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University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

In research, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,123 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#824 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,182 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions — General Health Professions is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,264
of 28,054 · #3,523 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#26
of 237
Research works
3.1k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
78k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is University of Applied Sciences Utrecht 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 #1,123 of 10,521 30.8%356 #1330
Social SciencesField #824 of 6,365 36.2%171 #1276
Health SciencesDomain #2,182 of 11,982 20.5%250 #2493
Physical SciencesDomain #3,167 of 12,888 26.9%158 #4473
MedicineField #3,093 of 10,443 22.9%151 #3792
Life SciencesDomain #2,611 of 7,800 29.3%77 #3453
PsychologyField #1,259 of 2,181 28.1%81 #1009
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #617 of 916 16.3%61 #1163
Health ProfessionsField #1,438 of 1,928 16.9%86 #1586

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Sciences Utrecht 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#1,330 #1,123
  2. Social Sciences#1,276 #824
  3. Health Sciences#2,493 #2,182
  4. Physical Sciences#4,473 #3,167
  5. Medicine#3,792 #3,093
  6. Life Sciences#3,453 #2,611
  7. Psychology#1,009 #1,259
  8. General Health Professions#1,163 #617
  9. Health Professions#1,586 #1,438
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.

What does University of Applied Sciences Utrecht specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 60.7 works5.2×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.89× its world share, 86 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 151 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.79× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.18× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Applied Sciences Utrecht?

Ranked on the composite score, Lia van Doorn, Liesbeth Baartman and Maaike Hajer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences Utrecht.

  1. 1 Lia van Doorn Netherlands · #123,843 worldwide 195 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Liesbeth Baartman Netherlands · #170,916 worldwide 125 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Maaike Hajer Netherlands · #398,988 worldwide 19 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Gilbert Silvius Netherlands · #465,556 worldwide 115 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Martine F. Delfos Netherlands · #531,086 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Harriët Wittink Netherlands · #542,273 worldwide 47 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Ilya Zitter Netherlands · #709,986 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Anneke Menger Netherlands · #749,581 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Carolien Sino Netherlands · #797,948 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Cyrille Krul Netherlands · #809,148 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences Utrecht?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Healthcare Outcomes, Big Data, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient Care and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology41▲ 1.23×85 topics
  2. Quality of Life29▲ 2.4×40 topics
  3. Machine Learning28◆ 1.01×48 topics
  4. Big Data26▲ 3.4×17 topics
  5. Globalization24▲ 1.45×57 topics
  6. Primary Care23▲ 7.3×11 topics
  7. Mental Health23▲ 1.84×36 topics
  8. Education20▲ 1.41×36 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 1.72×24 topics
  10. Healthcare Outcomes19▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Public Health19▲ 1.52×36 topics
  12. Depression16▲ 2.2×14 topics
  13. Ethics15▲ 3.7×23 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction15▲ 5.6×9 topics
  15. Evidence-Based Practice14▲ 13×7 topics
  16. Patient Care14▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Well-being13▲ 4.1×11 topics
  18. Neuroscience13▲ 5.2×12 topics
  19. Communication12▲ 4.8×6 topics
  20. Social Interaction12▲ 3.7×10 topics
  21. Collaborative Practice12▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations12▲ 4.1×12 topics
  23. Integrated Care11▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Interdisciplinary Collaboration11▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Health Promotion11▲ 4.1×11 topics
  26. Interprofessional Education11▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Teamwork11▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Quality Improvement11▲ 6.7×8 topics
  29. Reflective Practice11▲ 6.9×6 topics
  30. Patient-Centered Care10▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 5.8×6 topics
  32. Accountability9▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Behavior Change9▲ 7.3×4 topics
  34. Elderly Care9▲ 6.8×7 topics
  35. Self-Regulation9▲ 6.0×6 topics
  36. Numeracy Skills9▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Human-Robot Interaction8▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Transparency8▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Social Work8▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Health Decision Aids8▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Applied Sciences Utrecht publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Interprofessional Educat…11Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 11 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communi…8Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 8 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…7Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 7 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…6Health Policy Implementation Science: 6 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 6 fractional worksDutch Social and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…5Big Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…4Online and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…4Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 4 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Educ…4Empathy and Medical Education: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSafety ResearchPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 11 works
  2. 2 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 8 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 7 works
  4. 4 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 6 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  6. 6 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 6 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  9. 9 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  10. 10 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 4 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 available59.9%not open40.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Applied Sciences Utrecht's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.