International co-publications of the Netherlands: growth per scientific domain
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What share of the publications per scientific field consists of international co-publications? The indicator shows the share and growth in number of co-publications by researchers in the Netherlands for the scientific domains.
In short
- The share of international co-publications is largest in the fields of science Nature and Agriculture.
- The field of science Humanities has the smallest share of international co-publications.
- Between 2015-2018 and 2019-2022, we see a clear growth in all fields of science.
| 2015-2018 | 2019-2022 | |
| Humanities | 32,3 | 37,8 |
| Social sciences | 55,8 | 61,2 |
| Health sciences | 60,8 | 66 |
| Engineering | 66,1 | 71,1 |
| Agriculture | 70,8 | 74 |
| Natural sciences | 75,1 | 77,9 |
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Source: Clarivate Analytics/ WoS database, extraction by Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) and analysis by Rathenau Instituut.
Analysis
The share of international co-publications is greatest in Natural Sciences and Agriculture. The proportion of international co-publications varies greatly. 78% of the Natural Sciences is an international co-publication. In the Humanities this is 38%. The share of international co-publications has increased over the years in all scientific fields.
For an explanation of the used definitions and acronyms we kindly refer to the web page Definitions for Science in Figures.