Universities by Research i10-index in Netherlands
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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 Amsterdam223,596 works
322,037
2Utrecht University245,976 works
294,819
3University of Groningen194,738 works
269,118
4Radboud University Nijmegen160,490 works
235,690
5Wageningen University & Research139,110 works
179,887
6Leiden University160,394 works
175,002
7Delft University of Technology172,303 works
169,555
8Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam146,448 works
168,762
9Maastricht University120,968 works
147,669
10Eindhoven University of Technology95,522 works
107,188
11Erasmus University Rotterdam82,098 works
92,332
12University of Twente87,450 works
92,277
13Tilburg University48,006 works
28,880
14Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam8,940 works
13,753
15IHE Delft Institute for Water Education7,453 works
7,274
16Open University of the Netherlands9,335 works
6,810
17Oncode Institute3,185 works
5,809
18Tinbergen Institute7,252 works
3,832
19European Graduate School of Neuroscience1,309 works
3,785
21Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences4,451 works
2,599
22University of Applied Sciences Utrecht4,397 works
2,387
23HAN University of Applied Sciences3,308 works
2,026
24Hanze University of Applied Sciences2,763 works
1,830
25Transnational University Limburg919 works
1,533
26Zuyd University of Applied Sciences1,700 works
1,386
27International Institute of Social Studies2,807 works
1,335
28Fontys University of Applied Sciences2,345 works
1,317
29Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences2,027 works
1,029
30Medicines Evaluation Board1,049 works
994
31The Hague University of Applied Sciences2,320 works
900
32Center for Language Studies1,331 works
887
33Nyenrode Business University1,809 works
838
35Windesheim University of Applied Sciences1,402 works
754
36Breda University of Applied Sciences1,189 works
738
37University of Humanistic Studies1,562 works
728
38Inholland University of Applied Sciences1,116 works
581
39Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology566 works
571
40Avans University of Applied Sciences1,083 works
517
41University of Applied Sciences Leiden965 works
458
42Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences798 works
361
43Maastricht School of Management700 works
354
44TIAS School for Business and Society583 works
255
45Royal Dutch Kentalis292 works
253
46HZ University of Applied Sciences358 works
252
47Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam Rotterdam110 works
197
48Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen180 works
195
49Stenden University of Applied Sciences446 works
192
50HAS green academy320 works
169
Highlights
Within Netherlands, University of Amsterdam ranks first in 2026 with 322,037, followed by Utrecht University (294,819) and University of Groningen (269,118).
Across 50 entries, values run from 322,037 (University of Amsterdam) to 169 (HAS green academy), with a median of 1,460.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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