Question 1

What is Utrecht University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Utrecht University stands highest in Social Sciences (#37 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#27 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#60 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Oceanography (Veterinary is 4.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Utrecht University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Utrecht University ranks #68 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#86 all time), and #3 of 197 in the Netherlands.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Utrecht University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, P. T. H. Pang, Corné M. J. Pieterse and Sumit Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Utrecht University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Utrecht University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Utrecht University is "Radiotherapy Plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma" (Roger Stupp, Warren P. Mason, Martin J. van den Bent et al., 2005), with 22,109 citations. Next come "A global reference for human genetic variation" (20,444) and "Minimal criteria for defining multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. The International Society for Cellular Therapy position statement" (18,014).

Question 5

Which research topics does Utrecht University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Utrecht University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Globalization, Global Warming, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease and Human Rights.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Utrecht University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 29% of research at Utrecht University is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Utrecht University's?

Accepted Answer

University of Edinburgh has the research profile closest to Utrecht University's (similarity 0.87 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Veterinary, followed by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Lund University.

Question 9

Is Utrecht University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.