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Life Sciences research in Netherlands

Radboud University Nijmegen ranks first in Netherlands for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#66 worldwide), followed by Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research.

Netherlands's world rank
#9
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
25k
Top-10% rate
13.9%
Ranked institutions
35

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #6652.214.9%1,986
2Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #8249.715.5%2,052
3Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #9248.417.8%2,955
4Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAmsterdam #11146.317.1%477
5University of GroningenGroningen #12145.313.3%2,008
6University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #14643.114.5%1,424
7Leiden UniversityLeiden #17141.312.8%1,678
8Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #21338.813.2%1,260
9Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #22938.013.7%1,044
10Oncode InstituteUtrecht #27136.120.5%252
11Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #41631.213.6%870
12Delft University of TechnologyDelft #43130.811.8%683
13Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #49729.212.6%1,116
14The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam #49929.117.7%210
15Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #51928.711.7%370
16National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentDe Bilt #91722.215.6%167
17Erasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdam #1,00421.115.1%143
18University of TwenteEnschede #1,02920.913.2%314
19University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #1,13919.716.0%77
20Naturalis Biodiversity CenterLeiden #1,18719.27.0%310
21University of Applied Sciences LeidenLeiden #1,25718.614.1%83
22Princess Máxima CenterUtrecht #1,29218.314.7%126
23Netherlands Metabolomics CentreUtrecht #1,39417.419.0%60
24Graduate School Experimental Plant SciencesWageningen #1,49216.620.0%93
25SanquinAmsterdam #1,71215.111.5%65
26Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #1,75914.714.3%88
27Amsterdam UMC Location University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #1,77714.612.5%63
28Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #1,86014.16.8%193
29Emma KinderziekenhuisAmsterdam #2,33211.512.2%70
30DSM (Netherlands)Heerlen #2,43911.011.8%64
31Tilburg UniversityTilburg #2,6979.913.7%159
32Philips (Netherlands)Amsterdam #2,9648.89.5%81
33Centre for Human Drug ResearchLeiden #3,3107.513.3%119
34Food & Nutrition's-Hertogenbosch #3,3867.35.0%130
35TerraGroningen #4,9113.07.0%66

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Netherlands?

Hans C. Clevers, André Gerardus Uitterlinden and Cornelia M. van Duijn rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Hans C. Clevers#12 worldwide overall285.1 of 506 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2André Gerardus Uitterlinden#3,947 worldwide overall283.4 of 733 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Cornelia M. van Duijn#5,771 worldwide overall266.3 of 750 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Willem M. de Vos#2,851 worldwide overall248.9 of 619 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Mihai Gheorghe Netea#3,810 worldwide overall240.4 of 666 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Dorret Irene Boomsma#26,501 worldwide overall230.4 of 731 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Cisca Wijmenga#3,725 worldwide overall176.0 of 394 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Marcel Dicke#19,765 worldwide overall194.5 of 604 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Brenda W.J.H. Penninx#2,624 worldwide overall174.2 of 456 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Leo A. B. Joosten#7,028 worldwide overall166.4 of 447 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Fernando Rivadeneira#4,440 worldwide overall145.3 of 325 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Albert Hofman#950 worldwide overall138.5 of 292 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Lude Franke#1,084 worldwide overall133.4 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Corné M. J. Pieterse#2,072 worldwide overall128.5 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15K.E. Giller#27,547 worldwide overall157.3 of 479 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Netherlands on their work in Life 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 Life Sciences