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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Netherlands

Leiden University ranks first in Netherlands for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022-now (#52 worldwide), followed by University of Amsterdam and Radboud University Nijmegen.

Netherlands's world rank
#9
of 49 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.3k
Top-10% rate
13.7%
Ranked institutions
7

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

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Leiden UniversityLeiden #5234.015.6%268
2University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #5732.518.3%145
3Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #8525.914.1%91
4University of GroningenGroningen #9124.718.5%119
5Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #10123.016.6%81
6Delft University of TechnologyDelft #16215.111.1%92
7Netherlands Institute for Radio AstronomyDwingeloo #2756.29.3%96

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

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Netherlands?

Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Joop Schaye and Paul P. van der Werf rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands, on their papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ewine F. van Dishoeck#28,700 worldwide overall163.5 of 542 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Joop Schaye#11,232 worldwide overall142.7 of 328 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Paul P. van der Werf#32,306 worldwide overall132.3 of 392 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4J. F. J. van den Brand#16,388 worldwide overall106.1 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Gijs Nelemans#24,774 worldwide overall118.2 of 328 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6J. V. van Heijningen#1,733 worldwide overall85.6 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Marijn Franx#9,285 worldwide overall88.0 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8S. E. de Mink#18,273 worldwide overall83.2 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ivo Labbé#4,846 worldwide overall77.2 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10P. T. H. Pang#904 worldwide overall72.3 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jörg Paul Rachen#5,306 worldwide overall77.4 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Michael V. Maseda#2,713 worldwide overall72.1 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jason W. T. Hessels#29,531 worldwide overall80.3 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14R. J. Bouwens#18,000 worldwide overall74.2 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Huub J. A. Röttgering#102,970 worldwide overall107.4 of 412 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Netherlands on their work in Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 Astronomy and Astrophysics