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Rathenau Instituut

In research, Rathenau Instituut stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,919 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,916
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#358
of 464
Research works
407
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Rathenau Instituut 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,919 of 16,945 20.6%217

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rathenau Instituut 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: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rathenau Instituut?

Ranked on the composite score, Rinie van Est, Edwin Horlings and Barend van der Meulen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rathenau Instituut.

  1. 1 Rinie van Est Netherlands · #173,886 worldwide 87 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Edwin Horlings Netherlands · #462,056 worldwide 59 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Barend van der Meulen Netherlands · #799,128 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Dirk Stemerding Netherlands · #1,021,404 worldwide 20 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Rathenau Instituut

Which keywords describe research at Rathenau Instituut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Renewable Energy, Community Participation, Legal Research, Normative Methodology, Human Rights, Public Perception and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Renewable Energy3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 1.42×17 topics
  3. Islamic Banking2▲ 12×3 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  5. Human Rights2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  6. Community Participation2▲ 11×2 topics
  7. Legal Research2▲ 30×1 topic
  8. Normative Methodology2▲ 33×1 topic
  9. Social Media2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  10. Sustainability2▲ 1.61×7 topics
  11. Public Perception1▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Big Data1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  13. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Food Safety1▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Machine Learning1◆ 0.93×5 topics
  16. Public Health1▲ 2.1×6 topics
  17. Resilience1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  18. Side-Channel Attacks1▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Surveillance1▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Trust1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Data Privacy1▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Risk Factors1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  23. Risk Perception1▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Urban Development1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  25. Communication1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  26. Digital Labor Platforms1▲ 76×1 topic
  27. Gig Economy1▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Innovation1▲ 2.4×7 topics
  29. Criminal Justice1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Environmental Law1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Healthcare1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  32. Restorative Justice1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Rathenau Instituut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Studies and Policies, Digital Economy and Work Transformation, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and Risk Perception and Management.

Legal Studies and Policies2Legal Studies and Policies: 2 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work…1Digital Economy and Work Transformation: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 1 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 1 fractional worksLegal and Social Justice Studies: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Clima…1Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksRadiation Effects in Electronics: 1 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 1 fractional worksSocial Acceptance of Ren…1Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy: 1 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceMolecular BiologyPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Studies and Policies Law 2 works
  2. 2 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Legal and Social Justice Studies Law 1 works
  7. 7 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Radiation Effects in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sociology and Political Science 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 available58.7%not open41.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rathenau Instituut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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