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Top institutions in the Netherlands for Clinical Medicine

61 institutions · Clinical Medicine · Netherlands

Which institutions in the Netherlands have the most top-cited scientists in Clinical Medicine?

1,955 researchers in the Netherlands whose main field is Clinical Medicine are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 40.0% of all listed authors in the Netherlands, and 10th of 145 countries in the field. 702 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Erasmus MC has the most (182), followed by Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (157) and Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (154). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
1,955
40.0% of all in the Netherlands
In the global top 100,000
702
35.9% of them
Country rank in the field
#10
of 145 countries in Clinical Medicine
Highest-ranked
#165
Cuijpers, Pim C.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Erasmus MC18283#39Steyerberg, Ewout Willem #753
2Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum15771#51Vandenbroucke, Jan P. #626
3Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen15449#52Heerspink, Hiddo J.Lambers #3,761
4University Medical Center Utrecht15349#53Fauser, Bart C.J.M. #1,391
5Radboud University Medical Center13541#60Netea, Mihai Gheorghe #673
6Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam12344#75Bossuyt, Patrick M. #885
7Universiteit van Amsterdam11241#86Fokkens, Wytske Johanna #2,642
8Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam8745#135Penninx, Brenda W. J. H. #514
9Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam7428#172Cuijpers, Pim C. #165
10Universiteit Maastricht6426#211Blaak, Ellen E. #4,802
11Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+5921#235van Loon, Luc J.C. #6,338
12Erasmus MC Cancer Institute3811#358Van Den Bent, M. J. #2,229
13The Netherlands Cancer Institute3515#396Haanen, John B.A.G. #3,290
14Rijksuniversiteit Groningen3311#427de Zeeuw, Dick #24,141
15Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam277#533Loos, Bruno G. #15,223
16Amsterdam Public Health209#724Terwee, Caroline Barbara #2,201
17Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour2011#725Bloem, Bastiaan Roelofs #2,512
18Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences185#802Viechtbauer, Wolfgang #214
19Universiteit Utrecht189#803Van Buuren, Stef #1,198
20CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease168#904Stehouwer, Coen D.A. #6,142
21Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis152#973Bont, Louis J. #89,272
22St. Antonius Ziekenhuis133#1,086Boersma, Lucas V.A. #33,060
23Amsterdam UMC134#1,093Vlaar, Alexander Petrus Johannes #42,742
24Erasmus MC Transplant Institute131#1,104Porte, Robert Jack #75,586
25Radboud Universiteit126#1,133Maris, Eric #14,514
26Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital121#1,169Mathijssen, Irene Margreet Jacqueline #48,164
27Universiteit Leiden105#1,277Fried, Eiko I. #583
28Wageningen University & Research103#1,325Geleijnse, Johanna Marianna #16,277
29Universiteit Twente103#1,364van Putten, Michel J. A. M. #44,356
30Nederlands Herseninstituut95#1,401van Someren, Eus J.W. #3,542
31Utrechts Instituut voor Farmaceutische Wetenschappen92#1,458Hennink, Wim E. #28,517
32Delft University of Technology90#1,529Schaart, Dennis R. #118,910
33Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology81#1,657Pieters, Rob C. #68,230
34Beatrix Kinderziekenhuis71#1,721Hadders-Algra, Mijna #9,257
35Technische Universiteit Eindhoven71#1,842Pluim, Josien P.W. #78,563
36Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research70#1,878De Lange, Elizabeth C.M. #115,900
37OLVG70#1,882Simons, Maarten P. #128,097
38Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis70#1,685van Tellingen, Olaf #171,992
39Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences64#1,948Paulus, Walter J.S. #12,835
40Emma Kinderziekenhuis63#2,030Benninga, Marc Alexander #39,396
41Tilburg University63#2,063de Vries, Jolanda D.H. #54,540
42Amsterdam Neuroscience53#2,159Van Der Flier, Wiesje M. #6,888
43Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences51#2,168Brunekreef, Bert A. #10,872
44Catharina Ziekenhuis51#2,219Pijls, Nico H.J. #26,717
45Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism53#2,249Ponsioen, Cyriel Y. #37,041
46Cancer Center Amsterdam41#2,575Sprangers, Mirjam A.G. #26,467
47Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam41#2,590Franken, Ingmar H. A. #30,379
48Amsterdam Reproduction and Development43#2,635Roseboom, Tessa J. #42,616
49Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu41#2,650Gansevoort, Ron Teunis #46,336
50Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek- TNO41#2,715Bos, Jelte E. #62,136
51Netherlands Forensic Institute - NFI41#2,785Sijen, Titia #93,532
52Medisch Spectrum Twente (MST)40#2,865van der Palen, Job A.M. #130,615
53Gelderland Valley Hospital31#3,092Van Zanten, Arthur R.Aymond Hubert #27,420
54Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases32#3,094Mebius, Reina E. #27,588
55Donders Centre voor Cognitive Neuroimaging32#3,241Schoffelen, Jan Mathijs #60,685
56Zuyderland31#3,253Kwee, Robert Michael #63,617
57Rijnstate Hospital31#3,362Hofmeijer, Jeannette #88,049
58Antoni van Leeuwenhoek31#3,390León-Castillo, Alicia #95,123
59Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis30#3,513Bartels, Ronald H.M.A. #146,289
60Center for Human Drug Research30#3,583Niesters, Marieke #183,738
61Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen30#3,650Staal, J. Bart #245,716

The top 100 in Clinical Medicine in the Netherlands, in order

  1. 1
    Cuijpers, Pim C.
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  2. 2
    Viechtbauer, Wolfgang
    Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
  3. 3
    Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.
    Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  4. 4
    Fried, Eiko I.
    Universiteit Leiden
  5. 5
    Vandenbroucke, Jan P.
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  6. 6
    Netea, Mihai Gheorghe
    Radboud University Medical Center
  7. 7
  8. 8
    Bossuyt, Patrick M.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  9. 9
    van der Heijde, Désirée M.F.M.
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  10. 10
    Van Buuren, Stef
    Universiteit Utrecht
  11. 11
    Scheltens, Philip K.
    Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  12. 12
    Fauser, Bart C.J.M.
    University Medical Center Utrecht
  13. 13
    Terwee, Caroline Barbara
    Amsterdam Public Health
  14. 14
    Van Den Bent, M. J.
    Erasmus MC Cancer Institute
  15. 15
    van der Poll, Tom
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  16. 16
    Moons, Karel G.M.
    University Medical Center Utrecht
  17. 17
    Stam, Cornelis Jan
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  18. 18
    Bloem, Bastiaan Roelofs
    Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
  19. 19
    Fokkens, Wytske Johanna
    Universiteit van Amsterdam
  20. 20
    van Os, Jim J.
    University Medical Center Utrecht
  21. 21
    D'Haens, Geert R.A.M.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  22. 22
    Haanen, John B.A.G.
    The Netherlands Cancer Institute
  23. 23
    van Someren, Eus J.W.
    Nederlands Herseninstituut
  24. 24
    Heerspink, Hiddo J.Lambers
    Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
  25. 25
    Levi, Marcel M.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  26. 26
    Lambin, Philippe
    Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
  27. 27
  28. 28
    Blaak, Ellen E.
    Universiteit Maastricht
  29. 29
    Schumacher, Ton N.M.
    The Netherlands Cancer Institute
  30. 30
    Aaronson, Neil K.
    The Netherlands Cancer Institute
  31. 31
    Lips, Paul Th A.M.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  32. 32
    Kuipers, E. J.
    Erasmus MC
  33. 33
    van de Donk, Niels W.C.J.
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  34. 34
    Biessels, Geert Jan
    University Medical Center Utrecht
  35. 35
    Stehouwer, Coen D.A.
    CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease
  36. 36
    Van Vollenhoven, Ronald Frits
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  37. 37
    Twisk, Jos W.R.
    Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  38. 38
    van Loon, Luc J.C.
    Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+
  39. 39
    Voors, Adriaan Alexander
    Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
  40. 40
    Van Der Flier, Wiesje M.
    Amsterdam Neuroscience
  41. 41
    Boellaard, Ronald
    Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  42. 42
    Kessels, Roy P.C.
    Vincent Van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry
  43. 43
  44. 44
    Cohen, Michael X.
    Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
  45. 45
    Bouter, Lex M.
    Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  46. 46
    Bax, Jeroen Joost J.
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  47. 47
  48. 48
  49. 49
    Kayser, Manfred H.
    Erasmus MC Cancer Institute
  50. 50
    Boelen, Paul A.
    ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre
  51. 51
    Sonneveld, Pieter
    European Myeloma Network (EMN)
  52. 52
    Jaarsma, Tiny
    University Medical Center Utrecht
  53. 53
    Dekkers, Olaf Matthijs
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  54. 54
  55. 55
    Zeppenfeld, Katja
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  56. 56
    Visseren, Frank L.J.
    University Medical Center Utrecht
  57. 57
    Van Ginneken, Bram
    Radboud University Medical Center
  58. 58
    Cools, Roshan
    Radboud University Medical Center
  59. 59
    Besselink, Marc G.H.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  60. 60
    Hadders-Algra, Mijna
    Beatrix Kinderziekenhuis
  61. 61
    Bus, Sicco A.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  62. 62
    Rosendaal, Frits Richard
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  63. 63
    Post, Mark J.
    Universiteit Maastricht
  64. 64
    Kwakkel, G.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  65. 65
    Buitelaar, Jan K.
    Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Centre
  66. 66
    Eggermont, Alexander M.M.
    University Medical Center Utrecht
  67. 67
    Stroes, Erik S.G.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  68. 68
    van Gelder, Isabelle C.
    Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
  69. 69
    Aartsma-Rus, Annemieke M.
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  70. 70
    Wiersinga, Wilmar Maarten
    Universiteit van Amsterdam
  71. 71
    Litjens, Geert J.S.
    Radboud University Medical Center
  72. 72
    Peters, Ruth Maria Hendrika
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Athena Instituut
  73. 73
    Brunekreef, Bert A.
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences
  74. 74
  75. 75
    Visser, Marjolein
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  76. 76
    Landéwé, Robert B.M.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  77. 77
    Lopes da Silva, Fernando H.
    Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
  78. 78
    Kavousi, Maryam
    Erasmus MC
  79. 79
    Ince, Can S.
    Erasmus MC
  80. 80
    van de Beek, Diederik V.D.
    Amsterdam Neuroscience
  81. 81
  82. 82
    Leeflang, Mariska M.G.
    Universiteit van Amsterdam
  83. 83
    Paulus, Walter J.S.
    Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences
  84. 84
    Kastelein, Johannes Jacob Pieter
    Universiteit van Amsterdam
  85. 85
    Mann, Ritse M.
    The Netherlands Cancer Institute
  86. 86
    Beuers, U. H.W.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  87. 87
    Seidell, Jacob C.
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  88. 88
  89. 89
    Nieuwdorp, Max
    Universiteit van Amsterdam
  90. 90
    Schober, Patrick R.
    Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  91. 91
    Jager, Kitty J.
    Amsterdam Public Health
  92. 92
    Schaper, Nicolaas C.
    CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease
  93. 93
  94. 94
    Mokkink, Lidwine Brigitta
    Amsterdam Public Health
  95. 95
    van Mechelen, Willem
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  96. 96
    Middeldorp, Saskia
    Radboud University Medical Center
  97. 97
    Maris, Eric
    Radboud Universiteit
  98. 98
    Wichers, Marieke
    https://ror.org/02jz4aj89Maastricht University
  99. 99
    Pickkers, Peter P.
    Radboud University Medical Center
  100. 100
    Reitsma, Johannes Bernardus R.
    University Medical Center Utrecht

1,955 listed scientists in Clinical Medicine in the Netherlands

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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