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Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in Belgium

Ghent University ranks first in Belgium for Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in 2022-now (#40 worldwide), followed by KU Leuven and University of Liège.

Belgium's world rank
#14
of 124 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.1k
Top-10% rate
11.2%
Ranked institutions
13

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

What is the best university for Agricultural and Biological Sciences in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ghent UniversityGhent #4054.215.0%1,055
2KU LeuvenLeuven #9943.014.9%540
3University of LiègeLiège #16336.814.9%616
4UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #28230.014.6%189
5European CommissionBrussels #36526.824.0%155
6University of AntwerpAntwerp #36826.714.7%179
7Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #51922.416.9%104
8Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #57021.29.6%161
9Institute of Natural SciencesBrussels #70618.60.6%692
10University of MonsMons #1,07513.44.4%335
11Meise Botanic GardenMeise #1,5349.09.7%80
12Royal Museum for Central AfricaTervuren #2,0735.25.3%64
13European Union of Medical SpecialistsBrussels #2,3653.62.5%92

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

Who are the top Agricultural and Biological Sciences researchers in Belgium?

Dirk Inzé, Marc Van Montagu and Yves Van de Peer rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Agricultural and Biological Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Dirk Inzé#14,456 worldwide overall142.7 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Marc Van Montagu#51,686 worldwide overall103.8 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yves Van de Peer#7,198 worldwide overall82.7 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Tom Beeckman#9,468 worldwide overall77.3 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Thomas Van Leeuwen#24,545 worldwide overall56.9 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Luc De Vuyst#280,603 worldwide overall81.1 of 280 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Dominique Van Der Straeten#57,415 worldwide overall58.1 of 171 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Frank Van Breusegem#10,992 worldwide overall50.0 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jaco Vangronsveld#98,401 worldwide overall59.5 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ivan August Janssens#7,523 worldwide overall51.7 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ive De Smet#11,427 worldwide overall46.6 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kris Verheyen#107,900 worldwide overall64.0 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Hamada AbdElgawad#127,907 worldwide overall53.9 of 169 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gerrit T.S. Beemster#40,089 worldwide overall43.7 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Wim Verbeke#69,196 worldwide overall53.0 of 209 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Agricultural and Biological 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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences