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University of Twente

In research, University of Twente stands highest in Physical Sciences (#393 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#340 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#200 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Earth-Surface Processes — Software is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#478
of 28,054 · #279 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#11
of 237
Research works
44k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3M
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is University of Twente 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
Physical SciencesDomain #393 of 12,888 18.9%3,967 #225
Social SciencesDomain #340 of 10,521 35.3%1,189 #235
Computer ScienceField #200 of 4,667 22.9%773 #149
Environmental ScienceField #165 of 3,551 30.6%450 #148
EngineeringField #314 of 6,636 15.8%1,884 #183
Social SciencesField #345 of 6,365 38.6%471 #215
Health SciencesDomain #929 of 11,982 22.3%699 #715
Health ProfessionsField #219 of 1,928 31.0%95 #182
Business, Management and AccountingField #306 of 2,578 36.1%241 #102
MedicineField #1,264 of 10,443 21.1%589 #1079

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Twente 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. Physical Sciences#225 #393
  2. Social Sciences#235 #340
  3. Computer Science#149 #200
  4. Environmental Science#148 #165
  5. Engineering#183 #314
  6. Social Sciences#215 #345
  7. Health Sciences#715 #929
  8. Health Professions#182 #219
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#102 #306
  10. Medicine#1,079 #1,264
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 Twente specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 28.0 works7.0×
  2. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 32.9 works5.4×
  3. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 30.9 works4.2×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 49.9 works3.9×
  5. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 24.9 works3.6×
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 105.8 works3.3×
  7. Applied PsychologySubfield · 25.9 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: 0.27× its world share, 78 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 108 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.03× its world share, 44 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 773 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 133 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 74 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 1,884 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 450 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.33× its world share, 285 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 66 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 198 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 95 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 589 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 241 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 126 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 221 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 471 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Twente?

Ranked on the composite score, Arie Rip, Jörg Henseler and Arjen Y. Hoekstra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Twente.

  1. 1 Arie Rip Netherlands · #1,818 worldwide 1.2k citations · 108 works
  2. 2 Jörg Henseler Netherlands · #2,913 worldwide 7.6k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Arjen Y. Hoekstra Netherlands · #3,629 worldwide 1.8k citations · 128 works
  4. 4 Paul Benneworth Netherlands · #11,648 worldwide 711 citations · 144 works
  5. 5 Peter J. Peters Netherlands · #12,173 worldwide 695 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Mark Bentum Netherlands · #16,752 worldwide 537 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 P. Bergveld Netherlands · #16,770 worldwide 749 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Eric A.M. Klumperink Netherlands · #16,906 worldwide 943 citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Vanessa Evers Netherlands · #20,808 worldwide 591 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Bram Nauta Netherlands · #24,538 worldwide 1.1k citations · 159 works
All ranked researchers at University of Twente

Which keywords describe research at University of Twente?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Climate Change, Biomedical Applications, Big Data and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Machine Learning317▲ 1.57×86 topics
  2. Deep Learning314▲ 1.49×77 topics
  3. Sustainability248▲ 1.65×76 topics
  4. Climate Change242▲ 1.46×87 topics
  5. Remote Sensing225▲ 3.0×35 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications144▲ 1.97×33 topics
  7. Renewable Energy124▲ 1.40×39 topics
  8. Big Data120▲ 2.1×24 topics
  9. Neural Networks114▲ 1.20×38 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence102▲ 1.20×43 topics
  11. Nanoparticles95▲ 1.22×38 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management95▲ 1.65×19 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency84▲ 1.45×34 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties80▲ 1.33×34 topics
  15. Nanocomposites69▲ 1.39×21 topics
  16. Biosensors67▲ 2.1×12 topics
  17. Security63▲ 1.58×22 topics
  18. Heat Transfer63▲ 2.1×16 topics
  19. Land Use Change59▲ 3.1×8 topics
  20. Smart Grid57▲ 2.4×10 topics
  21. Ethics56▲ 1.89×23 topics
  22. Hydrological Modeling56▲ 3.8×5 topics
  23. Biomass Estimation55▲ 5.9×3 topics
  24. Optimization55▲ 1.94×24 topics
  25. Additive Manufacturing54▲ 2.8×7 topics
  26. Large-Eddy Simulation52▲ 4.4×5 topics
  27. Surveillance48▲ 2.9×5 topics
  28. Risk Perception45▲ 2.7×7 topics
  29. 3D Printing44▲ 3.0×5 topics
  30. Terrestrial Laser Scanning43▲ 5.6×2 topics
  31. Sediment Transport42▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Social-Ecological Systems42▲ 5.0×4 topics
  33. Satellite Imagery40▲ 4.9×4 topics
  34. Integrated Circuits39▲ 4.0×3 topics
  35. Disaster Management38▲ 4.1×3 topics
  36. Participatory Design38▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Semantic Web34▲ 5.9×4 topics
  38. Flood Risk32▲ 6.7×2 topics
  39. Flood Inundation Modeling31▲ 6.7×1 topic
  40. Surface Water Mapping31▲ 6.7×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Twente publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Photonic and Optical Devices, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Flood Risk Assessment an…31Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 31 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…29Photonic and Optical Devices: 29 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 27 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 27 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 27 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 26 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 26 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…25Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 25 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 25 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 24 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 31 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 27 works
  4. 4 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 27 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 27 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 26 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 26 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 25 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 25 works
  10. 10 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 24 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 available62.3%not open37.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Twente's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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