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Research Institute for Knowledge Systems

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World rank, all time
#25,872
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#308
of 464
Research works
318
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.57× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.85× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Institute for Knowledge Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, Hedwig van Delden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Institute for Knowledge Systems.

  1. 1 Hedwig van Delden Netherlands · #659,339 worldwide 125 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Research Institute for Knowledge Systems

Which keywords describe research at Research Institute for Knowledge Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Health Promotion, Big Data, Research Methods, Social Work and Globalization.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  2. Educational Technology3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 2.5×10 topics
  4. Globalization2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  6. Big Data2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  7. E-Learning2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  8. Health Promotion2▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Machine Learning2▲ 1.66×10 topics
  10. Education2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  11. Human Rights2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  12. Research Methods1▲ 30×1 topic
  13. Social Work1▲ 70×1 topic
  14. Technology Integration1▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Digital Transformation1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Analytics1▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  19. Business Intelligence1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Research Institute for Knowledge Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dutch Social and Cultural Studies, Big Data and Business Intelligence, European Law and Migration and Comparative and International Law Studies.

Dutch Social and Cultura…1Dutch Social and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksEuropean Law and Migration1European Law and Migration: 1 fractional worksComparative and Internat…1Comparative and International Law Studies: 1 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Innovation: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-191E-Learning and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksManagement and Marketing…1Management and Marketing Education: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…0Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and …0Occupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional works
EducationManagement Information SystemsLawManagement of Technology and Innovation2 others

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

  1. 1 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 1 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 European Law and Migration Law 1 works
  4. 4 Comparative and International Law Studies Law 1 works
  5. 5 Educational Leadership and Innovation Education 1 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 1 works
  8. 8 Management and Marketing Education Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Institute for Knowledge Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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