Universities by Research h-index in Netherlands
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Groningen194,738 works
1,372
2University of Amsterdam223,596 works
1,213
3Utrecht University245,976 works
1,156
4Radboud University Nijmegen160,490 works
1,140
5Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam146,448 works
1,011
6Wageningen University & Research139,110 works
987
7Leiden University160,394 works
923
8Maastricht University120,968 works
874
9Erasmus University Rotterdam82,098 works
836
10Delft University of Technology172,303 works
810
11Eindhoven University of Technology95,522 works
666
12University of Twente87,450 works
628
13Tilburg University48,006 works
479
14Oncode Institute3,185 works
341
15Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam8,940 works
300
16Open University of the Netherlands9,335 works
269
17European Graduate School of Neuroscience1,309 works
268
18IHE Delft Institute for Water Education7,453 works
246
20Tinbergen Institute7,252 works
215
21University of Applied Sciences Utrecht4,397 works
149
22Transnational University Limburg919 works
143
23Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences4,451 works
141
24Zuyd University of Applied Sciences1,700 works
138
25Hanze University of Applied Sciences2,763 works
128
26HAN University of Applied Sciences3,308 works
123
27Fontys University of Applied Sciences2,345 works
120
28International Institute of Social Studies2,807 works
117
29Avans University of Applied Sciences1,083 works
112
30Breda University of Applied Sciences1,189 works
106
31Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology566 works
104
32Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences2,027 works
103
33Medicines Evaluation Board1,049 works
96
34Nyenrode Business University1,809 works
95
35Center for Language Studies1,331 works
93
36Windesheim University of Applied Sciences1,402 works
89
37The Hague University of Applied Sciences2,320 works
83
39Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam Rotterdam110 works
79
40Maastricht School of Management700 works
76
41University of Applied Sciences Leiden965 works
74
42Inholland University of Applied Sciences1,116 works
71
43University of Humanistic Studies1,562 works
70
44Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences798 works
62
46TIAS School for Business and Society583 works
56
47HZ University of Applied Sciences358 works
55
48C.T. de Wit Graduate School for Production Ecology and Resource Conservation77 works
49
49Stenden University of Applied Sciences446 works
49
50Royal Dutch Kentalis292 works
48
Highlights
Within Netherlands, University of Groningen ranks first in 2026 with 1,372, followed by University of Amsterdam (1,213) and Utrecht University (1,156).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,372 (University of Groningen) to 48 (Royal Dutch Kentalis), with a median of 126.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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