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Physical Sciences research in Netherlands

Delft University of Technology ranks first in Netherlands for Physical Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#102 worldwide), followed by Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam.

Netherlands's world rank
#21
of 157 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
56k
Top-10% rate
22.4%
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 #10251.123.3%10,485
2Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #13847.926.9%3,334
3University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #26041.227.4%2,654
4Leiden UniversityLeiden #28840.228.2%2,041
5Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #29240.018.4%5,490
6University of GroningenGroningen #29340.024.2%2,926
7University of TwenteEnschede #39336.918.9%3,967
8Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #39936.725.3%1,922
9Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #58032.830.1%2,598
10Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #61132.223.1%1,798
11QuTechDelft #1,06726.343.1%109
12Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #1,34023.925.6%951
13Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegen #1,74121.127.1%280
14Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific ResearchDelft #1,76521.015.3%691
15Royal Netherlands Meteorological InstituteDe Bilt #1,78320.930.8%193
16DeltaresDelft #1,89520.326.4%368
17Institute for Atomic and Molecular PhysicsAmsterdam #2,13619.020.2%188
18University Medical Center GroningenGroningen #2,17718.822.6%296
19Tilburg UniversityTilburg #2,19418.724.4%509
20University Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht #2,22818.525.0%296
21Radboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesNijmegen #2,38617.829.6%143
22Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #2,43517.617.7%550
23Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchDen Burg #2,56317.128.2%299
24Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #2,58917.025.5%551
25European Space Research and Technology CentreNoordwijk-Binnen #2,79816.118.8%789
26Space Research Organisation NetherlandsLeiden #2,90615.724.6%151
27University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #3,16714.827.0%158
28Leiden University Medical CenterLeiden #3,48213.826.9%280
29Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #3,56913.623.0%237
30Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #3,57213.621.9%277
31IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationDelft #3,66713.325.9%283
32Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid DynamicsEnschede #3,74013.132.8%99
33Centrum Wiskunde & InformaticaAmsterdam #3,84812.819.4%318
34National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentDe Bilt #3,89112.624.8%198
35National Institute for Subatomic PhysicsAmsterdam #4,04212.237.8%158
36Shell (Netherlands)The Hague #4,17411.99.7%565
37Erasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdam #4,34111.521.7%71
38Erasmus MCRotterdam #4,67510.722.4%299
39University of Applied Sciences LeidenLeiden #4,68410.729.9%104
40The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam #4,86010.322.8%69
41Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography (Netherlands)Amsterdam #4,92310.212.4%85
42Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy ResearchEindhoven #5,1079.829.1%121
43Netherlands Institute for Radio AstronomyDwingeloo #5,1859.617.1%227
44Netherlands Environmental Assessment AgencyThe Hague #5,4009.252.3%72
45ASML (Netherlands)Veldhoven #5,6458.77.6%209
46Open University of the NetherlandsHeerlen #5,8758.322.7%205
47Naturalis Biodiversity CenterLeiden #6,0228.018.2%243
48Climate CentreThe Hague #6,0688.019.6%69
49Maastricht University Medical CentreMaastricht #6,7316.923.9%89
50Imec the NetherlandsEindhoven #7,1506.210.9%213
51Energy Research Centre of the NetherlandsPetten #7,3266.027.3%71
52VSL Dutch Metrology InstituteDelft #7,4765.813.2%68
53KWR Water Research InstituteNieuwegein #7,6975.423.5%123
54Holst Centre (Netherlands)Eindhoven #7,8945.215.4%77
55RijksmuseumAmsterdam #8,1324.916.0%80
56Tata Steel (Netherlands)Velsen #8,1524.811.4%97
57Netherlands Institute of EcologyWageningen #8,2114.833.7%102
58NXP (Netherlands)Eindhoven #8,4634.415.6%187
59Philips (Netherlands)Amsterdam #8,7544.116.3%89
60Hanze University of Applied SciencesGroningen #8,8654.022.1%79

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Netherlands?

Wil M. P. van der Aalst, J. F. J. van den Brand and Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Wil M. P. van der Aalst#736 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 303 works
  2. 2J. F. J. van den Brand#23,247 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 263 works
  3. 3Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté#28,441 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 260 works
  4. 4G. Blasse#42,099 worldwide overall2k citations · 271 works
  5. 5H. Falcke#47,036 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 348 works
  6. 6Arjan van der Schaft#50,069 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 273 works
  7. 7G. Bauer#77,123 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 346 works
  8. 8G. Raven#80,284 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 764 works
  9. 9Ben L. Feringa#83,154 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 300 works
  10. 10J.A.M. Kuipers#95,013 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 291 works
  11. 11H. J. A. Röttgering#124,830 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 280 works
  12. 12W. Hulsbergen#154,987 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 284 works
  13. 13J. Th. M. De Hosson#168,982 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 263 works
  14. 14Detlef Lohse#175,805 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 383 works
  15. 15Anthony L. Spek#176,273 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 293 works

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