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Netherlands Natural Sciences Institutional Subject Rankings 2026

AD Scientific Index is the only system that provides subject-based rankings by analyzing the performance of 24.669 institutions across 13 main academic fields. These rankings evaluate universities’ strengths and weaknesses in specific disciplines, independent of their overall rankings. The global comparisons provided for each field serve as valuable benchmarks for: • Equivalency and quality assessments • Credit/transfer applications • Discipline-specific institutional comparisons.

Two newly introduced categories — Arts and Humanities University Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities University Rankings — focus exclusively on these areas, excluding medicine, engineering, and natural sciences.

Note: These rankings are currently in Beta version and updated in near real-timeThe "Others" category includes 0 profiles of researchers whose fields are either not yet identified or are still being edited. Therefore, subject rankings may evolve over time. Importantly, these rankings reflect the presence of scientists in a particular field, not whether the institution has a dedicated faculty or department for that subject.

* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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71
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen , Netherlands - Public 1614

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
123
Top 30
212
Top 50
251
Top 70
272
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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87
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden , Netherlands - Public 1575

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
115
Top 30
214
Top 50
285
Top 70
323
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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97
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht , Netherlands - Public 1636

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
108
Top 30
210
Top 50
277
Top 70
315
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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101
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
University of Amsterdam
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Public 1632

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
103
Top 30
209
Top 50
257
Top 70
292
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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146
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Wageningen , Netherlands - Public 1918

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
83
Top 30
190
Top 50
247
Top 70
282
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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245
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
VU University of Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Private 1880

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
57
Top 30
100
Top 50
129
Top 70
143
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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252
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Radboud University
Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen , Netherlands - Private 1923

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
56
Top 30
101
Top 50
140
Top 70
157
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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303
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Delft University of Technology
Technische Universiteit Delft
Delft , Netherlands - Public 1842

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
47
Top 30
130
Top 50
176
Top 70
193
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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367
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Eindhoven University of Technology
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Eindhoven , Netherlands - Public 1956

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
39
Top 30
95
Top 50
134
Top 70
158
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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401
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
University of Twente
Universiteit Twente
Enschede , Netherlands - Public 1961

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
36
Top 30
74
Top 50
97
Top 70
110
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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444
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam , Netherlands - Private 1970

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
33
Top 30
63
Top 50
74
Top 70
75
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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540
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Maastricht University
Universiteit Maastricht
Maastricht , Netherlands - Public 1976

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
27
Top 30
61
Top 50
72
Top 70
76
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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606
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Institution 1808

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
24
Top 30
40
Top 50
52
Top 70
54
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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625
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Nederlands Kanker Instituut
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Institution 1913

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
23
Top 30
42
Top 50
58
Top 70
65
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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872
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversiteitscentrum
Leiden , Netherlands - Institution 1820

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
15
Top 30
35
Top 50
39
Top 70
45
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,007
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
De Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek
, Netherlands - Institution 1932

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
12
Top 30
36
Top 50
44
Top 70
51
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,113
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
Nationaal Instituut voor Subatomaire Fysica
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Institution 1975

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
11
Top 30
14
Top 50
15
Top 70
15
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,384
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands
Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Nederland
Utrecht , Netherlands - Institution 1934

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
8
Top 30
11
Top 50
13
Top 70
14
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,459
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee
Horntje , Netherlands - Institution 1960

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
7
Top 30
18
Top 50
23
Top 70
24
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,793
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Hubrecht Institute
Hubrecht Instituut
Utrecht , Netherlands - Institution 1916

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
5
Top 30
19
Top 50
32
Top 70
35
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,904
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Institution 1999

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
5
Top 30
6
Top 50
10
Top 70
12
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,086
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Delft , Netherlands - Institution 2008

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
4
Top 30
8
Top 50
14
Top 70
16
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,512
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
SRON Nederlands Instituut voor Ruimteonderzoek
Groningen , Netherlands - Institution 1983

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
3
Top 30
7
Top 50
8
Top 70
8
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,562
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving
Hague , Netherlands - Institution 1996

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
3
Top 30
5
Top 50
6
Top 70
6
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,569
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
Nederlands Instituut voor Radioastronomie (ASTRON)
Dwingeloo , Netherlands - Institution 1864

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
3
Top 30
4
Top 50
5
Top 70
6
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