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Sanquin

In research, Sanquin stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,105 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,116 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,712 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology (Hematology is 56.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,639
of 22,385 · #2,165 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#41
of 197
Research works
1.7k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
63k
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Sanquin

What is Sanquin known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,105 of 9,902 15.2%169 #808
MedicineField #1,116 of 8,541 15.1%166 #851
Life SciencesDomain #1,712 of 6,403 11.5%65 #1249

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#808 #1,105
  2. Medicine#851 #1,116
  3. Life Sciences#1,249 #1,712
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Sanquin work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Sanquin is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (61%), Immunology and Microbiology (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 185 fractional works · 62.5% of its workMedicine: 182 fractional works · 61.4% of its workHematology: 51 fractional works · 17.2% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiochemistry: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 75 fractional works · 25.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 36 fractional works · 12.2% of its workImmunology: 35 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 9.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 5.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 5.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSanquin296fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences9%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine18261.4%
    2. Health Professions30.8%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology3612.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3511.7%
    3. Neuroscience31.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting175.8%
    2. Social Sciences62.0%
    3. Psychology20.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Engineering41.2%
    2. Computer Science31.0%
    3. Chemistry10.4%
    4. Environmental Science10.3%
    5. Energy00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sanquin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 56.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 51.0 works57×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 34.7 works17×
  3. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 36.1 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.20× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 12.09× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.19× its world share, 182 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× 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, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology12.09×36 works
  2. Medicine3.19×182 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.20×35 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.81×17 works
  5. Neuroscience0.59×3 works
  6. Nursing0.56×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.32×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.27×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×1 works
  11. Psychology0.18×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.17×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.16×6 works
  14. Computer Science0.13×3 works
  15. Energy0.12×0 works
  16. Veterinary0.10×0 works
  17. Engineering0.08×4 works
  18. Environmental Science0.07×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×1 works
  20. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sanquin?

Ranked on the quality score, Gertjan Wolbink, Theo T. Rispens and Gestur Vidarsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sanquin.

  1. 1 Gertjan Wolbink Netherlands · #34,883 worldwide 20k citations · 329 works
  2. 2 Theo T. Rispens Netherlands · #71,181 worldwide 20k citations · 460 works
  3. 3 Gestur Vidarsson Netherlands · #80,602 worldwide 16k citations · 319 works
  4. 4 Klaas P. J. M. van Gisbergen Netherlands · #103,911 worldwide 6.5k citations · 99 works
  5. 5 Timo K. van den Berg Netherlands · #112,784 worldwide 16k citations · 239 works
  6. 6 Cynthia So‐Osman Netherlands · #115,207 worldwide 5.8k citations · 112 works
  7. 7 Regina Stark Netherlands · #138,557 worldwide 5.4k citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Masja de Haas Netherlands · #199,354 worldwide 15k citations · 384 works
  9. 9 Derk Amsen Netherlands · #210,115 worldwide 5.5k citations · 104 works
  10. 10 Dörte Hamann Netherlands · #238,412 worldwide 9.2k citations · 115 works
All ranked researchers at Sanquin

What are the most cited papers from Sanquin?

The most cited paper from Sanquin is "IgG Subclasses and Allotypes: From Structure to Effector Functions" (Gestur Vidarsson, Gillian Dekkers, Theo T. Rispens, 2014), with 2,735 citations. Next come "Innate Immune Activation Through Nalp3 Inflammasome Sensing of Asbestos and Silica" (2,685) and "Oncogene-Induced Senescence Relayed by an Interleukin-Dependent Inflammatory Network" (2,107).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 IgG Subclasses and Allotypes: From Structure to Effector Functions Gestur Vidarsson, Gillian Dekkers, Theo T. Rispens · Frontiers in Immunology Open access 20 Oct 2014 2,735
2 Innate Immune Activation Through Nalp3 Inflammasome Sensing of Asbestos and Silica Catherine Dostert, Virginie Pétrilli, Robin van Bruggen et al. · Science Open access 10 Apr 2008 2,685
3 Oncogene-Induced Senescence Relayed by an Interleukin-Dependent Inflammatory Network Thomas Kuilman, Chrysiis Michaloglou, Liesbeth C.W. Vredeveld et al. · Cell Open access Jun 2008 2,107
4 Specific autoantibodies precede the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis: A study of serial measurements in blood donors Markus M. J. Nielen, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Henk W. Reesink et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access Feb 2004 1,868
5 Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease Panos Deloukas et al. · Nature Genetics Open access183 authors 2 Dec 2012 1,681
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sanquin?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Anemia, Blood Transfusion, Thrombosis, Hemostasis, Hemorrhage, Altruism and Pancreatic Cancer.

▲ 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. Inflammation43▲ 6.8×44 topics
  2. Anemia38▲ 134×4 topics
  3. Blood Transfusion27▲ 208×2 topics
  4. Thrombosis24▲ 29×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology21▲ 1.81×56 topics
  6. Hemostasis19▲ 63×4 topics
  7. Hemorrhage18▲ 90×2 topics
  8. Risk Factors16▲ 4.8×10 topics
  9. Cancer15▲ 3.8×26 topics
  10. Altruism15▲ 59×3 topics
  11. Pancreatic Cancer15▲ 46×3 topics
  12. Disaster Response15▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management15▲ 5.5×3 topics
  14. Blood Donation14▲ 297×1 topic
  15. Donor Behavior14▲ 297×1 topic
  16. Immunity14▲ 12×9 topics
  17. Alloimmunization14▲ 194×1 topic
  18. Blood Groups14▲ 194×1 topic
  19. Erythropoiesis14▲ 79×2 topics
  20. Critical Care14▲ 19×5 topics
  21. Cardiac Surgery13▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Tranexamic Acid13▲ 221×1 topic
  23. Platelets13▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Vascular Biology12▲ 93×2 topics
  25. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura12▲ 150×1 topic
  26. von Willebrand Disease12▲ 150×1 topic
  27. Iron Deficiency11▲ 73×2 topics
  28. Immune Response10▲ 6.2×14 topics
  29. Cancer Immunotherapy10▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Innate Immunity10▲ 10×8 topics
  31. Glycosylation10▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Pulmonary Hypertension9▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Autoimmunity9▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Hepcidin9▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Iron Regulation9▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Monoclonal Antibodies9▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Genetic Regulation8▲ 18×2 topics
  38. SARS-CoV-28▲ 9.4×5 topics
  39. Sickle-cell Disease8▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Thalassemia8▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Sanquin publish most on?

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

Blood donation and trans…14Blood donation and transfusion practices: 14 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…14Blood groups and transfusion: 14 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…13Blood transfusion and management: 13 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…12Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 12 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 9 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 8 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…6Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 6 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 6 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 6 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 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 practices Management of Technology and Innovation 14 works
  2. 2 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 14 works
  3. 3 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 13 works
  4. 4 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 12 works
  5. 5 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 9 works
  6. 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 8 works
  7. 7 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  8. 8 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 6 works
  9. 9 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology Physiology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sanquin's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Sanquin as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Sanquin0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sanquin 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.

still counting10%20%Sanquin14.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2016.

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