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OLVG

In research, OLVG stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,732 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,301 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,589
of 28,054 · #7,581 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#80
of 237
Research works
1.9k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
28.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is OLVG 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,732 of 11,982 17.2%235 #1813
MedicineField #3,301 of 10,443 16.7%221 #1585

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where OLVG 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 OLVG specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 23.0 works7.8×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.71× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.50× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 221 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at OLVG?

Ranked on the composite score, Kees Brinkman, Ton Slagboom and Michael F. Gerhards lead among researchers whose main affiliation is OLVG.

  1. 1 Kees Brinkman Netherlands · #122,544 worldwide 165 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Ton Slagboom Netherlands · #194,926 worldwide 161 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Michael F. Gerhards Netherlands · #239,933 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Ferdinand Kiemeneij Netherlands · #354,411 worldwide 87 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Harold R Verhoeve Netherlands · #389,674 worldwide 77 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Freek W.A. Verheugt Netherlands · #418,793 worldwide 109 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Robert K. Riezebos Netherlands · #421,739 worldwide 113 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Rudolf W. Poolman Netherlands · #436,125 worldwide 58 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Michel P.J. van den Bekerom Netherlands · #441,131 worldwide 46 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Peter W.A. Kunst Netherlands · #501,213 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at OLVG

Which keywords describe research at OLVG?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Cardiovascular Disease, Complications, Rehabilitation, Mortality, Quality of Life and Catheter Ablation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology41▲ 3.7×91 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 4.5×24 topics
  3. Inflammation12▲ 2.0×38 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 3.0×32 topics
  5. Guidelines11▲ 8.7×11 topics
  6. Complications11▲ 7.5×17 topics
  7. Treatment11▲ 3.1×32 topics
  8. Mortality10▲ 6.2×10 topics
  9. Diagnosis10▲ 3.8×26 topics
  10. Rehabilitation10▲ 8.9×9 topics
  11. Risk Factors9▲ 3.0×30 topics
  12. Chemotherapy9▲ 4.5×20 topics
  13. Management9▲ 3.9×20 topics
  14. Obesity8▲ 3.6×15 topics
  15. Catheter Ablation7▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Immunotherapy7▲ 3.6×14 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 4.7×13 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance7▲ 5.6×7 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 7.7×7 topics
  20. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  21. Heart Failure6▲ 4.9×10 topics
  22. Shoulder Function6▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Surgical Management6▲ 5.1×15 topics
  24. Myocardial Infarction6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  26. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  27. Atrial Fibrillation5▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Echocardiography5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Biomechanics5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  31. Stroke Prevention5▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  33. Anticoagulant Therapy5▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Critical Care5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  35. Radiofrequency Ablation5▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Rotator Cuff Tears5▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Shoulder Pathology5▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Risk Stratification4▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Thromboembolism4▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does OLVG publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…5Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 5 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…4Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea …4Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 4 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Ou…3Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…2Bone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…2Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…2Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiologyOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 5 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 4 works
  4. 4 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  8. 8 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 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 available45.8%not open54.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has OLVG's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher 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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