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Netherlands Education 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 1.131.911 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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45
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht , Netherlands - Public 1636

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
12
Top 30
28
Top 50
44
Top 70
50
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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58
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen , Netherlands - Public 1614

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
11
Top 30
16
Top 50
19
Top 70
22
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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80
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Maastricht University
Universiteit Maastricht
Maastricht , Netherlands - Public 1976

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
9
Top 30
12
Top 50
18
Top 70
23
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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94
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Open University
Open Universiteit
Milton Keynes , Netherlands - Public 1969

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

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

Rankings

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135
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden , Netherlands - Public 1575

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
6
Top 30
12
Top 50
17
Top 70
17
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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167
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Wageningen , Netherlands - Public 1918

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

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

Rankings

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186
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
4
Top 30
11
Top 50
16
Top 70
18
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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204
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
University of Twente
Universiteit Twente
Enschede , Netherlands - Public 1961

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
4
Top 30
8
Top 50
11
Top 70
12
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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257
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Radboud University
Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen , Netherlands - Private 1923

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
3
Top 30
9
Top 50
13
Top 70
15
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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285
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam , Netherlands - Private 1970

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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419
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
2
Top 30
5
Top 50
8
Top 70
9
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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582
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
University of Amsterdam
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Public 1632

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
1
Top 30
5
Top 50
7
Top 70
12
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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707
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
1
Top 30
3
Top 50
4
Top 70
5
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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822
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen HAN
HAN University of Applied Sciences
Arnhem , Netherlands - Public 1996

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
1
Top 30
2
Top 50
5
Top 70
7
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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998
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
1
Top 30
1
Top 50
1
Top 70
1
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,149
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Eindhoven , Netherlands - Public 1996

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
1
Top 50
4
Top 70
4
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,175
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Zwolle , Netherlands - Private 1986

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
1
Top 50
3
Top 70
3
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,371
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Hogeschool Utrecht (Hogeschool Domstad)
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Utrecht , Netherlands - Public 1993

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
2
Top 50
3
Top 70
4
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,507
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
University for Humanistics
Universiteit voor Humanistiek
Utrecht , Netherlands - Public 1989

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
2
Top 50
2
Top 70
2
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,692
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Hogeschool van Amsterdam HvA
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Private 1993

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
0
Top 50
1
Top 70
5
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,990
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Hanze University Groningen
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
Groningen , Netherlands - Private 1986

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
0
Top 50
2
Top 70
2
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,220
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Hogeschool Saxion
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
Enschede , Netherlands - Public 1989

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
0
Top 50
1
Top 70
2
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,529
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Utrecht School of the Arts
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Utrecht , Netherlands - Private 1987

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
0
Top 50
1
Top 70
1
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,624
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
SDO Hogeschool
SDO University of Applied Sciences
Maassluis , Netherlands - Private 2004

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
0
Top 50
1
Top 70
1
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,922
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Tilburg University
Universiteit van Tilburg
Tilburg , Netherlands - Public 1927

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Scientists by Success Percentiles:

Top 10
0
Top 30
0
Top 50
2
Top 70
3
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