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Netherlands Institute of Ecology

In research, Netherlands Institute of Ecology stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#742 of 3,409 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,521 of 3,551 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,530 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 20.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,172
of 28,054 · #3,284 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#60
of 237
Research works
2.5k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
189k
75.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Institute of Ecology 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #742 of 3,409 51.4%69 #281
Environmental ScienceField #1,521 of 3,551 35.5%80 #356
Life SciencesDomain #3,530 of 7,800 47.5%96 #1588
Physical SciencesDomain #8,211 of 12,888 33.7%102 #4237

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Institute of Ecology 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#281 #742
  2. Environmental Science#356 #1,521
  3. Life Sciences#1,588 #3,530
  4. Physical Sciences#4,237 #8,211
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 of Ecology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 20.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 33.2 works20×
← 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: 6.86× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.04× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.66× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.64× its world share, 80 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Institute of Ecology?

Ranked on the composite score, Wim H. van der Putten, Wietse de Boer and Jos M. Raaijmakers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Institute of Ecology.

  1. 1 Wim H. van der Putten Netherlands · #3,512 worldwide 1.5k citations · 116 works
  2. 2 Wietse de Boer Netherlands · #7,009 worldwide 595 citations · 89 works
  3. 3 Jos M. Raaijmakers Netherlands · #8,387 worldwide 1.2k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Arie J. van Noordwijk Netherlands · #54,806 worldwide 588 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Wolf M. Mooij Netherlands · #55,880 worldwide 339 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 L.E.M. Vet Netherlands · #69,626 worldwide 371 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Lucas J. Stal Netherlands · #99,550 worldwide 431 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 P.M.J. Herman Netherlands · #100,724 worldwide 751 citations · 94 works
  9. 9 Johannes A. van Veen Netherlands · #112,522 worldwide 294 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Marcel E. Visser Netherlands · #120,816 worldwide 378 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Institute of Ecology

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Institute of Ecology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change, Ecosystem Services and Eutrophication.

▲ 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. Climate Change59▲ 10×62 topics
  2. Biodiversity21▲ 13×20 topics
  3. Invasive Species21▲ 23×14 topics
  4. Ecosystem Functioning19▲ 46×7 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation17▲ 36×5 topics
  6. Global Change15▲ 27×6 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services12▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Eutrophication12▲ 56×4 topics
  9. Nutrient Limitation12▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Microbial Communities12▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Conservation10▲ 11×13 topics
  12. DNA Barcoding10▲ 28×7 topics
  13. Harmful Algal Blooms10▲ 60×3 topics
  14. Mycorrhizal Fungi10▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Water Quality9▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Population Dynamics8▲ 16×10 topics
  17. Habitat Selection8▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Nutrient Cycling8▲ 54×2 topics
  19. Microbial Ecology8▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Soil Carbon Sequestration8▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Biochar Application8▲ 34×1 topic
  22. Nitrogen Cycle8▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Soil Fertility8▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Marine Microbes7▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Microbial Biogeography7▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Host Recognition7▲ 51×2 topics
  27. Plant-Animal Interactions7▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Pollinator Decline7▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Adaptive Evolution7▲ 60×2 topics
  30. Natural Selection7▲ 61×2 topics
  31. Symbiosis7▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Biological Invasions7▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Plant Immunity7▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Conservation Biology7▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Microbiome7▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Ecosystem7▲ 29×4 topics
  37. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 10×9 topics
  38. Rhizosphere Interactions7▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Global Warming6▲ 7.6×10 topics
  40. Community Ecology6▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Netherlands Institute of Ecology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Plant and animal studies and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…8Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 8 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…7Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 7 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…6Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 6 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…6Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 6 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 6 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 6 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…5Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 5 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional works
Soil ScienceEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 8 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  4. 4 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  6. 6 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 6 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 5 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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 available58.0%not open42.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.2%domestic only57.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Institute of Ecology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.