Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2021

The Netherlands has 3,945 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 13.4% from 3,480 in 2020. That places the Netherlands 10th in the world by number of listed scientists. Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists (308), followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam (277).

Single Year

3,945

+465 (+13.4%) vs 2020

Career Data

3,857

+507 (+15.1%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#10

No change vs 2020

Institutes

329

+27 (+8.9%) vs 2020

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 13% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+13.4%

2022+6.8%

2023+1.8%

2024+5.7%

2025+4.3%

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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

Single-year list2021

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1Wageningen University & Research308
2Universiteit van Amsterdam277
3Erasmus MC208
4Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam208
5Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC165
6Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre162
7University of Groningen162
8University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen158
9Utrecht University156
10University Medical Center Utrecht147

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Single-year list2021

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	22	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Laboratory KNAW (Netherlands Institute for Developmental Biology)	Developmental Biology	Rank 2
2	49	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 2
3	110	DC Dinarello, Charles A.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Immunology	Rank 6
4	125	SR Sheldon, Roger A.	Delft University of Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1
5	131	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Utrecht University	Business & Management	Rank 6
6	275	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 5
7	351	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 8
8	357	HJ Henseler, Jörg	University of Twente	Marketing	Rank 2
9	523	VD van der Heijde, Désirée	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 2
10	539	WE Wagenmakers, Eric Jan	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 10
11	551	SL Steg, Linda	University of Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 24
12	556	BD Borsboom, Denny	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 12
13	567	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	University of Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 2
14	572	DE Demerouti, Evangelia	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Business & Management	Rank 18
15	609	VW Viechtbauer, Wolfgang	Universiteit Maastricht	Psychiatry	Rank 14
16	616	BR Boschma, Ron	Utrecht University	Geography	Rank 2
17	626	NM Netea, Mihai G.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Immunology	Rank 27
18	690	PB Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 16
19	758	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 20
20	824	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud University Nijmegen	Applied Physics	Rank 28
21	873	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1
22	936	DV de Vos, Willem M.	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 15
23	959	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 5
24	990	VJ Vandenbroucke, Jan P.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 20
25	1,023	FB Feringa, Ben L.	University of Groningen, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry	Organic Chemistry	Rank 11
26	1,049	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Debye Institute	Organic Chemistry	Rank 13
27	1,091	VO van Os, J.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 23
28	1,103	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 35
29	1,167	LD Lakens, Daniël	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Social Psychology	Rank 43
30	1,211	VI van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 19
31	1,240	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	The Amsterdam School of Communications Research - ASCoR	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
32	1,435	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences - HIMS	Chemical Engineering	Rank 9
33	1,446	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	University of Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 33
34	1,468	RJ Rezaei, Jafar	Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft	Operations Research	Rank 7
35	1,486	ZA Zadpoor, Amir A.	Delft University of Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 8
36	1,510	HB Hommel, Bernhard	Leiden University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 24
37	1,618	SC Stam, C. J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 103
38	1,655	DD De Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Social Psychology	Rank 61
39	1,680	KA Koelmans, Albert A.	Wageningen University & Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 17
40	1,682	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 26
41	1,722	LP Lips, P.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 29
42	1,745	'H 't Hooft, Gerard	Utrecht University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 11
43	1,790	MJ Mackenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 18
44	1,973	VP Verhoef, Peter C.	University of Groningen	Marketing	Rank 12
45	2,012	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Instituut-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden	Applied Physics	Rank 61
46	2,054	PL Poorter, Lourens	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 64
47	2,114	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 40
48	2,134	PF Paas, Fred	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Education	Rank 14
49	2,150	DC Dekker, Cees	Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 70
50	2,165	KA Kolk, Ans	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Business & Management	Rank 48
51	2,223	WL Waltman, Ludo	Leiden University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 6
52	2,302	VP Verburg, Peter H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies	Ecology	Rank 81
53	2,312	AR Aerts, Rien	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 82
54	2,323	TA Tukker, Arnold	Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek- TNO	Environmental Sciences	Rank 22
55	2,343	SD Sinninghe Damsté, J. S.	Utrecht University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 33
56	2,353	VD Van Den Bent, Martin J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 76
57	2,363	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 86
58	2,417	TC ten Cate, Olle	University Medical Center Utrecht	Medical Informatics	Rank 5
59	2,529	EN Ellemers, Naomi	Utrecht University	Social Psychology	Rank 80
60	2,607	KS Kersten, Sander	Wageningen University & Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 61
61	2,675	CP Crous, Pedro W.	Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 4
62	2,689	VD van der Putten, Wim H.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 92
63	2,701	KP Kirschner, Paul A.	Open University of the Netherlands	Education	Rank 20
64	2,712	VD van der Poll, T.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 53
65	2,750	DA Dömling, Alexander	University of Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 39
66	2,767	SP Scheltens, Philip	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 173
67	2,814	BG Blasse, George	Debye Institute	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 11
68	2,864	BF Barkhof, Frederik	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 180
69	2,875	DV de Vreese, Claes H.	The Amsterdam School of Communications Research - ASCoR	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 5
70	2,895	VB van Buuren, Stef	Utrecht University	Pediatrics	Rank 3
71	3,053	HP Hagoort, Peter	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 60
72	3,055	HJ Haanen, J. B.A.G.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 100
73	3,165	TA Tielens, A. G.G.M.	Leiden Observatory Research Institute	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 11
74	3,188	FE Fried, E. I.	Leiden University	Psychiatry	Rank 82
75	3,225	JM Jetten, Mike S.M.	Radboud University Nijmegen	Microbiology	Rank 61
76	3,231	KE Kuipers, Ernst J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 41
77	3,242	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Utrecht University	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 11
78	3,297	CJ Cornelissen, Johannes H.C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 106
79	3,317	AN Aaronson, N. K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 107
80	3,392	HJ Hox, Joop J.	Utrecht University	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 11
81	3,495	LD Lohse, Detlef	MESA Institute for Nanotechnology	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 26
82	3,500	VW van Wee, Bert	Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 12
83	3,576	DG De Groot, Rudolf	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 114
84	3,637	VV van Vollenhoven, Ronald	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 26
85	3,674	MK Moons, Karel G.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 55
86	3,723	BB Brunekreef, Bert	Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University	Allergy	Rank 6
87	3,738	RF Rosendaal, Frits R.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 114
88	3,769	BC Beckmann, Christian F.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 240
89	3,901	VP Valkenburg, Patti M.	The Amsterdam School of Communications Research - ASCoR	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 9
90	3,903	BN Bocken, Nancy M.P.	Maastricht University School of Business and Economics	Environmental Sciences	Rank 42
91	3,961	KR Kahn, R. S.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 102
92	4,063	DW de Winter, J. C.F.	Department of Cognitive Robotics, TU Delft	Human Factors	Rank 6
93	4,086	BA Bouwman, Alexander F.	Utrecht University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 75
94	4,149	BJ Blommaert, Jan	Tilburg University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 8
95	4,150	HG Hoek, Gerard	Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University	Toxicology	Rank 20
96	4,193	VB van Boekel, M. A.J.S.	Wageningen University & Research	Food Science	Rank 21
97	4,312	SE Steyerberg, Ewout W.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 66
98	4,315	VD van Dijck, José	Utrecht University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 10
99	4,327	SC Stehouwer, Coen Da	CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 138
100	4,464	VL van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.	Delft University of Technology	Environmental Engineering	Rank 19
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Netherlands are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

3,945 scientists affiliated with the Netherlands are on the 2021 single-year list, and 3,857 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 308. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 277.

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 3,945 in 2021, a change of +13.4%.

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.