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🎓 Top Research Universities in Netherlands

Universities and colleges in Netherlands ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇳🇱 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Amsterdam223,640 papers
26,638,526
2
Utrecht University245,871 papers
24,031,362
3
University of Groningen194,467 papers
22,608,182
4
Radboud University Nijmegen160,439 papers
19,520,486
5
Wageningen University & Research138,932 papers
14,905,654
6
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam146,383 papers
14,525,012
7
Leiden University160,372 papers
14,118,837
8
Maastricht University120,877 papers
12,083,999
9
Delft University of Technology172,267 papers
11,365,407
10
Erasmus University Rotterdam82,049 papers
8,495,193
11
Eindhoven University of Technology95,488 papers
6,995,593
12
University of Twente87,410 papers
6,089,879
13
Tilburg University47,954 papers
2,251,364
14
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam8,938 papers
926,668
15
Oncode Institute3,185 papers
664,493
16
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education7,450 papers
490,632
17
Open University of the Netherlands9,327 papers
486,926
18
European Graduate School of Neuroscience1,309 papers
395,907
19
TiFN1,157 papers
281,948
20
Tinbergen Institute7,249 papers
272,338
21
Fontys University of Applied Sciences2,345 papers
212,283
22
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht4,399 papers
132,683
23
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences4,447 papers
128,100
24
HAN University of Applied Sciences3,304 papers
120,891
25
Transnational University Limburg918 papers
100,564
26
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences1,699 papers
99,569
27
Hanze University of Applied Sciences2,756 papers
96,314
28
International Institute of Social Studies2,805 papers
75,861
29
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences2,023 papers
59,954
30
Nyenrode Business University1,810 papers
51,165
31
Medicines Evaluation Board1,045 papers
49,136
32
Breda University of Applied Sciences1,188 papers
47,515
33
Center for Language Studies1,330 papers
46,539
34
Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology566 papers
40,421
35
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences1,397 papers
39,465
36
Avans University of Applied Sciences1,083 papers
38,483
37
The Hague University of Applied Sciences2,313 papers
38,354
38
Saxion1,830 papers
36,073
39
Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam Rotterdam110 papers
29,393
40
University of Humanistic Studies1,558 papers
27,803
41
University of Applied Sciences Leiden968 papers
27,156
42
Inholland University of Applied Sciences1,114 papers
24,182
43
Maastricht School of Management702 papers
21,645
44
Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences797 papers
17,665
45
TIAS School for Business and Society582 papers
13,990
46
HZ University of Applied Sciences358 papers
12,945
47
Nefrovisie140 papers
12,486
48
C.T. de Wit Graduate School for Production Ecology and Resource Conservation77 papers
11,362
49
Royal Dutch Kentalis292 papers
9,773
50
Stenden University of Applied Sciences444 papers
9,341

Highlights

Within Netherlands, University of Amsterdam ranks first in 2026 with 26,638,526, followed by Utrecht University (24,031,362) and University of Groningen (22,608,182).

Across 50 entries, values run from 26,638,526 (University of Amsterdam) to 9,341 (Stenden University of Applied Sciences), with a median of 100,067.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.