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Psychology research in Netherlands

University of Amsterdam ranks first in Netherlands for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#36 worldwide), followed by University of Groningen and Tilburg University.

Netherlands's world rank
#9
of 109 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9.7k
Top-10% rate
29.9%
Ranked institutions
25

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #3653.434.4%729
2University of GroningenGroningen #3952.333.2%621
3Tilburg UniversityTilburg #4151.732.3%458
4Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #5448.133.7%650
5Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #5647.630.1%643
6Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #7444.033.3%665
7Leiden UniversityLeiden #13835.930.8%413
8Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #16733.430.6%444
9Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #17532.830.8%422
10Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #20231.033.7%197
11Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #33224.530.3%251
12Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #37822.815.8%167
13Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegen #45220.531.2%124
14University of TwenteEnschede #51818.731.5%221
15Leiden University Medical CenterLeiden #51918.726.7%125
16Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #53718.239.5%108
17Delft University of TechnologyDelft #54618.031.4%310
18Open University of the NetherlandsHeerlen #64215.931.2%142
19University Medical Center GroningenGroningen #73714.130.4%175
20University Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht #85012.330.2%87
21Erasmus MCRotterdam #91711.328.4%137
22Max Planck Institute for PsycholinguisticsNijmegen #95210.837.7%84
23Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #1,1648.237.2%92
24University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #1,2597.228.1%82
25Amsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdam #1,2727.032.2%62

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Netherlands?

Wilmar B. Schaufeli, Arnold B. Bakker and Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Wilmar B. Schaufeli#130 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 57 works
  2. 2Arnold B. Bakker#293 worldwide overall6k citations · 45 works
  3. 3Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer#645 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 29 works
  4. 4Fred Paas#2,602 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 59 works
  5. 5Gonneke Willemsen#2,937 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 20 works
  6. 6Linda Steg#2,948 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 20 works
  7. 7Brenda W.J.H. Penninx#3,593 worldwide overall4k citations · 96 works
  8. 8Denny Borsboom#4,855 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 24 works
  9. 9Eco J. C. de Geus#5,447 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 28 works
  10. 10Hans W. Hoek#5,974 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 34 works
  11. 11Johan Ormel#6,893 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 47 works
  12. 12Pim Cuijpers#7,334 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 158 works
  13. 13Daniël Lakens#8,900 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 22 works
  14. 14Robert A. Schoevers#9,297 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 37 works
  15. 15Russell Spears#9,514 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 27 works

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Psychology