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2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
87
Citations
35791
World Ranking
237
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Peter P. Groenewegen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on health professions and economics, econometrics, and finance, with significant work in general health professions, economics and econometrics, oncology, epidemiology, and clinical psychology.

The main research topics addressed by Groenewegen include:

  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • COVID-19 and Healthcare Impacts
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms

Groenewegen has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals. The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Health Policy
  • Primary Health Care Research & Development
  • BMC Primary Care
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Huisarts en Wetenschap

Recent notable publications include:

  • Communication between general practitioners and medical specialists in the referral process: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries (2020), published in BMC Family Practice
  • Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Changes in the Tasks of the Primary Care Workforce? An International Survey among General Practices in 38 Countries (PRICOV-19) (2022), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • The association between the workload of general practitioners and patient experiences with care: results of a cross-sectional study in 33 countries (2020), published in Human Resources for Health
  • Job satisfaction of general practitioners: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries (2021), published in Human Resources for Health
  • Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial responses in 2020 in selected social health insurance countries in Europe (2021), published in Health Policy

Groenewegen regularly collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Alastair H. Leyland
  • Ilmo Keskimäki
  • W.G.W. Boerma
  • Peter Spreeuwenberg
  • Willemijn Schäfer

They have authored books published by Springer International Publishing, including the upcoming title Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health, scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • Green space, urbanity, and health: how strong is the relation?

    Jolanda Maas;Robert A Verheij;Peter P Groenewegen;Sjerp de Vries

  • Natural Environments—Healthy Environments? An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Greenspace and Health:

    Sjerp de Vries;Robert A. Verheij;Peter P. Groenewegen;Peter Spreeuwenberg

  • A Bibliometric Analysis of 30 Years of Research and Theory on Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social Performance

    Frank G. A. De Bakker;Peter Groenewegen;Frank Den Hond

  • Morbidity is related to a green living environment

    J Maas;R A Verheij;S de Vries;P Spreeuwenberg

  • Social contacts as a possible mechanism behind the relation between green space and health.

    Jolanda Maas;Sonja M.E. van Dillen;Robert A. Verheij;Peter P. Groenewegen

  • Green space as a buffer between stressful life events and health

    Agnes E. van den Berg;Jolanda Maas;Robert A. Verheij;Peter P. Groenewegen

  • Streetscape greenery and health: Stress, social cohesion and physical activity as mediators

    S. de Vries;S.M.E. van Dillen;P.P. Groenewegen;P. Spreeuwenberg

  • The breadth of primary care: a systematic literature review of its core dimensions.

    Dionne Sofia Kringos;Wienke G. W. Boerma;Allen Hutchinson;Jouke Van der Zee

  • Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social safety

    Peter P Groenewegen;Agnes E van den Berg;Sjerp de Vries;Robert A Verheij

  • The strength of primary care in Europe: an international comparative study

    Dionne Kringos;Wienke Boerma;Yann Bourgueil;Thomas Cartier

  • Adverse events and potentially preventable deaths in Dutch hospitals: results of a retrospective patient record review study

    M Zegers;M C de Bruijne;C Wagner;L H F Hoonhout

  • Greenspace in urban neighbourhoods and residents' health: adding quality to quantity

    Sonja M E van Dillen;Sjerp de Vries;Peter P Groenewegen;Peter Spreeuwenberg

  • Physical activity as a possible mechanism behind the relationship between green space and health: A multilevel analysis

    Jolanda Maas;Robert A Verheij;Peter Spreeuwenberg;Peter P Groenewegen

  • Europe’s Strong Primary Care Systems Are Linked To Better Population Health But Also To Higher Health Spending

    Dionne S. Kringos;Wienke Boerma;Jouke van der Zee;Peter Groenewegen

  • Field or fields? Building the scaffolding for cumulation of research on institutional fields

    Charlene Zietsma;Peter Groenewegen;Danielle M. Logue;C. R. (Bob) Hinings

  • Netherlands: Health System Review.

    Kroneman M;Boerma W;van den Berg M;Groenewegen P

  • Monitoring health inequalities through general practice: the Second Dutch National Survey of General Practice.

    G.P. Westert;F.G. Schellevis;D.H. de Bakker;P.P. Groenewegen

  • The psychometric properties of the 'Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture' in Dutch hospitals

    Marleen Smits;Ingrid Christiaans-Dingelhoff;Cordula Wagner;Gerrit van der Wal

  • Neighborhood social capital and individual health

    Sigrid M. Mohnen;Peter P. Groenewegen;Beate Völker;Henk Flap

  • Changing remuneration systems: effects on activity in general practice.

    A Krasnik;P P Groenewegen;P A Pedersen;P von Scholten

  • Do Mothers Matter?: A Comparison of Models of the Influence of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Educational and Occupational Status on Children’s Educational Attainment

    Sylvia E. Korupp;Harry B.G. Ganzeboom;Tanja van der Lippe

Frequent Co-Authors

Gert P. Westert
Gert P. Westert Radboud University
Alastair H. Leyland
Alastair H. Leyland University of Glasgow
Michael .W. Calnan
Michael .W. Calnan University of Kent
Jany Rademakers
Jany Rademakers Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
Marco Helbich
Marco Helbich Utrecht University
Edwin A. J. van Hooft
Edwin A. J. van Hooft University of Amsterdam
Beate Völker
Beate Völker Utrecht University
Danielle R.M. Timmermans
Danielle R.M. Timmermans Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jozien M. Bensing
Jozien M. Bensing Utrecht University
Jan De Maeseneer
Jan De Maeseneer Ghent University

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