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Physical Sciences research in Netherlands

Delft University of Technology ranks first in Netherlands for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#48 worldwide), followed by University of Amsterdam and University of Groningen.

Netherlands's world rank
#12
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
56k
Top-10% rate
12.3%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Delft University of TechnologyDelft #4858.313.2%10,601
2University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #10949.414.2%2,850
3University of GroningenGroningen #14346.513.0%3,225
4Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #14546.314.4%3,979
5Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #15046.010.5%5,498
6Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #21742.013.0%2,221
7Leiden UniversityLeiden #31937.814.4%2,348
8Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #32337.716.0%2,598
9Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #32937.513.2%1,952
10University of TwenteEnschede #37936.010.5%3,967
11Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #54232.114.1%864
12Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #57431.513.4%1,039
13Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific ResearchDelft #65430.18.4%691
14Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAmsterdam #83327.512.0%328
15Institute for Atomic and Molecular PhysicsAmsterdam #93826.212.8%188
16Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #1,42421.712.0%277
17University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #1,70219.814.0%158
18Centrum Wiskunde & InformaticaAmsterdam #1,73519.611.9%318
19Shell (Netherlands)The Hague #1,76819.45.9%565
20NXP (Netherlands)Eindhoven #1,89118.78.8%187
21IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationDelft #1,94818.313.9%397
22National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentDe Bilt #2,09017.613.3%198
23DeltaresDelft #2,20817.015.0%368
24KWR Water Research InstituteNieuwegein #2,23816.818.0%123
25Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #2,32916.49.3%550
26Tilburg UniversityTilburg #2,42316.011.6%509
27National Institute for Subatomic PhysicsAmsterdam #2,51515.613.1%158
28The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam #2,56415.413.6%69
29Philips (Netherlands)Amsterdam #2,60415.28.0%404
30University of Applied Sciences LeidenLeiden #2,86914.216.5%104
31Erasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdam #3,33012.611.0%71
32Royal Netherlands Meteorological InstituteDe Bilt #3,40212.314.3%193
33Netherlands Institute for Radio AstronomyDwingeloo #3,55311.97.9%227
34Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #3,59911.710.9%237
35Space Research Organisation NetherlandsLeiden #3,66511.513.9%151
36RijksmuseumAmsterdam #3,70411.47.3%80
37Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy ResearchEindhoven #4,01710.514.1%121
38Open University of the NetherlandsHeerlen #4,12410.211.7%205
39ASML (Netherlands)Veldhoven #4,3979.65.6%238
40The Hague University of Applied SciencesThe Hague #4,6958.911.9%120
41Naturalis Biodiversity CenterLeiden #5,4217.37.7%243
42Energy Research Centre of the NetherlandsPetten #5,6816.811.4%71
43TerraGroningen #5,7636.66.4%204
44Netherlands Environmental Assessment AgencyThe Hague #5,7766.625.5%72
45Rotterdam University of Applied SciencesRotterdam #5,8836.49.7%74
46Maritime Research Institute NetherlandsWageningen #5,9596.37.6%104
47Robert Bosch (Netherlands)Breda #6,0136.27.1%90
48Capgemini (Netherlands)Utrecht #6,2935.76.7%98
49Holst Centre (Netherlands)Eindhoven #6,3395.610.4%77
50SaxionEnschede #6,7035.011.2%68
51Hanze University of Applied SciencesGroningen #6,7075.09.9%79
52Amsterdam University of the ArtsAmsterdam #7,1254.313.7%107
53Chevron (Netherlands)Rotterdam #7,2104.24.7%71
54Ministry of Infrastructure and Water ManagementThe Hague #7,6503.610.8%69
55Tata Steel (Netherlands)Velsen #7,8263.310.8%97
56VSL Dutch Metrology InstituteDelft #7,8773.38.8%68
57RELX Group (Netherlands)Amsterdam #8,4232.55.8%61
58European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerAmsterdam #8,8682.010.1%71
59Climate CentreThe Hague #9,0421.88.9%69
60Nuclear Research and Consultancy GroupPetten #9,342143.06.7%64

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Netherlands?

Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté and Ewine F. van Dishoeck rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht#14,129 worldwide overall345.1 of 1,039 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté#14,502 worldwide overall320.8 of 968 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ewine F. van Dishoeck#28,700 worldwide overall337.1 of 1,179 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4H. van der Graaf#9,046 worldwide overall276.4 of 728 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ben L. Feringa#38,658 worldwide overall318.1 of 1,185 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6K. Bos#10,789 worldwide overall268.0 of 733 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Wil M. P. van der Aalst#14,429 worldwide overall282.0 of 673 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8J. F. J. van den Brand#16,388 worldwide overall270.9 of 794 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Marc T. M. Koper#5,538 worldwide overall239.5 of 572 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Egbert W. Meijer#34,941 worldwide overall271.2 of 906 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Rajamani Krishna#12,963 worldwide overall250.5 of 712 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12René A. J. Janssen#18,428 worldwide overall254.8 of 757 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Joop Schaye#11,232 worldwide overall256.7 of 596 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Bert Marc Weckhuysen#48,685 worldwide overall272.1 of 1,053 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15K. Yamauchi#5,142 worldwide overall201.3 of 454 papers here in the top 10%

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