Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2022

The Netherlands has 4,214 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 6.8% from 3,945 in 2021. That places the Netherlands 10th in the world by number of listed scientists. Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists (315), followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam (282).

Single Year

4,214

+269 (+6.8%) vs 2021

Career Data

4,063

+206 (+5.3%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#10

No change vs 2021

Institutes

361

+32 (+9.7%) vs 2021

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 21% 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%

Show the numbers

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 list2022

Show the list

1Wageningen University & Research315
2Universiteit van Amsterdam282
3Erasmus MC216
4Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam213
5Universiteit Utrecht185
6Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen183
7Rijksuniversiteit Groningen174
8Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum170
9University Medical Center Utrecht159
10Delft University of Technology151

All 4,214 scientists

Single-year list2022

The first 100 are free to browse.

Export CSV

Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	22	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research - KNAW	Developmental Biology	Rank 1
2	52	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 2
3	127	DC Dinarello, Charles A.	Radboud University Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 6
4	144	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Universiteit Utrecht	Business & Management	Rank 5
5	246	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 5
6	250	HJ Henseler, Jörg	Universiteit Twente	Marketing	Rank 2
7	357	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 8
8	417	BD Borsboom, Denny	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 10
9	451	WE Wagenmakers, Eric Jan	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 7
10	513	VW Viechtbauer, Wolfgang	Universiteit Maastricht	Psychiatry	Rank 12
11	517	NM Netea, Mihai Gheorghe	Radboud University Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 26
12	541	SL Steg, Linda	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 22
13	581	PB Penninx, Brenda	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 13
14	608	DE Demerouti, Evangelia	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Business & Management	Rank 16
15	619	VG van Genuchten, Martinus Theodorus	Universiteit Utrecht	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1
16	624	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	Universiteit Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 2
17	634	VD van der Heijde, Desirée	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 2
18	655	BR Boschma, Ron	Universiteit Utrecht	Geography	Rank 1
19	677	LD Lakens, Daniël	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Social Psychology	Rank 31
20	701	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 19
21	842	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1
22	857	SE Steyerberg, Ewout W.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 19
23	911	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud Universiteit	Applied Physics	Rank 29
24	954	DV de Vos, Willem	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 19
25	1,039	VO van Os, Jim	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 24
26	1,098	ZA Zadpoor, Amir A.	TU Delft - Faculteit Werktuigbouwkunde, Maritieme Techniek en Materiaalwetenschappen	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 5
27	1,118	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Organic Chemistry	Rank 13
28	1,149	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 37
29	1,196	FB Feringa, B. L.	Stratingh Institute for Chemistry	Organic Chemistry	Rank 17
30	1,204	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
31	1,317	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 6
32	1,318	RJ Rezaei, Jafar	Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft	Operations Research	Rank 7
33	1,358	'H 't Hooft, Gerard	Universiteit Utrecht	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 9
34	1,474	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 31
35	1,497	VI van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 20
36	1,526	KA Koelmans, Albert A.	Wageningen University & Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 16
37	1,646	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 53
38	1,786	WL Waltman, L.	Universiteit Leiden	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 6
39	1,832	VP Verhoef, Peter C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Marketing	Rank 10
40	1,866	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 33
41	1,905	FE Fried, E. I.	Universiteit Leiden	Psychiatry	Rank 46
42	2,014	LP Lips, P.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 33
43	2,017	SC Stam, Cornelis J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 134
44	2,043	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 45
45	2,148	VD van den Bent, Martin J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 66
46	2,152	PL Poorter, Lourens	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 72
47	2,212	TA Tukker, Arnold	Universiteit Leiden	Environmental Sciences	Rank 21
48	2,267	DD De Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Universiteit Leiden	Social Psychology	Rank 76
49	2,275	VB van Buuren, Stef	Universiteit Utrecht	Pediatrics	Rank 3
50	2,277	SP Scheltens, Philip	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 146
51	2,350	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 10
52	2,357	BH Bulkeley, Harriet	Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 5
53	2,402	DC Dekker, Cees	Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 80
54	2,466	MJ Mackenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 24
55	2,523	VD van der Poll, Tom	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Immunology	Rank 70
56	2,554	KA Kolk, Ans	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Business & Management	Rank 54
57	2,591	BJ Blommaert, Jan	Tilburg University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 8
58	2,623	WM Welling, Max	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 103
59	2,642	HJ Haanen, John B.A.G.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 87
60	2,648	EN Ellemers, Naomi	Universiteit Utrecht	Social Psychology	Rank 87
61	2,657	BN Bocken, Nancy	Maastricht University School of Business and Economics	Environmental Sciences	Rank 24
62	2,677	KM Koopmans, Marion P.G.	Erasmus MC	Microbiology	Rank 56
63	2,680	CP Crous, Pedro W.	Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - KNAW	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 4
64	2,753	KS Kersten, Sander	Wageningen University & Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 76
65	2,805	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 91
66	2,876	AR Aerts, Rien	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 92
67	2,923	DA Dömling, Alexander	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 49
68	2,945	KP Kirschner, Paul A.	Open Universiteit	Education	Rank 24
69	3,169	VD van Dijk, Jan A.G.M.	Universiteit Twente	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 117
70	3,226	RF Rosendaal, Frits R.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 102
71	3,262	ES Epskamp, Sacha	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 85
72	3,292	VV van Vollenhoven, Ronald F.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 24
73	3,294	HH Hoek, Hans W.	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Psychiatry	Rank 86
74	3,297	VD van Dijck, José	Universiteit Utrecht	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 8
75	3,351	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 12
76	3,359	TC ten Cate, Olle	University Medical Center Utrecht	Medical Informatics	Rank 4
77	3,460	DG De Groot, Rudolf	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 104
78	3,468	HP Hagoort, Peter	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 67
79	3,487	CJ Cornelissen, J. Hans C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 105
80	3,538	DE Dijkstra, Edsger W.	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 130
81	3,556	HJ Hox, J. J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 13
82	3,565	DV de Vreese, Claes	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 9
83	3,576	MK Moons, Karel G.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 65
84	3,583	SD Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S.	Universiteit Utrecht	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 51
85	3,717	VD van der Putten, Wim (W H)	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 112
86	3,736	MP Muris, Peter	Universiteit Maastricht	Clinical Psychology	Rank 28
87	3,786	VB van Boekel, Martinus A.J.S.	Wageningen University & Research	Food Science	Rank 19
88	3,794	LS Levinson, Stephen C.	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 12
89	3,846	VV van Vuuren, Detlef P.	PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 62
90	3,852	VH van Huis, Arnold	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 5
91	3,860	VW van Wee, Bert	Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 12
92	3,862	KE Kuipers, Ernst J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 56
93	3,891	RG Richards, Greg	Breda University of Applied Sciences	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 15
94	4,036	ST Schumacher, T. N.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Immunology	Rank 111
95	4,066	DW de Winter, Joost	Department of Cognitive Robotics, TU Delft	Human Factors	Rank 5
96	4,072	MA Meijer, A.	Universiteit Utrecht	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 25
97	4,153	TA Tielens, A. G.G.M.	Sterrewacht Leiden	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 15
98	4,243	AN Aaronson, Neil K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 150
99	4,333	VP Valkenburg, Patti M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 10
100	4,392	BA Bouwman, Alexander F.	Universiteit Utrecht	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 71
No scientists match this filter.

Showing 1 to 100 of the first 100 Show

Paid plans

See all 4,214 scientists in the Netherlands

You are seeing the first 100. 4,114 more are on the 2022 single-year list.

Ranks 101 to 4,214The whole list, not only the top 100.

Every year since 2020Single Year and Career Data.

Search the full listBy name, institute or sub-field.

CSV exportDownload the list for your own work.

View Plans & Upgrade Compare plans

Cancel anytime · Secure billing

Countries with a similar count

Single-year list2022

Italy6,839 scientistsin 2022

France5,509 scientistsin 2022

Japan5,496 scientistsin 2022

India3,761 scientistsin 2022

Spain3,712 scientistsin 2022

Switzerland3,233 scientistsin 2022

Explore other countries

Single-year list2022

Germany9,961 scientistsin 2022

Belgium1,872 scientistsin 2022

Austria1,261 scientistsin 2022

Luxembourg72 scientistsin 2022

United Kingdom16,445 scientistsin 2022

Sweden2,472 scientistsin 2022

All countries on the world map

Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Netherlands are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

4,214 scientists affiliated with the Netherlands are on the 2022 single-year list, and 4,063 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 315. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 282.

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 4,214 in 2022, a change of +21.1%.

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.