Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

The Netherlands has 4,515 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 6.0% from 4,259 in 2023. That places the Netherlands 10th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universiteit Utrecht has the most listed scientists (357), followed by Delft University of Technology (341).

Single Year

4,534

+243 (+5.7%) vs 2023

Career Data

4,515

+256 (+6.0%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#10

No change vs 2023

Institutes

402

-59 (-12.8%) vs 2023

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 35% 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%

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	48	CH Clevers, Hans	Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research - KNAW	Developmental Biology	Rank 5
2	167	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Universiteit Utrecht	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 2
3	296	BA Bakker, Arnold B.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 2
4	531	VD Van Der Heijde, Désirée	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 4
5	549	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 19
6	626	FB Feringa, Ben L.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 15
7	664	RF Rosendaal, Frits R.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 35
8	868	FB Fauser, Bart C.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 4
9	892	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Universiteit Leiden	Applied Physics	Rank 34
10	908	SM Scheffer, Marten	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 23
11	984	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud Universiteit	Applied Physics	Rank 38
12	987	VO Van Os, Jim	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 33
13	988	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Universiteit Leiden	Energy	Rank 13
14	1,087	DV de Vos, Willem M.	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 18
15	1,099	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 32
16	1,101	MJ Mackenbach, Johan P.	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 7
17	1,166	'H 't Hooft, Gerard	Universiteit Utrecht	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 11
18	1,352	LM Levi, Marcel	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 78
19	1,407	DK de Kloet, Edo Ronald	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 136
20	1,429	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 55
21	1,450	PB Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 52
22	1,476	BG Blasse, George	Universiteit Utrecht	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 10
23	1,609	DC Dekker, Cees	Delft University of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 44
24	1,614	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
25	1,672	BJ Bos, Johannes L.	Universiteit Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 105
26	1,735	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 5
27	1,856	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Universiteit Utrecht	Organic Chemistry	Rank 51
28	1,915	RJ Reedijk, Jan	Universiteit Leiden	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 13
29	1,929	NM Netea, Mihai G.	Radboud University Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 72
30	2,038	GR Grol, Richard	Radboud University Medical Center	Public Health	Rank 17
31	2,086	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 41
32	2,104	PA Polman, Albert	FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - AMOLF	Applied Physics	Rank 79
33	2,105	SJ Seidell, Jacob C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 74
34	2,138	AN Aaronson, Neil K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 89
35	2,459	KD Kromhout, Daan	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 124
36	2,463	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 49
37	2,484	KE Kuipers, Ernst J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 44
38	2,504	SP Scheltens, Philip	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 234
39	2,656	VD van der Poll, Tom	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Immunology	Rank 102
40	2,681	LK Lesch, K. P.	School for Mental Health and Neuroscience	Psychiatry	Rank 86
41	2,713	TJ Theeuwes, Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 49
42	2,742	BB Brunekreef, Bert	Universiteit Utrecht	Allergy	Rank 10
43	2,766	BK Buschow, K. H.J.	Philips Research	Applied Physics	Rank 92
44	2,768	SC Stam, Cornelis J.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 257
45	2,777	VS van Santen, Rutger A.	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Physical Chemistry	Rank 14
46	2,842	BP Borst, Piet	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 132
47	2,941	TR Tol, Richard S.J.	Tinbergen Institute - TI	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 28
48	2,957	WE Wagenmakers, Eric Jan	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 55
49	3,008	SE Steyerberg, Ewout W.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 62
50	3,032	BR Boschma, Ron	Universiteit Utrecht	Geography	Rank 5
51	3,170	DM Davidson, Michael H.	NewAmsterdam Pharma B.V.	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 158
52	3,175	DD De Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Universiteit Leiden	Social Psychology	Rank 54
53	3,262	SD Swaab, Dick F.	Nederlands Herseninstituut	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 292
54	3,280	BE Baerends, Evert Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Chemical Physics	Rank 99
55	3,321	TG Tytgat, Guido N.J.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 55
56	3,377	AR Aerts, R.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 70
57	3,389	SC Stehouwer, Coen D.A.	CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 112
58	3,445	DM Dicke, Marcel	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 3
59	3,536	MP Muris, Peter	Universiteit Maastricht	Clinical Psychology	Rank 20
60	3,539	SA Schinkel, Alfred H.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 21
61	3,589	SD Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S.	Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 32
62	3,600	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	Universiteit Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 8
63	3,618	HP Hagoort, Peter	Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour	Experimental Psychology	Rank 68
64	3,693	BH Büller, Harry R.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 184
65	3,699	FP Fries, Pascal	Radboud Universiteit	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 331
66	3,707	DE Demerouti, Evangelia	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Business & Management	Rank 28
67	3,720	WK Westerterp, Klaas R.	Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 29
68	3,812	SL Steg, Linda	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 59
69	3,830	KJ Kastelein, John J.P.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 195
70	3,872	WE Wouters, Emiel F.M.	Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+	Respiratory System	Rank 34
71	3,942	SM Simoons, M. L.	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 201
72	4,011	GD Grobbee, Diederick E.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 208
73	4,030	VD van den Bent, Martin J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 174
74	4,112	VW Viechtbauer, Wolfgang	Universiteit Maastricht	Psychiatry	Rank 125
75	4,358	MG Muyzer, Gerard	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 105
76	4,434	VD van der Vleuten, Cees	Universiteit Maastricht	Medical Informatics	Rank 3
77	4,514	LS Lamberts, S.	Erasmus MC	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 141
78	4,655	VG van Gijn, Jan	University Medical Center Utrecht	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 407
79	4,669	DA Domling, Alexander	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 114
80	4,781	VD Van Den Berg, Wim B.	Radboud University Medical Center	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 36
81	4,791	KC Kallenberg, Cees G.M.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 37
82	4,840	HJ Henseler, Jörg	Universiteit Twente	Marketing	Rank 6
83	4,864	JM Joëls, Marian	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 421
84	4,870	PF Paas, Fred	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Education	Rank 15
85	4,920	BD Boomsma, Dorret I.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 13
86	5,065	VD van Deventer, Sander J.H.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 82
87	5,069	TJ Twisk, Jos W.R.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 86
88	5,096	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 17
89	5,122	SF Schröder, Fritz	Erasmus MC	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 41
90	5,234	BF Breedveld, Ferdinand C.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 48
91	5,239	LP Lips, Paul	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 159
92	5,276	VR Verpoorte, Rob	Institute of Biology Leiden	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 39
93	5,277	BD Borsboom, Denny	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 151
94	5,327	DS da Silva, Fernando Lopes	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 470
95	5,329	HR Huiskes, Rik	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 21
96	5,405	WW Wiersinga, Wilmar	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 164
97	5,446	VM van Mechelen, Willem	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Sport Sciences	Rank 16
98	5,462	DG D'Haens, Geert	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 89
99	5,486	VV van Vollenhoven, Ronald F.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 52
100	5,641	TD ten Dijke, Peter	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 256
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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 career-long list, Universiteit Utrecht has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 357. It is followed by Delft University of Technology with 341.

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 4,515 in 2024, a change of +34.8%.

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.