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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
48
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
599
Top 30
1,298
Top 50
1,936
Top 70
2,370
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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
57
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
546
Top 30
1,139
Top 50
1,616
Top 70
1,919
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
68
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
408
Top 30
1,000
Top 50
1,538
Top 70
1,825
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
93
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
358
Top 30
822
Top 50
1,026
Top 70
1,074
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
99
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
University of Amsterdam
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Public 1632
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
417
Top 30
1,015
Top 50
1,588
Top 70
2,001
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
104
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
450
Top 30
972
Top 50
1,459
Top 70
1,787
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
114
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
482
Top 30
1,252
Top 50
2,254
Top 70
2,756
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
117
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
335
Top 30
797
Top 50
1,212
Top 70
1,465
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
165
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
250
Top 30
552
Top 50
833
Top 70
1,028
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
170
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
258
Top 30
628
Top 50
1,130
Top 70
1,521
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
236
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
246
Top 30
618
Top 50
1,034
Top 70
1,357
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
239
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Radboud University
Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen ,
Netherlands
- Private 1923
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
230
Top 30
562
Top 50
937
Top 70
1,168
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
615
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
58
Top 30
127
Top 50
209
Top 70
242
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
794
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
40
Top 30
94
Top 50
160
Top 70
196
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
847
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
42
Top 30
110
Top 50
209
Top 70
289
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
901
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
63
Top 30
298
Top 50
500
Top 70
596
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,097
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
42
Top 30
85
Top 50
112
Top 70
120
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,184
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
31
Top 30
62
Top 50
99
Top 70
119
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,292
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,505
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Eindhoven ,
Netherlands
- Company 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
42
Top 30
175
Top 50
269
Top 70
301
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,563
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversiteitscentrum
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Institution 1820
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
25
Top 30
66
Top 50
103
Top 70
113
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,608
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
19
Top 30
35
Top 50
48
Top 70
54
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,609
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
38
Top 50
46
Top 70
49
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,813
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL)
Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek van de Gezondheidszorg (NIVEL)
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Institution 1985
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
10
Top 30
18
Top 50
19
Top 70
20
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,816
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Nieuwegein ,
Netherlands
- Hospital 2010
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
9
Top 30
16
Top 50
24
Top 70
25
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