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Language and Linguistics research in Netherlands

Leiden University ranks first in Netherlands for Language and Linguistics research in 2022–2025 (#20 worldwide), followed by Radboud University Nijmegen and University of Groningen.

Netherlands's world rank
#11
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
729
Top-10% rate
25.1%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Language and Linguistics in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Leiden UniversityLeiden #2047.623.5%140
2Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #3836.326.5%78
3University of GroningenGroningen #4035.436.5%73
4University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #5629.526.6%77
5Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #10518.525.7%72

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

Who are the top Language and Linguistics researchers in Netherlands?

Hans Freudenthal, Penelope Brown and Jan H. Hulstijn rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Hans Freudenthal#17,477 worldwide overall242 citations · 8 works
  2. 2Penelope Brown#21,036 worldwide overall695 citations · 15 works
  3. 3Jan H. Hulstijn#33,109 worldwide overall418 citations · 16 works
  4. 4Jan‐Wouter Zwart#35,662 worldwide overall328 citations · 29 works
  5. 5Gerard J. Steen#54,412 worldwide overall232 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Michiel de Vaan#59,700 worldwide overall149 citations · 23 works
  7. 7Frederik Kortlandt#61,282 worldwide overall77 citations · 36 works
  8. 8Felix K. Ameka#62,299 worldwide overall209 citations · 13 works
  9. 9N. J. Enfield#80,033 worldwide overall310 citations · 25 works
  10. 10Tom Koole#86,848 worldwide overall137 citations · 11 works
  11. 11Stephen C. Levinson#87,452 worldwide overall460 citations · 33 works
  12. 12Olga Fischer#91,056 worldwide overall161 citations · 26 works
  13. 13Frans H. van Eemeren#100,280 worldwide overall348 citations · 10 works
  14. 14R. Harald Baayen#107,235 worldwide overall420 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Hans J. Vermeer#108,286 worldwide overall140 citations · 12 works

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Language and Linguistics