Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2024

The Netherlands has 4,534 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 5.7% from 4,291 in 2023. That places the Netherlands 11th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universiteit van Amsterdam has the most listed scientists (379), followed by Universiteit Utrecht (335).

Single Year

4,534

+243 (+5.7%) vs 2023

Career Data

4,515

+256 (+6.0%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#11

No change vs 2023

Institutes

316

-47 (-12.9%) vs 2023

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 30% 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 list2024

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1Universiteit van Amsterdam379
2Universiteit Utrecht335
3Wageningen University & Research327
4Delft University of Technology317
5Erasmus MC240
6Rijksuniversiteit Groningen221
7Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam220
8Radboud University Medical Center210
9Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen187
10Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum180

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	31	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 2
2	35	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research - KNAW	Developmental Biology	Rank 1
3	99	HJ Henseler, Jörg	Universiteit Twente	Marketing	Rank 1
4	169	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 3
5	227	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Universiteit Leiden	Energy	Rank 9
6	273	DE Demerouti, Evangelia	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Business & Management	Rank 8
7	281	BD Borsboom, Denny	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 7
8	312	VW Viechtbauer, Wolfgang	Universiteit Maastricht	Psychiatry	Rank 8
9	373	SL Steg, Linda	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 21
10	403	LD Lakens, Daniël	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Social Psychology	Rank 22
11	461	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 10
12	469	PB Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 12
13	513	WE Wagenmakers, Eric Jan	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 10
14	535	BR Boschma, Ron	Universiteit Utrecht	Geography	Rank 3
15	570	DV de Vos, Willem M.	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 5
16	652	SE Steyerberg, Ewout W.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 18
17	750	NM Netea, Mihai G.	Radboud University Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 26
18	781	WM Welling, Max	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 52
19	791	FE Fried, Eiko I.	Universiteit Leiden	Psychiatry	Rank 20
20	792	RJ Rezaei, Jafar	Delft University of Technology	Operations Research	Rank 7
21	822	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 2
22	912	VD Van Der Heijde, Désirée	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 3
23	930	ZA Zadpoor, Amir A.	Delft University of Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 2
24	963	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	Universiteit Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 5
25	987	FB Fauser, Bart C.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1
26	997	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Universiteit Utrecht	Organic Chemistry	Rank 8
27	1,071	KA Koelmans, Albert A.	Wageningen University & Research	Environmental Sciences	Rank 20
28	1,159	WL Waltman, Ludo	Universiteit Leiden	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 3
29	1,161	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 30
30	1,172	BN Bocken, Nancy	Universiteit Maastricht	Environmental Sciences	Rank 23
31	1,258	PF Paas, Fred	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Education	Rank 16
32	1,276	AH Aerts, Hugo J.W.L.	Universiteit Maastricht	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 27
33	1,304	TA Tukker, Arnold	Universiteit Leiden	Environmental Sciences	Rank 26
34	1,314	VB van Buuren, Stef	Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek- TNO	Pediatrics	Rank 2
35	1,399	VO Van Os, Jim	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 32
36	1,418	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud Universiteit	Applied Physics	Rank 40
37	1,448	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Universiteit Utrecht	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 4
38	1,493	VP Verhoef, Peter C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Marketing	Rank 11
39	1,551	VP Valkenburg, Patti	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 4
40	1,585	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 32
41	1,598	FP Fries, Pascal	Radboud Universiteit	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 95
42	1,612	VH van Huis, A.	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 3
43	1,636	'H 't Hooft, Gerard	Universiteit Utrecht	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 14
44	1,660	SP Scheltens, Philip	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 98
45	1,729	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 9
46	1,733	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 50
47	1,738	FB Feringa, Ben L.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 19
48	1,749	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 31
49	1,772	CP Crous, Pedro W.	Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - KNAW	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 3
50	1,947	EN Ellemers, Naomi	Universiteit Utrecht	Social Psychology	Rank 67
51	1,977	DD De Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Universiteit Leiden	Social Psychology	Rank 68
52	2,119	BJ Blommaert, Jan	Tilburg University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 10
53	2,164	KA Kolk, Ans	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Business & Management	Rank 72
54	2,169	VD van den Bent, Martin J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 51
55	2,189	LD Lohse, Detlef	Universiteit Twente	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 16
56	2,201	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Universiteit Leiden	Applied Physics	Rank 63
57	2,253	VD van Dijk, Jan A.G.M.	Universiteit Twente	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 126
58	2,287	FW Fokkens, Wytske J.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Allergy	Rank 3
59	2,294	PL Poorter, Lourens	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 66
60	2,327	MK Moons, Karel GM	University Medical Center Utrecht	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 52
61	2,417	SC Stam, Cornelis J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 135
62	2,445	VD van Dijck, José	Universiteit Utrecht	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 5
63	2,456	TP Thornton, P. K.	Clim-Eat	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 13
64	2,464	HJ Haanen, John B.A.G.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 66
65	2,500	DV de Vreese, Claes H.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 6
66	2,550	KP Kirschner, Paul	Open Universiteit	Education	Rank 32
67	2,589	LM Levi, Marcel	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 61
68	2,621	LS Levinson, Stephen C.	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 50
69	2,654	VD van der Poll, Tom	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Immunology	Rank 60
70	2,693	HP Hagoort, Peter	Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour	Experimental Psychology	Rank 51
71	2,846	VD van der Putten, Wim H.	Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO) - KNAW	Ecology	Rank 76
72	2,854	MJ Mackenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 31
73	3,034	TC ten Cate, Olle	University Medical Center Utrecht	Medical Informatics	Rank 4
74	3,210	DW de Winter, Joost C.F.	Delft University of Technology	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 8
75	3,214	DH de Haas, Hein	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Demography	Rank 1
76	3,244	VP Verburg, Peter H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 92
77	3,277	VW van Wee, Bert	Delft University of Technology	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 9
78	3,323	VV van Vuuren, Detlef	Universiteit Utrecht	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 51
79	3,380	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 12
80	3,423	FJ Francis, Jere R.	Universiteit Maastricht	Accounting	Rank 1
81	3,458	DG D'Haens, Geert	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 43
82	3,481	TR Tol, Richard S.J.	Tinbergen Institute - TI	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 54
83	3,485	KS Kersten, Sander	Wageningen University & Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 65
84	3,521	TP Teunissen, P. J.G.	Delft University of Technology	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 55
85	3,532	DA Domling, Alexander	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 51
86	3,638	ST Schumacher, Ton N.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Immunology	Rank 87
87	3,707	RG Richards, Greg	Breda University of Applied Sciences	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 20
88	3,747	VV van Vollenhoven, Ronald F.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 22
89	3,764	TC Terwee, Caroline B.	Amsterdam Public Health	Health Policy & Services	Rank 5
90	3,802	BH Brouwers, H. J.H.	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Building & Construction	Rank 30
91	3,803	GK Giller, K. E.	Wageningen University & Research	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 25
92	3,893	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 105
93	3,940	DE Dijkstra, Edsger W.	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 191
94	4,028	VB van Boekel, M. A.J.S.	Wageningen University & Research	Food Science	Rank 24
95	4,030	SD Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S.	Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 47
96	4,133	FK Frenken, Koen	Universiteit Utrecht	Science Studies	Rank 9
97	4,140	MA Meijer, Albert J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 30
98	4,156	BC Béné, Christophe	Wageningen University & Research	Development Studies	Rank 3
99	4,157	VP van Prooijen, Jan Willem	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Social Psychology	Rank 117
100	4,179	KL Klerkx, Laurens	Wageningen University & Research	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 28
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Netherlands are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

4,534 scientists affiliated with the Netherlands are on the 2024 single-year list, and 4,515 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, Universiteit van Amsterdam has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 379. It is followed by Universiteit Utrecht with 335.

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 4,534 in 2024, a change of +30.3%.

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.