Universities by Research Publications in Netherlands
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Utrecht University24,084,639 citations
245,976
2University of Amsterdam26,793,242 citations
223,596
3University of Groningen22,660,833 citations
194,738
4Delft University of Technology11,422,663 citations
172,303
5Radboud University Nijmegen19,562,418 citations
160,490
6Leiden University14,159,014 citations
160,394
7Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam14,559,657 citations
146,448
8Wageningen University & Research14,936,790 citations
139,110
9Maastricht University12,115,787 citations
120,968
10Eindhoven University of Technology7,025,829 citations
95,522
11University of Twente6,111,665 citations
87,450
12Erasmus University Rotterdam8,513,517 citations
82,098
13Tilburg University2,264,318 citations
48,006
14Open University of the Netherlands488,700 citations
9,335
15Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam928,212 citations
8,940
16IHE Delft Institute for Water Education492,605 citations
7,453
17Tinbergen Institute274,616 citations
7,252
18Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences128,849 citations
4,451
19University of Applied Sciences Utrecht133,306 citations
4,397
20HAN University of Applied Sciences121,634 citations
3,308
21Oncode Institute666,339 citations
3,185
22International Institute of Social Studies76,175 citations
2,807
23Hanze University of Applied Sciences96,685 citations
2,763
24Fontys University of Applied Sciences212,601 citations
2,345
25The Hague University of Applied Sciences38,565 citations
2,320
26Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences60,166 citations
2,027
27Saxion36,275 citations
1,834
28Nyenrode Business University51,353 citations
1,809
29Zuyd University of Applied Sciences99,954 citations
1,700
30University of Humanistic Studies27,950 citations
1,562
31Windesheim University of Applied Sciences39,645 citations
1,402
32Center for Language Studies46,853 citations
1,331
33European Graduate School of Neuroscience396,202 citations
1,309
34Breda University of Applied Sciences47,725 citations
1,189
35TiFN282,339 citations
1,157
36Inholland University of Applied Sciences24,288 citations
1,116
37Avans University of Applied Sciences38,588 citations
1,083
38Medicines Evaluation Board49,229 citations
1,049
39University of Applied Sciences Leiden27,239 citations
965
40Transnational University Limburg100,893 citations
919
41Protestant Theological University2,664 citations
800
42Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences17,709 citations
798
43Terra2,310 citations
722
44Maastricht School of Management21,714 citations
700
45TIAS School for Business and Society14,038 citations
583
46Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology40,546 citations
566
47Stenden University of Applied Sciences9,403 citations
446
48HZ University of Applied Sciences12,990 citations
358
49HAS green academy7,291 citations
320
50University of the Arts Utrecht6,825 citations
306
Highlights
Within Netherlands, Utrecht University ranks first in 2026 with 245,976, followed by University of Amsterdam (223,596) and University of Groningen (194,738).
Across 50 entries, values run from 245,976 (Utrecht University) to 306 (University of the Arts Utrecht), with a median of 2,174.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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