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Medicine research in Netherlands

Radboud University Nijmegen ranks first in Netherlands for Medicine research in 2022-now (#30 worldwide), followed by Erasmus University Rotterdam and University of Amsterdam.

Netherlands's world rank
#6
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
51k
Top-10% rate
16.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #3062.416.6%4,506
2Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #3959.517.4%4,870
3University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #5555.718.7%2,917
4Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #5655.516.2%3,935
5Leiden UniversityLeiden #6753.516.1%3,394
6University of GroningenGroningen #7652.216.9%4,374
7Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #8750.717.1%3,390
8Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #13146.215.8%3,354
9Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #15444.417.5%1,627
10Oncode InstituteUtrecht #28937.422.0%282
11Erasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdam #31536.519.7%667
12The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam #35535.117.1%608
13Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAmsterdam #41333.520.2%171
14Delft University of TechnologyDelft #50531.215.7%572
15St. Antonius ZiekenhuisNieuwegein #58029.714.6%389
16Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #58329.614.4%422
17Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #63628.717.4%564
18Wilhelmina Children's HospitalUtrecht #69327.720.0%212
19National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentDe Bilt #72127.316.0%252
20University of TwenteEnschede #75226.814.3%589
21Princess Máxima CenterUtrecht #77926.517.5%282
22Amsterdam UMC Location University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #85625.417.1%222
23Catharina ZiekenhuisEindhoven #92924.515.7%292
24Zuyderland Medisch CentrumSittard #94924.313.5%306
25University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #97524.013.2%151
26Rijnstate HospitalArnhem #99323.814.3%217
27GGD AmsterdamAmsterdam #1,01423.515.3%228
28Emma KinderziekenhuisAmsterdam #1,05523.117.6%221
29Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #1,06323.016.7%233
30OLVGAmsterdam #1,10022.613.1%221
31SanquinAmsterdam #1,11622.515.2%166
32IsalaZwolle #1,12622.414.4%244
33Cancer Center AmsterdamAmsterdam #1,27221.021.2%172
34Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer OrganisationEindhoven #1,30020.812.7%190
35Spaarne GasthuisHaarlem #1,32520.619.9%90
36Medisch Spectrum TwenteEnschede #1,33620.515.6%174
37Medisch Centrum HaaglandenThe Hague #1,38120.116.8%185
38Amphia ZiekenhuisBreda #1,38220.114.0%154
39Maasstad ZiekenhuisRotterdam #1,38520.115.6%154
40Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis's-Hertogenbosch #1,40320.016.7%121
41Philips (Netherlands)Amsterdam #1,41419.912.5%521
42Elisabeth-TweeSteden ZiekenhuisTilburg #1,42419.814.8%163
43Máxima Medisch CentrumVeldhoven #1,53619.012.9%134
44Spaarne ZiekenhuisHoofddorp #1,54718.917.9%85
45Tilburg UniversityTilburg #1,57818.613.3%248
46Canisius-Wilhelmina ZiekenhuisNijmegen #1,59418.517.5%106
47Haga HospitalThe Hague #1,66318.114.1%150
48Medisch Centrum LeeuwardenLeeuwarden #1,75517.515.9%134
49Martini ZiekenhuisGroningen #1,99116.114.0%99
50Dialyse Centrum GroningenGroningen #2,02615.912.3%110
51Sint Franciscus GasthuisRotterdam #2,10415.518.0%112
52Dutch Cancer SocietyAmsterdam #2,15415.220.4%96
53Zimmer Biomet (Netherlands)Dordrecht #2,22714.919.3%75
54Meander Medisch CentrumAmersfoort #2,33514.315.9%86
55Netherlands Institute for Health Services ResearchUtrecht #2,33914.317.5%67
56RELX Group (Netherlands)Amsterdam #2,36414.28.4%85
57Pharmo InstituteUtrecht #2,38014.117.9%62
58Maastro ClinicMaastricht #2,38714.116.3%123
59Netherlands Heart InstituteUtrecht #2,41114.021.6%74
60Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific ResearchDelft #2,49413.610.8%98

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Netherlands?

Patrick W.J.C. Serruys, Jeroen Joost Bax and Frederik Barkhof rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Patrick W.J.C. Serruys#49,129 worldwide overall631.4 of 2,691 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jeroen Joost Bax#44,341 worldwide overall553.0 of 2,265 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Frederik Barkhof#30,423 worldwide overall503.3 of 1,775 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Albert Hofman#10,174 worldwide overall457.3 of 1,347 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ewout Willem Steyerberg#6,065 worldwide overall391.4 of 1,136 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Adriaan A. Voors#5,693 worldwide overall342.9 of 848 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Dirk J. van Veldhuisen#13,707 worldwide overall334.9 of 979 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Désirée M F M van der Heijde#9,455 worldwide overall324.5 of 914 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9M. Arfan Ikram#8,389 worldwide overall322.0 of 912 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Marc G. Besselink#56,995 worldwide overall374.2 of 1,501 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11André Gerardus Uitterlinden#3,947 worldwide overall294.5 of 825 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Rudolf A. de Boer#7,167 worldwide overall278.6 of 680 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Hiddo J.L. Heerspink#9,271 worldwide overall284.4 of 742 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Philip Scheltens#66,192 worldwide overall349.3 of 1,425 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Cornelia M. van Duijn#5,771 worldwide overall269.0 of 739 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Netherlands on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine