Top Science Websites in the Netherlands

Name: Top websites in Netherlands (Science)
Creator: Semrush
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Based on data from the Semrush Traffic Analytics tool, this page reveals the most visited websites. We will be updating this list on a monthly basis, so you can keep track of all the market shifts and spot changes in user interest.

Most Visited Science Websites in the Netherlands, Updated February 2026

February 2026

Domain

Visits

Desktop share

Mobile share

MoM

YoY

Main Traffic Source

uva.nl

2.64M

70.24%1.85M

29.76%784.56K

↓12.72%

↓5.3%

Direct

uu.nl

2.43M

57.62%1.4M

42.38%1.03M

↓11.84%

↓3.11%

Direct

tudelft.nl

2.31M

61.86%1.43M

38.14%879.11K

↓19.74%

↓5.99%

Direct

vu.nl

1.78M

70.34%1.25M

29.66%527.24K

↓3.88%

↓6.81%

Direct

universiteitleiden.nl

1.61M

58.54%943.19K

41.46%668.02K

↑7.57%

↑0.58%

Direct

osiris-student.nl

1.47M

59.88%877.56K

40.12%588.01K

↓11.95%

↓3.55%

Referral

sciencedirect.com

1.09M

77.44%846.63K

22.56%246.69K

↓0.06%

↓10.03%

Search

maastrichtuniversity.nl

847.61K

77.51%657.01K

22.49%190.6K

↓14.26%

↑11.13%

Direct

tue.nl

782.77K

66.01%516.69K

33.99%266.08K

↓28.72%

↓16.99%

Direct

wur.nl

776.42K

69.24%537.56K

30.76%238.86K

↓27.23%

↓18.12%

Direct

overleaf.com

697.45K

96.22%671.07K

3.78%26.39K

↓39.23%

↓2.44%

Direct

phys.org

650.96K

0.94%6.12K

99.06%644.85K

↑24.95%

↓12.51%

Direct

wiley.com

460.15K

80.55%370.66K

19.45%89.49K

↓7.29%

↓9.57%

Search

elsevier.com

424.47K

90.79%385.36K

9.21%39.11K

↓6.61%

↓14.35%

Direct

mdpi.com

264.09K

86.49%228.41K

13.51%35.69K

↓29.04%

↑26.48%

Search

arxiv.org

233.5K

89.34%208.61K

10.66%24.89K

↓23.31%

↑25.74%

Search

metoffice.gov.uk

167.39K

18.97%31.75K

81.03%135.64K

↓9.17%

↓7.16%

Direct

knaw.nl

142.68K

42.53%60.68K

57.47%82K

↑14.85%

↓18.04%

Search

space.com

135.5K

14.22%19.28K

85.78%116.23K

↓28.48%

↓83.67%

Direct

academictransfer.com

110.73K

71.03%78.65K

28.97%32.08K

↑22.01%

↓21.14%

Direct

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Key Insights on Top Science Websites in the Netherlands on February 2026

As of February 2026, uva.nl leads Science in the Netherlands with 2.64M monthly visits. Its audience skews desktop-first (70.24% desktop / 70.24% mobile), and traffic is down month over month -12.72% and down year over year -5.3%. uu.nl holds second with 2.43M visits and a desktop-leaning mix (57.62% desktop / 42.38% mobile), while tudelft.nl ranks third with 2.31M visits.

Across the leaders, vcdnp.org is the most mobile-first (100% of visits), whereas nki.nl is the most desktop-reliant (100%). Momentum favors vcdnp.org in the latest month (5,912.73%), while spaceweatherlive.com shows the steepest pullback.

Acquisition patterns also differ: uva.nl is driven primarily by search, uva.nl by direct, and uva.nl by referral; overall, 58 of the top 100 sites are direct-led, 33 are search-led, and 9 lean on social.

These insights come from the Traffic & Market Toolkit, enriched with extensive clickstream data.

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Top Science Websites in the Netherlands