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United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology

In research, United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,955 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,668
of 28,054 · #10,205 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#130
of 237
Research works
930
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
48.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
46.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology 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 SciencesDomain #3,955 of 10,521 51.2%114 #1718

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology 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).

What does United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 28.0 works11×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 33.9 works9.9×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.59× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.03× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.86× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Bart Verspagen, Luc Soete and Anthony Arundel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology.

  1. 1 Bart Verspagen Netherlands · #12,264 worldwide 624 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Luc Soete Netherlands · #15,918 worldwide 488 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Anthony Arundel Netherlands · #47,347 worldwide 382 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Robin Cowan Netherlands · #53,028 worldwide 292 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Pierre Mohnen Netherlands · #148,131 worldwide 368 citations · 80 works
  6. 6 Gerald Silverberg Netherlands · #245,417 worldwide 282 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Micheline Goedhuys Netherlands · #417,534 worldwide 160 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Lili Wang Netherlands · #574,147 worldwide 96 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 René Wintjes Netherlands · #657,091 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Neil Foster‐McGregor Netherlands · #873,686 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology

Which keywords describe research at United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Globalization, Innovation, Labor Market, Economic Development, Human Capital, Social Networks and Social Capital.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 4.5×34 topics
  2. Economic Growth12▲ 8.9×16 topics
  3. Innovation11▲ 6.5×13 topics
  4. Economic Development10▲ 7.5×12 topics
  5. Labor Market10▲ 20×9 topics
  6. Human Capital9▲ 35×5 topics
  7. Social Networks9▲ 20×6 topics
  8. Gender Inequality8▲ 34×6 topics
  9. Social Capital8▲ 9.0×13 topics
  10. Mental Health8▲ 3.2×13 topics
  11. Immigration7▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction6▲ 29×3 topics
  13. R&D6▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Income Inequality5▲ 22×6 topics
  15. Network Effects5▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Institutions5▲ 38×4 topics
  17. Remittances5▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Transnational Families5▲ 70×1 topic
  19. Innovation Policy5▲ 29×4 topics
  20. Governance4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  21. Inequality4▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Fiscal Policy4▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Technological Change4▲ 63×2 topics
  24. Vulnerability4▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Conditional Cash Transfers4▲ 64×1 topic
  26. School Subsidies4▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Urbanization4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  28. Income Tax4▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Institutional Quality4▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Productivity Growth3▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Demographic Transition3▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Regional Development3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Unemployment3▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Political Economy3▲ 7.8×8 topics
  35. Educational Attainment3▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Strategic Alliances3▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Technology Diffusion3▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Profitability3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Economic Crisis3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Interdisciplinary Research3▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration and Labor Dynamics, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Economic Growth and Productivity and Innovation and Knowledge Management.

Migration and Labor Dyna…5Migration and Labor Dynamics: 5 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …4Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Prod…3Economic Growth and Productivity: 3 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge…3Innovation and Knowledge Management: 3 fractional worksFirm Innovation and Growth: 3 fractional worksInnovation Policy and R&D: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…2Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…2Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchEconomics and EconometricsStrategy and Management1 others

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

  1. 1 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  5. 5 Firm Innovation and Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  10. 10 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.1%domestic only53.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher 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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