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Netherlands 123 University / Institution Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 years H Index)
AD Scientific Index is the only system that ranks a total of (24,659) institutions using near real-time data. In addition to global, continental, and national rankings, universities are categorized separately as: All Universities (49), Public Universities (31), and Private Universities (18). The system also includes research institutions (30), companies (33), and hospitals (11). Exclusively in AD Scientific Index, each institution can be compared by: Total and recent 5-year H-index, i10 index, and total citation counts. Additionally, the platform offers: Subject-based University Rankings and Young University Rankings.
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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
687
Top 30
1,406
Top 50
1,958
Top 70
2,342
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
50
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
592
Top 30
1,202
Top 50
1,637
Top 70
1,903
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
70
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
1,550
Top 70
1,823
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
71
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
521
Top 30
1,054
Top 50
1,498
Top 70
1,776
* 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
415
Top 30
864
Top 50
1,019
Top 70
1,069
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
88
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
1,062
Top 50
1,611
Top 70
1,987
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
109
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
1,216
Top 70
1,443
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
123
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
489
Top 30
1,363
Top 50
2,289
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
278
Top 30
575
Top 50
860
Top 70
1,031
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
209
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
251
Top 30
599
Top 50
954
Top 70
1,169
* Last 5 Years H-Index 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
239
Top 30
631
Top 50
1,034
Top 70
1,354
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
279
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
238
Top 30
666
Top 50
1,168
Top 70
1,514
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
467
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
67
Top 30
149
Top 50
214
Top 70
243
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
703
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
102
Top 50
168
Top 70
190
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
817
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
120
Top 50
216
Top 70
293
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,012
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
57
Top 30
253
Top 50
465
Top 70
571
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,036
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
1,120
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
111
Top 70
119
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
1,164
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
1,166
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
1,327
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
1,389
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
1,611
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
1,656
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
83
Top 50
127
Top 70
165
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