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VieCuri Medisch Centrum

In research, VieCuri Medisch Centrum stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,794 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,539 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,952
of 22,385 · #10,560 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#129
of 197
Research works
427
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
VieCuri Medisch Centrum

What is VieCuri Medisch Centrum 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,794 of 9,902 13.9%93 #2081
MedicineField #2,539 of 8,541 13.6%86 #1943

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where VieCuri Medisch Centrum 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 fields of science does VieCuri Medisch Centrum work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at VieCuri Medisch Centrum is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 100 fractional works · 81.8% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 75.3% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 17.0% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVieCuri MedischCentrum122fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences6%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9275.3%
    2. Health Professions75.5%
    3. Dentistry10.6%
    4. Nursing10.4%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology65.3%
    2. Neuroscience10.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology32.4%
    2. Social Sciences32.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering32.5%
    2. Environmental Science21.5%
    3. Mathematics00.3%
    4. Computer Science00.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.91× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.91×92 works
  2. Health Professions2.10×7 works
  3. Dentistry1.20×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×6 works
  5. Nursing0.86×0 works
  6. Psychology0.78×3 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.54×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.30×2 works
  12. Veterinary0.29×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.19×3 works
  16. Engineering0.16×3 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at VieCuri Medisch Centrum?

Ranked on the quality score, Norbert A. Foudraine, Joop Konsten and Agnès J. van de Wouw lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VieCuri Medisch Centrum.

  1. 1 Norbert A. Foudraine Netherlands · #349,383 worldwide 3.3k citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Joop Konsten Netherlands · #368,500 worldwide 5.2k citations · 110 works
  3. 3 Agnès J. van de Wouw Netherlands · #466,608 worldwide 3.9k citations · 93 works
  4. 4 Maarten van Heinsbergen Netherlands · #468,988 worldwide 3k citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Dennis G. Barten Netherlands · #524,878 worldwide 1.4k citations · 112 works
  6. 6 Joop P. van den Bergh Netherlands · #716,306 worldwide 8.8k citations · 418 works
  7. 7 Maryska L.G. Janssen‐Heijnen Netherlands · #736,716 worldwide 4.4k citations · 131 works
  8. 8 Ad Koster Netherlands · #809,978 worldwide 828 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Bettina F. Loza Netherlands · #902,446 worldwide 405 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Joan Gerard Meeder Netherlands · #1,052,753 worldwide 3.3k citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at VieCuri Medisch Centrum

What are the most cited papers from VieCuri Medisch Centrum?

The most cited paper from VieCuri Medisch Centrum is "Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease" (Paul M. Ridker et al., 2017), with 9,517 citations. Next come "Inclisiran in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk with Elevated LDL Cholesterol" (1,000) and "2015 Gout classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative" (916).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease Paul M. Ridker et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 27 Aug 2017 9,517
2 Inclisiran in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk with Elevated LDL Cholesterol Kausik Kumar Ray, Ulf Landmesser, Lawrence A. Leiter et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 17 Mar 2017 1,000
3 2015 Gout classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative Tuhina Neogi et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 10 Sep 2015 916
4 Global cancer incidence in older adults, 2012 and 2035: A population‐based study Sophie Pilleron, Diana Sarfati, Maryska L.G. Janssen-Heijnen et al. · International Journal of Cancer Open access 6 Jul 2018 708
5 Sequential versus combination chemotherapy with capecitabine, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin in advanced colorectal cancer (CAIRO): a phase III randomised controlled trial Miriam Koopman, Ninja F. Antonini, Joep Douma et al. · The Lancet Jul 2007 633
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at VieCuri Medisch Centrum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Risk, Complications, Quality of Life, Mortality, Endothelial Dysfunction and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.8×62 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 4.4×36 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 4.4×25 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Risk6▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Complications6▲ 10×13 topics
  6. Mortality6▲ 8.4×12 topics
  7. Treatment6▲ 3.8×20 topics
  8. Public Health6▲ 3.1×19 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 4.9×13 topics
  10. Endothelial Dysfunction5▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Management5▲ 4.9×20 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 7.1×12 topics
  13. Rehabilitation5▲ 9.4×8 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  15. Anxiety4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  16. Hypertension4▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Hyperuricemia4▲ 136×2 topics
  18. Pandemic4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  19. Diagnosis4▲ 3.5×19 topics
  20. Elderly Patients4▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Gout4▲ 168×1 topic
  22. Uric Acid4▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Healthcare Workers4▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Pathophysiology4▲ 10×7 topics
  25. Risk Factors4▲ 2.7×20 topics
  26. Surgery3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  27. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.1×10 topics
  28. Guidelines3▲ 5.8×9 topics
  29. Parathyroid Hormone3▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Infectious Diseases3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  32. Aging3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  33. Autoantibodies3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Bone Mineral Density3▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Fractures3▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Osteoporotic Fractures3▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Physical Activity3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  38. Breast Cancer3▲ 8.6×10 topics
  39. Metastasis2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  40. Neuropathology2▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does VieCuri Medisch Centrum publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Disaster Response and Management and Cancer survivorship and care.

Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 4 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 3 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After Surgery: 1 fractional works
NephrologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineEmergency Medical ServicesOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 4 works
  2. 2 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 2 works
  6. 6 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 1 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 available58.8%not open41.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has VieCuri Medisch Centrum's research output changed?

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

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is VieCuri Medisch Centrum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%VieCuri Medisch Centrum0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of VieCuri Medisch Centrum 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.

10%20%VieCuri Medisch Centrum11.6% in 2024all institutions10.0% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2023.

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