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Social Sciences research in Netherlands

University of Amsterdam ranks first in Netherlands for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#10 worldwide), followed by Leiden University and Utrecht University.

Netherlands's world rank
#12
of 151 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
23k
Top-10% rate
31.4%
Ranked institutions
48

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #1073.739.0%2,339
2Leiden UniversityLeiden #4157.630.6%1,861
3Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #4257.334.0%2,114
4University of GroningenGroningen #6851.838.1%1,640
5Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #9148.532.5%1,264
6Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #9747.831.1%1,476
7Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #10147.336.4%1,301
8Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #14543.236.0%908
9Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #20439.348.9%517
10Delft University of TechnologyDelft #24937.037.0%788
11Tilburg UniversityTilburg #33333.729.8%918
12University of TwenteEnschede #34533.338.6%471
13Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #58327.340.2%337
14Open University of the NetherlandsHeerlen #70525.141.1%172
15University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #82423.336.2%171
16Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #1,05920.515.4%614
17Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #1,28318.335.3%254
18Hague Institute for Global JusticeThe Hague #1,70415.141.8%134
19Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegen #1,79614.435.2%88
20TerraGroningen #2,13512.513.9%123
21The Hague University of Applied SciencesThe Hague #2,24511.932.8%106
22Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #2,33011.529.9%137
23HAN University of Applied SciencesArnhem #2,53310.526.6%64
24Amsterdam University of the ArtsAmsterdam #2,7319.733.1%66
25University Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht #2,7499.631.7%80
26International Institute of Social HistoryAmsterdam #2,7619.527.4%180
27Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic InstituteThe Hague #3,0088.637.2%76
28University Medical Center GroningenGroningen #3,1098.231.7%87
29Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law EnforcementAmsterdam #3,2717.645.3%86
30University of Applied Sciences LeidenLeiden #3,4237.128.7%82
31Erasmus MCRotterdam #3,4846.932.7%89
32University of Humanistic StudiesUtrecht #3,8025.931.7%100
33Leiden University Medical CenterLeiden #3,9545.428.2%64
34Fontys University of Applied SciencesEindhoven #4,1005.024.9%66
35Netherlands Defence AcademyBreda #4,1834.826.5%74
36African Studies CentreLeiden #4,2014.721.6%75
37Asser InstituteThe Hague #4,3134.431.1%64
38Rotterdam University of Applied SciencesRotterdam #4,6763.518.3%78
39GGD AmsterdamAmsterdam #4,7103.415.3%78
40RijksmuseumAmsterdam #4,7963.27.8%73
41RELX Group (Netherlands)Amsterdam #5,5151.66.9%83
42NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide StudiesAmsterdam #5,607145.011.6%67
43Pro PersonaWolfheze #5,679130.07.3%72
44Altrecht GGZUtrecht #5,93779.09.5%62
45House of RepresentativesThe Hague #5,96374.06.7%70
46Protestant Theological UniversityUtrecht #6,09050.04.6%95
47Social Historic Centre for LimburgMaastricht #6,21627.01.7%133
48Wikimedia NederlandUtrecht #6,3473.00.4%102

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Netherlands?

Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, S. Musterd and Claes H. de Vreese rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Marinus H. van IJzendoorn#12,036 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 79 works
  2. 2S. Musterd#13,355 worldwide overall638 citations · 79 works
  3. 3Claes H. de Vreese#14,241 worldwide overall1k citations · 113 works
  4. 4Greg Richards#27,687 worldwide overall476 citations · 80 works
  5. 5Paul A. Kirschner#41,918 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 100 works
  6. 6Elspeth Guild#48,236 worldwide overall299 citations · 153 works
  7. 7Joke Voogt#75,404 worldwide overall446 citations · 88 works
  8. 8Bert Creemers#143,357 worldwide overall382 citations · 89 works
  9. 9Monique Volman#166,237 worldwide overall309 citations · 81 works
  10. 10Dimitry Kochenov#197,413 worldwide overall145 citations · 143 works
  11. 11Maarten van Ham#257,294 worldwide overall426 citations · 102 works
  12. 12Piet Rietveld#310,712 worldwide overall1k citations · 94 works
  13. 13Harry Timmermans#447,996 worldwide overall794 citations · 98 works
  14. 14J.M.M. Smits#470,074 worldwide overall244 citations · 84 works
  15. 15Ramses A. Wessel#543,768 worldwide overall78 citations · 142 works

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Social Sciences