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Health Sciences research in Netherlands

Radboud University Nijmegen ranks first in Netherlands for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#30 worldwide), followed by Erasmus University Rotterdam and University of Amsterdam.

Netherlands's world rank
#6
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
59k
Top-10% rate
15.9%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #3063.016.6%5,141
2Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #4159.617.4%5,400
3University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #5257.018.4%3,498
4Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #6055.516.2%4,448
5Leiden UniversityLeiden #7353.416.0%3,726
6University of GroningenGroningen #7852.716.9%4,930
7Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #9750.317.0%3,702
8Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #13047.115.5%3,881
9Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #13646.617.3%2,024
10Oncode InstituteUtrecht #26939.221.9%286
11Erasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdam #31137.619.7%684
12The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam #32537.117.1%624
13Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAmsterdam #40034.919.3%197
14Delft University of TechnologyDelft #45533.516.7%725
15Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #48732.718.0%888
16Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #53631.715.3%497
17National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentDe Bilt #56631.115.0%326
18St. Antonius ZiekenhuisNieuwegein #60130.514.7%414
19Wilhelmina Children's HospitalUtrecht #69928.819.9%228
20University of TwenteEnschede #73528.314.6%699
21Princess Máxima CenterUtrecht #78227.617.8%291
22University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #88626.211.0%250
23Catharina ZiekenhuisEindhoven #94725.515.5%306
24Amsterdam UMC Location University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #95525.416.5%242
25GGD AmsterdamAmsterdam #98825.015.1%286
26Zuyderland Medisch CentrumSittard #1,05824.313.5%318
27Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #1,06624.216.0%289
28SanquinAmsterdam #1,10523.815.2%169
29Rijnstate HospitalArnhem #1,11323.814.8%229
30Emma KinderziekenhuisAmsterdam #1,14023.517.3%247
31OLVGAmsterdam #1,22322.713.0%235
32Cancer Center AmsterdamAmsterdam #1,23822.621.2%178
33IsalaZwolle #1,27822.214.6%258
34Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer OrganisationEindhoven #1,28622.212.8%201
35Philips (Netherlands)Amsterdam #1,34821.712.4%561
36Tilburg UniversityTilburg #1,35821.612.5%400
37Spaarne GasthuisHaarlem #1,42621.119.8%99
38Medisch Spectrum TwenteEnschede #1,47520.715.3%184
39Maasstad ZiekenhuisRotterdam #1,48320.615.4%161
40Elisabeth-TweeSteden ZiekenhuisTilburg #1,51620.414.7%180
41Amphia ZiekenhuisBreda #1,52020.413.9%160
42Medisch Centrum HaaglandenThe Hague #1,52220.416.3%198
43Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis's-Hertogenbosch #1,55620.116.4%133
44Spaarne ZiekenhuisHoofddorp #1,63519.618.5%92
45Máxima Medisch CentrumVeldhoven #1,71719.012.8%142
46Netherlands Institute for Health Services ResearchUtrecht #1,72919.016.9%117
47Canisius-Wilhelmina ZiekenhuisNijmegen #1,78718.617.6%114
48Haga HospitalThe Hague #1,91717.914.1%157
49Medisch Centrum LeeuwardenLeeuwarden #2,00517.415.7%144
50RELX Group (Netherlands)Amsterdam #2,07217.07.6%162
51Martini ZiekenhuisGroningen #2,15416.614.2%108
52Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific ResearchDelft #2,19816.410.1%142
53Dialyse Centrum GroningenGroningen #2,22316.212.0%124
54Dutch Cancer SocietyAmsterdam #2,25416.120.1%100
55Maastro ClinicMaastricht #2,34915.616.4%130
56Netherlands Heart InstituteUtrecht #2,42715.321.4%77
57Zimmer Biomet (Netherlands)Dordrecht #2,43715.219.0%93
58Sint Franciscus GasthuisRotterdam #2,48415.018.0%119
59Pharmo InstituteUtrecht #2,66414.318.2%67
60Wikimedia NederlandUtrecht #2,71414.10.2%184

Institutions in Netherlands above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Netherlands?

Patrick W.J.C. Serruys, Albert Hofman and Frederik Barkhof rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Patrick W.J.C. Serruys#49,129 worldwide overall632.6 of 2,718 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Albert Hofman#10,174 worldwide overall480.6 of 1,423 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Frederik Barkhof#30,423 worldwide overall507.2 of 1,809 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jeroen Joost Bax#44,341 worldwide overall554.0 of 2,286 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ewout Willem Steyerberg#6,065 worldwide overall413.7 of 1,195 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Adriaan A. Voors#5,693 worldwide overall348.0 of 871 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7M. Arfan Ikram#8,389 worldwide overall335.0 of 947 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Dirk J. van Veldhuisen#13,707 worldwide overall339.1 of 1,000 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Désirée M F M van der Heijde#9,455 worldwide overall327.2 of 922 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10André Gerardus Uitterlinden#3,947 worldwide overall313.6 of 864 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Marc G. Besselink#56,995 worldwide overall377.3 of 1,526 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hiddo J.L. Heerspink#9,271 worldwide overall288.9 of 754 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Rudolf A. de Boer#7,167 worldwide overall281.8 of 693 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Philip Scheltens#66,192 worldwide overall360.1 of 1,464 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Cornelia M. van Duijn#5,771 worldwide overall280.1 of 767 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Netherlands on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Health Sciences