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Law research in Netherlands

University of Amsterdam ranks first in Netherlands for Law research in 2022–2025 (#23 worldwide), followed by Leiden University and Utrecht University.

Netherlands's world rank
#7
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1k
Top-10% rate
21.0%
Ranked institutions
9

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

What is the best university for Law in Netherlands?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AmsterdamAmsterdam #2348.327.3%102
2Leiden UniversityLeiden #2546.925.7%112
3Utrecht UniversityUtrecht #5833.123.0%102
4Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam #7728.426.4%64
5University of GroningenGroningen #8626.631.0%83
6Tilburg UniversityTilburg #9624.821.8%102
7Maastricht UniversityMaastricht #14518.026.1%66
8Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen #19213.315.4%62
9Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam #3204.916.0%61

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

Who are the top Law researchers in Netherlands?

Erhard Blankenburg, Elspeth Guild and J.H. Gerards rank highest among researchers based in Netherlands.

  1. 1Erhard Blankenburg#28,080 worldwide overall201 citations · 14 works
  2. 2Elspeth Guild#48,236 worldwide overall299 citations · 13 works
  3. 3J.H. Gerards#55,871 worldwide overall83 citations · 23 works
  4. 4Joanne van der Leun#61,126 worldwide overall125 citations · 13 works
  5. 5P.B. Hugenholtz#67,468 worldwide overall86 citations · 18 works
  6. 6Kees van den Bos#76,962 worldwide overall451 citations · 17 works
  7. 7Jaap Hage#77,261 worldwide overall100 citations · 10 works
  8. 8Frans L. Leeuw#80,164 worldwide overall189 citations · 17 works
  9. 9Paul Nieuwbeerta#92,067 worldwide overall190 citations · 9 works
  10. 10Frans H. van Eemeren#100,280 worldwide overall348 citations · 10 works
  11. 11André Nollkaemper#115,807 worldwide overall109 citations · 10 works
  12. 12Lisa Waddington#140,849 worldwide overall49 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Martin Senftleben#167,085 worldwide overall57 citations · 15 works
  14. 14J. Hallebeek#173,043 worldwide overall16 citations · 11 works
  15. 15P.E. Minderhoud#183,045 worldwide overall12 citations · 24 works

How Netherlands compares with other countries in Law