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Engineering research in Netherlands

Delft University of Technology ranks first in Netherlands for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#64 worldwide), followed by Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Twente.

Netherlands's world rank
#21
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
20k
Top-10% rate
18.9%
Ranked institutions
32

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Delft University of TechnologyDelft #6452.722.9%5,584
2Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #23937.817.1%2,809
3University of TwenteEnschede #31434.715.8%1,884
4Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #53128.725.5%540
5University of GroningenGroningen #53928.521.8%797
6University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #90122.724.2%389
7Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #1,09220.524.8%437
8Leiden UniversityLeiden #1,22019.224.8%259
9Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #1,43517.420.3%342
10European Space Research and Technology CentreNoordwijk-Binnen #1,55716.520.0%425
11Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #1,70015.520.0%290
12Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific ResearchDelft #1,89014.314.4%349
13Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #2,00613.621.2%258
14Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #2,49511.121.6%172
15Shell (Netherlands)The Hague #2,65410.48.2%321
16University Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht #2,9259.321.9%110
17DeltaresDelft #3,0218.918.8%95
18University Medical Center GroningenGroningen #3,1338.520.9%117
19Erasmus MCRotterdam #3,2678.116.2%138
20Max Planck University of Twente Center for Complex Fluid DynamicsEnschede #3,3597.731.4%61
21Imec the NetherlandsEindhoven #3,3807.710.8%129
22Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegen #3,4037.621.5%83
23Institute for Atomic and Molecular PhysicsAmsterdam #3,5277.220.7%80
24NXP (Netherlands)Eindhoven #3,7846.415.3%134
25Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #4,0115.713.7%117
26Leiden University Medical CenterLeiden #4,0135.720.5%87
27Tilburg UniversityTilburg #4,0725.621.2%80
28Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #4,3134.921.2%69
29Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #4,5814.214.3%105
30ASML (Netherlands)Veldhoven #4,5914.26.2%138
31Maritime Research Institute NetherlandsWageningen #4,8603.514.1%79
32Tata Steel (Netherlands)Velsen #5,918130.08.6%68

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Netherlands?

Eric A.M. Klumperink, Bram Nauta and Bart van Arem rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Eric A.M. Klumperink#16,906 worldwide overall943 citations · 144 works
  2. 2Bram Nauta#24,538 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 201 works
  3. 3Bart van Arem#37,733 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 114 works
  4. 4Arjan van der Schaft#50,069 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 176 works
  5. 5Nathan van de Wouw#65,996 worldwide overall863 citations · 126 works
  6. 6W.P.M.H. Heemels#67,589 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 198 works
  7. 7J.A. Ferreira#69,244 worldwide overall676 citations · 131 works
  8. 8Miro Zeman#72,351 worldwide overall718 citations · 106 works
  9. 9Fulvio Scarano#79,382 worldwide overall636 citations · 107 works
  10. 10J.A.M. Kuipers#95,013 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 243 works
  11. 11Geert Leus#98,166 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 124 works
  12. 12Kofi A. A. Makinwa#101,505 worldwide overall659 citations · 145 works
  13. 13N.G. Deen#103,056 worldwide overall604 citations · 115 works
  14. 14Erik Schlangen#122,701 worldwide overall893 citations · 128 works
  15. 15H. de Waardt#125,837 worldwide overall329 citations · 112 works

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Engineering