NARCIS and NOD Archive: Dutch Research Projects and Researchers for 2018

2018 data from the VSOI database, which contains information on research projects, scientific organizations, and researchers including professors and associate professors in the Netherlands. The data was used for the NARCIS portal and the former Dutch Research Database (NOD). The dataset is part of an archive series spanning from 2002 to 2020, with this specific entry covering the year 2018.

Use Cases

• Mapping research collaboration networks based on project and researcher affiliations mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing trends in Dutch academic research based on project metadata from the VSOI system.
• Profiling academic careers based on information about professors and associate professors (uhd's).

Strengths

• Part of a longitudinal series covering multiple years from 2002 to 2020.
• Data originates from an official national research information system (VSOI) used for major portals.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

VSOI-database (Voorloop Systeem Onderzoek Informatie)

Collection Method

Archived tables from the VSOI database, likely collected for administrative and portal purposes.

Time Range

2018

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:55:42; freshness should be verified

Geography

Netherlands