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Top journals from The Netherlands
The top 100 of 2,281 ranked journals whose publisher is in The Netherlands, ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data).
The Netherlands in numbers
The Netherlands has 2,281 journals with an ITS Journal Score, #5 of 148 countries by number of ranked journals. Together they published 2,173,228 papers in 2021–2025, and 41% of these papers are open access. 380 of the journals (17%) are listed in DOAJ. The most common fields are Medicine (390), Social Sciences (374), Engineering (204) journals.
Country here is the publisher's country as recorded in OpenAlex. A journal's editors and authors may be based elsewhere.
Top 100 journals
| Rank in country | Global rank | Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | h-index | Open access | DOAJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 | The Lancet Elsevier BV | Medicine | 98.7 | 7,837 | 1,211 | 47% | — |
| 2 | #22 | Coordination Chemistry Reviews Elsevier BV | Chemistry | 96.6 | 2,988 | 380 | 16% | — |
| 3 | #25 | Nano Energy Elsevier BV | Engineering | 96.1 | 5,344 | 324 | 14% | — |
| 4 | #27 | Journal of Cleaner Production Elsevier BV | Business, Management and Accounting | 95.9 | 20,522 | 452 | 25% | — |
| 5 | #29 | Cancer Cell Cell Press | Medicine | 95.8 | 992 | 487 | 66% | — |
| 6 | #30 | Applied Catalysis B: Environmental Elsevier BV | Energy | 95.8 | 5,760 | 398 | 15% | — |
| 7 | #35 | The Science of The Total Environment Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 95.6 | 35,640 | 495 | 32% | — |
| 8 | #45 | The Lancet Neurology Elsevier BV | Medicine | 94.8 | 1,381 | 458 | 39% | — |
| 9 | #59 | Advances in Colloid and Interface Science Elsevier BV | Chemistry | 94.2 | 1,011 | 288 | 29% | — |
| 10 | #62 | Journal of Hazardous Materials Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 94.0 | 15,589 | 429 | 15% | — |
| 11 | #82 | Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 93.4 | 1,106 | 433 | 47% | — |
| 12 | #92 | Energy Economics Elsevier BV | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 93.2 | 3,424 | 295 | 39% | — |
| 13 | #99 | Kidney International Elsevier BV | Medicine | 92.9 | 2,272 | 392 | 52% | — |
| 14 | #102 | Composites Part B Engineering Elsevier BV | Engineering | 92.9 | 3,948 | 265 | 20% | — |
| 15 | #104 | Energy storage materials Elsevier BV | Engineering | 92.8 | 3,400 | 238 | 23% | — |
| 16 | #105 | Materials Today Elsevier BV | Engineering | 92.7 | 1,477 | 297 | 24% | — |
| 17 | #116 | The Lancet Infectious Diseases Elsevier BV | Medicine | 92.5 | 2,798 | 375 | 52% | — |
| 18 | #117 | Physics Reports Elsevier BV | Physics and Astronomy | 92.5 | 527 | 465 | 42% | — |
| 19 | #119 | Journal of Controlled Release Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 92.4 | 4,094 | 374 | 31% | — |
| 20 | #123 | Automation in Construction Elsevier BV | Engineering | 92.3 | 2,814 | 244 | 32% | — |
| 21 | #124 | Sustainable Cities and Society Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 92.3 | 4,277 | 211 | 34% | — |
| 22 | #126 | The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Elsevier BV | Medicine | 92.3 | 1,017 | 249 | 43% | — |
| 23 | #128 | Computers in Human Behavior Elsevier BV | Social Sciences | 92.2 | 1,816 | 356 | 48% | — |
| 24 | #129 | TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry Elsevier BV | Chemistry | 92.2 | 2,042 | 266 | 28% | — |
| 25 | #133 | Ageing Research Reviews Elsevier BV | Medicine | 92.2 | 1,395 | 227 | 43% | — |
| 26 | #135 | International Journal of Plasticity Elsevier BV | Engineering | 92.1 | 1,239 | 208 | 25% | — |
| 27 | #138 | Journal of Financial Economics Elsevier BV | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 92.0 | 777 | 557 | 40% | — |
| 28 | #144 | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Elsevier BV | Materials Science | 91.8 | 30,727 | 272 | 13% | — |
| 29 | #147 | Resources Conservation and Recycling Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 91.7 | 2,939 | 278 | 48% | — |
| 30 | #155 | Separation and Purification Technology Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 91.5 | 16,993 | 236 | 11% | — |
| 31 | #165 | Redox Biology Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 91.4 | 2,107 | 210 | 100% | Yes |
| 32 | #169 | Desalination Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 91.3 | 4,001 | 283 | 18% | — |
| 33 | #171 | Journal of Power Sources Elsevier BV | Engineering | 91.3 | 8,534 | 414 | 21% | — |
| 34 | #178 | Journal of Membrane Science Elsevier BV | Engineering | 91.1 | 5,120 | 347 | 16% | — |
| 35 | #184 | Information Fusion Elsevier BV | Engineering | 91.0 | 2,499 | 218 | 24% | — |
| 36 | #192 | Tourism Management Elsevier BV | Social Sciences | 90.9 | 888 | 353 | 36% | — |
| 37 | #194 | Earth-Science Reviews Elsevier BV | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 90.9 | 1,462 | 350 | 45% | — |
| 38 | #201 | Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 90.7 | 4,941 | 223 | 24% | — |
| 39 | #210 | Sensors and Actuators B Chemical Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.6 | 9,068 | 278 | 12% | — |
| 40 | #215 | Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.5 | 3,748 | 318 | 47% | — |
| 41 | #216 | Materials Science and Engineering R Reports Elsevier BV | Engineering | 90.5 | 403 | 204 | 26% | — |
| 42 | #218 | Journal of Hydrology Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 90.4 | 8,116 | 365 | 24% | — |
| 43 | #222 | Cancer Letters Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 90.3 | 2,440 | 269 | 39% | — |
| 44 | #226 | International Journal of Information Management Elsevier BV | Social Sciences | 90.2 | 502 | 250 | 45% | — |
| 45 | #250 | The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Elsevier BV | Medicine | 90.0 | 1,472 | 257 | 58% | — |
| 46 | #252 | International Journal of Production Economics Elsevier BV | Business, Management and Accounting | 90.0 | 1,478 | 295 | 41% | — |
| 47 | #253 | Landscape and Urban Planning Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 90.0 | 1,089 | 283 | 54% | — |
| 48 | #259 | The Lancet Global Health Elsevier BV | Medicine | 89.9 | 2,009 | 221 | 100% | Yes |
| 49 | #268 | Ultrasonics Sonochemistry Elsevier BV | Materials Science | 89.8 | 2,210 | 211 | 100% | Yes |
| 50 | #286 | EBioMedicine Elsevier BV | Medicine | 89.6 | 2,863 | 181 | 100% | Yes |
| 51 | #291 | EClinicalMedicine Elsevier BV | Medicine | 89.5 | 2,975 | 150 | 100% | Yes |
| 52 | #292 | Trends in Ecology & Evolution Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 89.5 | 881 | 510 | 57% | — |
| 53 | #296 | Energy and Buildings Elsevier BV | Engineering | 89.4 | 5,391 | 287 | 35% | — |
| 54 | #303 | Trends in Pharmacological Sciences Elsevier BV | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 89.3 | 662 | 320 | 57% | — |
| 55 | #306 | Energy Reports Elsevier BV | Engineering | 89.3 | 7,584 | 150 | 100% | Yes |
| 56 | #312 | Materials Science and Engineering A Elsevier BV | Engineering | 89.2 | 7,824 | 321 | 15% | — |
| 57 | #316 | International Journal of Computer Vision Springer Science+Business Media | Computer Science | 89.1 | 1,202 | 292 | 35% | — |
| 58 | #318 | Applied Surface Science Elsevier BV | Engineering | 89.1 | 15,395 | 276 | 13% | — |
| 59 | #320 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds Elsevier BV | Engineering | 89.1 | 26,615 | 266 | 9% | — |
| 60 | #326 | Food Research International Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 89.0 | 7,436 | 279 | 23% | — |
| 61 | #338 | Journal of Materials Processing Technology Elsevier BV | Engineering | 88.9 | 1,787 | 256 | 17% | — |
| 62 | #347 | Engineering Geology Elsevier BV | Engineering | 88.7 | 2,012 | 225 | 29% | — |
| 63 | #351 | International Journal of Pharmaceutics Elsevier BV | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 88.7 | 5,635 | 301 | 35% | — |
| 64 | #361 | Sustainable Production and Consumption Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 88.6 | 1,647 | 136 | 51% | — |
| 65 | #375 | Journal of Magnesium and Alloys Elsevier BV | Materials Science | 88.5 | 1,457 | 123 | 100% | Yes |
| 66 | #377 | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 88.5 | 7,710 | 237 | 100% | Yes |
| 67 | #390 | Research Policy Elsevier BV | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 88.4 | 863 | 405 | 68% | — |
| 68 | #395 | Drug Discovery Today Elsevier BV | Computer Science | 88.4 | 1,405 | 250 | 41% | — |
| 69 | #399 | FEMS Microbiology Reviews Oxford University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 88.3 | 281 | 318 | 88% | Yes |
| 70 | #401 | Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism Elsevier BV | Medicine | 88.3 | 645 | 243 | 45% | — |
| 71 | #403 | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Elsevier BV | Engineering | 88.3 | 1,410 | 233 | 29% | — |
| 72 | #406 | Surface and Coatings Technology Elsevier BV | Engineering | 88.3 | 5,471 | 226 | 19% | — |
| 73 | #409 | Journal of Molecular Liquids Elsevier BV | Chemical Engineering | 88.3 | 12,883 | 215 | 15% | — |
| 74 | #411 | Field Crops Research Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 88.3 | 1,769 | 250 | 34% | — |
| 75 | #416 | Journal of Materials Research and Technology Elsevier BV | Engineering | 88.2 | 13,525 | 158 | 100% | Yes |
| 76 | #427 | Industrial Crops and Products Elsevier BV | Engineering | 88.0 | 8,687 | 220 | 36% | Yes |
| 77 | #431 | Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Elsevier BV | Engineering | 88.0 | 1,839 | 168 | 100% | Yes |
| 78 | #437 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Elsevier BV | Engineering | 87.9 | 2,690 | 249 | 27% | — |
| 79 | #440 | European Journal of Operational Research Elsevier BV | Engineering | 87.9 | 3,114 | 408 | 52% | — |
| 80 | #449 | Geoderma Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 87.8 | 2,389 | 270 | 74% | Yes |
| 81 | #456 | Catalysis Communications Elsevier BV | Multidisciplinary | 87.8 | 627 | 143 | 100% | Yes |
| 82 | #465 | Additive manufacturing Elsevier BV | Engineering | 87.7 | 3,025 | 195 | 37% | — |
| 83 | #480 | Soil and Tillage Research Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 87.5 | 1,767 | 226 | 25% | — |
| 84 | #482 | Knowledge-Based Systems Elsevier BV | Computer Science | 87.5 | 6,612 | 222 | 17% | — |
| 85 | #483 | Computers & Security Elsevier BV | Computer Science | 87.5 | 2,119 | 168 | 32% | — |
| 86 | #491 | Applied Soft Computing Elsevier BV | Computer Science | 87.5 | 6,014 | 236 | 16% | — |
| 87 | #496 | Ecological Economics Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 87.4 | 1,555 | 336 | 67% | — |
| 88 | #502 | Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 87.4 | 2,299 | 280 | 40% | — |
| 89 | #503 | Agricultural Water Management Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 87.4 | 3,094 | 213 | 74% | Yes |
| 90 | #504 | Journal of Ethnopharmacology Elsevier BV | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 87.4 | 6,550 | 307 | 17% | — |
| 91 | #507 | Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Elsevier BV | Chemistry | 87.3 | 12,271 | 227 | 10% | — |
| 92 | #512 | Journal of environmental chemical engineering Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 87.3 | 15,984 | 190 | 13% | — |
| 93 | #516 | Land Use Policy Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 87.3 | 2,247 | 212 | 40% | — |
| 94 | #526 | Computers in Industry Elsevier BV | Engineering | 87.2 | 741 | 170 | 45% | — |
| 95 | #527 | Energy Strategy Reviews Elsevier BV | Energy | 87.2 | 1,256 | 110 | 100% | Yes |
| 96 | #551 | Analytica Chimica Acta Elsevier BV | Chemistry | 87.0 | 5,517 | 304 | 21% | — |
| 97 | #561 | Journal of Water Process Engineering Elsevier BV | Environmental Science | 86.9 | 7,502 | 142 | 16% | — |
| 98 | #566 | Journal of Business Ethics Springer Science+Business Media | Business, Management and Accounting | 86.9 | 1,547 | 373 | 55% | — |
| 99 | #571 | Cancer and Metastasis Reviews Springer Science+Business Media | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 86.8 | 364 | 216 | 67% | — |
| 100 | #574 | Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis Elsevier BV | Engineering | 86.8 | 2,275 | 200 | 25% | — |
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How the ITS Journal Score works
One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.
A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.
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