Performance profile of the Dutch research system
What is the citation impact of Dutch publications in the various scientific disciplines? In which fields of science does the Netherlands perform best? In this data publication, we look at the performance profile of the Dutch research system over the period 2021-2024 by comparing the research specialisation index (OSI) of the Netherlands with the citation impact (CI) for 35 science fields.
In short
- The Netherlands has a very high citation impact among multidisciplinary journals.
- Law and Criminology has a low citation impact, but a high share of scientific output.
The performance profile of the Netherlands research system relates the Netherlands international research specialisation index (RSI) in the period 2021-2024 to the citation impact (CI) score, for 35 scientific fields. Thus, the indicator shows whether the scientific fields in which Dutch science is most specialised are also the fields with the highest performance.
Degree of specialisation and citation impact by field, 2021-2024
Notes: * These fields belong to the Humanities. Like Law, the Humanities are not well represented in Web of Science, as it is customary in these fields to publish in other ways as well.
Analysis
Of the 35 science fields, one field has a very high citation impact, namely the multidisciplinary journals. Six scientific fields have a high citation impact and twenty scientific fields an above-average citation impact. There are fifteen areas in which the Netherlands is highly specialized. The majority of these (14) also have a high or above-average citation impact.