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 March 2026

March 2026

Domain

Visits

Desktop share

Mobile share

MoM

YoY

Main Traffic Source

tudelft.nl

3.27M

63.16%2.07M

36.84%1.21M

↑41.96%

↓4.19%

Direct

uva.nl

3.24M

70.98%2.3M

29.02%939.31K

↑22.76%

↓5.61%

Direct

uu.nl

2.98M

61.09%1.82M

38.91%1.16M

↑22.47%

↓2.82%

Direct

universiteitleiden.nl

2.47M

55.95%1.38M

44.05%1.09M

↑53.4%

↑0.74%

Direct

vu.nl

1.97M

72.62%1.43M

27.38%539.32K

↑10.81%

↓8.35%

Direct

osiris-student.nl

1.46M

65.33%955.01K

34.67%506.81K

↓0.26%

↓1.02%

Direct

sciencedirect.com

1.39M

78.13%1.09M

21.87%304.98K

↑27.55%

↓12.03%

Search

overleaf.com

1.24M

92.83%1.16M

7.17%89.3K

↑78.47%

↓1.06%

Direct

wur.nl

1.24M

57.03%707.16K

42.97%532.85K

↑59.71%

↓16.24%

Direct

tue.nl

1.17M

68.85%806.79K

31.15%365.06K

↑49.71%

↓13.83%

Direct

phys.org

1.04M

1.79%18.63K

98.21%1.02M

↑59.65%

↓6.45%

Direct

maastrichtuniversity.nl

1.02M

81.15%826.32K

18.85%191.89K

↑20.13%

↑8.01%

Direct

wiley.com

593.29K

80.04%474.88K

19.96%118.41K

↑28.93%

↓9.43%

Direct

elsevier.com

583.76K

87.52%510.89K

12.48%72.86K

↑37.53%

↓14.67%

Direct

arxiv.org

394.62K

70.83%279.52K

29.17%115.11K

↑69%

↑25.93%

Search

mdpi.com

330.81K

82.88%274.19K

17.12%56.63K

↑25.26%

↑15.76%

Direct

doi.org

267.28K

46.78%125.02K

53.22%142.26K

↑151.43%

↑7.35%

Direct

nsidc.org

209.99K

1.02%2.15K

98.98%207.84K

↑99.8%

↓42.8%

Direct

space.com

205.51K

12.46%25.61K

87.54%179.9K

↑51.66%

↓86.22%

Direct

metoffice.gov.uk

187.9K

22.66%42.58K

77.34%145.32K

↑12.25%

↓21.78%

Search

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

As of March 2026, tudelft.nl leads Science in the Netherlands with 3.27M monthly visits. Its audience skews desktop-first (63.16% desktop / 63.16% mobile), and traffic is up month over month 41.96% and down year over year -4.19%. uva.nl holds second with 3.24M visits and a desktop-leaning mix (70.98% desktop / 29.02% mobile), while uu.nl ranks third with 2.98M visits.

Across the leaders, smaakacademieachterhoek.nl is the most mobile-first (100% of visits), whereas scopus.com is the most desktop-reliant (100%). Momentum favors smaakacademieachterhoek.nl in the latest month (33,527.98%), while wetterzentrale.de shows the steepest pullback.

Acquisition patterns also differ: tudelft.nl is driven primarily by search, tudelft.nl by direct, and tudelft.nl by referral; overall, 61 of the top 100 sites are direct-led, 30 are search-led, and 7 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