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Royal Tropical Institute

In research, Royal Tropical Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,092 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#8,619 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,696 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,780
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#182
of 464
Research works
810
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

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 #7,092 of 20,462 29.3%423
MedicineField #8,619 of 17,978 27.9%342
Social SciencesDomain #8,696 of 16,945 35.2%138
Life SciencesDomain #9,599 of 14,347 25.9%185

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 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: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.32× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.72× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.82× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Tropical Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, A H Kolk, Richard Anthony and A.H. Pieterse lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Tropical Institute.

  1. 1 A H Kolk Netherlands · #192,806 worldwide 161 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Richard Anthony Netherlands · #222,000 worldwide 88 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 A.H. Pieterse Netherlands · #284,308 worldwide 124 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Verena Bitzer Netherlands · #332,703 worldwide 183 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 H. A. P. C. Oomen Netherlands · #463,528 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Nick Davis Netherlands · #702,327 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 N. H. Swellengrebel Netherlands · #1,118,398 worldwide 22 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Pètra F. Mens Netherlands · #1,296,516 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Marjolein Dieleman Netherlands · #1,474,644 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Tropical Institute

Which keywords describe research at Royal Tropical Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Globalization, Public Health and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.2×26 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality4▲ 36×4 topics
  3. Health Inequalities4▲ 63×2 topics
  4. Community Health Workers4▲ 87×2 topics
  5. Globalization4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  6. Child Mortality4▲ 103×1 topic
  7. Health Systems4▲ 103×1 topic
  8. Sustainability4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  9. Public Health4▲ 4.6×16 topics
  10. Mental Health3▲ 3.5×12 topics
  11. Human Factors2▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Violence2▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Immune Response2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  14. Economic Growth2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  15. Mortality2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  16. Conflict2▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Vaccine2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Development2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  22. Health System Reform2▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Trust2▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Democratic Republic of Congo2▲ 185×1 topic
  25. HIV/AIDS2▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Health2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  27. Health Financing2▲ 89×1 topic
  28. Iraq2▲ 185×1 topic
  29. Peacebuilding2▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Universal Coverage2▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Health Disparities2▲ 12×6 topics
  32. Drug Resistance2▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Poverty2▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Automation2▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Driver Distraction2▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Infectious Diseases2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  37. Global Value Chains1▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis1▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Production Networks1▲ 126×1 topic
  40. Tuberculosis1▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Tropical Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 1 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 1 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Tropical Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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