2017 tables: Institutions - biological sciences

The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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# Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2016
1 Utrecht University (UU), Netherlands 43.14 41.12 194 -2.0%
2 Radboud University Nijmegen (RU), Netherlands 29.30 40.91 196 43.6%
3 University of Groningen (RUG), Netherlands 26.31 31.98 144 25.0%
4 Leiden University, Netherlands 31.94 29.73 177 -4.3%
5 University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands 17.88 26.49 185 52.4%
6 VU Amsterdam, Netherlands 22.12 24.17 110 12.4%
7 Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), Netherlands 19.11 22.95 92 23.5%
8 Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Netherlands 22.13 22.40 159 4.1%
9 Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Netherlands 19.60 19.85 115 4.2%
10 Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands 17.87 13.18 69 -24.1%
11 Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands 6.92 8.05 40 19.6%
12 NWO-I, the Institutes Organisation of NWO, Netherlands 5.17 6.02 34 19.6%
13 Maastricht University (UM), Netherlands 7.97 4.78 55 -38.3%
14 Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands 0.23 1.80 5 716.0%
15 Genmab B.V., Netherlands – 1.51 3 N/A
16 University of Twente (UTwente), Netherlands 0.07 1.28 5 1802.9%
17 Top Institute Food and Nutrition (TIFN), Netherlands 0.36 1.01 6 189.1%
18 Sanquin Blood Supply, Netherlands 0.56 0.99 9 83.0%
19 Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), Netherlands 0.76 0.60 9 -19.2%
20 Pepscan Holding NV, Netherlands 0.03 0.53 2 1923.7%
21 Netherlands Genomics Initiative (NGI), Netherlands 0.25 0.53 12 118.7%
22 Koninklijke DSM N.V. (DSM), Netherlands 0.79 0.48 9 -38.1%
23 Princess Maxima Centre for Pediatric Oncology (PMC), Netherlands 0.15 0.46 4 218.2%
24 NIZO Food Research B.V., Netherlands 0.07 0.34 2 422.2%
25 National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO), Netherlands – 0.33 1 N/A
26 Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Netherlands 1.18 0.29 2 -74.9%
27 Stichting HIV Monitoring (SHM), Netherlands – 0.28 1 N/A
28 Apenheul Primate Park, Netherlands – 0.25 1 N/A
29 Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR), Netherlands 0.22 0.22 1 3.5%
30 PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Netherlands 0.08 0.20 1 146.8%
31 Gastroenterological Association, Netherlands – 0.19 1 N/A
32 BioDetection Systems B.V. (BDS), Netherlands – 0.18 1 N/A
32 Lambert Instruments B.V., Netherlands – 0.18 1 N/A
33 Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI), Netherlands 0.10 0.18 2 83.4%
34 Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V., Netherlands – 0.17 1 N/A
35 Rijnstate Hospital, Netherlands – 0.16 2 N/A
36 Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips), Netherlands 0.14 0.15 8 9.5%
37 Keygene N.V., Netherlands – 0.14 1 N/A
38 ISA Pharmaceuticals B.V., Netherlands 0.06 0.14 3 153.2%
39 Medical Spectrum Twente, Netherlands – 0.13 1 N/A
39 Fungal Genetics and Technology Consultancy, Netherlands – 0.13 1 N/A
40 SURFsara, Netherlands – 0.11 3 N/A
41 Fieldwork Company, Netherlands – 0.11 1 N/A
41 Ammerlaan Construction B.V., Netherlands – 0.11 1 N/A
42 HAGA Hospital, Netherlands – 0.09 2 N/A
43 Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Netherlands – 0.09 1 N/A
43 PamGene International B.V., Netherlands – 0.09 1 N/A
44 Agendia NV, Netherlands – 0.09 1 N/A
45 St. Elisabeth Hospital, Netherlands 0.11 0.08 2 -30.9%
46 Frans Schalkwijk Praktijk, Netherlands – 0.08 1 N/A
47 CRV Holding, Netherlands – 0.07 1 N/A
48 Legal Pathways Institute for Health and Bio-Law, Netherlands – 0.07 2 N/A
49 RiverD International B.V., Netherlands – 0.06 1 N/A
50 Medical Center Haaglanden (MCH), Netherlands – 0.06 2 N/A
51 Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Netherlands – 0.06 1 N/A
51 Zuyderland Medical Center, Netherlands – 0.06 2 N/A
52 Wetsus Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, Netherlands 0.13 0.06 1 -54.3%
53 Sylics (Synaptologics BV), Netherlands 0.07 0.05 1 -24.2%
54 MAASTRO Clinic, Netherlands – 0.05 1 N/A
55 Isala Clinics, Netherlands – 0.05 1 N/A
55 Catharina Hospital, Netherlands – 0.05 1 N/A
55 MC Slotervaart, Netherlands – 0.05 1 N/A
56 Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN), Netherlands 0.06 0.05 1 -20.2%
57 The Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO), Netherlands 0.05 0.04 2 -13.0%
58 Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden (MCL), Netherlands – 0.04 1 N/A
59 Platform Green Synthetic Biology, Netherlands – 0.04 1 N/A
59 PharmaCell B.V., Netherlands – 0.04 1 N/A
60 TropIQ Health Sciences, Netherlands 0.08 0.04 1 -53.3%
61 Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, Netherlands – 0.04 2 N/A
62 Dutch Heart Foundation, Netherlands 0.00 0.04 12 933.5%
63 Elkerliek Ziekenhuis, Netherlands – 0.04 1 N/A
64 Percuros B.V., Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
65 Tilburg University, Netherlands 0.10 0.03 1 -67.9%
66 Qiagen N.V., Netherlands – 0.03 4 N/A
67 Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
68 GGZ inGeest, Netherlands 0.06 0.03 1 -47.5%
69 Tropenbos International (TBI), Netherlands 0.04 0.03 1 -29.3%
69 Pongo Foundation, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
70 Spaarne Hospital, Netherlands 0.13 0.03 1 -79.4%
70 Tergooi Hilversum, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
70 Medisch Centrum Alkmaar (MCA), Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
70 Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis (OLVG), Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
70 Flevoziekenhuis Hospital, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
70 Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
71 Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
72 Altrecht, Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
72 Natural History Museum Rotterdam, Netherlands 0.13 0.02 1 -82.9%
72 Ziekenhuis Bethesda, Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
72 Bethesda Diabetes Research Centre (BDRC), Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
73 Artemis One Health Research Foundation, Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
74 B-WARE Research Centre, Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
75 Batavia Biosciences B.V., Netherlands 0.00 0.02 7 261.3%
76 Health Care Inspectorate (IGZ), Netherlands – 0.01 2 N/A
77 Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL), Netherlands 0.01 0.01 1 165.2%
77 Van der Hout Forestry Consulting, Netherlands 0.02 0.01 1 -35.8%
78 Hartwig Medical Foundation, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
78 Netherlands Metabolomics Centre (NMC), Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
79 Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Netherlands 0.04 0.01 2 -69.7%
80 Amphia Hospital, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
81 Project MinE, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
82 European Bird Census Council (EBCC), Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
83 Bartiméus, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
84 PolyOmica, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
85 Geestelijke Gezondheids Zorg (GGZ), Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
86 TEMA B.V., Netherlands – 0.01 2 N/A
87 McRoberts B.V., Netherlands 0.03 0.01 6 -70.9%
88 NXP Semiconductors N.V., Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
89 Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN), Netherlands 0.00 0.01 1 141.2%
90 Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Netherlands 0.01 0.00 1 -37.8%
91 Panteia, Netherlands – 0.00 3 N/A
92 ProQR Therapeutics, Netherlands 0.14 0.00 1 -98.1%
93 The Nationwide Network and Registry of Histo- and Cytopathology in the Netherlands Foundation (PALGA Foundation), Netherlands – 0.00 1 N/A
94 Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands 0.02 0.00 4 -89.7%

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