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Tilburg University

In research, Tilburg University stands highest in Social Sciences (#321 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#464 of 5,988 worldwide) and Psychology (#243 of 2,121 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Safety Research (Applied Psychology is 9.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#921
of 22,385 · #967 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#17
of 197
Research works
21k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
594k
28.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.34×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Tilburg University

What is Tilburg University 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
Social SciencesDomain #321 of 9,585 15.3%2,307 #306
Social SciencesField #464 of 5,988 15.5%918 #474
PsychologyField #243 of 2,121 15.1%458 #225
Health SciencesDomain #1,358 of 9,902 12.5%400 #1644
Business, Management and AccountingField #369 of 2,581 15.2%372 #213
MedicineField #1,578 of 8,541 13.2%248 #1814
Computer ScienceField #833 of 4,417 11.6%279 #739
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #568 of 2,526 12.4%284 #405
Physical SciencesDomain #2,423 of 10,670 11.6%509 #1892
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #283 of 1,187 17.3%180 #327

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tilburg University 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 of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#306 #321
  2. Social Sciences#474 #464
  3. Psychology#225 #243
  4. Health Sciences#1,644 #1,358
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#213 #369
  6. Medicine#1,814 #1,578
  7. Computer Science#739 #833
  8. Sociology and Political Science#405 #568
  9. Physical Sciences#1,892 #2,423
  10. Political Science and International Relations#327 #283
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Tilburg University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Tilburg University is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Psychology (14%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,537 fractional works · 67.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,016 fractional works · 27.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 316 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 201 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLaw: 109 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 97 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety Research: 59 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 512 fractional works · 13.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 161 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 143 fractional works · 3.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 108 fractional works · 2.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 402 fractional works · 10.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 128 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAccounting: 86 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 69 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 258 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 173 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 63 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 227 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPhilosophy: 77 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 122 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 68 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 575 fractional works · 15.4% of its workComputer Science: 316 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 143 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 59 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 90 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 69 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 56 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNumerical Analysis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 445 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMedicine: 282 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 157 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 124 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 176 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeuroscience: 132 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 115 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTilburgUniversity3,733fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences68%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2,53767.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,01627.2%
    2. Psychology51213.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting40210.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2586.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities2276.1%
    6. Decision Sciences1223.3%
    1. Computer Science3168.5%
    2. Engineering902.4%
    3. Environmental Science691.9%
    4. Mathematics561.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy180.5%
    6. Energy160.4%
    7. Chemistry40.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.1%
    9. Materials Science10.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine2827.6%
    2. Health Professions1574.2%
    3. Nursing50.1%
    4. Dentistry10.0%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Neuroscience1323.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences210.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology200.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tilburg University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Applied Psychology takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Applied PsychologySubfield · 49.1 works9.2×
  2. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 107.8 works6.1×
  3. Safety ResearchSubfield · 59.0 works5.7×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 132 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 316 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 69 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 56 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 157 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 282 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.10× its world share, 226 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.34× its world share, 402 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 122 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.23× its world share, 258 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.50× its world share, 512 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 1,016 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.50×512 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.37×122 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.34×402 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.23×258 works
  5. Neuroscience2.18×132 works
  6. Social Sciences2.15×1,016 works
  7. Arts and Humanities2.10×226 works
  8. Health Professions1.60×157 works
  9. Mathematics1.29×56 works
  10. Computer Science1.09×316 works
  11. Energy0.46×16 works
  12. Medicine0.39×282 works
  13. Environmental Science0.37×69 works
  14. Nursing0.27×5 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.21×18 works
  16. Engineering0.16×90 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×21 works
  18. Veterinary0.11×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×20 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×3 works
  22. Chemistry0.07×4 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×4 works
  24. Dentistry0.03×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.01×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.01×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Tilburg University?

Ranked on the quality score, Thorsten Beck, Dorien T. A. M. Kooij and Jelte M. Wicherts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tilburg University.

  1. 1 Thorsten Beck Netherlands · #18,613 worldwide 36k citations · 310 works
  2. 2 Dorien T. A. M. Kooij Netherlands · #42,040 worldwide 7.3k citations · 127 works
  3. 3 Jelte M. Wicherts Netherlands · #45,873 worldwide 17k citations · 304 works
  4. 4 Mark John Brandt Netherlands · #49,289 worldwide 11k citations · 295 works
  5. 5 Jaap J. A. Denissen Netherlands · #68,180 worldwide 20k citations · 327 works
  6. 6 Jean‐François Hennart Netherlands · #72,462 worldwide 16k citations · 142 works
  7. 7 Marcel A. L. M. van Assen Netherlands · #75,039 worldwide 12k citations · 266 works
  8. 8 Luc D. R. Renneboog Netherlands · #78,202 worldwide 16k citations · 445 works
  9. 9 Erik J van Ingen Netherlands · #83,770 worldwide 1.9k citations · 75 works
  10. 10 Klaas Sijtsma Netherlands · #111,288 worldwide 15k citations · 306 works
All ranked researchers at Tilburg University

What are the most cited papers from Tilburg University?

The most cited paper from Tilburg University is "Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place" (Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Katrien Ger Luijkx, M. D. Rijnaard et al., 2015), with 19,753 citations. Next come "Dimensionalizing Cultures: The Hofstede Model in Context" (7,167) and "Incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19" (5,252).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Katrien Ger Luijkx, M. D. Rijnaard et al. · Gerontology Open access 4 Jun 2015 19,753
2 Dimensionalizing Cultures: The Hofstede Model in Context Geert H. Hofstede · Online Readings in Psychology and Culture Open access Dec 2011 7,167
3 Incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19 Frederikus Albertus Klok, Marieke J.H.A. Kruip, Nardo J. M. van der Meer et al. · Thrombosis Research Open access 10 Apr 2020 5,252
4 Modes of Network Governance: Structure, Management, and Effectiveness Keith G. Provan, Patrick Kenis · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Open access 29 Jun 2007 3,956
5 Big Bad Banks? The Winners and Losers from Bank Deregulation in the United States Thorsten Beck, Ross Eric Levine, Alexey Levkov · The Journal of Finance 21 Sep 2010 3,375
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tilburg University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Mental Health, Globalization, Ethics, Emotion, Depression, Psychopathology and International Law.

▲ 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. Human Rights186▲ 4.9×56 topics
  2. Mental Health170▲ 3.2×38 topics
  3. Globalization166▲ 2.3×99 topics
  4. Machine Learning119◆ 0.96×67 topics
  5. Social Media110▲ 2.1×33 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence110▲ 2.1×36 topics
  7. Depression103▲ 3.1×17 topics
  8. Ethics101▲ 5.3×39 topics
  9. Big Data86▲ 2.4×23 topics
  10. Corporate Governance82▲ 3.0×24 topics
  11. Economic Growth79▲ 2.6×25 topics
  12. Anxiety70▲ 3.9×10 topics
  13. International Law69▲ 5.9×24 topics
  14. Emotion Regulation68▲ 5.8×9 topics
  15. Emotion67▲ 8.6×11 topics
  16. Psychopathology63▲ 9.6×3 topics
  17. Global Governance63▲ 7.0×18 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis59▲ 2.7×18 topics
  19. Well-being58▲ 4.0×13 topics
  20. Social Capital58▲ 3.0×14 topics
  21. Resilience58▲ 3.1×14 topics
  22. Regulation55▲ 2.8×16 topics
  23. European Union54▲ 6.5×19 topics
  24. Neuroscience52▲ 4.5×13 topics
  25. Trust51▲ 4.9×10 topics
  26. Labor Market51▲ 4.9×13 topics
  27. Social Interaction51▲ 3.5×10 topics
  28. Personality Traits50▲ 10×8 topics
  29. Embodiment50▲ 7.1×6 topics
  30. Sovereignty49▲ 14×11 topics
  31. Accountability48▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Mental Disorders46▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Inclusion45▲ 8.2×7 topics
  34. Self-Regulation41▲ 6.1×6 topics
  35. Transnational Corporations39▲ 40×3 topics
  36. Fairness39▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Professionalism39▲ 6.2×6 topics
  38. Income Inequality37▲ 7.1×6 topics
  39. Neural Correlates36▲ 9.8×7 topics
  40. Network Analysis35▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Tilburg University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mental Health Research Topics, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Environmental law and policy and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Mental Health Research T…30Mental Health Research Topics: 30 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…25Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 25 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 24 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 22 fractional worksDutch Social and Cultural Studies: 22 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 21 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 21 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…18Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 18 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 18 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 18 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySafety ResearchLawAccounting6 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 30 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 25 works
  3. 3 Environmental law and policy Law 24 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 22 works
  5. 5 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 22 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 21 works
  7. 7 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 21 works
  8. 8 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 18 works
  9. 9 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 18 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 18 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tilburg University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tilburg University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.014% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Tilburg University0.014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tilburg University 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%Tilburg University13.7% 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 17.2% in 2019.

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