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Research Collaboration Index

Country profile · 2027

Netherlands

13 of Netherlands's universities are ranked in the global Research Collaboration Index, led by University of Amsterdam. Together they anchor the nation's place in the world research network.

13
Ranked universities
$3.3B
Research funding analysed
€3.1B
EU funding won
81
Widest partner-country reach
4
Subject strengths

National subject strengths

Social Sciences · 7 Physical Sciences · 3 Health Sciences · 2 Life Sciences · 1

Netherlands's leading research collaborators

Provisional order shown; global ranks reveal at the 15 September 2026 launch.

UniversityPartnersCountries
University of Amsterdam114480
University of Groningen116080
Utrecht University115279
Radboud University Nijmegen113181
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam111580
Leiden University110979
Wageningen University & Research110780
Maastricht University106276
Delft University of Technology109479
Erasmus University Rotterdam102979
University of Twente107879
Eindhoven University of Technology100172
Tilburg University85378

Represent Netherlands at the global launch

Universities can verify their data, feature academics and video on their public page, onboard their academics as members and compete for the Subject Awards.

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