Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2023

The Netherlands has 4,291 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 1.8% from 4,214 in 2022. That places the Netherlands 11th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universiteit van Amsterdam has the most listed scientists (317), followed by Wageningen University & Research (316).

Single Year

4,291

+77 (+1.8%) vs 2022

Career Data

4,259

+196 (+4.8%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#11

down 1 place vs 2022

Institutes

363

+2 (+0.6%) vs 2022

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 23% 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 list2023

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1Universiteit van Amsterdam317
2Wageningen University & Research316
3Erasmus MC215
4Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam210
5Universiteit Utrecht182
6Rijksuniversiteit Groningen177
7Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen177
8Radboud University Medical Center173
9Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum164
10Delft University of Technology163

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Single-year list2023

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	31	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research - KNAW	Developmental Biology	Rank 1
2	39	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 1
3	84	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Universiteit Utrecht	Business & Management	Rank 3
4	164	HJ Henseler, Jörg	Universiteit Twente	Marketing	Rank 1
5	207	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 5
6	347	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 13
7	353	VW Viechtbauer, Wolfgang	Universiteit Maastricht	Psychiatry	Rank 8
8	362	BD Borsboom, Denny	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Social Psychology	Rank 17
9	418	DE Demerouti, Evangelia	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Business & Management	Rank 14
10	471	LD Lakens, Daniël	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Social Psychology	Rank 22
11	536	WE Wagenmakers, E. J.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 9
12	537	NM Netea, Mihai G.	Radboud University Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 21
13	567	SL Steg, Linda	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 30
14	580	VG van Genuchten, Martinus Theodorus	Universiteit Utrecht	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1
15	623	PB Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 16
16	625	BR Boschma, Ron	Universiteit Utrecht	Geography	Rank 3
17	640	SE Steyerberg, Ewout W.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 18
18	666	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 15
19	724	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	Universiteit Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 3
20	736	DV de Vos, Willem M.	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 12
21	831	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 24
22	852	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1
23	854	VD van der Heijde, Désirée	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 3
24	994	ZA Zadpoor, Amir A.	TU Delft - Faculteit Werktuigbouwkunde, Maritieme Techniek en Materiaalwetenschappen	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 2
25	1,038	RJ Rezaei, Jafar	Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft	Operations Research	Rank 7
26	1,080	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 2
27	1,111	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud Universiteit	Applied Physics	Rank 36
28	1,140	KA Koelmans, Albert A.	Wageningen University & Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 14
29	1,250	WM Welling, Max	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 67
30	1,273	VB van Buuren, Stef	Universiteit Utrecht	Pediatrics	Rank 2
31	1,281	WL Waltman, Ludo	Universiteit Leiden	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 3
32	1,293	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 27
33	1,333	VI van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.	Universiteit Leiden	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 19
34	1,390	FB Feringa, Ben L.	Stratingh Institute for Chemistry	Organic Chemistry	Rank 16
35	1,397	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 35
36	1,410	DD de Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Universiteit Leiden	Social Psychology	Rank 58
37	1,425	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Organic Chemistry	Rank 17
38	1,443	FP Fries, Pascal	Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 88
39	1,453	VO van Os, Jim	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 32
40	1,568	'H 't Hooft, Gerard	Universiteit Utrecht	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 11
41	1,590	FE Fried, Eiko I.	Universiteit Leiden	Psychiatry	Rank 35
42	1,613	MK Moons, Karel G.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 38
43	1,783	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 7
44	1,795	TA Tukker, Arnold	Universiteit Leiden	Environmental Sciences	Rank 23
45	1,879	VD van den Bent, Martin J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 51
46	1,894	ES Epskamp, Sacha	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 11
47	2,019	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 10
48	2,065	VP Verhoef, Peter C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Marketing	Rank 13
49	2,068	SP Scheltens, Philip	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 120
50	2,085	BN Bocken, Nancy	Maastricht University School of Business and Economics	Environmental Sciences	Rank 25
51	2,154	EN Ellemers, Naomi	Universiteit Utrecht	Social Psychology	Rank 73
52	2,161	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 37
53	2,196	TC Ten Cate, Olle	University Medical Center Utrecht	Medical Informatics	Rank 4
54	2,311	VP Valkenburg, Patti M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 5
55	2,364	KP Kirschner, Paul A.	Open Universiteit	Education	Rank 25
56	2,381	SC Stam, Cornelis J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 134
57	2,466	VP Verburg, Peter H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken	Ecology	Rank 72
58	2,503	MJ Mackenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 28
59	2,527	KS Kersten, Sander	Wageningen University & Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 54
60	2,550	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 70
61	2,560	DV de Vreese, Claes	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 6
62	2,604	TP Thornton, Philip K.	Clim-Eat	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 14
63	2,643	VD van der Poll, Tom	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Immunology	Rank 64
64	2,653	LP Lips, Paul	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 47
65	2,717	HJ Haanen, John B.A.G.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 82
66	2,872	PL Poorter, Lourens	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 81
67	2,923	LS Levinson, Stephen C.	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 53
68	2,942	VD van der Putten, Wim H.	Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO) - KNAW	Ecology	Rank 83
69	3,039	SD Sinninghe Damste, Jaap S.	Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 42
70	3,067	VD van Dijck, José	Universiteit Utrecht	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 8
71	3,093	VH van Huis, Arnold	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 5
72	3,094	DC Dekker, Cees	Department of Bionanoscience, TU Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 111
73	3,109	KA Kolk, Ans	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Business & Management	Rank 85
74	3,198	BJ Blommaert, Jan	Tilburg University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 11
75	3,206	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 11
76	3,300	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 93
77	3,419	FW Fokkens, Wytske	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Allergy	Rank 6
78	3,450	AR Aerts, R.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 97
79	3,457	MP Muris, Peter	Universiteit Maastricht	Clinical Psychology	Rank 24
80	3,459	DA Dömling, Alexander	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 49
81	3,482	VD van Dijk, Jan A.G.M.	Universiteit Twente	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 142
82	3,497	RG Richards, Greg	Breda University of Applied Sciences	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 16
83	3,504	MA Meijer, Albert	Universiteit Utrecht	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 22
84	3,597	DW de Winter, Joost C.F.	Department of Cognitive Robotics, TU Delft	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 10
85	3,680	TA Tielens, Alexander G.G.M.	Sterrewacht Leiden	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 17
86	3,744	DG de Groot, Rudolf S.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 106
87	3,752	VV van Vuuren, Detlef	Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 61
88	3,825	KE Kuipers, Ernst J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 50
89	3,882	RF Rosendaal, Frits R.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 119
90	3,891	CJ Cornelissen, J. Hans C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 110
91	3,944	HJ Hox, Joop	Universiteit Utrecht	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 18
92	3,949	HH Hoek, Hans W.	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Psychiatry	Rank 97
93	4,010	VV Van Vollenhoven, Ronald F.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 23
94	4,073	VW van Wee, Bert	Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 11
95	4,134	HP Hagoort, Peter	Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour	Experimental Psychology	Rank 74
96	4,156	KM Koopmans, Marion P.G.	Erasmus MC	Microbiology	Rank 76
97	4,177	AN Aaronson, Neil K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 136
98	4,197	BG Blasse, George	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 14
99	4,244	VB van Boekel, M. A.J.S.	Wageningen University & Research	Food Science	Rank 23
100	4,275	SC Stehouwer, Coen D.A.	Universiteit Maastricht	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 87
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Netherlands are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

4,291 scientists affiliated with the Netherlands are on the 2023 single-year list, and 4,259 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Universiteit van Amsterdam has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 317. It is followed by Wageningen University & Research with 316.

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 4,291 in 2023, a change of +23.3%.

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.