Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

The Netherlands has 3,857 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 15.1% from 3,350 in 2020. That places the Netherlands 10th in the world by number of listed scientists. Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists (292), followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam (229).

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

408

+59 (+16.9%) vs 2020

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 15% since 2020.

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

Career-long list2021

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1Wageningen University & Research292
2Universiteit van Amsterdam229
3Erasmus MC186
4Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam179
5Delft University of Technology171
6Utrecht University159
7Technische Universiteit Eindhoven157
8Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC156
9University of Groningen153
10Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre144

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	27	DC Dinarello, Charles A.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Immunology	Rank 2
2	60	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Laboratory KNAW (Netherlands Institute for Developmental Biology)	Developmental Biology	Rank 9
3	144	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 2
4	199	SR Sheldon, Roger Arthur	Delft University of Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2
5	541	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 4
6	586	FB Feringa, Ben L.	University of Groningen, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry	Organic Chemistry	Rank 17
7	613	VD van der Heijde, Désirée	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 4
8	614	RF Rosendaal, Frits R.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 31
9	754	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Instituut-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden	Applied Physics	Rank 26
10	891	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 27
11	952	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	University of Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 35
12	980	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Utrecht University	Business & Management	Rank 8
13	986	'H 't Hooft, Gerard	Utrecht University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 11
14	1,004	VJ Vandenbroucke, Jan P.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 22
15	1,010	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud University Nijmegen	Applied Physics	Rank 38
16	1,093	LP Lips, P.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 36
17	1,120	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 4
18	1,124	VO van Os, J.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 35
19	1,214	DK de Kloet, Edo Ronald	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 123
20	1,227	MJ Mackenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 8
21	1,274	BJ Bos, Johannes L.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 97
22	1,296	BG Blasse, George	Debye Institute	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 9
23	1,328	VI van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 18
24	1,403	DV de Vos, Willem M.	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 22
25	1,427	RJ Reedijk, Jan	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 11
26	1,521	DC Dekker, Cees	Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 36
27	1,548	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 55
28	1,574	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 26
29	1,608	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 14
30	1,713	GR Grol, Richard	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Public Health	Rank 13
31	1,764	SJ Seidell, Jacob C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 64
32	1,803	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences - HIMS	Chemical Engineering	Rank 5
33	1,884	PA Polman, Albert	FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - AMOLF	Applied Physics	Rank 65
34	1,898	BF Barkhof, Frederik	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 191
35	2,099	AN Aaronson, N. K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 91
36	2,156	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 39
37	2,196	KM Katan, Martijn B.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 15
38	2,197	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	The Amsterdam School of Communications Research - ASCoR	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
39	2,217	KD Kromhout, Daan	University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen	Epidemiology	Rank 11
40	2,286	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Debye Institute	Organic Chemistry	Rank 62
41	2,336	HB Hommel, Bernhard	Leiden University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 34
42	2,396	TG Tytgat, Guido N.J.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 37
43	2,397	BK Buschow, K. H.J.	Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute for Experimental Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 81
44	2,464	HA Hofman, Albert	Erasmus MC	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 231
45	2,485	VS Van Santen, Rutger A.	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Physical Chemistry	Rank 15
46	2,510	BP Borst, Piet	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 132
47	2,539	PB Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 79
48	2,694	BB Brunekreef, Bert	Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University	Allergy	Rank 10
49	2,743	KE Kuipers, Ernst J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 46
50	2,763	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 51
51	2,798	VD van der Poll, T.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 54
52	2,820	BE Baerends, Evert Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Chemical Physics	Rank 96
53	2,909	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 46
54	2,978	SC Stam, C. J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 282
55	2,983	SA Schinkel, Alfred H.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 22
56	2,994	NM Netea, Mihai G.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Immunology	Rank 121
57	3,019	SD Swaab, Dick F.	Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience NIN - KNAW	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 288
58	3,097	AR Aerts, Rien	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 60
59	3,115	SP Scheltens, Philip	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 299
60	3,191	SM Simoons, Maarten L.	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 163
61	3,271	TA Tielens, A. G.G.M.	Leiden Observatory Research Institute	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 15
62	3,318	BH Büller, H. R.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 169
63	3,440	DM Dicke, Marcel	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 1
64	3,643	SC Stehouwer, Coen Da	CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 184
65	3,680	GD Grobbee, Diederick E.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 187
66	3,703	DD De Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Social Psychology	Rank 53
67	3,748	WK Westerterp, Klaas R.	Universiteit Maastricht	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 33
68	3,886	SJ Sander, Josemir W.	Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 360
69	3,933	KJ Kastelein, John J.P.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 198
70	3,975	MG Muyzer, Gerard	Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 88
71	4,019	VG van Gijn, Jan	Utrecht University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 368
72	4,063	VD Van Deventer, Sander	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 67
73	4,115	SF Schröder, Fritz	Erasmus MC	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 33
74	4,155	VD Van Den Berg, Wim B.	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 26
75	4,222	HP Hagoort, Peter	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 68
76	4,239	SD Sinninghe Damsté, J. S.	Utrecht University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 40
77	4,275	EA Eggermont, Alexander M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 195
78	4,362	BR Boschma, Ron	Utrecht University	Geography	Rank 6
79	4,419	WE Wouters, Emiel F.M.	Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+	Respiratory System	Rank 41
80	4,420	BF Breedveld, Ferdinand C.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 29
81	4,421	KC Kallenberg, Cees G.M.	University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 30
82	4,452	HR Huiskes, Rik	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 24
83	4,466	JM Joëls, Marian	University Medical Center Utrecht	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 411
84	4,655	WE Wagenmakers, Eric Jan	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 72
85	4,676	BE Boersma, E.	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 238
86	4,873	VJ Verweij, Jaap	Erasmus MC	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 224
87	4,997	VD Van Duijn, Cornelia	Erasmus MC	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 449
88	5,039	VD Van Den Bent, Martin J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 233
89	5,087	VD van der Vleuten, Cees	Universiteit Maastricht	Medical Informatics	Rank 4
90	5,132	PR Plasterk, Ronald H.A.	Frame Cancer Therapeutics	Developmental Biology	Rank 292
91	5,252	NW Norde, Willem	Wageningen University & Research	Chemical Physics	Rank 153
92	5,286	LD Lopes da Silva, Fernando	Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 474
93	5,463	MC Melief, Cornelis J.M.	ISA Pharmaceuticals	Immunology	Rank 216
94	5,478	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Utrecht University	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 19
95	5,562	TJ Twisk, Jos W.R.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Public Health	Rank 45
96	5,658	PD Postma, D. F.	University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen	Respiratory System	Rank 53
97	5,809	BJ Bax, Jeroen J.	Leiden University Medical Center - LUMC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 297
98	5,822	WW Wiersinga, W.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 185
99	5,838	RB Roozendaal, Benno	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 525
100	5,880	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	University of Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 11
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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 career-long list, Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 292. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 229.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Netherlands changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, the Netherlands went from 3,350 scientists in 2020 to 3,857 in 2021, a change of +15.1%.

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.