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19 institutions · Earth & Environmental Sciences · Netherlands

Which institutions in the Netherlands have the most top-cited scientists in Earth & Environmental Sciences?

191 researchers in the Netherlands whose main field is Earth & Environmental Sciences are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 3.9% of all listed authors in the Netherlands, and 9th of 98 countries in the field. 137 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Wageningen University & Research has the most (35), followed by Universiteit Utrecht (29) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (12). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
191
3.9% of all in the Netherlands
In the global top 100,000
137
71.7% of them
Country rank in the field
#9
of 98 countries in Earth & Environmental Sciences
Highest-ranked
#683
Bocken, Nancy M.P.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Wageningen University & Research3527#20Koelmans, A. A. #1,608
2Universiteit Utrecht2921#29Frantzeskaki, Niki #2,302
3Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam1211#145Heijungs, Reinout #11,857
4Delft University of Technology107#199Winterwerp, Johan Christian #25,255
5Universiteit Leiden98#207Tukker, Arnold #1,190
6Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research83#253Sinninghe Damsté, J. S. #4,363
7Deltares74#282Aerts, Jeroen C.J.H. #5,337
8Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development65#328Klein Goldewijk, Kees #17,096
9Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency54#361P van Vuuren, Detlef Peter P. #2,860
10Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences54#370Hoek, Gerard #8,269
11Rijksuniversiteit Groningen54#380Hubacek, Klaus #13,337
12IHE Delft Institute for Water Education53#391Roshanka, Ranasinghe H.K. #17,485
13Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken54#401Morseletto, Piero #24,472
14Radboud Universiteit42#448Huijbregts, Mark A.J. #2,759
15Universiteit Twente41#466Turnhout, Esther #11,976
16Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute43#496Van Oldenborgh, Geert Jan #35,287
17Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation – ITC33#597Reckien, Diana #28,852
18Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht32#616Dijkstra, Henk A. #36,189
19Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu31#701Janssen, Nicole A.H. #95,104

The top 100 in Earth & Environmental Sciences in the Netherlands, in order

  1. 1
    Bocken, Nancy M.P.
    Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
  2. 2
    Tukker, Arnold
    Universiteit Leiden
  3. 3
    Koelmans, A. A.
    Wageningen University & Research
  4. 4
    Frantzeskaki, Niki
    Universiteit Utrecht
  5. 5
    Huijbregts, Mark A.J.
    Radboud Universiteit
  6. 6
    P van Vuuren, Detlef Peter P.
    Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
  7. 7
    Biermann, Frank H.B.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  8. 8
    Teunissen, Peter J.G.
    Department of Geoscience & Remote Sensing, TU Delft
  9. 9
    Middelburg, Jack J.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  10. 10
    Sinninghe Damsté, J. S.
    Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
    Gupta, Joyeeta
    Universiteit van Amsterdam
  14. 14
    Bouwman, Lex Felix
    Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
  15. 15
    Erisman, Jan Willem
    Universiteit Leiden
  16. 16
    Hoek, Gerard
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences
  17. 17
    Van den Broeke, Michiel R.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  18. 18
    van Vliet, Michelle T.H.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  19. 19
    Heijungs, Reinout
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  20. 20
    Turnhout, Esther
    Universiteit Twente
  21. 21
  22. 22
    Mol, Arthur Petrus Johannes
    Wageningen University & Research
  23. 23
    Van Vliet, Jasper
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  24. 24
    Guinée, Jeroen Bartholomeus
    Universiteit Leiden
  25. 25
    Teuling, Adriaan J.
    Wageningen University & Research
  26. 26
    Hubacek, Klaus
    Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
  27. 27
    van der Werf, Guido R.
    Wageningen University & Research
  28. 28
    Geissen, Violette
    Wageningen University & Research
  29. 29
    Kim, Rakhyun E.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  30. 30
    Biesbroek, Robbert G.
    Wageningen University & Research
  31. 31
    van Emmerik, Tim H.M.
    Wageningen University & Research
  32. 32
    Klein Goldewijk, Kees
    Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
  33. 33
    Roshanka, Ranasinghe H.K.
    IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
  34. 34
  35. 35
    Van Sebille, Erik
    Universiteit Utrecht
  36. 36
    Pradhan, Prajal
    Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
  37. 37
    Vandenberghe, J.
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  38. 38
    Keesstra, Saskia D.
    Wageningen University & Research
  39. 39
    Hiemstra, Tjisse
    Wageningen University & Research
  40. 40
    Morseletto, Piero
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken
  41. 41
    Candel, Jeroen J.L.
    Wageningen University & Research
  42. 42
    Bintanja, Richard
    Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
  43. 43
    Kleinhans, Maarten G.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  44. 44
    Winterwerp, Johan Christian
    Delft University of Technology
  45. 45
    van Geel, Bas
    Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam
  46. 46
    Botzen, W. J.Wouter
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken
  47. 47
    Stehfest, Elke
    Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
  48. 48
    Coumou, Dim
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken
  49. 49
    Peijnenburg, Willie J.G.M.
    Universiteit Leiden
  50. 50
    Reckien, Diana
    Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation – ITC
  51. 51
    Van Aalst, Maarten Krispijn
    Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation – ITC
  52. 52
    Schouten, Stefan
    Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
  53. 53
    Van Gestel, Cornelis A.M.
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  54. 54
    Van Oldenborgh, Geert Jan
    Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
  55. 55
    Dewulf, Art R.P.J.
    Wageningen University & Research
  56. 56
    Dijkstra, Henk A.
    Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht
  57. 57
    Hoorn, Carina
    Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam
  58. 58
    Lourens, Lucas J.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  59. 59
    Huerta-Lwanga, Esperanza
    Wageningen University & Research
  60. 60
    Holthuijsen, Leo H.
    Delft University of Technology
  61. 61
  62. 62
    Roelvink, Dano J.A.
    IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
  63. 63
    Doorn, Neelke
    Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, TU Delft
  64. 64
    Meysman, Filip J.R.
    Delft University of Technology
  65. 65
    Hilgen, Frits J.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  66. 66
    de Boer, Jacob H.
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  67. 67
    van Zanten, Hannah H.E.
    Wageningen University & Research
  68. 68
    Thonemann, Nils
    Universiteit Leiden
  69. 69
    Berkhout, Augustinus J.Guus
    Delft University of Technology
  70. 70
    Van den Brink, Paul J.
    Wageningen University & Research
  71. 71
    Steubing, Bernhard R.P.
    Universiteit Leiden
  72. 72
    Schellart, Wouter Pieter
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  73. 73
    Spakman, Wim
    Universiteit Utrecht
  74. 74
    van Straalen, Nico M.
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  75. 75
  76. 76
    Slomp, Caroline P.
    Radboud Universiteit
  77. 77
    Gupta, Aarti
    Wageningen University & Research
  78. 78
    Holtslag, Albert A.M.
    Wageningen University & Research
  79. 79
    Dolman, A. Johannes
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  80. 80
    Schlager, Wolfganang
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  81. 81
    Wapenaar, Kees
    Department of Geoscience & Engineering, TU Delft
  82. 82
    Labib, S. M.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  83. 83
    Termeer, Katrien J.A.M.
    Wageningen University & Research
  84. 84
    Shen, Li
    Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
  85. 85
    Beusen, Arthur HW
    Universiteit Utrecht
  86. 86
    Mugge, Ruth
    Delft University of Technology
  87. 87
    Postma, G.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  88. 88
    Dodman, David R.
    Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam
  89. 89
    Lenderink, G.
    Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
  90. 90
    Luyssaert, Sebastiaan
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  91. 91
    de Baar, Hein J.W.
    Universiteit Utrecht
  92. 92
    Kroeze, Carolien (Carolien)
    Wageningen University & Research
  93. 93
  94. 94
    Strokal, Maryna Petrivna
    Wageningen University & Research
  95. 95
    Krijgsman, Wout
    Paleomagnetic Laboratory, Utrecht
  96. 96
    Mallick, Bishawjit
    Universiteit Utrecht
  97. 97
    Lombardo, Luigi
    Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation – ITC
  98. 98
    Vijver, Martina G.
    Universiteit Leiden
  99. 99
    Rotmans, Jan
    Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
  100. 100
    Cramer, Jacqueline M.
    Universiteit Utrecht

191 listed scientists in Earth & Environmental Sciences 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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