Research in Antwerp
Science Explorer records 38 research institutions in Antwerp, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital and Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde.
- Research institutions
- 38 9 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 54k ▲ 12% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 22.8% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Antwerp?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of AntwerpUniversity | 36,100 | #450 | |
| 2 | Antwerp University HospitalFunder | 6,382 | #3,318 | |
| 3 | Instituut voor Tropische GeneeskundeFunder | 3,302 | #5,268 | |
| 4 | Province of AntwerpGovernment institution | 1,454 | #7,786 | |
| 5 | ZNA Middelheim HospitalHospital / health system | 1,287 | #21,445 | |
| 6 | Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen StuivenbergHospital / health system | 853 | #17,691 | |
| 7 | Antwerp Management SchoolUniversity | 624 | #14,544 | |
| 8 | Domus MedicaNonprofit | 541 | #26,656 | |
| 9 | Provincial Institute for HygieneResearch facility | 528 | #24,976 all time | |
| 10 | GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-AugustinusHospital / health system | 521 | #15,631 | |
| 11 | Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool AntwerpenUniversity | 401 | #27,122 all time | |
| 12 | VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular NeurologyResearch facility | 262 | #9,223 all time | |
| 13 | Synergetics (Belgium)Company | 229 | #20,647 all time | |
| 14 | Flanders HydraulicsResearch facility | 210 | #31,139 all time | |
| 15 | Royal Zoological Society of AntwerpInstitution | 189 | #23,066 all time | |
| 16 | Biomedical Informatics Research Center AntwerpResearch facility | 141 | #20,026 all time | |
| 17 | Karel de Grote HogeschoolUniversity | 131 | #32,532 all time | |
| 18 | International Marine and Dredging ConsultantsCompany | 126 | #36,405 all time | |
| 19 | Nokia (Belgium)Company | 118 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Antwerp Maritime AcademyUniversity | 106 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Iridium KankernetwerkHospital / health system | 87 | not ranked | |
| 22 | HistoGeneX (Belgium)Company | 40 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Gouverneur KinsbergencentrumInstitution | 30 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Fluvius (Belgium)Company | 27 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Exmar (Belgium)Company | 25 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Atlas Copco (Belgium)Company | 24 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Cipla (Belgium)Company | 19 | not ranked | |
| 28 | University Centre Saint-Ignatius AntwerpNonprofit | 18 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Antea Group (Belgium)Company | 16 | not ranked | |
| 30 | City of AntwerpGovernment institution | 16 | not ranked | |
| 31 | SGS (Belgium)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Port of AntwerpGovernment institution | 12 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Ineos (Belgium)Company | 9 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Digipolis (Belgium)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Otoconsult (Belgium)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Water-link (Belgium)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Board of Innovation (Belgium)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Flanders Institute for LogisticsNonprofit | 2 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
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What is Antwerp strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Antwerp is most concentrated in Microbiology, Sensory Systems and Parasitology (3.5× the world share in Microbiology).
- MicrobiologySubfield · 30.9 works3.5×
- Sensory SystemsSubfield · 22.1 works3.4×
- ParasitologySubfield · 28.9 works3.2×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Antwerp?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, Public Health, Treatment, Quality of Life, Diagnosis and Drug Resistance.
- HIV Transmission
- Public Opinion
- Hearing Loss
- Democracy
- Vaccine Development
- Insulin Resistance
- Rehabilitation
- Neurological Disorders
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Clinical Trials
- Depression
- Immune Response
- Risk Factors
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Quality of Life
- Public Health
- Deep Learning
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Inflammation
- Social Media
- Oxidative Stress
- Mental Health
- Chemotherapy
- Global Burden
- Mortality
- Drug Resistance
- Vaccine
- Health Effects
- Pathogenesis
- Complications
- Immunity
- Surgical Treatment
- Low Back Pain
- Urinary Incontinence
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology636▲ 1.88×134 topics
- Climate Change234◆ 1.02×97 topics
- Globalization206▲ 1.23×110 topics
- Deep Learning192▼ 0.66×72 topics
- Machine Learning178▼ 0.64×78 topics
- Public Health175▲ 1.41×63 topics
- Sustainability174▼ 0.84×86 topics
- Quality of Life170▲ 1.38×55 topics
- Inflammation169◆ 0.95×83 topics
- Treatment158▲ 1.53×52 topics
- Social Media137◆ 1.13×36 topics
- Diagnosis136▲ 1.72×41 topics
- Oxidative Stress136◆ 0.98×61 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease128▲ 1.35×38 topics
- Mental Health110◆ 0.88×40 topics
- Risk Factors103◆ 1.10×37 topics
- Chemotherapy99▲ 1.67×25 topics
- Immune Response92▲ 1.91×23 topics
- Global Burden92▲ 2.0×12 topics
- Depression88▲ 1.18×24 topics
- Mortality87▲ 1.76×13 topics
- Clinical Trials85▲ 1.49×19 topics
- Drug Resistance85▲ 3.5×9 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines84▲ 1.81×14 topics
- Vaccine80▲ 2.3×11 topics
- Neurological Disorders79▲ 1.63×20 topics
- Health Effects78▲ 1.52×22 topics
- Rehabilitation77▲ 2.3×13 topics
- Pathogenesis71▲ 1.65×24 topics
- Insulin Resistance71▲ 1.82×10 topics
- Complications70▲ 1.65×17 topics
- Vaccine Development69▲ 3.2×11 topics
- Immunity66▲ 1.93×11 topics
- Democracy66▲ 2.2×22 topics
- Surgical Treatment63▲ 3.7×6 topics
- Hearing Loss55▲ 5.6×4 topics
- Low Back Pain54▲ 3.7×4 topics
- Public Opinion48▲ 4.6×6 topics
- Urinary Incontinence37▲ 5.5×2 topics
- HIV Transmission36▲ 5.8×2 topics
What research is done in Antwerp?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 30 works
- 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 28 works
- 3 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 28 works
- 4 Social Media and Politics Communication 27 works
- 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 24 works
- 6 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 23 works
- 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 23 works
- 8 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 21 works
- 9 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 20 works
- 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 20 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.