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SGS (Netherlands)

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Research works
7
▲ 108% vs 2018-21
Citations
99
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
SGS (Netherlands)

Not ranked overall: SGS (Netherlands) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does SGS (Netherlands) work in?

In all years, 56% of research at SGS (Netherlands) is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Social Sciences (18%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%).

Physical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 56.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 31.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 9.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 25.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 4.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 6.1% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKSGS (Netherlands)7fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering231.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences19.3%
    3. Computer Science06.1%
    4. Environmental Science05.4%
    5. Materials Science03.0%
    6. Chemistry01.0%
    1. Social Sciences117.7%
    2. Psychology04.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting02.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    1. Medicine06.5%
    2. Health Professions06.1%
    1. Neuroscience03.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
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: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 2.50× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.42× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences5.42×1 works
  2. Chemistry2.50×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.13×0 works
  4. Psychology1.07×0 works
  5. Computer Science0.84×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×0 works
  8. Engineering0.52×0 works

What are the most cited papers from SGS (Netherlands)?

The most cited paper from SGS (Netherlands) is "Multiscale fracture network characterization and impact on flow: A case study on the Latemar carbonate platform" (N. J. Hardebol, C Maier, Hamidreza M. Nick et al., 2015), with 118 citations. Next come "Vitamin D effects on B cell function in autoimmunity" (100) and "Geochemical/hydrochemical evaluation of the geothermal potential of the Lamongan volcanic field (Eastern Java, Indonesia)" (23).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multiscale fracture network characterization and impact on flow: A case study on the Latemar carbonate platform N. J. Hardebol, C Maier, Hamidreza M. Nick et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth 12 Nov 2015 118
2 Vitamin D effects on B cell function in autoimmunity Linda Rolf, Anne‐Hilde Muris, Raymond Hupperts et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 24 Apr 2014 100
3 Geochemical/hydrochemical evaluation of the geothermal potential of the Lamongan volcanic field (Eastern Java, Indonesia) Fiorenza Deon, Hans‐Jürgen Förster, Maren Brehme et al. · Geothermal Energy Open access 26 Oct 2015 23
4 Patient and public involvement cultures and the perceived impact in the vulnerable context of palliative care: A qualitative study Inge Melchior, Anouk van der Heijden, Esther Stoffers et al. · Health Expectations Open access 6 Jan 2021 15
5 Nutritional value of black soldier fly larvae oil in calf milk replacers J.D. Quigley, Alessandro Maria Zontini, G.F. Schroeder et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 7 Jan 2025 7
All 18 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does SGS (Netherlands) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Early Childhood Education and Development, Youth Development and Social Support, Career Development and Diversity and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Early Childhood Educatio…0Early Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksYouth Development and So…0Youth Development and Social Support: 0 fractional worksCareer Development and D…0Career Development and Diversity: 0 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…0Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 0 fractional worksTeacher Professional Development and Motivation: 0 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 0 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 0 fractional worksPigment Synthesis and Properties: 0 fractional worksMaterials Engineering and Processing: 0 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional works
EducationSafety ResearchBuilding and ConstructionInorganic Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  2. 2 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 0 works
  3. 3 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 0 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 0 works
  5. 5 Teacher Professional Development and Motivation Education 0 works
  6. 6 School Choice and Performance Education 0 works
  7. 7 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 0 works
  8. 8 Pigment Synthesis and Properties Inorganic Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Materials Engineering and Processing Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 0 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.8%domestic only62.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SGS (Netherlands)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 108% higher 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 SGS (Netherlands) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000031% in 2024.

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Fractional works of SGS (Netherlands) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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