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Sanquin

In research, Sanquin stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,030 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#3,449 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,684 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology — Hematology is 55.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,344
of 28,054 · #4,007 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#48
of 237
Research works
1.7k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Sanquin 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,030 of 7,800 23.7%65 #1512
MedicineField #3,449 of 10,443 22.7%166 #1841
Health SciencesDomain #4,684 of 11,982 22.7%169 #2484

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sanquin 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. Life Sciences#1,512 #2,030
  2. Medicine#1,841 #3,449
  3. Health Sciences#2,484 #4,684
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 Sanquin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 55.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 44.9 works56×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 31.1 works17×
  3. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 32.4 works12×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.02× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 12.04× its world share, 32 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.22× its world share, 166 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sanquin?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Ellen van der Schoot, Gestur Vidarsson and Masja de Haas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sanquin.

  1. 1 C. Ellen van der Schoot · #49,313 worldwide 288 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Gestur Vidarsson · #78,745 worldwide 235 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Masja de Haas · #107,513 worldwide 166 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Peter L. Hordijk · #147,454 worldwide 213 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Timo K. van den Berg · #160,251 worldwide 121 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Jan Voorberg · #315,232 worldwide 136 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 S. Marieke van Ham · #361,945 worldwide 108 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 H. W. Reesink · #365,735 worldwide 56 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Dirk de Korte · #421,613 worldwide 61 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Theo Rispens · #423,710 worldwide 125 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Sanquin

Which keywords describe research at Sanquin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Anemia, Blood Transfusion, Thrombosis, Hemostasis, Hemorrhage, Immunity and Altruism.

▲ 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. Inflammation38▲ 6.9×43 topics
  2. Anemia33▲ 130×4 topics
  3. Blood Transfusion24▲ 207×2 topics
  4. Thrombosis21▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology20▲ 1.86×55 topics
  6. Hemostasis17▲ 66×4 topics
  7. Hemorrhage17▲ 92×2 topics
  8. Risk Factors14▲ 4.8×10 topics
  9. Cancer14▲ 3.8×25 topics
  10. Immunity13▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Altruism13▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Disaster Response13▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management13▲ 5.2×3 topics
  14. Blood Donation13▲ 289×1 topic
  15. Donor Behavior13▲ 289×1 topic
  16. Pancreatic Cancer13▲ 44×3 topics
  17. Erythropoiesis12▲ 77×2 topics
  18. Alloimmunization12▲ 185×1 topic
  19. Blood Groups12▲ 185×1 topic
  20. Critical Care12▲ 19×5 topics
  21. Cardiac Surgery11▲ 58×1 topic
  22. Tranexamic Acid11▲ 224×1 topic
  23. Platelets11▲ 61×2 topics
  24. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura10▲ 148×1 topic
  25. Vascular Biology10▲ 90×2 topics
  26. von Willebrand Disease10▲ 148×1 topic
  27. Immune Response10▲ 6.3×14 topics
  28. Iron Deficiency10▲ 69×2 topics
  29. Cancer Immunotherapy9▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Pulmonary Hypertension8▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Glycosylation8▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Innate Immunity8▲ 9.7×6 topics
  33. Autoimmunity8▲ 21×4 topics
  34. SARS-CoV-28▲ 9.3×5 topics
  35. ACE2 Receptor8▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Monoclonal Antibodies8▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Sickle-cell Disease8▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Thalassemia8▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Hepcidin7▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Iron Regulation7▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Sanquin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood donation and transfusion practices, Blood groups and transfusion, Blood transfusion and management and Platelet Disorders and Treatments.

Blood donation and trans…13Blood donation and transfusion practices: 13 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…12Blood groups and transfusion: 12 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…11Blood transfusion and management: 11 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…10Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 10 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 8 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 7 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…6Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 6 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 5 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 5 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 5 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationHematologyBiochemistryGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Blood donation and transfusion practicesManagement of Technology and Innovation 13 works
  2. 2 Blood groups and transfusionHematology 12 works
  3. 3 Blood transfusion and managementBiochemistry 11 works
  4. 4 Platelet Disorders and TreatmentsHematology 10 works
  5. 5 Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersGenetics 8 works
  6. 6 Iron Metabolism and DisordersHematology 7 works
  7. 7 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  8. 8 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Erythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyPhysiology 5 works
  10. 10 T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology 5 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sanquin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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