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Delft University of Technology

In research, Delft University of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#102 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#64 of 6,636 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#46 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth-Surface Processes, Architecture and Software — Earth-Surface Processes is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#140
of 28,054 · #85 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#3
of 237
Research works
90k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5M
28.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Delft University of Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #102 of 12,888 23.3%10,485 #52
EngineeringField #64 of 6,636 22.9%5,584 #17
Environmental ScienceField #46 of 3,551 27.9%1,071 #47
Computer ScienceField #72 of 4,667 25.5%1,642 #43
Social SciencesDomain #226 of 10,521 34.5%1,983 #185
Building and ConstructionSubfield #13 of 422 23.9%339 #4
Physics and AstronomyField #58 of 1,646 23.4%518 #48
Social SciencesField #249 of 6,365 37.0%788 #239
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #75 of 1,884 27.2%602 #65
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #33 of 795 41.9%612 #11

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Delft University of Technology sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#52 #102
  2. Engineering#17 #64
  3. Environmental Science#47 #46
  4. Computer Science#43 #72
  5. Social Sciences#185 #226
  6. Building and Construction#4 #13
  7. Physics and Astronomy#48 #58
  8. Social Sciences#239 #249
  9. Artificial Intelligence#65 #75
  10. Aerospace Engineering#11 #33
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Delft University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth-Surface Processes takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 112.5 works6.9×
  2. ArchitectureSubfield · 30.8 works5.7×
  3. SoftwareSubfield · 39.1 works4.4×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 345.6 works4.3×
  5. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 338.6 works4.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 129 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 330 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 196 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.36× its world share, 114 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 116 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 1,642 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 512 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.57× its world share, 199 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.71× its world share, 5,584 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 1,071 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 520 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 210 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.69× its world share, 518 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 132 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 472 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 157 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 314 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 260 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 154 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 310 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 788 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Delft University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Marijn Janssen, P. Dorenbos and Cees Dekker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Delft University of Technology.

  1. 1 Marijn Janssen Netherlands · #5,574 worldwide 1.6k citations · 171 works
  2. 2 P. Dorenbos Netherlands · #6,224 worldwide 1.3k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Cees Dekker Netherlands · #9,670 worldwide 1.3k citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Qing Wang Netherlands · #9,770 worldwide 574 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Pieter Jan Stappers Netherlands · #11,375 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Lieven M. K. Vandersypen Netherlands · #14,129 worldwide 945 citations · 78 works
  7. 7 F.C.T. van der Helm Netherlands · #15,186 worldwide 603 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Andrew Hale Netherlands · #16,882 worldwide 377 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Leo P. Kouwenhoven Netherlands · #19,195 worldwide 936 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Dick Epema Netherlands · #20,956 worldwide 525 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Delft University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Delft University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Climate Change, Large-Eddy Simulation, Neural Networks and Turbulent Flow.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning711▲ 1.51×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning690▲ 1.53×86 topics
  3. Sustainability553▲ 1.65×84 topics
  4. Climate Change513▲ 1.38×89 topics
  5. Renewable Energy490▲ 2.5×47 topics
  6. Neural Networks372▲ 1.75×38 topics
  7. Remote Sensing311▲ 1.83×33 topics
  8. Environmental Impact300▲ 1.28×58 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency231▲ 1.78×39 topics
  10. Heat Transfer227▲ 3.3×18 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties224▲ 1.67×39 topics
  12. Big Data203▲ 1.63×29 topics
  13. Large-Eddy Simulation203▲ 7.7×5 topics
  14. Optimization191▲ 3.0×26 topics
  15. Autonomous Vehicles169▲ 5.9×5 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks168▲ 2.6×9 topics
  17. Smart Grid160▲ 3.1×10 topics
  18. Turbulent Flow157▲ 9.6×4 topics
  19. Air Quality156▲ 6.2×6 topics
  20. Model Predictive Control154▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Power Electronics153▲ 3.4×8 topics
  22. CFD Simulation143▲ 9.0×5 topics
  23. Additive Manufacturing142▲ 3.3×8 topics
  24. Nonlinear Systems137▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Collision Avoidance132▲ 5.2×4 topics
  26. Numerical Simulation131▲ 3.2×14 topics
  27. Fluid-Structure Interaction128▲ 6.1×6 topics
  28. Driver Behavior124▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Hydrological Modeling123▲ 3.8×5 topics
  30. Aerodynamics120▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Sediment Transport119▲ 5.4×5 topics
  32. Emissions111▲ 4.1×6 topics
  33. Sea-Level Rise103▲ 6.5×5 topics
  34. Boundary Layer100▲ 5.9×4 topics
  35. Human Factors94▲ 8.9×3 topics
  36. Offshore Wind Farms93▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Flow Control92▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Travel Behavior91▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Participatory Design84▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Wave Modeling82▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Delft University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Human-Automation Interac…74Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 74 fractional worksTransportation Planning …69Transportation Planning and Optimization: 69 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 67 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…66Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 66 fractional worksWind Energy Research and…66Wind Energy Research and Development: 66 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 61 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 59 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies59Wind and Air Flow Studies: 59 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 57 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 55 fractional works
Social PsychologyTransportationComputational MechanicsSafety Research4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 74 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 69 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 67 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 66 works
  5. 5 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 66 works
  6. 6 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 61 works
  7. 7 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 59 works
  8. 8 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 59 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 57 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 55 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Delft University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.