Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

The Netherlands has 3,350 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places the Netherlands 10th in the world by number of listed scientists. Wageningen University and Research Centre has the most listed scientists (252), followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam (208).

Single Year

3,480

First year listed

Career Data

3,350

First year listed

World rank by count

#10

First year listed

Institutes

349

First year listed

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+15.1%

2022+5.3%

2023+4.8%

2024+6.0%

2025+5.3%

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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 and Research Centre252
2Universiteit van Amsterdam208
3Erasmus MC171
4Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam165
5Delft University of Technology150
6Utrecht University148
7Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC142
8University of Groningen140
9Technische Universiteit Eindhoven139
10Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre120

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	26	DC Dinarello, Charles A.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Immunology	Rank 2
2	76	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Laboratory KNAW (Netherlands Institute for Developmental Biology)	Developmental Biology	Rank 9
3	122	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1
4	197	SR Sheldon, Roger A.	Delft University of Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 3
5	584	RF Rosendaal, Frits R.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 33
6	608	FB Feringa, Ben L.	University of Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 18
7	652	VD Van Der Heijde, Désirée	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 4
8	690	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Instituut-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden	Applied Physics	Rank 22
9	802	HD Helbing, Dirk	Delft University of Technology	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 9
10	913	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	University of Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 33
11	915	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 5
12	918	BJ Bos, Johannes L.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 77
13	961	’H ’t Hooft, Gerard	Dutch Research School of Theoretical Physics - DRSTP	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 8
14	990	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud University Nijmegen	Applied Physics	Rank 33
15	1,106	LP Lips, Paul	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 40
16	1,134	DK de Kloet, Edo Ronald	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 117
17	1,161	VJ Vandenbroucke, Jan	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 16
18	1,172	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 4
19	1,190	VO van Os, Jim	University Hospital Maastricht	Psychiatry	Rank 39
20	1,222	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 40
21	1,237	BG Blasse, George	Debye Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 43
22	1,279	RJ Reedijk, Jan	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 9
23	1,319	MJ MacKenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 8
24	1,430	VI van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 16
25	1,469	DC Dekker, Cees	Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 40
26	1,566	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Utrecht University	Business & Management	Rank 11
27	1,633	SJ Seidell, Jacob C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 60
28	1,668	GR Grol, Richard	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Public Health	Rank 11
29	1,701	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 57
30	1,767	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University and Research Centre	Ecology	Rank 29
31	1,842	PA Polman, Albert	FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - AMOLF	Applied Physics	Rank 59
32	1,934	BF Barkhof, F.	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 200
33	1,977	KM Katan, Martijn B.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 12
34	2,024	KD Kromhout, Daan	University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 113
35	2,117	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences - HIMS	Chemical Engineering	Rank 7
36	2,139	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University and Research Centre	Ecology	Rank 36
37	2,196	AN Aaronson, Neil K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 113
38	2,209	BK Buschow, K. H.J.	Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute for Experimental Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 66
39	2,252	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Chemical Physics	Rank 75
40	2,305	TG Tytgat, Guido N.J.	Department Gastroenterology-Hepatology	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 35
41	2,307	BP Borst, Piet	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 124
42	2,466	HA Hofman, Albert	Erasmus MC	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 239
43	2,545	VS van Santen, R. A.	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Physical Chemistry	Rank 15
44	2,559	HB Hommel, Bernhard	Leiden University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 36
45	2,638	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Debye Institute	Organic Chemistry	Rank 73
46	2,664	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	The Amsterdam School of Communications Research - ASCoR	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
47	2,669	BE Baerends, E. J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Chemical Physics	Rank 89
48	2,723	SA Schinkel, Alfred H.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 20
49	2,831	KE Kuipers, Ernst J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 42
50	2,993	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 47
51	2,999	BH Buller, Harry R.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 160
52	3,019	SD Swaab, Dick F.	Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience NIN - KNAW	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 305
53	3,093	VD van der Poll, T.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 62
54	3,260	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 50
55	3,264	AR Aerts, Rien	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 63
56	3,289	SP Scheltens, P.	VU University Medical Center, Alzheimer Centre	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 330
57	3,294	PB Penninx, B. W.J.H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 109
58	3,323	SC Stam, C. J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 334
59	3,348	GD Grobbee, Diederick E.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 177
60	3,422	MP Muris, Peter	Maastricht University	Clinical Psychology	Rank 14
61	3,484	TA Tielens, Alexander G.G.M.	Leiden Observatory Research Institute	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 15
62	3,580	DM Dicke, Marcel	Wageningen University and Research Centre	Entomology	Rank 1
63	3,582	TR Tol, Richard S.J.	Tinbergen Institute - TI	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 30
64	3,691	VD van Deventer, Sander	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 65
65	3,699	SF Schroder, F. H.	Erasmus MC	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 34
66	3,747	VG van Gijn, Jan	Utrecht University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 371
67	3,752	KJ Kastelein, John J.P.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 191
68	3,774	WK Westerterp, Klaas R.	University Hospital Maastricht	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 34
69	3,806	BB Brunekreef, B.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Allergy	Rank 14
70	3,848	MG Muyzer, Gerard	Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 84
71	3,862	SC Stehouwer, C. D.A.	Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 195
72	3,960	VD Van Den Berg, Wim B.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 23
73	3,973	BF Breedveld, Ferdinand C.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 24
74	4,174	HR Huiskes, Rik	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 24
75	4,180	DD De Dreu, Carsten KW	Leiden University	Social Psychology	Rank 53
76	4,243	WE Wouters, Emiel F.M.	University Hospital Maastricht	Respiratory System	Rank 34
77	4,312	BE Boersma, E.	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 223
78	4,368	KC Kallenberg, Cees G.M.	University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 30
79	4,466	NM Netea, M. G.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Immunology	Rank 174
80	4,504	HP Hagoort, Peter	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 71
81	4,505	VJ Verweij, Jaap	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 237
82	4,576	PR Plasterk, Ronald H.A.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Developmental Biology	Rank 286
83	4,757	JM Joëls, Marian	University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 458
84	4,819	VD van Duijn, Cornelia M.	Erasmus MC	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 16
85	5,000	KJ Koenderink, Jan	Utrecht University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 76
86	5,067	NW Norde, Willem	Wageningen University and Research Centre	Chemical Physics	Rank 139
87	5,123	RD Reinhoudt, David	MESA Institute for Nanotechnology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 127
88	5,188	BR Boschma, Ron	The Urban and Regional Research Centre Utrecht - URU	Geography	Rank 6
89	5,243	MC Melief, Cornelis J.M.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Immunology	Rank 204
90	5,317	DJ Damsté, Jaap S.Sinninghe	Utrecht University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 54
91	5,369	DG de Groot, Klaas	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 31
92	5,443	MW Moolenaar, Wouter H.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 230
93	5,546	RB Roozendaal, Benno	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 531
94	5,567	PD Postma, Dirkje S.	University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen	Respiratory System	Rank 52
95	5,598	BJ Bax, Jeroen J.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 296
96	5,641	VD van den Bent, Martin	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 288
97	5,696	VD van der Vleuten, Cees	Maastricht University	Medical Informatics	Rank 4
98	5,713	TJ Twisk, J. W.R.	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 185
99	5,827	BD Boomsma, Dorret I.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 21
100	5,904	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Utrecht University	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 19
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Netherlands are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

3,480 scientists affiliated with the Netherlands are on the 2020 single-year list, and 3,350 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in the Netherlands has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 career-long list, Wageningen University and Research Centre has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 252. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 208.

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.