Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

The Netherlands has 5,001 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.2% from 4,755 in 2025. That places the Netherlands 10th in the world by number of listed scientists. Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists (363), followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam (273).

Single Year

4,889

+162 (+3.4%) vs 2025

Career Data

5,001

+246 (+5.2%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#10

No change vs 2025

Institutes

572

+25 (+4.6%) vs 2025

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 49% 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%

2026+5.2%

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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%
2026	4,889	+3.4%	5,001	+5.2%

Top 10 institutes in the Netherlands

By number of listed scientists

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1Wageningen University & Research363
2Universiteit van Amsterdam273
3Delft University of Technology239
4Universiteit Utrecht224
5Technische Universiteit Eindhoven219
6Erasmus MC204
7Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum203
8Rijksuniversiteit Groningen194
9Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen168
10Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam164

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	45	CH Clevers, Hans C.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 2
2	168	BA Bakker, Arnold Bastiaan	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 2
3	169	SR Sheldon, Roger A.	Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, Delft	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2
4	182	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 2
5	381	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Universiteit Utrecht	Business & Management	Rank 4
6	395	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 14
7	520	VD van der Heijde, Désirée M.F.M.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 4
8	620	FB Feringa, Ben L.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 14
9	649	VJ Vandenbroucke, Jan P.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 18
10	666	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 11
11	777	RF Rosendaal, Frits Richard	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 39
12	780	SM Scheffer, Marten S.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 19
13	855	DV de Vos, Willem Meindert	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 13
14	883	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 4
15	980	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 36
16	989	VO van Os, Jim J.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 31
17	1,008	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud Universiteit	Applied Physics	Rank 38
18	1,028	PB Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 37
19	1,143	MJ Mackenbach, Johan Pieter	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 7
20	1,200	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 34
21	1,288	'H 't Hooft, Gerard ’t	Universiteit Utrecht	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 11
22	1,304	LP Lips, Paul Th A.M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 37
23	1,314	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
24	1,428	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 51
25	1,441	LM Levi, Marcel M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 77
26	1,467	NM Netea, Mihai Gheorghe	Radboud University Medical Center	Immunology	Rank 52
27	1,486	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Universiteit Utrecht	Organic Chemistry	Rank 42
28	1,551	BG Blasse, George	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 8
29	1,642	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 38
30	1,671	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 5
31	1,696	DC Dekker, Cees	Department of Bionanoscience, TU Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 52
32	1,700	DK de Kloet, E. R.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 158
33	2,003	SP Scheltens, Philip K.	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 184
34	2,080	BJ Bos, Johannes L.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 120
35	2,215	RJ Reedijk, Jan A.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 10
36	2,216	AN Aaronson, Neil K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 83
37	2,282	VD van der Poll, Tom	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Immunology	Rank 75
38	2,302	WE Wagenmakers, Eric Jan M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 38
39	2,313	GR Grol, Richard P.T.M.	Radboud University Medical Center	Public Health	Rank 22
40	2,320	DE Demerouti, Evangelia	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Business & Management	Rank 23
41	2,353	SE Steyerberg, Ewout Willem	Erasmus MC	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 54
42	2,357	BR Boschma, Ron A.	Universiteit Utrecht	Geography	Rank 4
43	2,389	PA Polman, Albert	FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - AMOLF	Applied Physics	Rank 80
44	2,397	SL Steg, Linda	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 46
45	2,412	SJ Seidell, Jacob C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 78
46	2,453	HJ Henseler, Jörg	Universiteit Twente	Marketing	Rank 3
47	2,471	VW Viechtbauer, Wolfgang	Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences	Psychiatry	Rank 83
48	2,526	KE Kuipers, E. J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 48
49	2,587	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	Universiteit Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 7
50	2,629	SC Stam, Cornelis Jan	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 238
51	2,654	TJ Theeuwes, Jan Willem M.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 47
52	2,676	DD de Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 52
53	2,779	BD Borsboom, Denny	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 92
54	2,832	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 61
55	2,863	KD Kromhout, Daan	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 134
56	2,916	BB Brunekreef, Bert A.	Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences	Allergy	Rank 11
57	2,991	VS Van Santen, Rutger Anthony	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Physical Chemistry	Rank 16
58	3,124	BK Buschow, K.H.J	Philips Research	Applied Physics	Rank 97
59	3,285	DM Dicke, Marcel	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 3
60	3,305	BP Borst, Piet	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 131
61	3,321	BE Baerends, Evert Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Chemical Physics	Rank 93
62	3,326	KM Katan, Martijn Bernard	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 24
63	3,337	SD Sinninghe Damsté, J. S.	Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 28
64	3,408	MP Muris, Peter E.H.M.	Universiteit Maastricht	Clinical Psychology	Rank 20
65	3,414	VD Van Den Bent, M. J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 135
66	3,453	SC Stehouwer, Coen D.A.	CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 109
67	3,513	HP Hagoort, Peter	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 64
68	3,524	AR Aerts, Rien	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Ecology	Rank 75
69	3,528	DM Davidson, Michael H.	NewAmsterdam Pharma	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 171
70	3,629	PF Paas, Fred G.W.C.	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Education	Rank 14
71	3,645	SD Swaab, D. F.	Nederlands Herseninstituut	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 305
72	3,661	LD Lohse, Detlef	Universiteit Twente	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 27
73	3,896	WK Westerterp, Klaas Roelof	Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 32
74	3,948	KJ Kastelein, Johannes Jacob Pieter	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 192
75	3,955	VD Van Der Vleuten, Cees P.M.	Universiteit Maastricht	Medical Informatics	Rank 4
76	3,966	EA Eggermont, Alexander M.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 161
77	4,177	WE Wouters, Emiel F.M.	Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+	Respiratory System	Rank 38
78	4,184	SA Schinkel, Alfred H.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 29
79	4,206	BH Buller, Harry R.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 205
80	4,459	CP Crous, Pedro Willem	Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - KNAW	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 6
81	4,511	VB Van Buuren, Stef	Universiteit Utrecht	Pediatrics	Rank 10
82	4,548	LD Lakens, Daniël	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Social Psychology	Rank 76
83	4,585	GD Grobbee, Diederick E Egbertus	University Medical Center Utrecht	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 223
84	4,588	DG D'Haens, Geert R.A.M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 79
85	4,636	MG Muyzer, G.	Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 109
86	4,672	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 17
87	4,718	TJ Twisk, Jos W.R.	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 229
88	4,732	SM Simoons, Maarten L.	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 230
89	4,840	TG Tytgat, Guido N.J.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 89
90	4,923	BD Boomsma, Dorret I.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 12
91	4,959	VP Verburg, Peter H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken	Ecology	Rank 102
92	5,023	PH Poorter, Hendrik	Wageningen University & Research	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 35
93	5,072	VD van Duijn, Cornelia M.	Erasmus MC	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 424
94	5,096	BJ Blommaert, Jan	Tilburg University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 7
95	5,135	VG van Gijn, Jan V.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 429
96	5,138	JM Joëls, Marìan	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 430
97	5,139	EN Ellemers, Naomi	Universiteit Utrecht	Social Psychology	Rank 88
98	5,195	LS Levinson, Stephen C.	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 93
99	5,203	VV Van Vollenhoven, Ronald Frits	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 40
100	5,209	VR Verpoorte, Robert	Universiteit Leiden	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 38
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Netherlands are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

4,889 scientists affiliated with the Netherlands are on the 2026 single-year list, and 5,001 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 363. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 273.

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 5,001 in 2026, a change of +49.3%.

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.