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Research facility · Groningen · Netherlands

SPRINT

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Research works
21
▲ 123% vs 2018-21
Citations
310
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
100%
world 18%
SPRINT

Not ranked overall: SPRINT 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 SPRINT work in?

In all years, 66% of research at SPRINT is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (51%), Medicine (16%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 65.8% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 51.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 24.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 10.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 20.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 15.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKSPRINT21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences12%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1151.4%
    2. Computer Science210.0%
    3. Environmental Science13.6%
    4. Chemistry00.8%
    1. Medicine315.6%
    2. Health Professions14.6%
    1. Social Sciences15.4%
    2. Psychology13.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.8%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    2. Neuroscience00.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
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: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.57× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.57×6 works
  2. Health Professions2.37×1 works
  3. Psychology2.15×1 works
  4. Medicine1.06×2 works
  5. Chemistry0.95×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.54×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.35×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.23×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×0 works

What are the most cited papers from SPRINT?

The most cited paper from SPRINT is "Randomized Trial of Reamed and Unreamed Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures" (Mohit Bhandari, Gordon Henry Guyatt, Stephen D. Walter et al., 2008), with 455 citations. Next come "Reasons not to deploy RED" (286) and "A distributed architecture for multiplayer interactive applications on the Internet" (259).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Randomized Trial of Reamed and Unreamed Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures Mohit Bhandari, Gordon Henry Guyatt, Stephen D. Walter et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Open access Dec 2008 455
2 Reasons not to deploy RED Martin May, Jean C. Bolot, Christophe Diot et al. Conference paper 20 Jan 2003 286
3 A distributed architecture for multiplayer interactive applications on the Internet Christophe Diot, Laurent Gautier · IEEE Network 1999 259
4 Mining call and mobility data to improve paging efficiency in cellular networks Hui Zang, Jean C. Bolot Conference paper 9 Sep 2007 108
5 Association of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease Ilya M. Nasrallah et al. · JAMA Neurology Open access740 authors 8 Mar 2021 75
All 77 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SPRINT?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, CO2 Sequestration, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity, Artificial Lift Systems, Fault Diagnosis, Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Reservoirs.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 11 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  2. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 72×2 topics
  3. Drilling Fluids2▲ 178×1 topic
  4. Well Integrity2▲ 178×1 topic
  5. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 282×1 topic
  6. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 37×1 topic
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing1▲ 56×1 topic
  8. Shale Gas Reservoirs1▲ 109×1 topic
  9. Energy Efficiency1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  10. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 41×1 topic
  11. Optimization1▲ 8.7×1 topic

Which research topics does SPRINT publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Oil and Gas Production Techniques and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Drilling and Well Engineering: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 1 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…1Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 0 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 0 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 0 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 0 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 0 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors100.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SPRINT's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 123% 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 SPRINT as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%SPRINT0.000032% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of SPRINT over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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