VU University of Amsterdam is a
prestigious private university
established in 1880 in Netherlands. It is represented
by 1,634 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The
university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in
Social Sciences and Humanities (460 scientists), Social Sciences (161 scientists), and Engineering & Technology (157 scientists).
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
biogeochemical cycling
plant traits
climate
decomposition
fire
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
83
0.728
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
global change
biogeochemistry
biodiversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
56
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
soil ecotoxicology
bioavailability
bioaccumulation
mixture toxicity
soil invertebrates
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
45
0.511
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Biological Physics
Optical Tweezers
Single-molecule Fluorescent Microscopy
Physical Virology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
45
0.662
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
37
0.561
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Psychology
Behavior Genetics
Genetics
Genetic epidemiology
Psychiatric Genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
57
0.877
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Dynamic Energy Budget theory
Metabolism
Ecology
Natural History
Applied Mathematics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
32
0.508
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Community ecology
Spatial ecology
Soil fauna
Traits
Litter decomposition
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
43
0.717
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
evolution
cooperation
symbiosis
agriculture
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
43
0.796
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
microbial ecology
microbial physiology
geomicrobiology
systems biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
27
0.509
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Genome evolution & trait loss
Evolution of lipid functions
Temperature tolerance
Invasive species
Urban adaptation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
34
0.654
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
33
0.635
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Molecular Genetics
Genetics of complex traits
Genetics of Twinning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
44
0.898
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Systems biology
computational biology
biophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
29
0.617
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
migraine
chronic pain
depression
genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
34
0.739
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Genetic epidemiology
Genomics
Metabolomics
Bioinformatics
(Bio)molecular Simulation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
19
0.514
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
molecular microbiology
evolutionary engineering
systems biology
(food) fermentation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Brain
Connectomics
Neurobiology
Multiscale neuroscience
Brain evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
24
0.923
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
sensory ecology
urban adaptation
species interactions
multimodal communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
23
0.885
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Structural Biology
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
17
0.773
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
systems biology
metabolism in disease and health
(liver) cancer
parasitology
Trypanosoma brucei
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Human behavioural ecology
Statistics
Meta-analysis
Complex systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
glycobiology
cancer
immunology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Mycology
Ecology
Plant biology
Symbiosis
Fungal genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
J Hans C Cornelissen
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
83
0.728
biogeochemical cycling
plant traits
climate
decomposition
fire
Rien Aerts
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
56
0.596
global change
biogeochemistry
biodiversity
Cam Gestel Van|Kees van Gestel
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
45
0.511
soil ecotoxicology
bioavailability
bioaccumulation
mixture toxicity
soil invertebrates
Gijs Jl Wuite
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
45
0.662
Biological Physics
Optical Tweezers
Single-molecule Fluorescent Microscopy
Physical Virology
Bas Teusink
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
37
0.561
Michel Nivard
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
57
0.877
Psychology
Behavior Genetics
Genetics
Genetic epidemiology
Psychiatric Genetics
Bas Kooijman
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
32
0.508
Dynamic Energy Budget theory
Metabolism
Ecology
Natural History
Applied Mathematics
MP Berg
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
43
0.717
Community ecology
Spatial ecology
Soil fauna
Traits
Litter decomposition
Toby Kiers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
43
0.796
evolution
cooperation
symbiosis
agriculture
Wilfred FM Roling
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
27
0.509
microbial ecology
microbial physiology
geomicrobiology
systems biology
Jacintha Ellers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
34
0.654
Genome evolution & trait loss
Evolution of lipid functions
Temperature tolerance
Invasive species
Urban adaptation
Richardus SP Van Logtestijn
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
33
0.635
Hamdi Mbarek
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
44
0.898
Molecular Genetics
Genetics of complex traits
Genetics of Twinning
Frank J Bruggeman
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
29
0.617
Systems biology
computational biology
biophysics
Lannie Ligthart
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
34
0.739
migraine
chronic pain
depression
genetics
René Pool
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
Genetic epidemiology
Genomics
Metabolomics
Bioinformatics
(Bio)molecular Simulation
Rob Broekman
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
19
0.514
Herwig Bachmann
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
molecular microbiology
evolutionary engineering
systems biology
(food) fermentation
Lianne H Scholtens
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
24
0.923
Brain
Connectomics
Neurobiology
Multiscale neuroscience
Brain evolution
Wouter Halfwerk
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
23
0.885
sensory ecology
urban adaptation
species interactions
multimodal communication
Marc Van Dijk
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
17
0.773
Structural Biology
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Jurgen R Haanstra
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
systems biology
metabolism in disease and health
(liver) cancer
parasitology
Trypanosoma brucei
Jac Davis
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
Human behavioural ecology
Statistics
Meta-analysis
Complex systems
Ernesto Rodriguez
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Vasilis Kokkoris
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Mycology
Ecology
Plant biology
Symbiosis
Fungal genetics