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Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience

In research, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,682 of 7,800 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#464 of 1,168 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 28.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,446
of 28,054 · #1,482 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#38
of 237
Research works
2.8k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
167k
59.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,682 of 7,800 31.5%127 #465
NeuroscienceField #464 of 1,168 32.9%86 #112

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 28.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 49.5 works29×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 85.9 works22×
← 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: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.08× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 22.24× its world share, 86 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.47× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruud M. Buijs, Eus J.W. Van Someren and Arthur A. Bergen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience.

  1. 1 Ruud M. Buijs Netherlands · #16,949 worldwide 744 citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Eus J.W. Van Someren Netherlands · #30,798 worldwide 733 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Arthur A. Bergen Netherlands · #47,521 worldwide 351 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Dick F. Swaab Netherlands · #66,128 worldwide 898 citations · 189 works
  5. 5 Jan Wijnholds Netherlands · #96,283 worldwide 402 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 H.B.M. Uylings Netherlands · #116,289 worldwide 191 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Christian Keysers Netherlands · #125,976 worldwide 195 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Jan Bruin Netherlands · #141,465 worldwide 163 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Thomas Berg Netherlands · #176,811 worldwide 212 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Andries Kalsbeek Netherlands · #184,138 worldwide 238 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Neuronal Oscillations, Working Memory, Synchronization, Cortical Networks, Gamma Rhythms, Neurodegeneration and Neurobiology.

▲ 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. Neurological Disorders20▲ 14×14 topics
  2. Neuronal Oscillations13▲ 74×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology13▲ 1.38×44 topics
  4. Working Memory12▲ 57×3 topics
  5. Synchronization12▲ 40×2 topics
  6. Cortical Networks11▲ 83×1 topic
  7. Gamma Rhythms11▲ 83×1 topic
  8. Oxidative Stress11▲ 2.8×22 topics
  9. Neurodegeneration11▲ 15×9 topics
  10. Neurobiology10▲ 16×10 topics
  11. Functional Connectivity10▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Circadian Rhythms10▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Neuroinflammation9▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Neuroimaging9▲ 14×8 topics
  15. Neural Mechanisms9▲ 41×4 topics
  16. Brain Development9▲ 22×6 topics
  17. Neural Processing9▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Prefrontal Cortex9▲ 46×3 topics
  19. Depression8▲ 4.1×17 topics
  20. Cortical Connectivity8▲ 84×2 topics
  21. Memory8▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Synaptic Plasticity8▲ 14×6 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation7▲ 9.9×8 topics
  24. Perceptual Learning7▲ 57×2 topics
  25. Sensory Integration7▲ 114×1 topic
  26. Visual Perception7▲ 114×1 topic
  27. Neural Circuits6▲ 28×4 topics
  28. Stress6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  29. Cytokines6▲ 8.6×6 topics
  30. Default Mode Network6▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Resting-State fMRI6▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Hippocampus6▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Astrocyte Function6▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Dendritic Spines6▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Neuronal Circuits6▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Decision Making5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Microglia5▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Neuroimaging Studies5▲ 42×3 topics
  39. Social Cognition5▲ 13×8 topics
  40. GABAergic5▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Sleep and Wakefulness Research.

Neural dynamics and brai…11Neural dynamics and brain function: 11 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 7 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 6 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 5 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 5 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 5 fractional worksSleep and related disord…5Sleep and related disorders: 5 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…4EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 4 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…4Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…3Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 3 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyNeurology1 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  2. 2 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  4. 4 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  6. 6 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  7. 7 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  9. 9 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 4 works
  10. 10 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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