Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2025
The Netherlands has 4,727 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 4.3% from 4,534 in 2024. That places the Netherlands 11th in the world by number of listed scientists. Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists (334), followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam (273).
Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 36% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,480 | 3,350 | ||
| 2021 | 3,945 | +13.4% | 3,857 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 4,214 | +6.8% | 4,063 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 4,291 | +1.8% | 4,259 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 4,534 | +5.7% | 4,515 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 4,727 | +4.3% | 4,755 | +5.3% |
Top 10 institutes in the Netherlands
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Wageningen University & Research334
- 2Universiteit van Amsterdam273
- 3Erasmus MC215
- 4Universiteit Utrecht211
- 5Delft University of Technology210
- 6Rijksuniversiteit Groningen187
- 7Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen187
- 8Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum183
- 9Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam172
- 10University Medical Center Utrecht170
All 4,727 scientists
| Rank in the Netherlands | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 32 | Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam | Business & Management | Rank 2 | |
| 2 | 42 | University Medical Center Utrecht | Developmental Biology | Rank 1 | |
| 3 | 87 | Universiteit Utrecht | Business & Management | Rank 4 | |
| 4 | 106 | Universiteit Twente | Marketing | Rank 2 | |
| 5 | 167 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Psychiatry | Rank 3 | |
| 6 | 190 | Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, Delft | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1 | |
| 7 | 221 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Psychiatry | Rank 5 | |
| 8 | 251 | Leiden Institute of Chemistry | Energy | Rank 9 | |
| 9 | 262 | Universiteit Maastricht | Psychiatry | Rank 6 | |
| 10 | 292 |
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Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | Social Psychology | Rank 14 |
| 11 | 303 | Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | Business & Management | Rank 9 | |
| 12 | 353 | Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | Social Psychology | Rank 19 | |
| 13 | 405 | Wageningen University & Research | Ecology | Rank 8 | |
| 14 | 480 | Universiteit Utrecht | Geography | Rank 3 | |
| 15 | 509 | Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Psychiatry | Rank 14 | |
| 16 | 519 |
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Bosch-Delta Lab | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 35 |
| 17 | 546 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Experimental Psychology | Rank 10 | |
| 18 | 574 | Wageningen University & Research | Microbiology | Rank 5 | |
| 19 | 636 | Universiteit Utrecht | Environmental Engineering | Rank 1 | |
| 20 | 648 | Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 18 | |
| 21 | 658 | Universiteit Leiden | Psychiatry | Rank 19 | |
| 22 | 727 | Erasmus MC | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 23 | |
| 23 | 767 | Maastricht University School of Business and Economics | Environmental Sciences | Rank 16 | |
| 24 | 772 | Delft University of Technology | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 2 | |
| 25 | 896 | Universiteit Twente | Environmental Engineering | Rank 2 | |
| 26 | 955 | Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 26 | |
| 27 | 957 | Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 4 | |
| 28 | 1,008 | Universiteit Leiden | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 2 | |
| 29 | 1,018 | Universiteit Utrecht | Organic Chemistry | Rank 8 | |
| 30 | 1,019 | Universiteit Leiden | Environmental Sciences | Rank 21 | |
| 31 | 1,081 | Universiteit Twente | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 7 | |
| 32 | 1,112 | Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft | Operations Research | Rank 7 | |
| 33 | 1,175 | Wageningen University & Research | Environmental Sciences | Rank 26 | |
| 34 | 1,190 | Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 71 | |
| 35 | 1,208 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 3 | |
| 36 | 1,235 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 2 | |
| 37 | 1,332 | Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek- TNO | Pediatrics | Rank 1 | |
| 38 | 1,390 | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | Marketing | Rank 14 | |
| 39 | 1,473 | University Medical Center Utrecht | Psychiatry | Rank 35 | |
| 40 | 1,513 | Universiteit Utrecht | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 15 | |
| 41 | 1,608 | University Medical Center Utrecht | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 2 | |
| 42 | 1,615 | Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 3 | |
| 43 | 1,692 | Erasmus MC Cancer Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 35 | |
| 44 | 1,694 | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | Social Psychology | Rank 65 | |
| 45 | 1,696 | Wageningen University & Research | Entomology | Rank 2 | |
| 46 | 1,705 | Universiteit Utrecht | Social Psychology | Rank 66 | |
| 47 | 1,715 | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | Organic Chemistry | Rank 18 | |
| 48 | 1,722 | University Medical Center Utrecht | Medical Informatics | Rank 3 | |
| 49 | 1,803 | Radboud Universiteit | Applied Physics | Rank 48 | |
| 50 | 1,808 | Universiteit Utrecht | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 5 | |
| 51 | 1,903 | Delft University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 51 | |
| 52 | 1,946 | University Medical Center Utrecht | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 46 | |
| 53 | 2,031 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Experimental Psychology | Rank 32 | |
| 54 | 2,112 | Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics | Applied Physics | Rank 54 | |
| 55 | 2,195 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 8 | |
| 56 | 2,297 | Universiteit Twente | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 129 | |
| 57 | 2,330 |
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Universiteit van Amsterdam | Business & Management | Rank 74 |
| 58 | 2,387 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Immunology | Rank 50 | |
| 59 | 2,392 | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | Chemical Physics | Rank 48 | |
| 60 | 2,419 | Universiteit Utrecht | Environmental Sciences | Rank 51 | |
| 61 | 2,437 | Department of Cognitive Robotics, TU Delft | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 6 | |
| 62 | 2,441 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Social Psychology | Rank 87 | |
| 63 | 2,459 | Open Universiteit | Education | Rank 33 | |
| 64 | 2,536 | Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences | Chemical Engineering | Rank 11 | |
| 65 | 2,553 | Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO) - KNAW | Ecology | Rank 73 | |
| 66 | 2,559 | Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - KNAW | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 4 | |
| 67 | 2,653 |
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Wageningen University & Research | Ecology | Rank 76 |
| 68 | 2,661 | Tilburg University | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 13 | |
| 69 | 2,671 | Tilburg University | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 16 | |
| 70 | 2,867 | Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 10 | |
| 71 | 2,896 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Allergy | Rank 4 | |
| 72 | 2,934 | Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 36 | |
| 73 | 3,008 | Universiteit Maastricht | Social Psychology | Rank 97 | |
| 74 | 3,015 | Universiteit van Amsterdam | Demography | Rank 1 | |
| 75 | 3,029 | Utrecht University School of Governance | Political Science & Public Administration | Rank 24 | |
| 76 | 3,068 | The Netherlands Cancer Institute | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 73 | |
| 77 | 3,262 | Universiteit Utrecht | Environmental Sciences | Rank 76 | |
| 78 | 3,307 | Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 46 | |
| 79 | 3,336 | Wageningen University & Research | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 22 | |
| 80 | 3,353 | Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek- TNO | Environmental Sciences | Rank 77 | |
| 81 | 3,376 | Radboud University Medical Center | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 172 | |
| 82 | 3,492 | Universiteit Utrecht | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 11 | |
| 83 | 3,521 | Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 183 | |
| 84 | 3,524 | Erasmus MC | Public Health | Rank 35 | |
| 85 | 3,547 | Amsterdam Public Health | Health Policy & Services | Rank 3 | |
| 86 | 3,550 | Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics | Experimental Psychology | Rank 65 | |
| 87 | 3,673 | Wageningen University & Research | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 29 | |
| 88 | 3,735 | Universiteit Utrecht | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 41 | |
| 89 | 3,812 | Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | Business & Management | Rank 119 | |
| 90 | 3,884 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken | Ecology | Rank 107 | |
| 91 | 4,056 | Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen | Psychiatry | Rank 99 | |
| 92 | 4,064 | Universiteit Utrecht | Environmental Engineering | Rank 17 | |
| 93 | 4,068 | Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | Building & Construction | Rank 36 | |
| 94 | 4,106 | Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics | Experimental Psychology | Rank 73 | |
| 95 | 4,121 | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | Urban & Regional Planning | Rank 11 | |
| 96 | 4,176 | Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 64 | |
| 97 | 4,402 | Universiteit Utrecht | Science Studies | Rank 11 | |
| 98 | 4,460 | Wageningen University & Research | Ecology | Rank 119 | |
| 99 | 4,482 | Universiteit Utrecht | Social Psychology | Rank 121 | |
| 100 | 4,581 | Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics | General Physics | Rank 41 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from the Netherlands are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
4,727 scientists affiliated with the Netherlands are on the 2025 single-year list, and 4,755 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in the Netherlands has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 334. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 273.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Netherlands changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, the Netherlands went from 3,480 scientists in 2020 to 4,727 in 2025, a change of +35.8%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.