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Life Sciences research in Netherlands

Wageningen University & Research ranks first in Netherlands for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#111 worldwide), followed by Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam.

Netherlands's world rank
#11
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
25k
Top-10% rate
26.9%
Ranked institutions
49

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
1Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #11147.537.4%2,955
2Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #12845.930.1%1,360
3University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #18241.929.2%1,038
4Leiden University Medical CenterLeiden #18541.824.3%953
5University of GroningenGroningen #19141.428.2%1,300
6Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #21740.027.0%1,164
7Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #23039.325.3%870
8University Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht #25738.127.2%649
9Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #29136.728.0%964
10Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #29636.523.6%908
11University Medical Center GroningenGroningen #30536.225.1%705
12Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegen #32935.326.9%635
13Erasmus MCRotterdam #35634.524.4%756
14Oncode InstituteUtrecht #36834.137.7%252
15Leiden UniversityLeiden #40033.130.1%724
16Delft University of TechnologyDelft #64327.923.7%673
17Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #69527.025.7%444
18Amsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdam #73826.330.3%304
19The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam #76325.929.2%210
20Radboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesNijmegen #89124.231.7%188
21Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #1,08022.123.1%370
22Maastricht University Medical CentreMaastricht #1,50818.324.1%208
23Princess Máxima CenterUtrecht #1,63017.525.3%126
24Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceAmsterdam #1,68217.131.4%127
25Erasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdam #1,86416.028.9%143
26National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentDe Bilt #1,91515.727.1%167
27SanquinAmsterdam #2,03015.023.7%65
28University of TwenteEnschede #2,05514.923.5%314
29Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAmsterdam #2,06714.842.4%64
30Centre for Human Drug ResearchLeiden #2,37913.222.4%119
31University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #2,61112.229.4%77
32Tilburg UniversityTilburg #2,63612.124.9%159
33Netherlands Metabolomics CentreUtrecht #2,87011.232.2%60
34Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #2,87111.126.9%80
35Amsterdam UMC Location University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #2,92310.922.0%63
36Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #3,15910.130.2%88
37Emma KinderziekenhuisAmsterdam #3,2189.924.6%70
38Naturalis Biodiversity CenterLeiden #3,2729.714.4%310
39Netherlands Institute of EcologyWageningen #3,5308.947.5%96
40Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #3,7558.211.1%193
41University of Applied Sciences LeidenLeiden #4,1037.229.1%83
42Graduate School Experimental Plant SciencesWageningen #4,1667.047.0%93
43Max Planck Institute for PsycholinguisticsNijmegen #4,6445.830.0%70
44Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s HospitalRotterdam #4,6475.823.0%60
45Academic Center for Dentistry AmsterdamAmsterdam #4,9825.017.0%61
46DSM (Netherlands)Heerlen #5,4134.119.5%64
47Food & Nutrition's-Hertogenbosch #6,1822.610.1%130
48Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity InstituteUtrecht #6,6751.717.3%102
49TerraGroningen #7,43454.03.4%66

Institutions in Netherlands above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Netherlands?

Hans Clevers, Albert Hofman and André G. Uitterlinden rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Hans Clevers#777 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 88 works
  2. 2Albert Hofman#1,194 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 83 works
  3. 3André G. Uitterlinden#1,968 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 183 works
  4. 4Lude Franke#2,213 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 76 works
  5. 5Jouke‐Jan Hottenga#2,347 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 67 works
  6. 6René Bernards#2,624 worldwide overall2k citations · 80 works
  7. 7Gonneke Willemsen#2,937 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 78 works
  8. 8Cornelia M. van Duijn#3,406 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 186 works
  9. 9Wim H. van der Putten#3,512 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 71 works
  10. 10Brenda W.J.H. Penninx#3,593 worldwide overall4k citations · 111 works
  11. 11Leo A. B. Joosten#4,447 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 79 works
  12. 12Daniëlle Posthuma#5,311 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 70 works
  13. 13Eco J. C. de Geus#5,447 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 95 works
  14. 14Peter Devilee#5,490 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 72 works
  15. 15Fernando Rivadeneira#5,779 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 78 works

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Life Sciences