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Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy

In research, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,185 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#266 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,381 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Aerospace Engineering — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 67.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,983
of 28,054 · #3,822 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#72
of 237
Research works
2.4k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,185 of 12,888 17.1%227 #2364
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #266 of 443 21.5%96 #176
Physics and AstronomyField #1,381 of 1,646 21.5%131 #1139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,364 #5,185
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#176 #266
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,139 #1,381
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 67.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 95.5 works68×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 130.7 works22×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 23.4 works7.4×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.41× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 21.62× its world share, 131 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 21.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy?

Ranked on the composite score, H. R. Butcher, A. G. de Bruyn and R. A. Fallows lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy.

  1. 1 H. R. Butcher Netherlands · #10,953 worldwide 943 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 A. G. de Bruyn Netherlands · #13,653 worldwide 727 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 R. A. Fallows Netherlands · #21,394 worldwide 574 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 M. W. Wise Netherlands · #22,592 worldwide 866 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Róbert Braun Netherlands · #26,213 worldwide 1.1k citations · 128 works
  6. 6 S. Yatawatta Netherlands · #27,672 worldwide 644 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 V. I. Kondratiev Netherlands · #28,627 worldwide 804 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 J. van Leeuwen Netherlands · #28,712 worldwide 800 citations · 86 works
  9. 9 A. Horneffer Netherlands · #28,725 worldwide 790 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 J. W. T. Hessels Netherlands · #31,188 worldwide 1.2k citations · 119 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Radio Astronomy, Gravitational Waves, Black Holes, Epoch of Reionization, Low-Frequency Telescopes, Accretion Disks and Magnetic Fields.

▲ 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. Star Formation19▲ 134×2 topics
  2. Radio Astronomy18▲ 297×2 topics
  3. Gravitational Waves18▲ 118×2 topics
  4. Black Holes18▲ 68×3 topics
  5. Epoch of Reionization17▲ 485×1 topic
  6. Low-Frequency Telescopes17▲ 485×1 topic
  7. Accretion Disks15▲ 116×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Fields15▲ 84×2 topics
  9. Dark Matter13▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Exoplanets12▲ 116×1 topic
  11. Stellar Astrophysics12▲ 116×1 topic
  12. Cosmic Rays12▲ 89×2 topics
  13. Neutrinos12▲ 89×2 topics
  14. Cosmology12▲ 67×2 topics
  15. Supernovae12▲ 52×2 topics
  16. High-Energy Astrophysics11▲ 149×1 topic
  17. Particle Acceleration11▲ 149×1 topic
  18. Galaxies11▲ 145×1 topic
  19. Stellar Populations11▲ 145×1 topic
  20. Nucleosynthesis10▲ 73×2 topics
  21. Gamma-Ray Bursts9▲ 125×1 topic
  22. Neutron Stars9▲ 125×1 topic
  23. Turbulence9▲ 38×3 topics
  24. Binary Black Hole9▲ 111×1 topic
  25. Neutron Star9▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Molecular Clouds8▲ 123×1 topic
  27. Protoplanetary Disks8▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Astronomical Instrumentation8▲ 117×1 topic
  29. Spectrograph8▲ 117×1 topic
  30. Galactic Center8▲ 62×2 topics
  31. Event Horizon Telescope6▲ 108×1 topic
  32. X-Ray Astronomy6▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Solar Wind6▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Nonlinear Dynamics5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  35. Adaptive Optics5▲ 149×1 topic
  36. Wavefront Sensing5▲ 149×1 topic
  37. Self-Organization5▲ 63×3 topics
  38. Antenna Arrays4▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Optical 3D Laser Measurement4▲ 144×1 topic
  40. Particle Swarm Optimization4▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Radio Astronomy Observat…17Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 17 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …12Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 12 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …11Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 11 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…11Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 11 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 9 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 9 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…8Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 8 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 8 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 6 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 5 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  8. 8 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 8 works
  9. 9 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.0%domestic only48.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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