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Netherlands Top 100 Institutions Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 Years i10 Index)
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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
42
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
634
Top 30
1,360
Top 50
2,004
Top 70
2,374
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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
48
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
576
Top 30
1,182
Top 50
1,653
Top 70
1,913
* Last 5 Years 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
438
Top 30
1,040
Top 50
1,562
Top 70
1,835
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
78
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
378
Top 30
842
Top 50
1,018
Top 70
1,073
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
91
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
477
Top 30
1,022
Top 50
1,528
Top 70
1,791
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
100
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
412
Top 30
1,041
Top 50
1,634
Top 70
1,995
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
117
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
338
Top 30
823
Top 50
1,232
Top 70
1,459
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
134
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
475
Top 30
1,334
Top 50
2,342
Top 70
2,752
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
155
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
260
Top 30
563
Top 50
880
Top 70
1,043
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
237
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
228
Top 30
588
Top 50
957
Top 70
1,184
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
247
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
243
Top 30
655
Top 50
1,170
Top 70
1,515
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
293
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
University of Twente
Universiteit Twente
Enschede ,
Netherlands
- Public 1961
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
231
Top 30
626
Top 50
1,058
Top 70
1,360
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
480
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
63
Top 30
140
Top 50
219
Top 70
246
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
763
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
100
Top 50
170
Top 70
194
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
851
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
119
Top 50
220
Top 70
291
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,009
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
47
Top 30
86
Top 50
110
Top 70
119
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,151
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
55
Top 30
254
Top 50
466
Top 70
572
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,192
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
33
Top 30
65
Top 50
105
Top 70
119
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,288
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
21
Top 70
23
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,474
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversiteitscentrum
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Institution 1820
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
24
Top 30
63
Top 50
101
Top 70
114
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,497
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
19
Top 30
36
Top 50
48
Top 70
54
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,612
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
23
Top 30
56
Top 50
76
Top 70
92
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,631
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
37
Top 50
47
Top 70
48
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,674
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Nieuwegein ,
Netherlands
- Hospital 2010
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
10
Top 30
16
Top 50
25
Top 70
25
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,829
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
11
Top 30
17
Top 50
18
Top 70
20
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