2019 tables: Institutions - biological sciences

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 Utrecht University (UU), Netherlands 43.65 45.16 203 -3.1%
2 University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands 22.82 30.70 191 26.0%
3 Radboud University Nijmegen (RU), Netherlands 30.62 30.58 193 -6.5%
4 University of Groningen (RUG), Netherlands 29.40 29.43 126 -6.3%
5 Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Netherlands 21.93 24.70 155 5.5%
6 Leiden University, Netherlands 27.78 23.84 163 -19.6%
7 Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands 23.37 19.54 85 -21.7%
8 VU Amsterdam, Netherlands 21.54 19.02 124 -17.3%
9 Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Netherlands 14.31 15.72 117 2.9%
10 Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), Netherlands 18.66 15.12 70 -24.1%
11 Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands 3.96 10.92 39 158.1%
12 Oncode Institute, Netherlands – 8.02 44 N/A
13 Maastricht University (UM), Netherlands 6.93 7.01 54 -5.3%
14 Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands 4.98 5.43 16 2.1%
15 NWO-I, the Institutes Organisation of NWO, Netherlands 3.16 2.85 23 -15.5%
16 Sanquin Blood Supply, Netherlands 1.54 2.03 13 23.6%
17 Princess Maxima Centre for Pediatric Oncology (PMC), Netherlands 0.20 1.51 22 600.6%
18 Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), Netherlands 0.83 1.19 3 34.7%
19 Merus N.V., Netherlands 0.43 0.88 2 92.5%
20 Genmab B.V., Netherlands 0.25 0.78 2 193.7%
21 SyMO-Chem B.V., Netherlands – 0.45 2 N/A
22 ProQR Therapeutics, Netherlands – 0.44 2 N/A
23 Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Netherlands 0.83 0.39 2 -56.0%
24 SkylineDx B.V, Netherlands – 0.38 1 N/A
25 University of Twente (UTwente), Netherlands 0.48 0.37 4 -26.9%
26 Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V., Netherlands 0.04 0.33 1 649.2%
26 Hoekmine B.V., Netherlands – 0.33 1 N/A
27 Netherlands eScience Center (NLeSC), Netherlands – 0.28 2 N/A
28 Tagworks Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands – 0.27 1 N/A
29 Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), Netherlands 0.64 0.27 7 -61.2%
30 Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands 0.09 0.25 2 147.7%
31 TropIQ Health Sciences, Netherlands 0.06 0.25 1 272.9%
31 Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Netherlands – 0.25 1 N/A
31 TOPIGS Research Center IPG, Netherlands – 0.25 1 N/A
32 Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN), Netherlands – 0.22 6 N/A
33 Netherlands Genomics Initiative (NGI), Netherlands 0.17 0.20 9 10.0%
34 Biolegio B.V., Netherlands – 0.18 1 N/A
35 PamGene International B.V., Netherlands – 0.17 3 N/A
36 Dutch Techcentre for Life Sciences (DTLS), Netherlands – 0.17 1 N/A
36 Cat Drop Foundation, Netherlands – 0.17 1 N/A
37 Keygene N.V., Netherlands – 0.16 3 N/A
38 MC Slotervaart, Netherlands – 0.16 2 N/A
39 The Martini Hospital, Netherlands 0.01 0.15 1 1456.1%
40 Diakonessenhuis, Netherlands – 0.15 1 N/A
41 PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Netherlands 0.38 0.14 2 -64.7%
42 Interna Technologies B.V., Netherlands 0.33 0.14 1 -59.9%
43 University of Applied Sciences (HAN), Netherlands – 0.13 1 N/A
43 Knowledge2Brain, Netherlands – 0.13 1 N/A
44 Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips), Netherlands 0.67 0.11 4 -84.1%
45 UbiQ Bio B.V., Netherlands – 0.11 1 N/A
45 Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, Netherlands – 0.11 1 N/A
46 Dutch Breast Cancer Research Group, Netherlands – 0.10 1 N/A
47 Isala Clinics, Netherlands – 0.10 1 N/A
48 Symeres, Netherlands – 0.09 1 N/A
48 KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Netherlands – 0.09 1 N/A
49 Bioceros B.V., Netherlands 0.09 0.08 1 -14.2%
49 Chrono@Work B.V., Netherlands – 0.08 1 N/A
49 U-Protein Express B.V., Netherlands – 0.08 1 N/A
50 Parnassia The Hague, Netherlands – 0.08 1 N/A
51 SURFsara, Netherlands 0.02 0.08 3 214.7%
52 Dutch Heart Foundation, Netherlands 0.00 0.07 7 1590.8%
53 Deltares, Netherlands 0.09 0.07 1 -22.1%
54 Zuyderland Medical Center, Netherlands – 0.07 2 N/A
55 Qiagen N.V., Netherlands 0.13 0.07 1 -53.3%
56 PolyOmica, Netherlands 0.02 0.06 2 173.0%
57 Amarna Therapeutics B.V., Netherlands – 0.06 1 N/A
58 Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ), Netherlands – 0.06 3 N/A
59 Department of Monuments and Archaeology, Municipality of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands – 0.06 1 N/A
60 Association of Dutch Burn Centres (ADBC), Netherlands – 0.06 1 N/A
61 Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands – 0.06 2 N/A
62 DDL Diagnostic Laboratory, Netherlands 0.17 0.05 1 -69.6%
63 Amphia Hospital, Netherlands – 0.05 1 N/A
63 Netherlands Brain Bank (NBB), Netherlands – 0.05 1 N/A
64 Percuros B.V., Netherlands – 0.05 1 N/A
65 Reade, Netherlands 0.01 0.05 1 589.4%
66 Top Institute Food and Nutrition (TIFN), Netherlands 0.41 0.05 1 -89.5%
67 Netherlands Metabolomics Centre (NMC), Netherlands – 0.04 1 N/A
68 Amsterdam Research, Netherlands 0.03 0.04 8 14.9%
69 Innatoss Laboratories, Netherlands – 0.04 1 N/A
70 Máxima Medical Center, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
71 MAASTRO Clinic, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
72 Arkin Mental Health Care, Netherlands – 0.03 2 N/A
72 GGZ Drenthe, Netherlands – 0.03 2 N/A
73 Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute), Netherlands 0.00 0.03 1 4170.6%
74 Artemis One Health Research Foundation, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
75 ENPICOM BV, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
76 Core Life Analytics BV, Netherlands – 0.03 1 N/A
77 GGZ inGeest, Netherlands 0.02 0.02 8 2.7%
78 GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord, Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
79 Snijder Bioscience B.V., Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
80 Virenze Riagg Maastricht, Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
81 Synapse B.V., Netherlands – 0.02 1 N/A
82 ACE Kempenhaeghe, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
83 Delta Psychiatric Hospital, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
83 Psychiatric Center GGZ Centraal, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
84 Bionet Natuuronderzoek, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
85 Admiraal De Ruyter Ziekenhuis, Netherlands – 0.01 2 N/A
86 European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
87 ServiceXS B.V., Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
88 Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Netherlands 0.05 0.01 2 -89.1%
89 Public Health Service Amsterdam (GGD), Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
90 Eichhorn Ecologie, Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
90 Bureau Waardenburg B.V., Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
90 Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), Netherlands – 0.01 1 N/A
91 Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN), Netherlands 0.01 0.01 3 -62.9%
92 Health Care Inspectorate (IGZ), Netherlands 0.01 0.00 2 -62.0%
93 Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), Netherlands – 0.00 2 N/A
94 Team Loyalty B.V., Netherlands – 0.00 1 N/A
95 Batavia Biosciences B.V., Netherlands 0.01 0.00 3 -80.9%
96 Koninklijke DSM N.V. (DSM), Netherlands 0.01 0.00 3 -73.2%
97 Yulius Mental Health Organisation, Netherlands – 0.00 1 N/A
97 Altrecht, Netherlands – 0.00 1 N/A
98 McRoberts B.V., Netherlands 0.01 0.00 2 -88.4%
99 The Bascule, Netherlands – 0.00 1 N/A
99 Zorg op Orde B.V., Netherlands – 0.00 1 N/A
100 Panteia, Netherlands – 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

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  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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