In terms of scientific impact, the Netherlands leads the world together with Switzerland, reports publisher Elsevier. This is mainly due to its many publications together with foreign researchers.
According to Elsevier, the Netherlands scores 72 percent above world average in terms of scientific citations. The number of publications is also relatively high.
Collaboration
Especially publications in which researchers collaborate on an international level have a high impact. Almost two thirds (63 percent) of all Dutch publications result from international cooperation. This is above the world average (20 percent) and the European Union average (43 percent
Publications in which only Dutch researchers collaborate scored ‘just’ 20 percent above the world average.
Internationalisation
According to Jouke de Vries, interim president of universities association UNL, the Elsevier study makes it clear that radically limiting the intake of international students and reducing the internationalisation of science will have major negative consequences. “Then Dutch universities will no longer play in the Premier League of the world.” (HOP, HC)
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