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University of Groningen

In research, University of Groningen stands highest in Social Sciences (#60 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#68 of 6,365 worldwide) and Medicine (#124 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology — History and Philosophy of Science is 2.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#179
of 28,054 · #117 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#4
of 237
Research works
74k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8M
38.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is University of Groningen 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 #60 of 10,521 34.9%3,600 #77
Social SciencesField #68 of 6,365 38.1%1,640 #126
MedicineField #124 of 10,443 27.6%1,882 #116
Health SciencesDomain #147 of 11,982 28.0%2,179 #123
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #32 of 2,578 37.1%597 #71
PsychologyField #39 of 2,181 33.2%621 #52
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #27 of 1,201 39.3%262 #82
Physical SciencesDomain #293 of 12,888 24.2%2,926 #138
Life SciencesDomain #191 of 7,800 28.2%1,299 #130
Arts and HumanitiesField #73 of 1,998 28.5%492 #96

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Groningen 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#77 #60
  2. Social Sciences#126 #68
  3. Medicine#116 #124
  4. Health Sciences#123 #147
  5. Sociology and Political Science#71 #32
  6. Psychology#52 #39
  7. Political Science and International Relations#82 #27
  8. Physical Sciences#138 #293
  9. Life Sciences#130 #191
  10. Arts and Humanities#96 #73
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 Groningen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 2.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 45.4 works2.9×
  2. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 136.2 works2.9×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 204 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 634 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 99 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 332 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 193 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 579 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 95 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 77 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 797 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 401 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 298 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 100 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.61× its world share, 358 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 37 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 218 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 1,882 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 492 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 392 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 124 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 331 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 621 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 1,640 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Groningen?

Ranked on the composite score, Maarten J. Postma, J. van der Plicht and Lude Franke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Groningen.

  1. 1 Maarten J. Postma · #90 worldwide 4.6k citations · 251 works
  2. 2 J. van der Plicht · #1,632 worldwide 1.8k citations · 110 works
  3. 3 Lude Franke · #2,213 worldwide 2.1k citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Peter C. Verhoef · #2,528 worldwide 1.9k citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Linda Steg · #2,948 worldwide 2.4k citations · 128 works
  6. 6 Rinse K. Weersma · #3,503 worldwide 1.9k citations · 67 works
  7. 7 G. A. Sawatzky · #4,294 worldwide 1.9k citations · 104 works
  8. 8 Paul E. de Jong · #5,966 worldwide 1k citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Johan Ormel · #6,893 worldwide 1.3k citations · 93 works
  10. 10 Tom A. B. Snijders · #8,601 worldwide 1.3k citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at University of Groningen

Which keywords describe research at University of Groningen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Mental Health, Inflammation, Ethics, Human Rights and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology385◆ 0.97×132 topics
  2. Globalization312▲ 1.59×132 topics
  3. Climate Change287◆ 1.06×99 topics
  4. Inflammation236◆ 1.14×82 topics
  5. Machine Learning231▼ 0.71×80 topics
  6. Mental Health209▲ 1.43×44 topics
  7. Sustainability198▼ 0.81×94 topics
  8. Quality of Life164◆ 1.14×56 topics
  9. Human Rights162▲ 1.58×66 topics
  10. Renewable Energy147◆ 1.02×44 topics
  11. Social Media146◆ 1.02×35 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress142◆ 0.87×60 topics
  13. Treatment134◆ 1.11×49 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease133▲ 1.20×38 topics
  15. Public Health131◆ 0.90×60 topics
  16. Depression129▲ 1.46×24 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications125◆ 1.06×36 topics
  18. Ethics124▲ 2.6×42 topics
  19. Nanoparticles117◆ 0.93×41 topics
  20. Economic Growth99▲ 1.17×27 topics
  21. Identity99▲ 1.36×55 topics
  22. Social Capital99▲ 1.87×17 topics
  23. Nationalism99▲ 2.1×28 topics
  24. Genetics94▲ 1.35×25 topics
  25. Resilience90▲ 1.86×17 topics
  26. Neoliberalism87▲ 2.4×24 topics
  27. Religion86▲ 1.82×33 topics
  28. Emotion Regulation86▲ 2.8×9 topics
  29. Gender84▲ 1.54×44 topics
  30. Emotion77▲ 3.7×12 topics
  31. Self-Assembly75▲ 2.3×12 topics
  32. Neuroscience75▲ 2.5×18 topics
  33. Democracy74▲ 2.1×26 topics
  34. International Law70▲ 2.3×25 topics
  35. Global Governance69▲ 3.0×20 topics
  36. Psychopathology66▲ 3.6×3 topics
  37. Public Opinion50▲ 4.0×5 topics
  38. Network Analysis48▲ 4.1×4 topics
  39. Environmental Attitudes45▲ 5.8×2 topics
  40. Perception40▲ 5.9×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Groningen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health Research Topics, Social Media and Politics, Environmental Education and Sustainability and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Mental Health Research T…33Mental Health Research Topics: 33 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics30Social Media and Politics: 30 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 28 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…28Corporate Finance and Governance: 28 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…27Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 27 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 27 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 24 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Ps…23Social and Intergroup Psychology: 23 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 23 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 23 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyCommunicationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawAccounting6 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Research TopicsExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 33 works
  2. 2 Social Media and PoliticsCommunication 30 works
  3. 3 Environmental Education and SustainabilityManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 28 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and GovernanceAccounting 28 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 27 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 27 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomesHealth 24 works
  8. 8 Social and Intergroup PsychologySociology and Political Science 23 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AISafety Research 23 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Groningen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.