Question 1

How strong is science in Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

The Netherlands ranks #9 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#9 all time), with 191k research works and 14.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Netherlands strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the Netherlands ranks highest in Medicine (#6 of 152), Political Science and International Relations (#4 of 95) and Business, Management and Accounting (#5 of 110). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medical Terminology, General Decision Sciences and Structural Biology.

Question 3

Which universities in Netherlands lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of Amsterdam, Radboud University Nijmegen and Utrecht University rank highest in Netherlands on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

Hans C. Clevers, Arnold B. Bakker and Detlef Peter van Vuuren rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

Question 5

Which cities in Netherlands are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Delft and Groningen.

Question 6

How much of Netherlands's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

48% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 29% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Netherlands's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Machine Learning, Globalization, Mental Health and Sustainability.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Netherlands work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Netherlands is in Health Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like the Netherlands'?

Accepted Answer

United Kingdom has the research profile closest to the Netherlands' (similarity 0.89 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Psychology, followed by United States and Sweden.