The joint cardiovascular research profile of the university medical centres in the Netherlands

Biomedical scientific research in the Netherlands has a good reputation worldwide. Quantitatively, the university medical centres (UMCs) deliver about 40 % of the total number of scientific publications of this research. Analysis of the bibliometric output data of the UMCs shows that their research...

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Published in:Netherlands heart journal 2016-05, Vol.24 (5), p.308-316
Main Authors: van Welie, S. D., van Leeuwen, T. N., Bouma, C. J., Klaassen, A. B. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annual reports
Atherosclerosis
Bibliometrics
Cardiology
Heart failure
Medical Education
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Review
Review Article
Science
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Summary:Biomedical scientific research in the Netherlands has a good reputation worldwide. Quantitatively, the university medical centres (UMCs) deliver about 40 % of the total number of scientific publications of this research. Analysis of the bibliometric output data of the UMCs shows that their research is highly cited. These output-based analyses also indicate the high impact of cardiovascular scientific research in these centres, illustrating the strength of this research in the Netherlands. A set of six joint national cardiovascular research topics selected by the UMCs can be recognised. At the top are heart failure, rhythm disorder research and atherosclerosis. National collaboration of top scientists in consortia in these three areas is successful in acquiring funding of large-scale programs. Our observations suggest that funding national consortia of experts focused on a few selected research topics may increase the international competitiveness of cardiovascular research in the Netherlands.
ISSN:1568-5888
1876-6250
DOI:10.1007/s12471-016-0828-4