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Social Sciences research in Netherlands

University of Amsterdam ranks first in Netherlands for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#13 worldwide), followed by Utrecht University and Radboud University Nijmegen.

Netherlands's world rank
#8
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
23k
Top-10% rate
17.2%
Ranked institutions
43

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 #1370.521.5%2,379
2Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #2762.117.6%2,198
3Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #4556.218.0%1,382
4University of GroningenGroningen #5853.319.2%1,803
5Leiden UniversityLeiden #6052.918.0%1,926
6Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #6452.218.5%1,398
7Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #11046.016.7%1,510
8Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAmsterdam #18939.713.1%437
9Delft University of TechnologyDelft #23137.417.0%789
10Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen #30134.427.5%517
11Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #39031.417.9%930
12Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven #44829.819.7%353
13Tilburg UniversityTilburg #46429.415.5%918
14University of TwenteEnschede #61726.119.5%471
15University of Applied Sciences UtrechtUtrecht #86822.217.6%171
16Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam #1,10919.417.4%254
17IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationDelft #1,20518.412.6%188
18Open University of the NetherlandsHeerlen #1,34917.123.1%172
19Amsterdam University Medical CentersAmsterdam #1,46416.218.1%137
20Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsUtrecht #1,57315.412.1%614
21Hague Institute for Global JusticeThe Hague #1,70014.524.3%134
22The Hague University of Applied SciencesThe Hague #1,94412.914.1%106
23University of Applied Sciences LeidenLeiden #1,98512.718.2%82
24Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law EnforcementAmsterdam #2,14111.821.7%86
25University of Humanistic StudiesUtrecht #2,27511.119.9%100
26RijksmuseumAmsterdam #2,8818.48.2%73
27RELX Group (Netherlands)Amsterdam #2,9188.37.4%83
28Social Historic Centre for LimburgMaastricht #3,1287.517.6%133
29Rotterdam University of Applied SciencesRotterdam #3,1567.410.3%78
30GGD AmsterdamAmsterdam #3,3776.610.4%78
31Amsterdam University of the ArtsAmsterdam #3,3896.517.5%66
32Wikimedia NederlandUtrecht #3,4806.24.3%102
33TerraGroningen #3,6235.811.5%123
34House of RepresentativesThe Hague #3,6325.88.9%70
35HAN University of Applied SciencesArnhem #3,6625.717.0%64
36Pro PersonaWolfheze #3,9214.97.1%72
37Asser InstituteThe Hague #3,9224.917.7%64
38Protestant Theological UniversityUtrecht #4,0414.54.1%95
39Fontys University of Applied SciencesEindhoven #4,5543.211.5%66
40African Studies CentreLeiden #4,5663.117.6%75
41Netherlands Defence AcademyBreda #4,5803.114.7%74
42Altrecht GGZUtrecht #4,7462.79.4%62
43Philips (Netherlands)Amsterdam #4,9282.29.1%63

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Netherlands?

Claes H. de Vreese, Rens Vliegenthart and Matthijs Kalmijn rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Claes H. de Vreese#6,404 worldwide overall167.9 of 331 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rens Vliegenthart#11,206 worldwide overall99.8 of 210 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Matthijs Kalmijn#17,771 worldwide overall85.3 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Maykel Verkuyten#65,642 worldwide overall95.2 of 269 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Patti M. Valkenburg#5,274 worldwide overall72.3 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Wouter van der Brug#9,791 worldwide overall69.7 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Michael Hameleers#3,239 worldwide overall66.3 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rutgerd Boelens#6,522 worldwide overall66.2 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Wilfried Admiraal#17,470 worldwide overall69.4 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Cees van der Vleuten#113,813 worldwide overall88.3 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Marinus H. van IJzendoorn#33,497 worldwide overall71.2 of 211 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Naomi Ellemers#28,506 worldwide overall66.1 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Marijn Janssen#43,168 worldwide overall66.6 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Paul A. M. Van Lange#28,500 worldwide overall60.9 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Clara H. Mulder#21,573 worldwide overall59.4 of 124 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Netherlands on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences