Health System Reform8▲ 62×2 topics
  14. Healthcare Quality8▲ 43×4 topics
  15. Health Care Utilization7▲ 36×3 topics
  16. Healthcare Workers7▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Social Support7▲ 7.2×10 topics
  18. Healthcare Outcomes7▲ 72×2 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 6.7×7 topics
  20. Health Care Spending6▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Insurance Markets6▲ 88×1 topic
  22. Patient-Centered Care6▲ 46×3 topics
  23. Continuity of Care6▲ 68×2 topics
  24. Psychological Distress6▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Digital Divide6▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations5▲ 9.0×6 topics
  27. Health Decision Aids5▲ 117×1 topic
  28. Patient-Centered Medical Home5▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Pay for Performance5▲ 89×1 topic
  30. Physician Communication5▲ 117×1 topic
  31. Psychological Impact5▲ 9.4×4 topics
  32. Chronic Conditions5▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Health Services5▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Healthcare Utilization5▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Health Outcomes5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  36. Comorbidity5▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Social Isolation5▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Quarantine4▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Multimorbidity4▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Patient Complexity4▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Policy and Management, Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Healthcare Policy and Ma…6Healthcare Policy and Management: 6 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communi…5Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 5 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …5Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 4 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Information Accessibility: 4 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…3Respiratory viral infections research: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 4 works
  6. 6 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  9. 9 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 3 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 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 available85.2%not open14.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% lower than in 2013–2017.

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