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Wageningen University & Research

In research, Wageningen University & Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5 of 3,409 worldwide), Environmental Science (#12 of 3,551 worldwide) and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1 of 247 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals and Veterinary — Animal Science and Zoology is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#293
of 28,054 · #291 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#8
of 237
Research works
44k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
2M
46.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Wageningen University & Research 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5 of 3,409 40.9%2,035 #1
Environmental ScienceField #12 of 3,551 33.3%1,484 #7
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #1 of 247 52.7%147 #1
EcologySubfield #4 of 578 38.0%360 #13
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #2 of 255 44.3%170 #7
Plant ScienceSubfield #14 of 1,395 45.7%648 #8
Life SciencesDomain #111 of 7,800 37.4%2,955 #127
Food ScienceSubfield #9 of 492 35.9%426 #3
Insect ScienceSubfield #2 of 102 43.4%147 #2
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #12 of 535 34.6%327 #7

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wageningen University & Research 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1 #5
  2. Environmental Science#7 #12
  3. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1 #1
  4. Ecology#13 #4
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#7 #2
  6. Plant Science#8 #14
  7. Life Sciences#127 #111
  8. Food Science#3 #9
  9. Insect Science#2 #2
  10. Global and Planetary Change#7 #12
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 Wageningen University & Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 188.3 works11×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 82.4 works8.9×
  3. VeterinaryField · 84.9 works8.3×
  4. Food ScienceSubfield · 425.7 works7.5×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 122.9 works6.9×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 146.6 works6.9×
  7. EcologySubfield · 360.3 works6.1×
← 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: 5.72× its world share, 2,035 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.94× its world share, 776 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 36 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 107 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 146 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 153 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 63 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 437 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.99× its world share, 1,484 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 121 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 79 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 564 worksMedicineNursing: 4.28× its world share, 157 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.34× its world share, 85 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 210 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 116 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 108 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 517 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wageningen University & Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Cajo J. F. ter Braak and R.S. de Groot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wageningen University & Research.

  1. 1 Johanna M. Geleijnse Netherlands · #551 worldwide 5.4k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Cajo J. F. ter Braak Netherlands · #2,951 worldwide 2.9k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 R.S. de Groot Netherlands · #6,664 worldwide 1.7k citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Rik Leemans Netherlands · #8,593 worldwide 1.1k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Violette Geissen Netherlands · #10,410 worldwide 944 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Marten Scheffer Netherlands · #10,453 worldwide 1.2k citations · 62 works
  7. 7 J. Bouma Netherlands · #11,124 worldwide 852 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Willem M. de Vos Netherlands · #11,817 worldwide 2.5k citations · 198 works
  9. 9 Lourens Poorter Netherlands · #13,564 worldwide 1.3k citations · 45 works
  10. 10 L. Brussaard Netherlands · #13,585 worldwide 905 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Wageningen University & Research

Which keywords describe research at Wageningen University & Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Gut Microbiota, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Conservation and Health Effects.

▲ 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. Climate Change923▲ 4.6×106 topics
  2. Sustainability558▲ 3.1×90 topics
  3. Environmental Impact524▲ 4.1×59 topics
  4. Biodiversity255▲ 4.6×35 topics
  5. Health Effects209▲ 4.6×22 topics
  6. Food Security196▲ 4.7×22 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services195▲ 6.7×14 topics
  8. Gut Microbiota191▲ 7.3×7 topics
  9. Remote Sensing184▲ 1.99×37 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation184▲ 6.6×19 topics
  11. Consumer Perception163▲ 9.8×8 topics
  12. Greenhouse Gas Emissions159▲ 7.8×7 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity153▲ 4.6×21 topics
  14. Invasive Species149▲ 4.7×20 topics
  15. Microbial Communities147▲ 4.6×10 topics
  16. Livestock Production145▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Sustainable Agriculture144▲ 6.0×15 topics
  18. Land Use Change141▲ 6.2×8 topics
  19. Waste Management140▲ 4.5×10 topics
  20. Probiotics139▲ 7.9×6 topics
  21. Lipid Oxidation133▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Health Benefits123▲ 5.0×14 topics
  23. Smallholder Farmers120▲ 7.2×6 topics
  24. Food Safety116▲ 5.3×17 topics
  25. Hydrocolloids114▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Global Change113▲ 5.8×7 topics
  27. Emulsions111▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Heat Stress109▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Food Systems106▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Diets106▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Global Impact106▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Animal Welfare105▲ 16×5 topics
  33. Proteins100▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation97▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Metabolic Health91▲ 6.2×3 topics
  36. Stabilization90▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Digestion90▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Nanoemulsions90▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Amino Acids89▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Ecosystem Resilience86▲ 7.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Wageningen University & Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Proteins in Food Systems, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 106 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 90 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…72Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 72 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…61Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 61 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 57 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 52 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…51Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 51 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 46 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 46 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agricul…45Organic Food and Agriculture: 45 fractional works
EcologyFood ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologySmall Animals5 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 106 works
  2. 2 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 90 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 72 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 61 works
  5. 5 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 57 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 52 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 51 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 46 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 46 works
  10. 10 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 45 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.9%domestic only65.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wageningen University & Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.