Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

The Netherlands has 4,063 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.3% from 3,857 in 2021. That places the Netherlands 10th in the world by number of listed scientists. Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists (312), followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam (231).

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

430

+22 (+5.4%) vs 2021

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 21% 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

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1Wageningen University & Research312
2Universiteit van Amsterdam231
3Universiteit Utrecht201
4Erasmus MC188
5Delft University of Technology179
6Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam175
7Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum170
8Technische Universiteit Eindhoven163
9Rijksuniversiteit Groningen159
10Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen150

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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 Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 2
2	58	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research - KNAW	Developmental Biology	Rank 6
3	145	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 2
4	428	VG Van Genuchten, Martinus Th	Universiteit Utrecht	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1
5	484	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 3
6	563	VD van der Heijde, Desirée	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 4
7	604	FB Feringa, B. L.	Stratingh Institute for Chemistry	Organic Chemistry	Rank 18
8	610	RF Rosendaal, Frits R.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 32
9	777	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 29
10	817	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 27
11	932	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Universiteit Utrecht	Business & Management	Rank 7
12	1,001	'H 't Hooft, Gerard	Universiteit Utrecht	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 10
13	1,006	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 4
14	1,015	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 34
15	1,018	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud Universiteit	Applied Physics	Rank 42
16	1,101	LP Lips, P.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 35
17	1,125	VO van Os, Jim	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 36
18	1,227	MJ Mackenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 7
19	1,272	DK de Kloet, E. Ronald	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 129
20	1,289	BJ Bos, Johannes L.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 86
21	1,358	VI van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 16
22	1,362	BG Blasse, George	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 9
23	1,374	DV de Vos, Willem	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 22
24	1,514	RJ Reedijk, Jan	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 12
25	1,539	DC Dekker, Cees	Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 40
26	1,553	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 61
27	1,554	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 14
28	1,570	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 27
29	1,758	GR Grol, Richard	Radboud University Medical Center	Public Health	Rank 12
30	1,822	SJ Seidell, Jacob C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 64
31	1,832	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 5
32	1,928	PA Polman, Albert	FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - AMOLF	Applied Physics	Rank 74
33	2,078	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
34	2,153	AN Aaronson, Neil K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 90
35	2,162	KD Kromhout, Daan	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 112
36	2,239	KM Katan, Martijn B.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 14
37	2,255	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 41
38	2,266	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Organic Chemistry	Rank 65
39	2,323	PB Penninx, Brenda	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 76
40	2,423	TG Tytgat, Guido N.J.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 40
41	2,442	BK Buschow, K. H.J.	Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute	Applied Physics	Rank 89
42	2,473	VD van der Poll, Tom	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Immunology	Rank 102
43	2,589	VS van Santen, Rutger A.	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Physical Chemistry	Rank 14
44	2,644	BP Borst, Piet	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 140
45	2,660	NM Netea, Mihai Gheorghe	Radboud University Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 107
46	2,670	KE Kuipers, Ernst J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 45
47	2,691	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 56
48	2,774	BB Brunekreef, Bert	Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences	Allergy	Rank 11
49	2,925	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 49
50	2,932	BE Baerends, Evert Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Chemical Physics	Rank 95
51	2,999	SC Stam, Cornelis J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 289
52	3,019	SP Scheltens, Philip	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 290
53	3,077	SA Schinkel, Alfred H.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 19
54	3,080	SD Swaab, Dick	Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 295
55	3,204	BH Büller, Harry R.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 162
56	3,244	SM Simoons, Maarten	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 165
57	3,252	AR Aerts, Rien	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 65
58	3,277	TA Tielens, A. G.G.M.	Sterrewacht Leiden	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 17
59	3,292	MP Muris, Peter	Universiteit Maastricht	Clinical Psychology	Rank 18
60	3,509	DM Dicke, Marcel	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 2
61	3,546	SC Stehouwer, Coen D.A.	CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 181
62	3,670	WK Westerterp, Klaas R.	Universiteit Maastricht	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 31
63	3,704	GD Grobbee, Diederick E.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 189
64	3,708	KJ Kastelein, John J.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 190
65	3,712	DD De Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Universiteit Leiden	Social Psychology	Rank 56
66	3,865	LS Lamberts, Steven	Erasmus MC	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 126
67	3,912	SJ Sander, Josemir W.	Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 366
68	3,974	MG Muyzer, Gerard	Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 88
69	4,050	VG van Gijn, Jan	Universiteit Utrecht	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 375
70	4,092	BR Boschma, Ron	Universiteit Utrecht	Geography	Rank 4
71	4,148	WE Wagenmakers, Eric Jan	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 72
72	4,164	HP Hagoort, Peter	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 73
73	4,207	VD Van Den Berg, Wim B.	Radboud University Medical Center	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 26
74	4,216	SD Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S.	Universiteit Utrecht	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 38
75	4,248	SF Schröder, Fritz	Erasmus MC	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 35
76	4,264	VD van Deventer, Sander J.H.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 71
77	4,299	EA Eggermont, Alexander	University Medical Center Utrecht	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 194
78	4,431	BF Breedveld, Ferdinand	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 30
79	4,488	KC Kallenberg, Cees G.M.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 32
80	4,494	WE Wouters, Emiel F.M.	Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+	Respiratory System	Rank 41
81	4,615	BE Boersma, Eric	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 237
82	4,630	HR Huiskes, Rik	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 19
83	4,683	JM Joëls, Marian	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 431
84	4,833	VD van den Bent, Martin J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 221
85	4,843	VJ Verweij, Jaap	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 224
86	4,935	VD van Duijn, Cornelia M.	Erasmus MC	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 451
87	5,107	SE Steyerberg, Ewout W.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 92
88	5,142	VD van der Vleuten, Cees P.M.	Universiteit Maastricht	Medical Informatics	Rank 3
89	5,172	LD Lopes da Silva, Fernando	Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 465
90	5,375	PR Plasterk, Ronald H.A.	Frame Cancer Therapeutics	Developmental Biology	Rank 281
91	5,406	TJ Twisk, Jos W.R.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Public Health	Rank 43
92	5,429	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	Universiteit Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 11
93	5,470	NW Norde, Willem	Wageningen University & Research	Chemical Physics	Rank 150
94	5,479	KJ Koenderink, Jan	Universiteit Utrecht	Experimental Psychology	Rank 92
95	5,494	TD ten Dijke, Peter	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 281
96	5,509	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 19
97	5,539	MC Melief, Cornelis J.M.	ISA Pharmaceuticals	Immunology	Rank 224
98	5,558	DA Dömling, Alexander	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 129
99	5,664	PD Postma, Dirkje S.	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Respiratory System	Rank 53
100	5,797	WW Wiersinga, Wilmar M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 186
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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 career-long list, Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 312. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 231.

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 4,063 in 2022, a change of +21.3%.

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.