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Transnational University Limburg

In research, Transnational University Limburg stands highest in Medicine (#2,297 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,671 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,118 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,453
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#96
of 464
Research works
1.6k
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
40.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Transnational University Limburg 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
MedicineField #2,297 of 17,978 18.2%551
Health SciencesDomain #2,671 of 20,462 19.8%653
Social SciencesDomain #3,118 of 16,945 31.5%466
Life SciencesDomain #6,598 of 14,347 15.9%243
Physical SciencesDomain #11,991 of 21,541 24.4%226
Social SciencesField #5,819 of 10,206 28.6%141
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,834 of 7,814 11.8%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Transnational University Limburg 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).

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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.26× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Transnational University Limburg?

Ranked on the composite score, H.C. Hemker, Eric Griez and Peter A.J. Bouhuijs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Transnational University Limburg.

  1. 1 H.C. Hemker Netherlands · #109,196 worldwide 291 citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Eric Griez Netherlands · #381,831 worldwide 73 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Peter A.J. Bouhuijs Netherlands · #875,308 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 W.H.M. Saris Netherlands · #1,051,673 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Transnational University Limburg

Which keywords describe research at Transnational University Limburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Aging, Neuroimaging, Biomarkers, Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment and European Integration.

▲ 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 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. Public Health2▲ 5.8×13 topics
  2. Aging2▲ 12×4 topics
  3. Biomarkers2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.44×11 topics
  5. Neuroimaging2▲ 22×4 topics
  6. Caregiver Burden1▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 18×1 topic
  8. Mild Cognitive Impairment1▲ 59×1 topic
  9. European Integration1▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Depression1▲ 4.7×7 topics
  11. Quality of Life1▲ 2.8×10 topics

Which research topics does Transnational University Limburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, European Union Policy and Governance, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Mental Health and Psychiatry.

Dementia and Cognitive I…1Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…1Mental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksCross-Border Cooperation and Integration: 0 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksPersonality Disorders an…0Personality Disorders and Psychopathology: 0 fractional worksTryptophan and brain disorders: 0 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 0 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 0 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  2. 2 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 0 works
  9. 9 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Research in Social Sciences Education 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 available19.0%not open81.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Transnational University Limburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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