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Novem (Netherlands)

In research, Novem (Netherlands) stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,207 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,910 of 14,558 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,041 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,837
of 22,385 · #7,162 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#170
of 197
Research works
1.4k
▼ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
51k
36.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
86%
world 18%
Novem (Netherlands)

What is Novem (Netherlands) 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,207 of 16,688 12.1%1,052
MedicineField #2,910 of 14,558 12.4%961
SurgerySubfield #1,041 of 3,248 14.2%244
Life SciencesDomain #6,033 of 11,023 9.8%146

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Novem (Netherlands) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Novem (Netherlands) work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Novem (Netherlands) is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Social Sciences (8%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 41 fractional works · 58.9% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 49.1% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNovem(Netherlands)70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences59%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3449.1%
    2. Health Professions57.2%
    3. Nursing22.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences68.3%
    2. Psychology22.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    5. Decision Sciences11.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    1. Engineering34.7%
    2. Environmental Science34.3%
    3. Mathematics22.2%
    4. Energy12.0%
    5. Computer Science11.2%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.7%
    3. Neuroscience11.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.73× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.55× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 4.80× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.80×2 works
  2. Health Professions2.73×5 works
  3. Medicine2.55×34 works
  4. Energy2.14×1 works
  5. Mathematics1.86×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.46×0 works
  7. Veterinary1.26×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.13×1 works
  9. Neuroscience1.08×1 works
  10. Psychology0.95×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.92×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.86×3 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×2 works
  14. Social Sciences0.66×6 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×2 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×1 works
  19. Engineering0.31×3 works
  20. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.16×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Novem (Netherlands)?

Ranked on the quality score, José Sebastião Fagundes Cunha, Antônio Paulino de Almeida and Armand Checker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Novem (Netherlands).

  1. 1 José Sebastião Fagundes Cunha Netherlands · #5,961,661 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Antônio Paulino de Almeida Netherlands · #5,990,840 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Armand Checker Netherlands · #6,065,170 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Novem (Netherlands)

What are the most cited papers from Novem (Netherlands)?

The most cited paper from Novem (Netherlands) is "Pain Intensity on the First Day after Surgery" (H. U. Gerbershagen, Sanjay Aduckathil, Albert J. M. van Wijck et al., 2013), with 1,582 citations. Next come "Patterns of Communication Breakdowns Resulting in Injury to Surgical Patients" (861) and "Angiosomes of the Foot and Ankle and Clinical Implications for Limb Salvage: Reconstruction, Incisions, and Revascularization" (587).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pain Intensity on the First Day after Surgery H. U. Gerbershagen, Sanjay Aduckathil, Albert J. M. van Wijck et al. · Anesthesiology 8 Feb 2013 1,582
2 Patterns of Communication Breakdowns Resulting in Injury to Surgical Patients Caprice Christian Greenberg, Scott E. Regenbogen, David M. Studdert et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons Open access 22 Mar 2007 861
3 Angiosomes of the Foot and Ankle and Clinical Implications for Limb Salvage: Reconstruction, Incisions, and Revascularization Christopher E. Attinger, Karen Kim Evans, Erwin J. Bulan et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Jun 2006 587
4 The structure, reliability and validity of pain expression: Evidence from patients with shoulder pain Kenneth M. Prkachin, Patricia E. Solomon · Pain 24 May 2008 477
5 The Metamorphosis of SN 1998bw Ferdinando Patat et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 10 Jul 2001 466
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Novem (Netherlands)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Medical Education, Thrombosis, Pain Management, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Inflammation.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.94×39 topics
  2. Quality of Life3▲ 3.2×16 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 1.98×18 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 1.51×11 topics
  5. Complications2▲ 6.8×9 topics
  6. Climate Change2◆ 1.15×11 topics
  7. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  8. Medical Education2▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Heart Failure2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  10. Thrombosis2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  11. Treatment2▲ 2.0×11 topics
  12. Depression2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  13. Guidelines2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  15. Pain Management2▲ 9.3×7 topics
  16. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Anxiety1▲ 4.3×6 topics
  18. Patient Safety1▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Breast Reconstruction1▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation1▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Mortality1▲ 3.3×8 topics
  22. Qualitative Research1▲ 2.1×2 topics
  23. Anesthesia1▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Cardiogenic Shock1▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Cost Analysis1▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Left Ventricular Assist Device1▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Patient Outcomes1▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 5.5×9 topics
  33. Social Justice1▲ 2.9×6 topics
  34. Clinical Practice1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Diabetes1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  36. Nursing Education1▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Surgery1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  38. Quality Improvement1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  39. Risk Assessment1▲ 2.2×3 topics
  40. Wound Healing1▲ 5.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Novem (Netherlands) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Nursing education and management and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…1Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksNursing education and ma…1Nursing education and management: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…1Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Resea…1Health and Medical Research Impacts: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 1 fractional worksMedical History and Inno…1Medical History and Innovations: 1 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringResearch and TheoryPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Causal Inference Techniques Statistics and Probability 1 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 1 works
  10. 10 Medical History and Innovations History 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors85.8%domestic only14.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Novem (Netherlands)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Novem (Netherlands) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Novem (Netherlands)0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Novem (Netherlands) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2023Novem (Netherlands)6.2% in 2023200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2002.

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