International co-publications of the Netherlands: growth per scientific domain

Process

Data publication

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 2017-2020 and 2021-2024, we see growth in all fields of science.
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 Humanities this is 39%. 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.

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