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Utrecht University

In research, Utrecht University stands highest in Social Sciences (#37 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#27 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#60 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Oceanography (Veterinary is 4.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#68
of 22,385 · #86 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#3
of 197
Research works
118k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9M
41.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.45×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Utrecht University

What is Utrecht University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #37 of 9,585 16.6%4,502 #47
Social SciencesField #27 of 5,988 17.6%2,198 #49
Health SciencesDomain #60 of 9,902 16.2%4,448 #49
MedicineField #56 of 8,541 16.2%3,935 #48
Business, Management and AccountingField #22 of 2,581 18.8%372 #65
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #29 of 2,526 16.5%764 #75
Environmental ScienceField #42 of 3,334 16.9%977 #44
Life SciencesDomain #82 of 6,403 15.5%2,052 #100
Physical SciencesDomain #145 of 10,670 14.4%3,979 #161
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #71 of 3,157 19.1%380 #65

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Utrecht University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#47 #37
  2. Social Sciences#49 #27
  3. Health Sciences#49 #60
  4. Medicine#48 #56
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#65 #22
  6. Sociology and Political Science#75 #29
  7. Environmental Science#44 #42
  8. Life Sciences#100 #82
  9. Physical Sciences#161 #145
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#65 #71
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Utrecht University work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research at Utrecht University is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 4,995 fractional works · 29.5% of its workMedicine: 4,422 fractional works · 26.1% of its workSurgery: 524 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 420 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 316 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 308 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 293 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 283 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 272 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 177 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 174 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 155 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 136 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 128 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 119 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 103 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 99 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 95 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 318 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 404 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 234 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 101 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 84 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,974 fractional works · 29.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,439 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 853 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 427 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 274 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 115 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 98 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 94 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 86 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 844 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 247 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 236 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 176 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 125 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 692 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHistory: 143 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 84 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 403 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 128 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 397 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 296 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 199 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 84 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4,629 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,170 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 287 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 237 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 169 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 862 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 370 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 118 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 741 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 230 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 127 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 197 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 682 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 204 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 176 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 133 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 385 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 250 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 159 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 241 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 82 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 158 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 81 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2,346 fractional works · 13.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,078 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 585 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 200 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 134 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 502 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 300 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 442 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 166 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 279 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 202 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUtrechtUniversity17kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences4,99529.5%
    1. Medicine4,42226.1%
    2. Health Professions4042.4%
    3. Veterinary1010.6%
    4. Nursing510.3%
    5. Dentistry180.1%
  2. Social Sciences4,97429.4%
    1. Social Sciences2,43914.4%
    2. Psychology8445.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities6924.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting4032.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3972.3%
    6. Decision Sciences1991.2%
    1. Environmental Science1,1706.9%
    2. Computer Science8625.1%
    3. Engineering7414.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences6824.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3852.3%
    6. Materials Science2501.5%
    7. Mathematics2411.4%
    8. Chemistry1580.9%
    9. Energy920.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering480.3%
  4. Life Sciences2,34613.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,0786.4%
    2. Neuroscience5023.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4422.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2791.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics450.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Utrecht University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 101.0 works4.4×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 83.5 works4.0×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 175.6 works3.7×
  4. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 74.0 works3.7×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 36.5 works3.6×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 442 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 1,078 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 279 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 502 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 45 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 48 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 158 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 862 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 682 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 92 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 741 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 1,170 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 250 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 241 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 385 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 404 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 4,422 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 51 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.39× its world share, 101 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.42× its world share, 692 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 403 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 199 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 397 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 844 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2,439 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.39×101 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.57×682 works
  3. Neuroscience1.83×502 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.63×279 works
  5. Psychology1.63×844 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.42×692 works
  7. Environmental Science1.39×1,170 works
  8. Medicine1.36×4,422 works
  9. Mathematics1.21×241 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.21×199 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.19×1,078 works
  12. Social Sciences1.14×2,439 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×397 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy1.02×385 works
  15. Health Professions0.90×404 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.80×48 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×45 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×403 works
  19. Computer Science0.65×862 works
  20. Nursing0.61×51 works
  21. Chemistry0.59×158 works
  22. Energy0.59×92 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×442 works
  24. Materials Science0.42×250 works
  25. Engineering0.29×741 works
  26. Dentistry0.22×18 works

Who are the top researchers at Utrecht University?

Ranked on the quality score, P. T. H. Pang, Corné M. J. Pieterse and Sumit Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Utrecht University.

  1. 1 P. T. H. Pang Netherlands · #904 worldwide 48k citations · 227 works
  2. 2 Corné M. J. Pieterse Netherlands · #2,072 worldwide 63k citations · 341 works
  3. 3 Sumit Kumar Netherlands · #2,680 worldwide 115k citations · 494 works
  4. 4 Yann Hautier Netherlands · #3,372 worldwide 18k citations · 252 works
  5. 5 Ron A. Boschma Netherlands · #3,486 worldwide 29k citations · 284 works
  6. 6 Wilmar B. Schaufeli Netherlands · #4,219 worldwide 158k citations · 755 works
  7. 7 Berend‐Jan Bosch Netherlands · #5,000 worldwide 24k citations · 204 works
  8. 8 Gerard Hoek Netherlands · #6,865 worldwide 43k citations · 448 works
  9. 9 Alexandre Jousset Netherlands · #7,297 worldwide 16k citations · 190 works
  10. 10 Marko P. Hekkert Netherlands · #7,476 worldwide 30k citations · 271 works
All ranked researchers at Utrecht University

What are the most cited papers from Utrecht University?

The most cited paper from Utrecht University is "Radiotherapy Plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma" (Roger Stupp, Warren P. Mason, Martin J. van den Bent et al., 2005), with 22,109 citations. Next come "A global reference for human genetic variation" (20,444) and "Minimal criteria for defining multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. The International Society for Cellular Therapy position statement" (18,014).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Radiotherapy Plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma Roger Stupp, Warren P. Mason, Martin J. van den Bent et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 9 Mar 2005 22,109
2 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
3 Minimal criteria for defining multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. The International Society for Cellular Therapy position statement Massimo Dominici, Katarina Le Blanc, Ingo Mueller et al. · Cytotherapy 2006 18,014
4 NMRPipe: A multidimensional spectral processing system based on UNIX pipes Frank Delaglio, Stephan Grzesiek, Geerten W. Vuister et al. · Journal of Biomolecular NMR Nov 1995 16,465
5 Crystallography & NMR System: A New Software Suite for Macromolecular Structure Determination Axel T. Brünger, Paul D. Adams, G. Marius Clore et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography Sep 1998 15,809
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Utrecht University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Globalization, Global Warming, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease and Human Rights.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change821▲ 1.78×110 topics
  2. Epidemiology820▲ 1.22×134 topics
  3. Inflammation460▲ 1.28×82 topics
  4. Globalization432▲ 1.30×135 topics
  5. Machine Learning405▼ 0.72×81 topics
  6. Sustainability322▼ 0.78×101 topics
  7. Quality of Life319▲ 1.30×57 topics
  8. Mental Health288▲ 1.19×41 topics
  9. Public Health278◆ 1.12×67 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease269▲ 1.39×39 topics
  11. Human Rights254▲ 1.46×73 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress246◆ 0.88×60 topics
  13. Treatment246▲ 1.19×52 topics
  14. Cancer230◆ 1.01×53 topics
  15. Chemotherapy207▲ 1.72×25 topics
  16. Risk Factors207◆ 1.11×36 topics
  17. Global Warming205▲ 2.8×15 topics
  18. Immunotherapy202▲ 1.65×19 topics
  19. Biomarkers201▲ 1.70×18 topics
  20. Depression197▲ 1.32×24 topics
  21. Genetics185▲ 1.54×27 topics
  22. Ethics182▲ 2.1×47 topics
  23. Health Effects166▲ 1.62×23 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines161▲ 1.72×14 topics
  25. Mortality152▲ 1.57×13 topics
  26. Resilience148▲ 1.77×16 topics
  27. Magnetic Resonance Imaging145▲ 3.4×8 topics
  28. Religion138▲ 1.76×38 topics
  29. Colonialism135▲ 1.68×44 topics
  30. Radiotherapy130▲ 1.94×13 topics
  31. Neoliberalism123▲ 2.0×25 topics
  32. Emotion112▲ 3.2×12 topics
  33. Ocean Circulation104▲ 4.5×3 topics
  34. Holocene89▲ 4.7×3 topics
  35. Sea-Level Rise86▲ 4.3×5 topics
  36. Paleoclimatology85▲ 6.1×2 topics
  37. Sea Level85▲ 5.4×2 topics
  38. Solar Influence79▲ 6.7×2 topics
  39. Glacial Cycles79▲ 7.1×1 topic
  40. Monsoon Dynamics79▲ 7.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Utrecht University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications.

Geology and Paleoclimato…79Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 79 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…51Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 51 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 50 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 47 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 46 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 44 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 43 fractional worksClimate variability and …43Climate variability and models: 43 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 43 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 43 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceSafety ResearchGlobal and Planetary ChangeRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 79 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 51 works
  3. 3 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 50 works
  4. 4 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 47 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 46 works
  6. 6 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 44 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 43 works
  8. 8 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 43 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 43 works
  10. 10 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 43 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Utrecht University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Utrecht University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.065% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%Utrecht University0.062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Utrecht University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Utrecht University14.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.4% in 2017.

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Which institutions have research most like Utrecht University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Edinburgh has the research profile closest to Utrecht University's, with both strong in Veterinary.

  1. 1 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Psychology 0.87 Compare
  2. 2 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain · Both strong in Veterinary, Immunology and Microbiology, Arts and Humanities 0.85 Compare
  3. 3 Lund UniversitySweden · Both strong in Neuroscience, Veterinary, Psychology 0.81 Compare
  4. 4 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Psychology 0.79 Compare
  5. 5 Michigan State UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Psychology 0.79 Compare

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