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Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

In research, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,563 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#971 of 3,551 worldwide) and Ecology (#225 of 578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 65.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,847
of 28,054 · #2,168 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#36
of 237
Research works
3.6k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
189k
53.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,563 of 12,888 28.2%299 #1558
Environmental ScienceField #971 of 3,551 29.7%156 #360
EcologySubfield #225 of 578 33.0%74 #108
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #482 of 1,209 29.0%122 #327
OceanographySubfield #73 of 156 27.6%65 #43

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research 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. Physical Sciences#1,558 #2,563
  2. Environmental Science#360 #971
  3. Ecology#108 #225
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences#327 #482
  5. Oceanography#43 #73
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 Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 65.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 64.6 works66×
  2. EcologySubfield · 74.5 works27×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 121.6 works22×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 28.2 works18×
  5. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 39.3 works15×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.08× its world share, 122 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.93× its world share, 156 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan Schouten, Ellen C. Hopmans and Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research.

  1. 1 Stefan Schouten Netherlands · #23,713 worldwide 1.6k citations · 170 works
  2. 2 Ellen C. Hopmans Netherlands · #25,210 worldwide 758 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté Netherlands · #28,441 worldwide 2.4k citations · 256 works
  4. 4 Corina P. D. Brussaard Netherlands · #43,837 worldwide 424 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Johan van de Koppel Netherlands · #48,233 worldwide 353 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Gerhard J. Herndl Netherlands · #55,094 worldwide 632 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 J.J. Beukema Netherlands · #103,408 worldwide 443 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Jaap van der Meer Netherlands · #130,330 worldwide 421 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Henko de Stigter Netherlands · #131,907 worldwide 320 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Gerhard C. Cadée Netherlands · #133,284 worldwide 282 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Which keywords describe research at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Coastal Protection, Ecosystem Services, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Acidification, Global Warming and Sea-Level Rise.

▲ 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. Climate Change118▲ 13×58 topics
  2. Coastal Protection26▲ 119×2 topics
  3. Ecosystem Services26▲ 19×5 topics
  4. Benthic Communities25▲ 123×2 topics
  5. Marine Biodiversity25▲ 123×2 topics
  6. Ocean Acidification23▲ 91×3 topics
  7. Global Warming23▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Sea-Level Rise22▲ 55×4 topics
  9. Ocean Circulation20▲ 44×3 topics
  10. Holocene19▲ 47×3 topics
  11. Climate Change Impacts19▲ 45×4 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 27×6 topics
  13. Sea Level18▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Biogeography17▲ 19×12 topics
  15. Fisheries Sustainability17▲ 53×2 topics
  16. Paleoclimatology17▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Glacial Cycles16▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Monsoon Dynamics16▲ 70×1 topic
  19. Trophic Cascades16▲ 49×2 topics
  20. Invasive Species16▲ 11×14 topics
  21. Harmful Algal Blooms16▲ 58×3 topics
  22. Eutrophication16▲ 43×4 topics
  23. Marine Environment15▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Global Carbon Budget15▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Carbon Sequestration15▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Mangrove Forests15▲ 122×1 topic
  27. Nutrient Limitation15▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Dissolved Organic Matter14▲ 98×1 topic
  29. Ecosystem Resilience14▲ 28×5 topics
  30. Oceanic Carbon Cycle14▲ 98×1 topic
  31. Hydrothermal Vents14▲ 106×2 topics
  32. Deep-Sea Ecology14▲ 130×1 topic
  33. Estuarine Quality14▲ 130×1 topic
  34. Data Assimilation13▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Ecosystem Management13▲ 63×2 topics
  36. Fish Population Dynamics13▲ 90×1 topic
  37. Marine Fisheries13▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Climate Change Impact13▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Oceanic Modeling12▲ 109×1 topic
  40. Tidal Analysis12▲ 109×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Geology and Paleoclimato…16Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 16 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…15Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 15 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 14 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…14Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 14 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…13Marine and fisheries research: 13 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 12 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 12 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…11Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 11 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 10 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 9 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEcologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary Change

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 16 works
  2. 2 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 15 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 14 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 14 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  6. 6 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 12 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 12 works
  8. 8 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 11 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 10 works
  10. 10 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 9 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.3%domestic only61.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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