Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

The Netherlands has 4,259 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.8% from 4,063 in 2022. 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 (266).

Single Year

4,291

+77 (+1.8%) vs 2022

Career Data

4,259

+196 (+4.8%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#10

No change vs 2022

Institutes

461

+31 (+7.2%) vs 2022

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 27% 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

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	51	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research - KNAW	Developmental Biology	Rank 5
2	166	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 2
3	384	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 2
4	431	VG van Genuchten, Martinus Th	Universiteit Utrecht	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1
5	543	VD van der Heijde, Désirée	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 4
6	616	FB Feringa, Ben L.	Stratingh Institute for Chemistry	Organic Chemistry	Rank 17
7	650	RF Rosendaal, Frits R.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 33
8	657	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 22
9	695	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Universiteit Utrecht	Business & Management	Rank 6
10	850	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 34
11	909	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 4
12	978	VO van Os, Jim	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 32
13	999	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud Universiteit	Applied Physics	Rank 41
14	1,071	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 33
15	1,089	'H 't Hooft, Gerard	Universiteit Utrecht	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 10
16	1,159	LP Lips, Paul	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 36
17	1,187	MJ Mackenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 7
18	1,241	DV de Vos, Willem M.	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 19
19	1,249	KM Koper, M. T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 15
20	1,254	VI van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.	Universiteit Leiden	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 16
21	1,331	DK de Kloet, Edo Ronald	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 130
22	1,431	BG Blasse, George	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 9
23	1,449	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 27
24	1,456	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 58
25	1,473	BJ Bos, Johannes L.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 97
26	1,545	DC Dekker, Cees	Department of Bionanoscience, TU Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 42
27	1,725	RJ Reedijk, Jan	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 12
28	1,770	PB Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 61
29	1,877	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
30	1,886	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 5
31	1,943	SJ Seidell, Jacob	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 68
32	1,944	GR Grol, Richard	Radboud University Medical Center	Public Health	Rank 16
33	2,038	PA Polman, Albert	FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - AMOLF	Applied Physics	Rank 75
34	2,104	HJ Hoeijmakers, Jan H.J.	Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology	Developmental Biology	Rank 135
35	2,124	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Organic Chemistry	Rank 59
36	2,155	AN Aaronson, Neil K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 92
37	2,193	NM Netea, Mihai G.	Radboud University Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 85
38	2,330	KD Kromhout, Daan	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 117
39	2,336	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 44
40	2,384	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 45
41	2,474	VD van der Poll, Tom	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Immunology	Rank 99
42	2,605	BK Buschow, K. H.J.	Philips Research	Applied Physics	Rank 91
43	2,616	KE Kuipers, Ernst J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 45
44	2,662	WK Westerterp, Klaas R.	Universiteit Maastricht	Chemical Engineering	Rank 9
45	2,673	TN Tytgat, N. J.Guido	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 48
46	2,736	VS van Santen, Rutger A.	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Physical Chemistry	Rank 14
47	2,745	BB Brunekreef, Bert	Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences	Allergy	Rank 12
48	2,774	BP Borst, Piet	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 139
49	2,787	SP Scheltens, Philip	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 261
50	2,895	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 51
51	2,921	SC Stam, Cornelis J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 278
52	3,087	MP Muris, Peter	Universiteit Maastricht	Clinical Psychology	Rank 18
53	3,130	BE Baerends, Evert Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Chemical Physics	Rank 96
54	3,193	SD Swaab, Dick F.	Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 302
55	3,322	AR Aerts, R.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 67
56	3,352	TA Tielens, Alexander G.G.M.	Sterrewacht Leiden	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 18
57	3,362	DD de Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Universiteit Leiden	Social Psychology	Rank 56
58	3,372	SA Schinkel, Alfred H.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 21
59	3,402	BR Boschma, Ron	Universiteit Utrecht	Geography	Rank 5
60	3,439	DM Dicke, Marcel	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 3
61	3,442	WE Wagenmakers, E. J.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 63
62	3,449	SC Stehouwer, Coen D.A.	Universiteit Maastricht	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 116
63	3,486	BH Büller, Harry R.	Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 176
64	3,709	SE Steyerberg, Ewout W.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 69
65	3,763	GD Grobbee, D. E.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 192
66	3,787	KJ Kastelein, John J.P.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 194
67	3,842	FP Fries, Pascal	Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 353
68	3,869	SM Simoons, Maarten	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 198
69	3,873	SD Sinninghe Damste, Jaap S.	Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 32
70	3,960	HP Hagoort, Peter	Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour	Experimental Psychology	Rank 76
71	4,120	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	Universiteit Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 9
72	4,146	LS Lamberts, Steven W.J.	Erasmus MC	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 138
73	4,173	VD van den Bent, Martin J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 184
74	4,190	MG Muyzer, Gerard	Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 95
75	4,221	VG van Gijn, Jan	Universiteit Utrecht	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 385
76	4,260	EA Eggermont, Alexander M.M.	Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 192
77	4,494	VD Van Den Berg, Wim B.	Radboud University Medical Center	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 29
78	4,539	KC Kallenberg, Cees G.M.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 30
79	4,585	VD van Deventer, Sander J.H.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 74
80	4,597	DE Demerouti, Evangelia	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Business & Management	Rank 33
81	4,731	VD Van Der Vleuten, Cees	Universiteit Maastricht	Medical Informatics	Rank 3
82	4,744	SF Schröder, Fritz	Erasmus MC	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 37
83	4,750	BF Breedveld, Ferry C.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 35
84	4,854	BE Boersma, Eric	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 245
85	4,873	DA Dömling, Alexander	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 117
86	4,882	JM Joëls, Marian	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 433
87	4,894	SL Steg, Linda	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 75
88	5,107	BD Boomsma, Dorret I.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 15
89	5,115	HR Huiskes, Rik	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 22
90	5,145	VJ Verweij, Jaap	Erasmus MC	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 232
91	5,318	TJ Twisk, Jos W.R.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 151
92	5,336	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 16
93	5,507	VR Verpoorte, Robert	Institute of Biology Leiden	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 43
94	5,615	VW Viechtbauer, Wolfgang	Universiteit Maastricht	Psychiatry	Rank 159
95	5,616	DP Dijke, Peter Ten	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 276
96	5,617	WW Wiersinga, Wilmar M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 178
97	5,715	MC Melief, Cornelis J.M.	ISA Pharmaceuticals	Immunology	Rank 227
98	5,833	PD Postma, D. S.	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Respiratory System	Rank 55
99	5,913	VV Van Vollenhoven, Ronald F.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 55
100	5,915	NW Norde, Willem	Wageningen University & Research	Chemical Physics	Rank 155
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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 career-long list, Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 315. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 266.

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 4,259 in 2023, a change of +27.1%.

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.