Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft)
Netherlands
Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 351 | 129.44 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 133 | 49.57 |
| Biological sciences | 27 | 7.37 |
| Chemistry | 50 | 20.07 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 36 | 15.50 |
| Health sciences | 36 | 8.08 |
| Physical sciences | 49 | 20.13 |
| Social sciences | 20 | 8.72 |
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Physics | 39 | 17.07 |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 | 12.03 |
| Electrical Engineering | 21 | 8.00 |
| Physical Chemistry | 10 | 5.05 |
| Policy and Administration | 6 | 4.23 |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 9 | 4.00 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 12 | 3.99 |
| Analytical Chemistry | 8 | 3.94 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 79 | 74 | 82 | 131 | 135 |
| Applied sciences | 24 | 22 | 23 | 58 | 58 |
| Health sciences | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Natural sciences | 49 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 62 |
| Biological sciences | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Chemistry | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 |
| Physical sciences | 18 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
| Social sciences | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Nature & Science | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (110 institutions) | 43.5% |
| Domestic (56 institutions) | 56.5% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
Note: Hover over the graph to view collaboration by percentage of Share.
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| QuTech Advanced Research Centre | 6.84 / 10.34 | 17.18 |
| Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) | 8.11 / 5.79 | 13.90 |
| Leiden University | 3.84 / 9.02 | 12.86 |
| Utrecht University (UU) | 2.85 / 7.17 | 10.03 |
| Wageningen University & Research (WUR) | 4.78 / 5.11 | 9.89 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 4.19 / 4.94 | 9.14 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 3.55 / 0.95 | 4.50 |
| Tsinghua University | 2.29 / 2.09 | 4.38 |
| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) | 2.50 / 1.22 | 3.72 |
| Sino-Dutch R&D Center for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies | 0.97 / 2.54 | 3.51 |
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Relationships
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- Environmentally Compatible Air Transport System (ECATS)
- High Field Magnet Laboratory and Free-Electron Lasers for Infrared eXperiment (HFML-FELIX)
- ICORP Quantum Spin Information Project, JST
- J.M. Burgerscentrum Research School for Fluid Mechanics (JMBC)
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Global Change and Water Cycle
- Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation
- Medical Delta
- Microsoft Quantum Laboratory Delft
- Netherlands Centre for Luminescence dating (NCL)
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre (NPC)
- Origins Center
- QuTech Advanced Research Centre
- READNA
- Sino-Dutch R&D Center for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies
- UNLOCK Microbial Potential