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Wilhelmina Children's Hospital

In research, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,272 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,032 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,181
of 28,054 · #4,177 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#62
of 237
Research works
3.3k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
33.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Wilhelmina Children's Hospital 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
MedicineField #2,272 of 10,443 32.9%212 #1256
Health SciencesDomain #3,032 of 11,982 32.3%228 #1619

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wilhelmina Children's Hospital 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).

What does Wilhelmina Children's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 34.5 works15×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 28.8 works6.2×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.03× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.49× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 212 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, D Durrer, Ger T. Rijkers and Linda S. de Vries lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wilhelmina Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 D Durrer Netherlands · #10,818 worldwide 615 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Ger T. Rijkers Netherlands · #27,301 worldwide 339 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Linda S. de Vries Netherlands · #57,594 worldwide 299 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 B.J.M. Zegers Netherlands · #160,561 worldwide 115 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Floris Groenendaal Netherlands · #162,972 worldwide 176 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 R. E. Ballieux Netherlands · #180,734 worldwide 131 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 J. L. Van den Brande Netherlands · #181,331 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 M. Durán Netherlands · #184,413 worldwide 201 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Jan L. L. Kimpen Netherlands · #198,812 worldwide 102 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 J W ten Cate Netherlands · #200,294 worldwide 190 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Epidemiology, Preterm Infants, Inflammation, Cerebral Palsy, Health-related Quality of Life, Pulmonary Hypertension and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 3.2×79 topics
  2. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes25▲ 45×6 topics
  3. Inflammation23▲ 3.7×53 topics
  4. Preterm Infants19▲ 52×4 topics
  5. Cerebral Palsy11▲ 51×2 topics
  6. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Pulmonary Hypertension9▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia9▲ 46×2 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations9▲ 6.7×17 topics
  10. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy9▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Neonatal Encephalopathy9▲ 93×1 topic
  12. Maternal Mortality8▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Respiratory Distress Syndrome8▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study8▲ 61×1 topic
  15. Lung Stem Cells8▲ 47×1 topic
  16. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory8▲ 61×1 topic
  17. Surfactant Proteins8▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Congenital Heart Disease8▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Preterm Birth8▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Vaccine Development8▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Viral Infections8▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Disease Burden7▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Microbiota7▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Mortality Risk7▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. Pulmonary Infections7▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Cystic Fibrosis7▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Human Metapneumovirus7▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Mutation Analysis7▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Respiratory Syncytial Virus7▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Adolescents7▲ 6.1×6 topics
  31. Cognitive Function7▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Bronchiectasis7▲ 78×1 topic
  33. CFTR7▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Cardiac Surgery7▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Adult Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Executive Functioning6▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Pulmonary Valve Replacement6▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Prenatal Diagnosis6▲ 14×6 topics
  39. Family-Centered Care6▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Infant Mortality6▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Wilhelmina Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Respiratory viral infections research.

Neonatal and fetal brain…9Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 9 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…8Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 8 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…8Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 8 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…7Respiratory viral infections research: 7 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 7 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 6 fractional worksInfant Development and P…6Infant Development and Preterm Care: 6 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 4 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 4 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 3 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyObstetrics and Gynecology2 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 9 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  4. 4 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 7 works
  5. 5 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 6 works
  7. 7 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  8. 8 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  9. 9 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 4 works
  10. 10 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 3 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wilhelmina Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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