Radboud University Nijmegen (RU)

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (RU)

Netherlands
Time frame: 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025

Profile

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Radboud University Nijmegen (RU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Netherlands
Overall 270 6
Academic 240 6

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Netherlands
Biological sciences 216 6
Chemistry 413 7
Earth & environmental sciences 376 8
Health sciences 131 6
Physical sciences 336 7

Research

Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 558 80.88

Overall Count and Share for 'Radboud University Nijmegen (RU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 143 22.42
Chemistry 60 17.69
Earth & environmental sciences 21 5.46
Health sciences 142 20.84
Physical sciences 255 21.41

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.

Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.

Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

Topics Count Share
Clinical Sciences 68 11.58
Clinical Sciences 68 11.58
Particle and High Energy Physics 138 9.45
Particle and High Energy Physics 138 9.45
Oncology and Carcinogenesis 39 5.25
Oncology and Carcinogenesis 39 5.25
Neurosciences 15 4.49
Neurosciences 15 4.49
Biochemistry and Cell Biology 13 4.44
Biochemistry and Cell Biology 13 4.44

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Overall 75 69 94 99 96
Biological sciences 35 35 26 21 27
Chemistry 19 18 22 26 26
Earth & environmental sciences 4 3 4 3 6
Health sciences 0 0 29 34 26
Physical sciences 24 20 24 28 26
Natural sciences 0 0 71 69 73
Nature & Science 4 1 1 3 3

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Radboud University Nijmegen (RU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (2351 institutions) 79.0%
Domestic (135 institutions) 21.0%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Utrecht University (UU) 12.33 / 14.72 27.04
University of Amsterdam (UvA) 14.39 / 10.69 25.08
VU Amsterdam 10.84 / 9.92 20.76
Amsterdam UMC 6.37 / 7.53 13.90
Leiden University 5.77 / 6.57 12.34
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Top 5 international collaborators with Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Max Planck Society 12.36 / 14.93 27.29
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) 0.85 / 14.98 15.82
National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) 1.12 / 14.08 15.20
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 5.13 / 6.79 11.91
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 5.30 / 5.51 10.82
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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Radboud University Nijmegen (RU). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.