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Research in The Hague

Science Explorer records 115 research institutions in The Hague, Netherlands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Shell (Netherlands), The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.

Research institutions
115
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
38k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in The Hague?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Shell (Netherlands)Company 11,791 #6,834
2House of RepresentativesGovernment institution 1,964 #15,845
3The Hague University of Applied SciencesUniversity 1,622 #7,465
4Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the NetherlandsResearch facility 1,310 #11,721
5Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic InstituteResearch facility 1,133 #19,393
6Medisch Centrum HaaglandenHospital / health system 1,114 #9,918
7Haga HospitalHospital / health system 986 #10,102
8Netherlands Institute for Social ResearchFunder 935 #12,618 all time
9Netherlands Environmental Assessment AgencyResearch facility 828 #7,728
10CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy AnalysisGovernment institution 685 #18,815 all time
11Netherlands Forensic InstituteResearch facility 671 #19,849
12Ministry of DefenceGovernment institution 669 #19,417
13Ministry of Infrastructure and Water ManagementGovernment institution 617 #19,764
14Parnassia GroepHospital / health system 592 #16,069
15Asser InstituteNonprofit 545 #24,101
16Gemeente Den HaagGovernment institution 534 #21,752
17Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)Research facility 523 #26,754
18Hague Institute for Global JusticeNonprofit 488 #9,788
19SNV Netherlands Development OrganisationNonprofit 474 #13,818 all time
20Climate CentreInstitution 433 #10,227
21Digital Heritage NetherlandsInstitution 426 #24,728
22National Library of the NetherlandsArchive 412 #21,897 all time
23Rathenau InstituutResearch facility 407 #29,916 all time
24European Union Agency for Law Enforcement CooperationGovernment institution 384 #22,941
25OnderwijsraadGovernment institution 369 #26,685 all time
26HersenstichtingNonprofit 368 #16,032 all time
27International Pharmaceutical FederationNonprofit 366 #25,718
28Dutch Research CouncilGovernment institution 334 #12,950 all time
29Ministry of Security and JusticeGovernment institution 331 #30,763 all time
30Juliana KinderziekenhuisHospital / health system 316 #30,408 all time
31International Federation of Library Associations and InstitutionsNonprofit 298 #17,310 all time
32Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food QualityGovernment institution 282 #29,407 all time
33KPN (Netherlands)Company 248 #30,291 all time
34Netherlands Institute of International Relations ClingendaelInstitution 241 #25,166 all time
35Bronovo HospitalHospital / health system 230 #30,657 all time
36Apotheek Haagse ZiekenhuizenHospital / health system 222 #33,887 all time
37Bergman ClinicsHospital / health system 220 #32,149 all time
38Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek VerkeersveiligheidResearch facility 217 #30,148 all time
39Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate PolicyGovernment institution 216 #31,878 all time
40Scientific Council for Government PolicyGovernment institution 202 #30,768 all time
41The Health Council of the NetherlandsGovernment institution 199 #20,510 all time
42GGD HaaglandenGovernment institution 193 #30,461 all time
43Netherlands Nutrition CentreInstitution 188 #28,581 all time
44Ministry of Health Welfare and SportGovernment institution 176 #28,502 all time
45Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en DocumentatiecentrumResearch facility 153 #39,754 all time
46PsyQHospital / health system 151 #35,352 all time
47Ministry of Social Affairs and EmploymentGovernment institution 143 #29,105 all time
48ZonMw, The Dutch Organisation for knowledge and innovation in health, healthcare and well-beingNonprofit 142 #38,194 all time
49Royal Dutch Pharmacists AssociationInstitution 135 #27,377 all time
50Stichting Kinderoncologie NederlandInstitution 131 #28,403 all time
51Netherlands Institute for Art HistoryArchive 126 #31,830 all time
52Netherlands Enterprise AgencyGovernment institution 120 #41,460 all time
53Ministry of Foreign AffairsGovernment institution 119 not ranked
54Ministry of FinanceGovernment institution 119 not ranked
55Ministry of Education Culture and ScienceGovernment institution 116 not ranked
56Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsGovernment institution 114 not ranked
57IRC International Water and Sanitation CentreNonprofit 109 not ranked
58University for PeaceUniversity 103 not ranked
59Netherlands School of Public AdministrationUniversity 103 not ranked
60Hotelschool The HagueUniversity 90 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Shell (Netherlands): 32.1%House of Representatives: 5.3%The Hague University of Applied Sciences: 4.4%Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands: 3.6%56 others listed: 54.6%32%largest
Shell (Netherlands)12k · 32.1%House of Representatives1,964 · 5.3%The Hague University of Applied Sciences1,622 · 4.4%Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands1,310 · 3.6%56 others listed20k · 54.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is The Hague strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in The Hague is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering, Geophysics and Political Science and International Relations (6.5× the world share in Ocean Engineering).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 152.2 works6.5×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 55.5 works3.5×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 229.8 works3.4×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in The Hague?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Sustainability and Global Governance.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology190◆ 1.06×132 topics
  2. Climate Change175▲ 1.43×105 topics
  3. Globalization171▲ 1.92×118 topics
  4. Machine Learning148◆ 1.00×74 topics
  5. Sustainability143▲ 1.29×103 topics
  6. Human Rights134▲ 2.9×68 topics
  7. Public Health109▲ 1.65×59 topics
  8. Mental Health99▲ 1.49×44 topics
  9. Renewable Energy94▲ 1.45×50 topics
  10. Environmental Impact86◆ 1.12×59 topics
  11. Quality of Life77▲ 1.18×58 topics
  12. Optimization60▲ 2.9×18 topics
  13. Global Governance60▲ 5.8×19 topics
  14. Resilience59▲ 2.7×17 topics
  15. International Law58▲ 4.2×25 topics
  16. Data Assimilation57▲ 8.0×4 topics
  17. Ensemble Kalman Filter55▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Uncertainty Quantification52▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Closed-Loop Control51▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Well Placement51▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Hydraulic Fracturing51▲ 10×2 topics
  22. CO2 Sequestration48▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Global Warming47▲ 2.5×14 topics
  24. Fracture Propagation44▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Shale Gas Reservoirs44▲ 16×1 topic
  26. European Union44▲ 4.2×20 topics
  27. Security Council38▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Sovereignty37▲ 8.8×9 topics
  29. Inclusion33▲ 5.1×7 topics
  30. Inverse Problems32▲ 6.6×2 topics
  31. Geophysical Imaging31▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Immigration31▲ 6.1×9 topics
  33. Empowerment30▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Elastic Properties30▲ 8.5×2 topics
  35. Full-Waveform Tomography29▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Seismic Waveform Inversion29▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Drilling Fluids28▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Social Work28▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Well Integrity28▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Teacher Development26▲ 9.3×3 topics

What research is done in The Hague?

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 51 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 44 works
  3. 3 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 29 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 28 works
  5. 5 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 25 works
  6. 6 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 22 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  8. 8 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 19 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 18 works
  10. 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 17 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.