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Netherlands Top 100 Institutions Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 Years Citations)
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
43
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
693
Top 30
1,456
Top 50
2,026
Top 70
2,368
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
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
615
Top 30
1,231
Top 50
1,669
Top 70
1,922
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
75
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
425
Top 30
905
Top 50
1,040
Top 70
1,077
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
82
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Public 1575
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
476
Top 30
1,097
Top 50
1,546
Top 70
1,836
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
86
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
483
Top 30
1,121
Top 50
1,651
Top 70
2,007
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
88
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
497
Top 30
1,092
Top 50
1,562
Top 70
1,791
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
107
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
368
Top 30
873
Top 50
1,238
Top 70
1,452
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
136
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
283
Top 30
594
Top 50
882
Top 70
1,044
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
146
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
470
Top 30
1,403
Top 50
2,314
Top 70
2,721
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
214
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
256
Top 30
625
Top 50
965
Top 70
1,184
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
295
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
232
Top 30
655
Top 50
1,067
Top 70
1,352
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
336
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
230
Top 30
689
Top 50
1,144
Top 70
1,515
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
439
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
74
Top 30
164
Top 50
228
Top 70
246
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
714
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
46
Top 30
104
Top 50
174
Top 70
195
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
766
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
46
Top 30
131
Top 50
221
Top 70
292
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,054
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
44
Top 30
86
Top 50
109
Top 70
119
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,145
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
14
Top 30
20
Top 50
21
Top 70
24
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,158
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
58
Top 30
268
Top 50
465
Top 70
572
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,191
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
68
Top 50
102
Top 70
119
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,211
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
40
Top 50
47
Top 70
49
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,214
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
18
Top 30
33
Top 50
42
Top 70
46
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,501
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
62
Top 50
94
Top 70
113
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,517
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Hubrecht Institute
Hubrecht Instituut
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Institution 1916
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
54
Top 50
70
Top 70
75
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,634
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
22
Top 30
59
Top 50
82
Top 70
93
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,663
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
18
Top 30
43
Top 50
49
Top 70
53
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