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Neuroscience research in Netherlands

Radboud University Nijmegen ranks first in Netherlands for Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#120 worldwide), followed by University of Groningen and University of Amsterdam.

Netherlands's world rank
#14
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.3k
Top-10% rate
23.6%
Ranked institutions
20

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #12032.226.8%478
2University of GroningenGroningen #13930.122.0%332
3University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #14529.529.2%300
4Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #16228.020.4%340
5Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #17027.326.4%368
6Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #18326.226.6%295
7Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #25421.623.5%191
8University Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht #27520.523.4%148
9University Medical Center GroningenGroningen #28619.922.1%150
10Leiden University Medical CenterLeiden #30519.017.5%164
11Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegen #31418.627.1%157
12Erasmus MCRotterdam #32518.119.6%152
13Amsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdam #36616.428.9%125
14Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #40714.923.2%137
15Leiden UniversityLeiden #41814.623.3%157
16Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceAmsterdam #46413.132.8%86
17Delft University of TechnologyDelft #7456.419.1%196
18Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #7506.321.7%123
19Tilburg UniversityTilburg #8724.125.3%120
20University of TwenteEnschede #9123.520.6%108

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Netherlands?

Jan J. Koenderink, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx and Christian F. Beckmann rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Jan J. Koenderink#2,893 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 45 works
  2. 2Brenda W.J.H. Penninx#3,593 worldwide overall4k citations · 52 works
  3. 3Christian F. Beckmann#4,042 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 39 works
  4. 4Daniëlle Posthuma#5,311 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 18 works
  5. 5Eco J. C. de Geus#5,447 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 31 works
  6. 6Cornelis J. Stam#8,679 worldwide overall794 citations · 49 works
  7. 7Gert Jan Lammers#9,969 worldwide overall695 citations · 30 works
  8. 8Pascal Fries#10,195 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 35 works
  9. 9Henning Tiemeier#12,889 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 21 works
  10. 10Dorret I. Boomsma#13,787 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 40 works
  11. 11Andreas Daffertshofer#13,957 worldwide overall761 citations · 20 works
  12. 12Barbara Franke#14,487 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 45 works
  13. 13Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol#14,623 worldwide overall814 citations · 22 works
  14. 14Sebastiaan Overeem#16,497 worldwide overall578 citations · 30 works
  15. 15Ruud M. Buijs#16,949 worldwide overall744 citations · 46 works

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Neuroscience