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Princess Máxima Center

In research, Princess Máxima Center stands highest in Medicine (#2,119 of 10,443 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,630 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,887 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics, Hematology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Genetics is 21.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,836
of 28,054 · #7,505 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#35
of 237
Research works
919
▲ 476% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Princess Máxima Center 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
MedicineField #2,119 of 10,443 24.9%282 #4037
Life SciencesDomain #1,630 of 7,800 25.3%126 #3101
Health SciencesDomain #2,887 of 11,982 25.1%291 #5373
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,735 of 3,579 24.4%95 #2980
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,195 of 2,175 25.3%64 #2078

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Princess Máxima Center 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. Medicine#4,037 #2,119
  2. Life Sciences#3,101 #1,630
  3. Health Sciences#5,373 #2,887
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,980 #1,735
  5. Molecular Biology#2,078 #1,195
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 Princess Máxima Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 21.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 26.3 works22×
  2. HematologySubfield · 27.3 works20×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 30.9 works9.3×
  4. OncologySubfield · 38.4 works7.7×
  5. ImmunologySubfield · 20.4 works6.7×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.01× its world share, 95 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.68× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.30× its world share, 282 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Princess Máxima Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald R. de Krijger, Marry M. van den Heuvel‐Eibrink and Jan J. Molenaar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Princess Máxima Center.

  1. 1 Ronald R. de Krijger Netherlands · #4,129 worldwide 1.7k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Marry M. van den Heuvel‐Eibrink Netherlands · #85,375 worldwide 395 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 Jan J. Molenaar Netherlands · #121,628 worldwide 156 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Johannes H. M. Merks Netherlands · #207,880 worldwide 132 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jarno Drost Netherlands · #222,493 worldwide 195 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Eline van Dulmen‐den Broeder Netherlands · #314,631 worldwide 94 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Cor van den Bos Netherlands · #328,840 worldwide 66 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Helena J. H. van der Pal Netherlands · #330,041 worldwide 95 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Peter M. Hoogerbrugge Netherlands · #409,589 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Auke Beishuizen Netherlands · #419,624 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Princess Máxima Center

Which keywords describe research at Princess Máxima Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cancer, Genetic Alterations, Health-related Quality of Life and Molecular Classification.

▲ 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. Immunotherapy57▲ 18×18 topics
  2. Prognostic Factors54▲ 28×14 topics
  3. Cancer30▲ 5.0×43 topics
  4. Chemotherapy29▲ 9.4×24 topics
  5. Radiotherapy27▲ 16×12 topics
  6. Genetic Alterations24▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Health-related Quality of Life22▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Molecular Classification22▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations22▲ 12×16 topics
  10. Minimal Residual Disease22▲ 73×2 topics
  11. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia22▲ 146×1 topic
  12. Childhood Cancer22▲ 146×1 topic
  13. Pediatric Oncology22▲ 89×2 topics
  14. Glioblastoma21▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Temozolomide21▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Hematopoietic Stem Cells20▲ 52×3 topics
  17. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study20▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory20▲ 100×1 topic
  19. Lymphoma17▲ 24×4 topics
  20. Cancer Immunotherapy15▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Targeted Therapy14▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Prognosis14▲ 9.3×8 topics
  23. Therapy14▲ 15×4 topics
  24. AML13▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Acute Myeloid Leukemia13▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Pluripotent Stem Cells13▲ 57×2 topics
  27. Cancer Therapy12▲ 4.8×14 topics
  28. Tumor Regression12▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Staging System12▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Genomic Instability11▲ 23×3 topics
  31. ALK11▲ 97×1 topic
  32. Genomic11▲ 62×2 topics
  33. Neuroblastoma11▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Leukemia10▲ 28×2 topics
  35. CAR T Cells10▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Chimeric Antigen Receptor10▲ 31×1 topic
  37. PET Imaging10▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Congenital Anomalies10▲ 37×3 topics
  39. Rituximab9▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Kidney Organoids9▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Princess Máxima Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research.

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 22 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 21 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…20Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 20 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…13Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 13 fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 11 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 10 fractional worksRenal and related cancers9Renal and related cancers: 9 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 8 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHematology6 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 22 works
  2. 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 21 works
  3. 3 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 20 works
  4. 4 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 13 works
  5. 5 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 11 works
  6. 6 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 10 works
  7. 7 Renal and related cancers Molecular Biology 9 works
  8. 8 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 8 works
  9. 9 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  10. 10 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 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 available77.6%not open22.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.7%domestic only55.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Princess Máxima Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 476% 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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