Universiteit Leiden in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
120
researchers on the list
18
rank in Netherlands
580
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fried, Eiko I. | Psychiatry | 357 / 90,846 | 22 / 90,846 |
| Waltman, Ludo | Information & Library Sciences | 7 / 15,996 | 2 / 15,996 |
| Tukker, Arnold | Environmental Sciences | 46 / 140,934 | 25 / 140,934 |
| Verpoorte, Robert | Plant Biology & Botany | 42 / 204,373 | 80 / 204,373 |
| Boin, Arjen | Political Science & Public Administration | 109 / 27,183 | 38 / 27,183 |
| Van Eck, Nees Jan | Information & Library Sciences | 47 / 15,996 | 10 / 15,996 |
| Erisman, Jan Willem | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 283 / 84,638 | 180 / 84,638 |
| Guinée, Jeroen Bartholomeus | Environmental Sciences | 391 / 140,934 | 295 / 140,934 |
| van Raan, Anthony F.J. | Science Studies | 12 / 5,303 | 29 / 5,303 |
| Van Bodegom, Peter Michiel | Ecology | 653 / 82,882 | 354 / 82,882 |
| Hoos, Holger H. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 464 / 517,648 | 1,101 / 517,648 |
| Bouwstra, Joke A. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 161 / 166,116 | 368 / 166,116 |
| Traag, V. A. | Information & Library Sciences | 101 / 15,996 | 19 / 15,996 |
| Spinhoven, Philip | Psychiatry | 646 / 90,846 | 805 / 90,846 |
| Boekaerts, Monique | Education | 138 / 115,687 | 398 / 115,687 |
| Peijnenburg, Willie J.G.M. | Environmental Sciences | 298 / 140,934 | 625 / 140,934 |
| Fosch-Villaronga, Eduard | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,058 / 131,085 | 326 / 131,085 |
| Nieuwenhuis, Sander Tjalling | Experimental Psychology | 847 / 37,808 | 429 / 37,808 |
| Brosschot, Jos F. | Clinical Psychology | 173 / 19,306 | 190 / 19,306 |
| Otjes, Simon | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 360 / 27,183 |
| Malgieri, Gianclaudio | Law | — | 30 / 18,707 |
| Mesman, Judi | Developmental & Child Psychology | 619 / 25,365 | 336 / 25,365 |
| Thonemann, Nils | Environmental Sciences | — | 962 / 140,934 |
| van Elk, M. G. | Experimental Psychology | — | 537 / 37,808 |
| Steubing, Bernhard R.P. | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,047 / 140,934 |
| Vijver, Martina G. | Environmental Sciences | 1,212 / 140,934 | 1,049 / 140,934 |
| Bäck, Thomas H.W. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,460 / 517,648 | 2,301 / 517,648 |
| Christensen, Johan | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 426 / 27,183 |
| Leukfeldt, Eric Rutger | Criminology | — | 102 / 14,394 |
| Rafols, Ismael | Information & Library Sciences | 64 / 15,996 | 47 / 15,996 |
| Knoester, Jasper | Chemical Physics | 1,211 / 121,889 | — |
| Dunjko, Vedran | General Physics | — | 367 / 87,024 |
| Evers, Andrea Walburga Maria | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 419 / 64,751 | 225 / 64,751 |
| de Jong, Nivja H. | Languages & Linguistics | 471 / 25,930 | 358 / 25,930 |
| Hommes, D. W.S. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 983 / 113,536 | 1,499 / 113,536 |
| van der Voet, Joris | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 588 / 27,183 |
| Garnefski, Nadia | Developmental & Child Psychology | 468 / 25,365 | 481 / 25,365 |
| Giest, Sarah | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 611 / 27,183 |
| Broekman, Marike Lianne Daphne | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 3,177 / 379,830 |
| van Leeuwen, Thed N. | Science Studies | 61 / 5,303 | 113 / 5,303 |
| Terkourafi, Marina | Languages & Linguistics | 360 / 25,930 | 406 / 25,930 |
| Custers, Bart H.M. | Law | — | 69 / 18,707 |
| Toshkov, Dimiter | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 677 / 27,183 |
| Woerdman, J. P. | General Physics | 587 / 87,024 | 1,638 / 87,024 |
| Kaptein, Ad A. | Public Health | 815 / 82,273 | — |
| Engelfriet, Joost | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 228 / 20,721 | — |
| Scherer, Laura A. | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,035 / 140,934 |
| AERTS, Johannes M.F.G. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,369 / 216,826 | 1,604 / 216,826 |
| Lenstra, Hendrik W. | General Mathematics | 499 / 76,268 | 602 / 76,268 |
| Scheepers, Daan T. | Social Psychology | — | 1,014 / 27,908 |
| te Pas, Arjan B. | Pediatrics | 604 / 81,129 | 262 / 81,129 |
| de Zeeuw, P. Tim | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,729 / 58,202 |
| Van Gelder, Jean Louis | Criminology | — | 226 / 14,394 |
| Bol, John F. | Virology | 760 / 79,508 | — |
| Ren, Zhaochun | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 4,475 / 517,648 |
| Güroǧlu, Berna | Experimental Psychology | — | 1,047 / 37,808 |
| Juffer, Femmie | Developmental & Child Psychology | 624 / 25,365 | — |
| Monteiro, Mariana C.O. | Organic Chemistry | — | 1,200 / 188,664 |
| Roebroeks, Wil | Paleontology | 473 / 23,292 | 557 / 23,292 |
| Videler, John J. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 853 / 54,545 | — |
| Bonjour, Saskia A. | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 853 / 27,183 |
| Lew, Michael S. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,235 / 517,648 | 7,844 / 517,648 |
| Preuss, Mike | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,063 / 517,648 | 4,714 / 517,648 |
| Costas, Rodrigo | Information & Library Sciences | 173 / 15,996 | 82 / 15,996 |
| Krause-Utz, Annegret D. | Psychiatry | — | 1,652 / 90,846 |
| van den Broek, Paul W. | Education | 1,368 / 115,687 | 1,479 / 115,687 |
| Abbink, Jon G. | Cultural Studies | 40 / 8,723 | 37 / 8,723 |
| van Biezen, Ingrid | Political Science & Public Administration | 484 / 27,183 | — |
| Tanke, Hans Johannes | Immunology | 2,892 / 176,292 | — |
| Rozenberg, Grzegorz | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 286 / 20,721 | — |
| Altona, Cornelis | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,041 / 216,826 | — |
| Cuppen, Eefje H.W.J. | Energy | 4,307 / 371,959 | 3,583 / 371,959 |
| Wagenaar, Willem Albert | Experimental Psychology | 1,336 / 37,808 | — |
| Plaat, Aske | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,904 / 517,648 | 5,313 / 517,648 |
| Natter, Katharina | Demography | — | 69 / 3,977 |
| Bosker, Thijs | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,666 / 140,934 |
| Peletier, Lambertus A. | General Mathematics | 743 / 76,268 | — |
| Emilia Hannula, S. Emilia (s E.). | Agronomy & Agriculture | — | 918 / 95,377 |
| Elzinga, Bernet M.(Bernet) | Psychiatry | — | 1,874 / 90,846 |
| Johnson, Katerina Vicky Ann | Microbiology | — | 2,381 / 232,186 |
| Baas, Pieter | Forestry | 159 / 36,413 | 371 / 36,413 |
| Schuurman, Bart | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 513 / 32,161 | 247 / 32,161 |
| Vedder, Paul H. | Education | 1,272 / 115,687 | 1,813 / 115,687 |
| Belton, Valerie | Operations Research | 498 / 31,951 | — |
| Schmidt, Thomas S. | Biophysics | 221 / 21,025 | — |
| Stevens, James L. | Toxicology | 624 / 69,049 | — |
| Wouters, Paul F. | Information & Library Sciences | 113 / 15,996 | 107 / 15,996 |
| Booij, Geert E. | Languages & Linguistics | 351 / 25,930 | — |
| Crawford, James R. | Law | 169 / 18,707 | 152 / 18,707 |
| Creemers, Rogier | Cultural Studies | — | 49 / 8,723 |
| Kraaij, Vivian | Public Health | — | 1,642 / 82,273 |
| Doelman, Arjen | Fluids & Plasmas | — | 1,095 / 58,297 |
| Huppes, Gjalt | Environmental Sciences | 1,475 / 140,934 | — |
| Neukart, Florian | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,677 / 517,648 |
| Kayne, Richard S. | Languages & Linguistics | 502 / 25,930 | — |
| van Holten, Jan Willem | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,350 / 164,120 | — |
| Paul, Herman J. | History | 150 / 20,299 | 60 / 20,299 |
| van der Stelt, Mario | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,520 / 120,621 | 1,070 / 120,621 |
| Van Westen, Gerard J.P. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 1,125 / 120,621 |
| Numans, Mattijs Everard | General & Internal Medicine | 2,978 / 360,081 | 4,922 / 360,081 |
| Elferink, Jan G.R. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,325 / 166,116 | — |
| Havinga, Egbert | General Chemistry | 587 / 57,505 | — |
| Versluys, Miguel John | Archaeology | — | 294 / 21,336 |
| Haer, Roos | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | — | 484 / 32,161 |
| van Dijk, Rijk A. | Cultural Studies | 129 / 8,723 | — |
| Kleijn, René | Environmental Sciences | 2,845 / 140,934 | — |
| Staverman, A. J. | General Chemistry | 743 / 57,505 | — |
| Lawtoo, Nidesh | Literary Studies | 278 / 21,141 | 111 / 21,141 |
| Van Der Veer, René | History of Science, Technology & Medicine | 48 / 3,157 | 48 / 3,157 |
| Ford, C. E. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,214 / 360,081 | — |
| Scott-Smith, Giles | History | 160 / 20,299 | 148 / 20,299 |
| Broekens, Joost | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,286 / 517,648 | — |
| Sousa-Silva, Rita | Forestry | — | 697 / 36,413 |
| Deprettere, Ed F.A. | Networking & Telecommunications | 4,425 / 228,312 | — |
| Schrover, Marlou | History | 290 / 20,299 | 245 / 20,299 |
| Barel, Cornelis D.N. | Zoology | 522 / 19,073 | — |
| Chen, Qinyu | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 2,445 / 133,072 |
| van Werkhoven, Ben J.C. | Distributed Computing | — | 96 / 9,369 |
| Schmidt, Ariadne | History | — | 309 / 20,299 |
| van Alphen, Ernst | Art Practice, History & Theory | 57 / 2,788 | 43 / 2,788 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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