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Physics and Astronomy research in Netherlands

University of Amsterdam ranks first in Netherlands for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#41 worldwide), followed by Delft University of Technology and Radboud University Nijmegen.

Netherlands's world rank
#8
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.6k
Top-10% rate
13.3%
Ranked institutions
12

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Netherlands?

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Netherlands?

H. van der Graaf, K. Bos and J. F. J. van den Brand rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1H. van der Graaf#9,046 worldwide overall271.1 of 679 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2K. Bos#10,789 worldwide overall260.6 of 696 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3J. F. J. van den Brand#16,388 worldwide overall223.9 of 588 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Joop Schaye#11,232 worldwide overall237.3 of 540 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5K. Yamauchi#5,142 worldwide overall197.8 of 441 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ewine F. van Dishoeck#28,700 worldwide overall196.1 of 666 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Paul P. van der Werf#32,306 worldwide overall180.6 of 552 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sumit Kumar#2,680 worldwide overall156.8 of 318 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Marijn Franx#9,285 worldwide overall163.9 of 390 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10F. Hartjes#14,862 worldwide overall166.1 of 415 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Juan Rojo#1,765 worldwide overall138.1 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jörg Paul Rachen#5,306 worldwide overall141.6 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ivo Labbé#4,846 worldwide overall133.4 of 266 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Huub J. A. Röttgering#102,970 worldwide overall194.4 of 705 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Gijs Nelemans#24,774 worldwide overall138.6 of 417 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Netherlands on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy