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Netherlands Leprosy Relief

In research, Netherlands Leprosy Relief stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,117 of 21,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#18,078 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,198 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,433
of 28,054 · #25,402 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#224
of 237
Research works
554
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Leprosy Relief 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
Physical SciencesDomain #18,117 of 21,541 14.4%139
Health SciencesDomain #18,078 of 20,462 10.0%208
MedicineField #16,198 of 17,978 8.7%187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Leprosy Relief 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: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Leprosy Relief?

Ranked on the composite score, Wim H. van Brakel, John Lowe and Menso Folkerts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Leprosy Relief.

  1. 1 Wim H. van Brakel Netherlands · #97,526 worldwide 787 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 John Lowe Netherlands · #172,751 worldwide 45 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Menso Folkerts Netherlands · #406,847 worldwide 7 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Hubert L. L. Busard Netherlands · #742,371 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Leprosy Relief

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Leprosy Relief?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Immune Response, Public Health, Stigma, Genetics and Leprosy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 6.5×40 topics
  2. Treatment12▲ 16×12 topics
  3. Diagnosis12▲ 20×10 topics
  4. Immune Response10▲ 29×5 topics
  5. Public Health9▲ 9.6×14 topics
  6. Stigma7▲ 79×3 topics
  7. Genetics6▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Leprosy6▲ 1111×1 topic
  9. Mycobacterium leprae6▲ 1111×1 topic
  10. Vaccine5▲ 18×6 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity4▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Drug Resistance4▲ 23×6 topics
  13. Mycobacterium tuberculosis4▲ 106×1 topic
  14. Tuberculosis4▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Biodiversity2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  16. Invasive Species2▲ 8.7×6 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  19. Helminth Infections2▲ 67×2 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Bed Bugs1▲ 170×1 topic
  23. DNA Barcoding1▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Insecticide Resistance1▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Scabies1▲ 170×1 topic
  26. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Sediment Transport1▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Biogeography1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  29. Coastal Dynamics1▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Evolution1▲ 7.8×6 topics
  31. HIV Infection1▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Shoreline Change1▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Ecology1▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Global Epidemiology1▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Spinal Epidural Abscess1▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Tuberculous Meningitis1▲ 63×1 topic
  38. European Union Cohesion Policy1▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Smart Specialization1▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Zoonotic Infections1▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Netherlands Leprosy Relief publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Leprosy Research and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Dermatological diseases and infestations and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Leprosy Research and Tre…6Leprosy Research and Treatment: 6 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…4Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksDermatological diseases and infestations: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and Policy: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMycobacterium research and diagnosis: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEarth-Surface ProcessesSurgeryPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Leprosy Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 6 works
  2. 2 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
  3. 3 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  5. 5 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  8. 8 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Leprosy Relief'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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