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Pharmo Institute

In research, Pharmo Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,664 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,380 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,773
of 22,385 · #2,838 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#79
of 197
Research works
1k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
39.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Pharmo Institute

What is Pharmo Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,664 of 9,902 18.3%67 #1348
MedicineField #2,380 of 8,541 17.9%61 #1294

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pharmo Institute 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 Pharmo Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Pharmo Institute is in Health Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 80 fractional works · 49.7% of its workMedicine: 72 fractional works · 44.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 26.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 15.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 10.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPharmo Institute161fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences11%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7244.7%
    2. Health Professions53.3%
    3. Nursing21.2%
    4. Veterinary10.5%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2415.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology84.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics63.8%
    4. Neuroscience31.6%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.6%
    1. Engineering63.8%
    2. Chemistry63.4%
    3. Materials Science32.0%
    4. Mathematics21.2%
    5. Computer Science21.0%
    6. Environmental Science10.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance127.3%
    2. Psychology31.6%
    3. Social Sciences21.1%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
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: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.82× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.64× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10.89× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.20× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.40× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.89×6 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.64×8 works
  3. Veterinary3.61×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.40×12 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.82×24 works
  6. Nursing2.46×2 works
  7. Medicine2.32×72 works
  8. Chemistry2.20×6 works
  9. Health Professions1.24×5 works
  10. Neuroscience1.00×3 works
  11. Mathematics0.98×2 works
  12. Materials Science0.57×3 works
  13. Psychology0.52×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.44×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×2 works
  16. Engineering0.25×6 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.23×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.18×2 works
  19. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.13×2 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.12×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.09×2 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pharmo Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ron M. C. Herings, Myrthe P. P. van Herk‐Sukel and Hubert G.M. Leufkens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pharmo Institute.

  1. 1 Ron M. C. Herings Netherlands · #571,369 worldwide 12k citations · 331 works
  2. 2 Myrthe P. P. van Herk‐Sukel Netherlands · #791,364 worldwide 3k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Hubert G.M. Leufkens Netherlands · #900,919 worldwide 4.3k citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Irene D. Bezemer Netherlands · #916,941 worldwide 2.4k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Yared Santa‐Ana‐Téllez Netherlands · #995,773 worldwide 979 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Josephina G. Kuiper Netherlands · #1,503,325 worldwide 907 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 H.G.M. Leufkens Netherlands · #1,559,185 worldwide 2.7k citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Satu J. Siiskonen Netherlands · #1,700,653 worldwide 620 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Eline Houben Netherlands · #2,128,796 worldwide 973 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 Brenda N Baak Netherlands · #2,172,376 worldwide 170 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Pharmo Institute

What are the most cited papers from Pharmo Institute?

The most cited paper from Pharmo Institute is "Novel crosslinking methods to design hydrogels" (Wim E. Hennink, Cornelus F. van Nostrum, 2002), with 1,964 citations. Next come "mRNA-lipid nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccines: Structure and stability" (1,561) and "A comparison of measures of disproportionality for signal detection in spontaneous reporting systems for adverse drug reactions" (1,385).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Novel crosslinking methods to design hydrogels Wim E. Hennink, Cornelus F. van Nostrum · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Review 2002 1,964
2 mRNA-lipid nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccines: Structure and stability Linde Schoenmaker, Dominik Witzigmann, Jayesh A. Kulkarni et al. · International Journal of Pharmaceutics Open access 8 Apr 2021 1,561
3 A comparison of measures of disproportionality for signal detection in spontaneous reporting systems for adverse drug reactions Eugène van Puijenbroek, Andrew M. Bate, Hubert G.M. Leufkens et al. · Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2002 1,385
4 Colonic bacterial composition in Parkinson's disease Ali Keshavarzian, Stefan J. Green, Phillip A. Engen et al. · Movement Disorders 16 Jul 2015 1,335
5 The Epidemiology of Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis: a Meta-analysis Tjeerd Pieter van Staa, Tjeerd Pieter van Staa, T. P. van Staa et al. · Osteoporosis International Open access Oct 2002 1,308
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pharmo Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Cost-effectiveness Analysis, Health Utility Measures, Pharmaceutical Industry, Regenerative Medicine 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.3×55 topics
  2. Quality of Life10▲ 4.1×13 topics
  3. Clinical Trials9▲ 8.2×12 topics
  4. Inflammation8▲ 2.5×50 topics
  5. Cancer7▲ 3.3×30 topics
  6. Cost-effectiveness Analysis6▲ 46×1 topic
  7. Health Utility Measures6▲ 46×1 topic
  8. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.1×22 topics
  9. Diagnosis5▲ 3.5×18 topics
  10. Pharmaceutical Industry5▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Regenerative Medicine5▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Glycosylation5▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Treatment5▲ 2.3×18 topics
  14. Drug Development Costs4▲ 109×1 topic
  15. Generic Drugs4▲ 109×1 topic
  16. Adverse Drug Reactions4▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Biomarkers4▲ 3.6×15 topics
  18. Immune System4▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.2×18 topics
  20. Glycans4▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Medication Adherence4▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Mucins4▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Therapeutics4▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Drug Delivery3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  25. Elderly3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  27. Guidelines3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  28. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Polypharmacy3▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Hydrogels3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  31. Cell Culture3▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Patient Safety3▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Primary Care3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  34. Drug Development2▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention2▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Microfluidic Devices2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Pharmacovigilance2▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Signal Detection2▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Targeted Therapy2▲ 6.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Pharmo Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes.

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 4 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycop…4Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…3Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksPharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry a…2Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 2 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 2 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsMolecular BiologyGeriatrics and GerontologyToxicology5 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  5. 5 Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions Toxicology 2 works
  6. 6 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 2 works
  10. 10 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 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 available55.7%not open44.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pharmo Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pharmo Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Pharmo Institute0.00078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pharmo Institute 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.

still counting10%20%30%Pharmo Institute18.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.3% in 2006.

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