Utrecht University

university in the Netherlands
Organization public_research_university Q221653
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Summary

Utrecht University is a public research university[1]. It draws 1,711 Wikipedia views per month (public research university category, ranking #94 of 166).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Utrecht Network[3], Association of Universities in the Netherlands[4], Academic Heritage Foundation[5], iRODS Consortium[6], European University Association[7], ArXiv[8], League of European Research Universities[9], ORCID, Inc.[10], Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment[11], European Open Science Cloud Association[12], International Association of Universities[13], Charm EU[14], EWUU Alliance[15]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Utrecht[16]
  • Country: Netherlands[17]
  • Founder: Erasmus[18]
  • Headquarters location: Utrecht[19]
  • Part of: ELIXIR-NL[20]
  • Commons category: Universiteit Utrecht[21]
  • Has part(s): Utrecht University Library[22], Faculty of Science[23], Q61667155[24], Faculty of Medical Sciences[25], University Medical Center Utrecht[26], Q61667890[27], Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance[28], Faculty of Social Sciences at Utrecht University[29]
  • Inception: 1636[30]
  • Official website: https://www.uu.nl/[31]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Utrecht University[32]
  • Employees: 6700[33]
  • Ranking: 49[34], 51[35], 47[36], 65[37], 56[38], 57[39], 52[40], 53[41], 50[42], 48[43], 40[44], 39[45], 41[46], 42[47]

Why It Matters

Utrecht University has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . academischerfgoed.nl. Retrieved . academischerfgoed.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . irods.org. Retrieved . irods.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . eua.eu. Retrieved . eua.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [11] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . eosc.eu. Retrieved . eosc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . uu.nl. Retrieved . uu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . uu.nl. Retrieved . uu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . uu.nl. Retrieved . uu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . uu.nl. Retrieved . uu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . uu.nl. Retrieved . uu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . uu.nl. Retrieved . uu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · 沈澄心 · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of portugal id → 1952560
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  2. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Scimago institutions rankings id → 6053
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Scimago institutions rankings id: 6053, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/181713293|Utrecht University (#181713293)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6882|SC"
  3. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+49'}, {'amount': '+51'}, {'amount': '+47'} +21
    P14536 → 383235
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  4. 23w ago · Danielserranoh · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Headquarters → —
    Category for employees of the organization → Category:Academic staff of Utrecht University
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Ranking: 103, Add ranking for 2026 via wudr"
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