Utrecht University ranks #103 globally with a prestige score of 31, earned across 9 prestigious academic awards including 2 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Nobel Prize in Physics. Notable laureates include Gerard 't Hooft, Gerardus 't Hooft, Christiaan Eijkman.
31
Prestige Score
9
Total Awards
2
Nobel Prizes
5
Decades Active
6
Laureates
9
Award Types
2
Countries
22
Publications
455
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
2
Tier 1 • Apex
= 20 pts
2
Tier 2 • Elite
= 6 pts
5
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 5 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 2 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (2 types, 2 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (5 types, 5 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (9 types)
Nobel Prize in Physics
1(1999)
Wolf Prize in Physics
1(1981)
Dirac Medal
1(1995)
Max Planck Medal
1(2011)
Lorentz Medal
1(2006)
Spinoza Prize
1(1995)
Sakurai Prize
1(1989)
Balzan Prize
1(2012)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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