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TiFN

In research, TiFN stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,702 of 11,023 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,933 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,222 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,321
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#83
of 407
Research works
538
▼ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
65.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.48×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
TiFN

What is TiFN known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #1,702 of 11,023 20.6%263
Health SciencesDomain #2,933 of 16,688 27.6%183
MedicineField #3,222 of 14,558 28.9%133
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,622 of 5,801 19.9%126

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

In 2022-now, 42% of research at TiFN is in Life Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 12 fractional works · 42.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.7% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 16.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 19.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 10.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 28.8% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 24.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTiFN29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences42%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences9%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences620.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology619.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Medicine724.2%
    2. Nursing14.4%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Environmental Science311.6%
    2. Materials Science14.3%
    3. Engineering12.1%
    4. Chemistry01.5%
    5. Computer Science00.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting14.7%
    2. Social Sciences13.0%
    3. Psychology01.0%
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: 4.36× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.60× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 8.97× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing8.97×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.36×6 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.60×6 works
  4. Environmental Science2.33×3 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.47×1 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.30×0 works
  7. Medicine1.26×7 works
  8. Materials Science1.22×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.93×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.54×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×0 works
  13. Psychology0.33×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.23×1 works
  15. Engineering0.14×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.10×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at TiFN?

Ranked on the quality score, Pieter Bosveld, M.J.H. Tomassen and J.J.M. Driessen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TiFN.

  1. 1 Pieter Bosveld Netherlands · #1,740,988 worldwide 475 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 M.J.H. Tomassen Netherlands · #2,816,388 worldwide 165 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 J.J.M. Driessen Netherlands · #3,126,555 worldwide 110 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at TiFN

What are the most cited papers from TiFN?

The most cited paper from TiFN is "Review article: the role of butyrate on colonic function" (Henrike M. Hamer, Daisy M.A.E. Jonkers, Koen Venema et al., 2007), with 2,777 citations. Next come "Population-level analysis of gut microbiome variation" (2,527) and "The gut microbiota and host health: a new clinical frontier" (2,357).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Review article: the role of butyrate on colonic function Henrike M. Hamer, Daisy M.A.E. Jonkers, Koen Venema et al. · Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics Open access 26 Oct 2007 2,777
2 Population-level analysis of gut microbiome variation Gwen Falony et al. · Science Open access 28 Apr 2016 2,527
3 The gut microbiota and host health: a new clinical frontier Julian Roberto Marchesi, David Adams, Francesca Fava et al. · Gut Open access 2 Sep 2015 2,357
4 Population-based metagenomics analysis reveals markers for gut microbiome composition and diversity Alexandra Zhernakova et al. · Science Open access 28 Apr 2016 2,024
5 Calorie Restriction-like Effects of 30 Days of Resveratrol Supplementation on Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Profile in Obese Humans Silvie Timmers, Ellen Konings, Lena Bilet et al. · Cell Metabolism Open access Nov 2011 1,320
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at TiFN?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Emulsions, Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, Hydrocolloids, Aging, Nanoemulsions and Proteins.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation3▲ 5.3×13 topics
  2. Nanoparticles3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  3. Emulsions3▲ 140×2 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Hydrocolloids2▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Aging2▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Nanoemulsions2▲ 148×1 topic
  8. Proteins2▲ 74×1 topic
  9. Polyphenols2▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  11. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  12. Exercise2▲ 48×3 topics
  13. Insulin Resistance2▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Genomics1▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Cancer Therapy1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  16. Environmental Management1▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Self-Assembly1▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Surfactants1▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Sustainability1▲ 1.86×7 topics
  21. Obesity1▲ 5.6×7 topics
  22. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.8×2 topics
  23. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.7×2 topics
  24. Fermentation1▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Ketogenic Diet1▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Low-Carbohydrate Diet1▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Public Health1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  28. Weight Loss1▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Climate Change1▲ 1.32×4 topics
  30. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.8×1 topic
  31. Green Investments1▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Health Effects1▲ 5.8×2 topics

Which research topics does TiFN publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Proteins in Food Systems, Diet and metabolism studies, Business and Economic Development and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization.

Proteins in Food Systems2Proteins in Food Systems: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksPickering emulsions and particle stabilization: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…1Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional works
Food SciencePhysiologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 2 works
  2. 2 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  4. 4 Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 1 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has TiFN's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% lower 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 TiFN as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000077% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%TiFN0.000059% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of TiFN 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.

20%40%TiFN24.0% in 2021all institutions10.0% in 202120102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 37.5% in 2014.

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