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Royal Tropical Institute

In research, Royal Tropical Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,609 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,662 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,198 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,106
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#122
of 407
Research works
810
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.29×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Royal Tropical Institute

What is Royal Tropical Institute 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,609 of 16,688 17.8%423
MedicineField #6,662 of 14,558 17.6%342
Life SciencesDomain #5,198 of 11,023 14.7%185
Social SciencesDomain #10,603 of 14,833 19.3%138

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

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Royal Tropical Institute is in Health Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (13%), Health Professions (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 40.5% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 27.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 12.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 37.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal TropicalInstitute62fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences38%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1727.7%
    2. Health Professions812.3%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    1. Social Sciences812.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance69.9%
    3. Psychology58.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting45.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Engineering35.4%
    2. Environmental Science22.5%
    3. Mathematics12.3%
    4. Computer Science11.0%
    5. Materials Science00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences58.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
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: 1.79× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.68× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.62× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.68× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.68×8 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.62×6 works
  3. Psychology2.68×5 works
  4. Mathematics1.95×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.79×5 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.78×4 works
  7. Medicine1.44×17 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.32×1 works
  9. Social Sciences1.01×8 works
  10. Nursing0.91×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.50×2 works
  12. Engineering0.36×3 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.28×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.19×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.13×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Tropical Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Maryse Kok, Froukje Kruijssen and Verena Bitzer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Tropical Institute.

  1. 1 Maryse Kok Netherlands · #55,605 worldwide 4.9k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Froukje Kruijssen Netherlands · #216,470 worldwide 1.7k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Verena Bitzer Netherlands · #348,231 worldwide 2.3k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Marjolein A. Dieleman Netherlands · #417,141 worldwide 6.6k citations · 138 works
  5. 5 Rudy A. Hartskeerl Netherlands · #581,784 worldwide 6.1k citations · 103 works
  6. 6 Marga G. A. Goris Netherlands · #673,482 worldwide 3.8k citations · 81 works
  7. 7 Hermen Ormel Netherlands · #694,723 worldwide 2.3k citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Robert Hartley Stevens Netherlands · #737,372 worldwide 1.2k citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Héléna Posthumus Netherlands · #805,944 worldwide 4.4k citations · 70 works
  10. 10 Gerard J. Schoone Netherlands · #972,102 worldwide 3.1k citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Tropical Institute

What are the most cited papers from Royal Tropical Institute?

The most cited paper from Royal Tropical Institute is "Human brucellosis" (María Pía Franco, Maximilian Mulder, Robert H. Gilman et al., 2007), with 1,038 citations. Next come "PCR diagnosis and characterization of Leishmania in local and imported clinical samples" (985) and "Human IL-23-producing type 1 macrophages promote but IL-10-producing type 2 macrophages subvert immunity to (myco)bacteria" (983).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Human brucellosis María Pía Franco, Maximilian Mulder, Robert H. Gilman et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Dec 2007 1,038
2 PCR diagnosis and characterization of Leishmania in local and imported clinical samples Gabriele Schönian, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Nicole Dinse et al. · Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease Sep 2003 985
3 Human IL-23-producing type 1 macrophages promote but IL-10-producing type 2 macrophages subvert immunity to (myco)bacteria Frank A. W. Verreck, Tjitske de Boer, Dennis M. L. Langenberg et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 19 Mar 2004 983
4 Guidelines International Network: Toward International Standards for Clinical Practice Guidelines Amir Qaseem, Frode Forland, Fergus Macbeth et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine 3 Apr 2012 940
5 The fight against stigma: An overview of stigma-reduction strategies and interventions Miriam L. Heijnders, Suzanne Van Der Meij · Psychology Health & Medicine 30 Mar 2006 738
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royal Tropical Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Public Health, Epidemiology 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-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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.2×26 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality5▲ 33×4 topics
  3. Health Inequalities4▲ 59×3 topics
  4. Community Health Workers4▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Globalization4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  6. Child Mortality4▲ 95×1 topic
  7. Health Systems4▲ 95×1 topic
  8. Public Health4▲ 4.6×17 topics
  9. Sustainability4▲ 2.6×12 topics
  10. Mental Health3▲ 3.5×12 topics
  11. Human Factors3▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Mortality3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  13. Immune Response2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  14. Vaccine2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  15. Violence2▲ 26×3 topics
  16. COVID-192▲ 2.9×13 topics
  17. Conflict2▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Economic Growth2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Human Rights2▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Health Financing2▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Health System Reform2▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Trust2▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Universal Coverage2▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Development2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Health2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  29. Peacebuilding2▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Democratic Republic of Congo2▲ 176×1 topic
  31. Drug Resistance2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  32. HIV/AIDS2▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Health Disparities2▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Iraq2▲ 176×1 topic
  35. Infectious Diseases2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  36. Automation2▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Driver Distraction2▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis2▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Poverty2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Tuberculosis2▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Tropical Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Health and Conflict Studies and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety.

Global Maternal and Chil…4Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 2 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impact: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Resp…1HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 1 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthFinanceGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Global trade, sustainability, and social impact Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 1 works
  9. 9 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.5%domestic only60.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Tropical Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% 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 Royal Tropical Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Royal Tropical Institute0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Tropical 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.

20%40%Royal Tropical Institute25.0% in 2017all institutions10.0% in 201720002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.8% in 2014.

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