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Physical Sciences research in Belgium

Ghent University ranks first in Belgium for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#170 worldwide), followed by KU Leuven and University of Antwerp.

Belgium's world rank
#20
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
36k
Top-10% rate
10.0%
Ranked institutions
39

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ghent UniversityGhent #17044.612.2%5,938
2KU LeuvenLeuven #20442.710.9%7,268
3University of AntwerpAntwerp #34237.110.9%2,042
4Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #38835.711.0%2,133
5UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #39735.58.7%2,131
6Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #47833.510.2%1,765
7European CommissionBrussels #61530.816.9%1,386
8University of LiègeLiège #65630.18.6%2,076
9Hasselt UniversityHasselt #1,06124.99.8%704
10IMECLeuven #1,35422.39.0%1,909
11Flanders Make (Belgium)Lommel #1,42821.710.6%652
12University of MonsMons #1,52421.05.4%1,703
13Material (Belgium)Brussels #1,68819.98.8%144
14HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and ArtsGhent #2,18017.19.0%218
15Flemish Institute for Technological ResearchMol #2,19617.010.8%380
16International Solvay InstitutesBrussels #2,38316.224.3%76
17University of NamurNamur #2,52315.67.5%534
18Von Karman Institute for Fluid DynamicsSint-Genesius-Rode #2,81614.47.3%229
19Institute of Natural SciencesBrussels #3,72011.47.0%296
20Royal Military AcademyBrussels #4,10110.35.9%139
21Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource RecoveryGhent #5,6556.810.9%76
22Advanced Coatings (Belgium)Liège #5,7736.69.9%88
23Total (Belgium)Brussels #6,0726.11.8%271
24Royal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBrussels #6,1905.911.4%92
25Belgian Nuclear Research CentreMol #6,2485.86.5%227
26Ablynx (Belgium)Ghent #6,2515.813.7%61
27Umicore (Belgium)Brussels #6,2845.79.6%158
28Province of AntwerpAntwerp #6,5285.310.8%72
29European Union of Medical SpecialistsBrussels #6,7155.04.4%131
30Flanders Marine InstituteOstend #6,7764.97.7%134
31North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationBrussels #6,9014.76.0%68
32Royal Observatory of BelgiumBrussels #7,3834.013.6%101
33European UnionBrussels #8,0853.08.8%89
34Research Institute for Nature and ForestBrussels #8,2102.812.3%102
35Fuel Cells and HydrogenBrussels #8,4292.511.1%67
36Royal Meteorological Institute of BelgiumBrussels #8,8222.012.9%74
37iMindsGhent #8,8422.05.5%67
38Statistics BelgiumBrussels #8,8482.06.1%64
39Solvay (Belgium)Brussels #8,9721.910.8%68

Institutions in Belgium above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Belgium?

M. Tytgat, V. Lemaı̂tre and R. Volpe rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1M. Tytgat#14,122 worldwide overall595.1 of 1,925 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2V. Lemaı̂tre#7,447 worldwide overall338.7 of 857 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3R. Volpe#6,745 worldwide overall258.5 of 642 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4M. Maes#3,749 worldwide overall218.8 of 460 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Bart Van der Bruggen#12,582 worldwide overall219.3 of 595 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6David Beljonne#20,630 worldwide overall185.1 of 545 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7D. Favart#25,987 worldwide overall190.8 of 548 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ivan August Janssens#7,523 worldwide overall145.7 of 355 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9H. Geenen#7,509 worldwide overall137.6 of 303 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Bao‐Lian Su#84,876 worldwide overall177.8 of 740 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Willy Verstraete#75,936 worldwide overall182.7 of 809 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Alexandre F. Léonard#122,183 worldwide overall180.2 of 540 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Bert F. Sels#45,777 worldwide overall150.6 of 530 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Marco Dorigo#30,234 worldwide overall136.5 of 394 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Dirk E De Vos#102,037 worldwide overall168.5 of 747 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Physical Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Belgium compares with other countries in Physical Sciences