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Spaarne Gasthuis

In research, Spaarne Gasthuis stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,426 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,325 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 6.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,149
of 22,385 · #4,968 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#91
of 197
Research works
675
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Spaarne Gasthuis

What is Spaarne Gasthuis 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 #1,426 of 9,902 19.9%99 #1303
MedicineField #1,325 of 8,541 19.9%90 #1186

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Spaarne Gasthuis 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 Spaarne Gasthuis work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Spaarne Gasthuis is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 108 fractional works · 82.1% of its workMedicine: 98 fractional works · 74.7% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 15.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSpaarne Gasthuis132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences5%

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. Medicine9874.7%
    2. Health Professions75.3%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    4. Dentistry10.9%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology96.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology31.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences32.3%
    2. Psychology21.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Engineering21.6%
    2. Environmental Science10.6%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Spaarne Gasthuis specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 21.0 works6.8×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.88×98 works
  2. Nursing2.24×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.03×7 works
  4. Dentistry1.94×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.92×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×9 works
  7. Veterinary0.75×0 works
  8. Psychology0.56×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.52×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×1 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.18×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.13×1 works
  15. Engineering0.11×2 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.10×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  19. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Spaarne Gasthuis?

Ranked on the quality score, Hein B.A.C. Stockmann, Carla Weenink and Diederik Laurens Smit lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spaarne Gasthuis.

  1. 1 Hein B.A.C. Stockmann Netherlands · #150,134 worldwide 5.6k citations · 139 works
  2. 2 Carla Weenink Netherlands · #389,299 worldwide 7.3k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Diederik Laurens Smit Netherlands · #404,818 worldwide 817 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 N. de Korte Netherlands · #414,790 worldwide 1.9k citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Jacob P. Bruin Netherlands · #451,310 worldwide 3k citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Willem de Ronde Netherlands · #499,848 worldwide 2.3k citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Peter A. Bond Netherlands · #579,097 worldwide 718 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Saskia ten Wolde Netherlands · #713,651 worldwide 1.2k citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Bjorn L. Herpers Netherlands · #742,424 worldwide 1.8k citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Herman Rijna Netherlands · #800,182 worldwide 4.4k citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Spaarne Gasthuis

What are the most cited papers from Spaarne Gasthuis?

The most cited paper from Spaarne Gasthuis is "Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial" (Harry J. de Koning et al., 2020), with 3,674 citations. Next come "Radiotherapy or surgery of the axilla after a positive sentinel node in breast cancer (EORTC 10981-22023 AMAROS): a randomised, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 non-inferiority trial" (1,891) and "Sampling and Definitions of Placental Lesions: Amsterdam Placental Workshop Group Consensus Statement" (1,771).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial Harry J. de Koning et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 29 Jan 2020 3,674
2 Radiotherapy or surgery of the axilla after a positive sentinel node in breast cancer (EORTC 10981-22023 AMAROS): a randomised, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 non-inferiority trial Mila Donker et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 15 Oct 2014 1,891
3 Sampling and Definitions of Placental Lesions: Amsterdam Placental Workshop Group Consensus Statement Teck Yee Khong et al. · Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Open access 25 May 2016 1,771
4 The microbiota of the respiratory tract: gatekeeper to respiratory health Wing Ho Man, Wouter A. A. de Steenhuijsen Piters, Debby Bogaert · Nature Reviews Microbiology ReviewOpen access 20 Mar 2017 1,462
5 Lenient versus Strict Rate Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Isabelle C. Van Gelder, Hessel F. Groenveld, Harry J.G.M. Crijns et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 15 Mar 2010 1,036
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Spaarne Gasthuis?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Diabetes, Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Risk, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 4.6×84 topics
  2. Complications7▲ 11×15 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 2.5×36 topics
  4. Diagnosis6▲ 5.2×23 topics
  5. Treatment6▲ 3.8×29 topics
  6. Quality of Life6▲ 3.1×28 topics
  7. Diabetes6▲ 8.4×8 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Pathogenesis5▲ 7.6×16 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 4.7×17 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.1×26 topics
  12. Management4▲ 4.1×18 topics
  13. Obesity4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  14. Rehabilitation4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  15. Risk Factors4▲ 3.0×21 topics
  16. Hormone Therapy4▲ 35×3 topics
  17. Arthroplasty4▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 9.1×9 topics
  19. Revision Surgery4▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.7×11 topics
  23. Biomarkers3▲ 3.6×11 topics
  24. Genetic Variants3▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Global Burden3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  26. Guidelines3▲ 4.7×12 topics
  27. Surgical Management3▲ 5.6×13 topics
  28. Surgical Treatment3▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Biomechanics3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  30. Muscle Strength3▲ 20×3 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-23▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Weight Loss3▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Outcomes3▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Aging Men2▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 9.3×8 topics
  37. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  38. Testosterone2▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Spaarne Gasthuis publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Hormonal and reproductive studies, Sexual Differentiation and Disorders and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …3Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHormonal and reproductiv…2Hormonal and reproductive studies: 2 fractional worksSexual Differentiation and Disorders: 2 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …2Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMolecular BiologyEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Hormonal and reproductive studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Sexual Differentiation and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Spaarne Gasthuis's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher 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 Spaarne Gasthuis as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Spaarne Gasthuis0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Spaarne Gasthuis 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%30%Spaarne Gasthuis19.1% 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 24.2% in 2024.

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