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Space Research Organisation Netherlands

In research, Space Research Organisation Netherlands stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,665 of 10,670 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#967 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Physics and Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics is 60.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,107
of 22,385 · #4,534 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#124
of 197
Research works
1.8k
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
51k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
53%
world 18%
Space Research Organisation Netherlands

What is Space Research Organisation Netherlands 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,665 of 10,670 13.9%151 #2068
Physics and AstronomyField #967 of 1,417 10.4%76 #755

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Space Research Organisation Netherlands 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 Space Research Organisation Netherlands work in?

In 2022-now, 99% of research at Space Research Organisation Netherlands is in Physical Sciences, 1% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (47%), Engineering (19%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 180 fractional works · 98.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 86 fractional works · 46.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 58 fractional works · 31.5% of its workInstrumentation: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 18.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 6.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 13.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 13.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 21 fractional works · 11.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSpace ResearchOrganisation…183fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences99%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences0%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy8646.9%
    2. Engineering3518.9%
    3. Environmental Science2513.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2413.2%
    5. Chemistry52.6%
    6. Computer Science31.5%
    7. Materials Science21.3%
    8. Energy10.3%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Social Sciences00.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Health Professions00.2%
    2. Medicine00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Space Research Organisation Netherlands specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 60.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 57.6 works61×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 21.0 works26×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 85.8 works21×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.43× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.76× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 21.07× its world share, 86 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 21.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy21.07×86 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.43×24 works
  3. Environmental Science2.76×25 works
  4. Chemistry1.67×5 works
  5. Engineering1.26×34 works
  6. Energy0.38×1 works
  7. Materials Science0.38×2 works
  8. Computer Science0.19×3 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.09×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.02×0 works
  18. Medicine0.01×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Space Research Organisation Netherlands?

Ranked on the quality score, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Alba Lorente and C. Krämer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Space Research Organisation Netherlands.

  1. 1 Joannes D. Maasakkers Netherlands · #5,397 worldwide 9.3k citations · 302 works
  2. 2 Alba Lorente Netherlands · #35,248 worldwide 4.7k citations · 159 works
  3. 3 C. Krämer Netherlands · #56,720 worldwide 16k citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Hannah O. Nesser Netherlands · #67,232 worldwide 2.4k citations · 84 works
  5. 5 A. Simionescu Netherlands · #68,513 worldwide 9.2k citations · 308 works
  6. 6 Sander Houweling Netherlands · #73,379 worldwide 22k citations · 404 works
  7. 7 Otto Hasekamp Netherlands · #82,545 worldwide 17k citations · 398 works
  8. 8 Tobias Borsdorff Netherlands · #115,593 worldwide 5.9k citations · 293 works
  9. 9 Ilse Aben Netherlands · #122,068 worldwide 18k citations · 516 works
  10. 10 Sudhanshu Pandey Netherlands · #130,405 worldwide 3.7k citations · 164 works
All ranked researchers at Space Research Organisation Netherlands

What are the most cited papers from Space Research Organisation Netherlands?

The most cited paper from Space Research Organisation Netherlands is "Gaia Data Release 2" (A. G. A. Brown et al., 2018), with 8,734 citations. Next come "The Gaia mission" (7,118) and "Gaia Early Data Release 3" (3,978).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gaia Data Release 2 A. G. A. Brown et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access453 authors 24 Apr 2018 8,734
2 The Gaia mission T. Prusti et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access625 authors 15 Sep 2016 7,118
3 Gaia Early Data Release 3 A. G. A. Brown et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access425 authors 3 Dec 2020 3,978
4 MODULES FOR EXPERIMENTS IN STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS (MESA): BINARIES, PULSATIONS, AND EXPLOSIONS Bill Paxton, Pablo Marchant, Josiah Schwab et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access 21 Sep 2015 3,248
5 TROPOMI on the ESA Sentinel-5 Precursor: A GMES mission for global observations of the atmospheric composition for climate, air quality and ozone layer applications Pepijn Veefkind et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment 20 Feb 2012 2,954
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Space Research Organisation Netherlands?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Satellite Observations, Air Quality, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Black Holes, Star Formation, Shale Gas and Millimeter-Wave.

▲ 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. Satellite Observations17▲ 93×3 topics
  2. Air Quality15▲ 44×4 topics
  3. Accretion Disks14▲ 151×2 topics
  4. Magnetic Fields14▲ 114×3 topics
  5. Black Holes13▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Remote Sensing12▲ 5.4×16 topics
  7. Star Formation12▲ 112×2 topics
  8. Shale Gas11▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Millimeter-Wave11▲ 158×2 topics
  10. Ozone Depletion11▲ 194×1 topic
  11. Stratospheric Water Vapor11▲ 194×1 topic
  12. Water Quality10▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Emissions10▲ 28×1 topic
  14. Methane10▲ 117×1 topic
  15. Terahertz10▲ 123×2 topics
  16. Superconducting Detectors10▲ 578×1 topic
  17. Transition-Edge Sensors10▲ 578×1 topic
  18. Exoplanets9▲ 123×1 topic
  19. Stellar Astrophysics9▲ 123×1 topic
  20. Gravitational Waves8▲ 81×2 topics
  21. Atmospheric Aerosols8▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Black Carbon8▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Galactic Center8▲ 95×2 topics
  24. Event Horizon Telescope8▲ 185×1 topic
  25. X-Ray Astronomy8▲ 185×1 topic
  26. Climate8▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Hydrological Cycle7▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Astronomical Instrumentation7▲ 112×1 topic
  29. Spectrograph7▲ 112×1 topic
  30. Aerosols6▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Atmospheric Dust6▲ 131×1 topic
  32. Turbulence6▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Molecular Clouds6▲ 122×1 topic
  34. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 122×1 topic
  35. Dark Matter6▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Cosmology6▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Supernovae6▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Galaxies6▲ 103×1 topic
  39. Stellar Populations6▲ 103×1 topic
  40. Nucleosynthesis5▲ 59×2 topics

Which research topics does Space Research Organisation Netherlands publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Superconducting and THz Device Technology and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Atmospheric Ozone and Cl…11Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 11 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…10Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 10 fractional worksSuperconducting and THz Device Technology: 10 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …9Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 9 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…8Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 8 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 8 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and…6Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 6 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 6 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeAstronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 11 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  3. 3 Superconducting and THz Device Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 8 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 7 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.8%domestic only47.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Space Research Organisation Netherlands's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% 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 Space Research Organisation Netherlands as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00067% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Space Research Organisation Netherlands0.00064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Space Research Organisation Netherlands 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%Space Research Organisation Netherlands10.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.7% in 2019.

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