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Social Sciences research in Netherlands

University of Amsterdam ranks first in Netherlands for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#17 worldwide), followed by Utrecht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Netherlands's world rank
#7
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
52k
Top-10% rate
16.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #1769.119.5%4,680
2Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #3760.616.6%4,502
3Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #4558.517.4%3,349
4University of GroningenGroningen #5256.918.1%4,050
5Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #5456.516.5%3,168
6Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #5556.316.3%3,392
7Leiden UniversityLeiden #9650.217.2%3,668
8Delft University of TechnologyDelft #18942.816.8%1,988
9Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #24939.824.2%1,051
10Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAmsterdam #26439.213.1%770
11Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #30337.716.7%2,202
12Tilburg UniversityTilburg #32137.015.3%2,307
13Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #35835.917.3%1,043
14University of TwenteEnschede #45633.218.0%1,189
15University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #87926.115.5%356
16Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #1,03124.317.4%497
17Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #1,07023.915.7%508
18IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationDelft #1,47320.411.7%290
19Open University of the NetherlandsHeerlen #1,53820.017.6%492
20University of Applied Sciences LeidenLeiden #1,59119.617.6%178
21Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #1,64219.210.9%1,232
22The Hague University of Applied SciencesThe Hague #2,40315.112.8%189
23Rotterdam University of Applied SciencesRotterdam #2,61114.211.2%183
24HAN University of Applied SciencesArnhem #2,63214.115.3%151
25Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific ResearchDelft #2,68113.913.7%148
26Hague Institute for Global JusticeThe Hague #2,69713.823.9%165
27GGD AmsterdamAmsterdam #2,90213.011.7%189
28University of Humanistic StudiesUtrecht #3,00712.617.8%172
29Wikimedia NederlandUtrecht #3,08412.43.0%192
30Social Historic Centre for LimburgMaastricht #3,17612.113.0%293
31National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentDe Bilt #3,18912.017.6%93
32Amsterdam University of the ArtsAmsterdam #3,33411.517.5%128
33RijksmuseumAmsterdam #3,54510.99.0%178
34RELX Group (Netherlands)Amsterdam #3,54910.88.8%169
35Tinbergen InstituteRotterdam #3,61410.612.4%180
36Stenden University of Applied SciencesLeeuwarden #3,72910.314.6%119
37Nyenrode Business UniversityBreukelen #3,83210.013.7%175
38Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law EnforcementAmsterdam #3,9369.719.8%114
39House of RepresentativesThe Hague #4,0649.49.1%124
40Pro PersonaWolfheze #4,1219.28.8%154
41University of the Arts UtrechtUtrecht #4,1749.120.1%76
42Protestant Theological UniversityUtrecht #4,2208.96.8%193
43Breda University of Applied SciencesBreda #4,3498.615.9%104
44Altrecht GGZUtrecht #4,4888.39.9%132
45Maastricht School of ManagementMaastricht #4,5818.117.6%152
46TerraGroningen #4,6198.09.4%198
47Fontys University of Applied SciencesEindhoven #4,8027.512.7%118
48Asser InstituteThe Hague #4,9737.216.5%83
49Netherlands Defence AcademyBreda #5,0157.113.9%105
50Philips (Netherlands)Amsterdam #5,1756.78.5%157
51Huisarts en WetenschapUtrecht #5,2606.65.4%105
52African Studies CentreLeiden #5,3626.315.7%111
53Windesheim University of Applied SciencesZwolle #5,7155.611.9%100
54Hanze University of Applied SciencesGroningen #5,9515.218.2%97
55Stichting tot Steun VCVGZEde #5,9655.29.1%82
56SaxionEnschede #6,1344.913.6%76
57De Nederlandsche BankAmsterdam #6,3914.410.8%126
58Zuyd University of Applied SciencesHeerlen #6,7153.917.0%60
59Centrum Wiskunde & InformaticaAmsterdam #6,8923.612.5%63
60Avans University of Applied SciencesBreda #6,9623.511.0%69

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Netherlands?

Pim Cuijpers, Arnold B. Bakker and Claes H. de Vreese rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Pim Cuijpers#1,053 worldwide overall388.1 of 874 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Arnold B. Bakker#298 worldwide overall246.7 of 438 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Claes H. de Vreese#6,404 worldwide overall187.8 of 386 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Wilmar B. Schaufeli#4,219 worldwide overall176.9 of 350 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Marinus H. van IJzendoorn#33,497 worldwide overall184.2 of 672 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Brenda W.J.H. Penninx#2,624 worldwide overall159.4 of 434 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jim van Os#67,515 worldwide overall170.0 of 600 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Daan van Knippenberg#6,408 worldwide overall136.3 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Wim Meeus#34,884 worldwide overall133.3 of 392 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Wil M. P. van der Aalst#14,429 worldwide overall163.1 of 580 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg#23,175 worldwide overall133.8 of 410 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Patti M. Valkenburg#5,274 worldwide overall113.6 of 236 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Frank C. Verhulst#29,999 worldwide overall129.2 of 438 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Rens Vliegenthart#11,206 worldwide overall110.0 of 247 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Evangelia Demerouti#1,644 worldwide overall105.5 of 208 papers here in the top 10%

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