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University · Groningen · Netherlands

Terra

In research, Terra stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,135 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,697 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,180 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,847
of 28,054 · #14,082 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#101
of 237
Research works
3k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Terra known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #2,135 of 6,365 13.9%123 #4505
Social SciencesDomain #3,697 of 10,521 11.5%198 #6426
Physical SciencesDomain #9,180 of 12,888 5.8%204 #9999
Life SciencesDomain #7,434 of 7,800 3.3%66 #11922
Health SciencesDomain #11,453 of 11,982 2.4%92 #18262

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Terra 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,505 #2,135
  2. Social Sciences#6,426 #3,697
  3. Physical Sciences#9,999 #9,180
  4. Life Sciences#11,922 #7,434
  5. Health Sciences#18,262 #11,453
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 1.56× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.03× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.97× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 123 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Terra?

Ranked on the composite score, Fabrizio Pepe, Manuel Fernández Rodríguez and Raimondo Catalano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Terra.

  1. 1 Fabrizio Pepe Netherlands · #304,453 worldwide 72 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Manuel Fernández Rodríguez Netherlands · #413,042 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Raimondo Catalano Netherlands · #454,559 worldwide 79 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Paula F. da Silva Netherlands · #480,044 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Giuseppe Montana Netherlands · #514,746 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Marco Vattano Netherlands · #542,260 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 R. B. Rocha Netherlands · #543,881 worldwide 85 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Pietro Di Stefano Netherlands · #634,895 worldwide 84 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Giuliana Madonia Netherlands · #739,325 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Ian Strangeways Netherlands · #788,160 worldwide 29 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Terra

Which keywords describe research at Terra?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, E-Learning, Teacher Training, Social Inequality, Decision Support System and Online Learning.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Machine Learning28▲ 1.53×22 topics
  2. Educational Technology28▲ 4.1×16 topics
  3. Sustainability27▲ 1.97×39 topics
  4. E-Learning21▲ 3.8×10 topics
  5. Public Health21▲ 2.6×26 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence21▲ 2.8×12 topics
  7. Healthcare20▲ 3.1×11 topics
  8. Quality of Life19▲ 2.4×30 topics
  9. Online Learning19▲ 4.0×10 topics
  10. Teacher Training18▲ 5.2×11 topics
  11. Data Mining18▲ 4.3×6 topics
  12. COVID-1918▲ 2.3×17 topics
  13. Agricultural Origins17▲ 91×1 topic
  14. Radiocarbon Dating17▲ 91×1 topic
  15. Remote Sensing17▲ 2.4×21 topics
  16. Qualitative Research17▲ 3.4×13 topics
  17. Information Technology15▲ 5.6×4 topics
  18. Social Inequality15▲ 9.8×7 topics
  19. Knowledge Management15▲ 4.7×7 topics
  20. Decision Support System14▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Curriculum Development13▲ 3.4×11 topics
  22. Fuzzy Logic13▲ 9.4×2 topics
  23. Educational Policy13▲ 9.1×3 topics
  24. Economic Impact12▲ 3.8×4 topics
  25. E-commerce12▲ 3.6×5 topics
  26. Training12▲ 9.9×4 topics
  27. Public Policy12▲ 4.3×15 topics
  28. Research12▲ 17×5 topics
  29. Inclusion12▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Distance Education11▲ 9.9×2 topics
  31. Digital Business11▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Legislation11▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Access11▲ 7.0×7 topics
  34. Social Determinants10▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Geological Mapping10▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Electrical Resistivity Tomography9▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Magnetotelluric Imaging9▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Geomagnetic Field9▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Magnetosome Formation9▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Health Policy9▲ 10.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Terra publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 17 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 11 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 9 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 9 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 9 fractional worksEdcuational Technology Systems: 8 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…7Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 7 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 7 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 6 fractional worksBusiness and Management …6Business and Management Studies: 6 fractional works
PaleontologyEducationGeophysicsMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 17 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 11 works
  3. 3 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 9 works
  5. 5 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 9 works
  6. 6 Edcuational Technology Systems Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  8. 8 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 7 works
  9. 9 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 6 works
  10. 10 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.9%domestic only58.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Terra's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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