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Health Professions research in Netherlands

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ranks first in Netherlands for Health Professions research in 2022–2025 (#103 worldwide), followed by University of Amsterdam and Radboud University Nijmegen.

Netherlands's world rank
#15
of 108 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.1k
Top-10% rate
25.5%
Ranked institutions
24

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #10338.731.3%273
2University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #11637.231.1%259
3Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #12736.026.7%265
4Delft University of TechnologyDelft #16032.940.5%132
5University of GroningenGroningen #18930.731.4%218
6Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #21429.126.0%371
7Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegen #21628.928.7%161
8University of TwenteEnschede #21928.831.1%95
9Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #22028.734.3%273
10Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #22728.330.7%248
11Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #29724.734.6%62
12Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #31524.028.2%225
13Leiden University Medical CenterLeiden #35522.424.6%161
14University Medical Center GroningenGroningen #36422.027.1%159
15Erasmus MCRotterdam #37321.728.2%166
16Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #45519.137.9%79
17Leiden UniversityLeiden #51517.530.5%124
18University Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht #58415.825.7%140
19Tilburg UniversityTilburg #66914.028.2%147
20Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #1,0957.511.7%89
21Wikimedia NederlandUtrecht #1,1137.30.2%60
22National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentDe Bilt #1,2345.920.5%61
23University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #1,4383.916.9%86
24RELX Group (Netherlands)Amsterdam #1,780106.02.6%72

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Netherlands?

Maarten J. Postma, Wilmar B. Schaufeli and Arnold B. Bakker rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Maarten J. Postma#90 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 30 works
  2. 2Wilmar B. Schaufeli#130 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 67 works
  3. 3Arnold B. Bakker#293 worldwide overall6k citations · 39 works
  4. 4Jos M. G. A. Schols#1,054 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 31 works
  5. 5L.M. Bouter#2,286 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 18 works
  6. 6Bert Brunekreef#4,093 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 20 works
  7. 7Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert#4,841 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 25 works
  8. 8Pim Cuijpers#7,334 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 33 works
  9. 9Helmut Brand#8,580 worldwide overall938 citations · 26 works
  10. 10Aartjan T.F. Beekman#13,608 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 22 works
  11. 11I.L.D. Houtman#14,765 worldwide overall497 citations · 30 works
  12. 12Maurits W. van Tulder#15,025 worldwide overall1k citations · 23 works
  13. 13Judith Rietjens#15,275 worldwide overall464 citations · 17 works
  14. 14Johannes Brug#16,502 worldwide overall933 citations · 15 works
  15. 15Andrew Hale#16,882 worldwide overall377 citations · 22 works

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Health Professions