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Netherlands Top 100 Institutions Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 Years H Index)
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
34
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
683
Top 30
1,406
Top 50
1,955
Top 70
2,340
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
51
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
590
Top 30
1,200
Top 50
1,634
Top 70
1,902
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
69
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Public 1575
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
477
Top 30
1,068
Top 50
1,548
Top 70
1,823
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
72
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
523
Top 30
1,052
Top 50
1,495
Top 70
1,775
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
79
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
413
Top 30
864
Top 50
1,019
Top 70
1,069
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
89
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
University of Amsterdam
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Public 1632
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
457
Top 30
1,061
Top 50
1,607
Top 70
1,986
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
108
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
367
Top 30
841
Top 50
1,217
Top 70
1,446
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
124
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
486
Top 30
1,358
Top 50
2,279
Top 70
2,741
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
142
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Maastricht University
Universiteit Maastricht
Maastricht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1976
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
279
Top 30
575
Top 50
857
Top 70
1,032
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
212
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Radboud University
Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen ,
Netherlands
- Private 1923
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
252
Top 30
599
Top 50
950
Top 70
1,171
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
267
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
University of Twente
Universiteit Twente
Enschede ,
Netherlands
- Public 1961
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
238
Top 30
631
Top 50
1,032
Top 70
1,353
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
277
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
237
Top 30
666
Top 50
1,165
Top 70
1,513
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
460
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Nederlands Kanker Instituut
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Institution 1913
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
69
Top 30
149
Top 50
212
Top 70
243
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
701
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
44
Top 30
103
Top 50
167
Top 70
191
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
793
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Tilburg University
Universiteit van Tilburg
Tilburg ,
Netherlands
- Public 1927
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
44
Top 30
121
Top 50
215
Top 70
294
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,039
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
34
Top 30
64
Top 50
104
Top 70
117
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,063
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
57
Top 30
254
Top 50
462
Top 70
571
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,118
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
45
Top 30
86
Top 50
110
Top 70
119
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,167
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
17
Top 30
30
Top 50
40
Top 70
45
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,169
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
15
Top 30
19
Top 50
22
Top 70
23
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,324
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam
Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Public 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
20
Top 30
41
Top 50
48
Top 70
53
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,326
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI)
Bilt ,
Netherlands
- Institution 1854
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
37
Top 50
47
Top 70
49
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,388
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Open University
Open Universiteit
Milton Keynes ,
Netherlands
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
28
Top 30
84
Top 50
137
Top 70
169
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,609
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
IHE Delft Instituut voor Watereducatie
Delft ,
Netherlands
- Institution 1958
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
27
Top 30
56
Top 50
75
Top 70
89
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,657
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Delft ,
Netherlands
- Institution 2008
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
20
Top 30
82
Top 50
127
Top 70
165
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