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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
49
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
660
Top 30
1,395
Top 50
1,990
Top 70
2,338
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
61
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
601
Top 30
1,221
Top 50
1,646
Top 70
1,916
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
77
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
466
Top 30
1,049
Top 50
1,537
Top 70
1,811
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
80
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
484
Top 30
1,083
Top 50
1,635
Top 70
1,988
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
92
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
418
Top 30
889
Top 50
1,050
Top 70
1,079
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
98
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
485
Top 30
1,050
Top 50
1,511
Top 70
1,775
* Total Citations 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
391
Top 30
846
Top 50
1,219
Top 70
1,448
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
148
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Maastricht University
Universiteit Maastricht
Maastricht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1976
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
267
Top 30
571
Top 50
868
Top 70
1,022
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
171
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
447
Top 30
1,284
Top 50
2,265
Top 70
2,722
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
222
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
263
Top 30
604
Top 50
940
Top 70
1,161
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
268
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
240
Top 30
643
Top 50
1,055
Top 70
1,326
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
331
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
254
Top 30
644
Top 50
1,105
Top 70
1,489
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
398
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
70
Top 30
158
Top 50
222
Top 70
245
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
595
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Tilburg University
Universiteit van Tilburg
Tilburg ,
Netherlands
- Public 1927
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
51
Top 30
119
Top 50
207
Top 70
280
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
664
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
45
Top 30
101
Top 50
171
Top 70
194
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
800
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
76
Top 30
297
Top 50
515
Top 70
589
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
961
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
45
Top 30
88
Top 50
109
Top 70
119
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
979
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
16
Top 30
19
Top 50
22
Top 70
24
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,074
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
32
Top 30
63
Top 50
97
Top 70
118
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,224
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
42
Top 50
47
Top 70
48
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,332
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
31
Top 50
44
Top 70
46
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,363
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Eindhoven ,
Netherlands
- Company 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
41
Top 30
186
Top 50
270
Top 70
298
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,507
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversiteitscentrum
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Institution 1820
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
30
Top 30
67
Top 50
103
Top 70
112
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,558
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
39
Top 50
47
Top 70
53
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,589
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
13
Top 30
25
Top 50
51
Top 70
67
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