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Chemical Engineering research in Belgium

Ghent University ranks first in Belgium for Chemical Engineering research in 2022-now (#89 worldwide), followed by KU Leuven.

Belgium's world rank
#15
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
395
Top-10% rate
9.2%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Chemical Engineering in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ghent UniversityGhent #8917.07.6%88
2KU LeuvenLeuven #9715.410.1%70

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

Who are the top Chemical Engineering researchers in Belgium?

Koen Binnemans, Alessandro Parente and Annemie Bogaerts rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Chemical Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Koen Binnemans#151,676 worldwide overall27.7 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Alessandro Parente#249,783 worldwide overall16.1 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Annemie Bogaerts#71,381 worldwide overall15.2 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Robert A. Schoonheydt#201,041 worldwide overall11.2 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Gilbert F. Froment#82,898 worldwide overall10.7 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Bert F. Sels#45,777 worldwide overall10.3 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Véronique Van Speybroeck#181,444 worldwide overall9.4 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Marc Parrilla#50,618 worldwide overall5.3 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Philippe Dúbois#669,210 worldwide overall10.3 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Luc Van Meervelt#1,668,238 worldwide overall6.3 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Sebastian Verhelst#702,186 worldwide overall12.6 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Francesco Contino#539,907 worldwide overall8.3 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13M. J. Crochet#335,129 worldwide overall7.6 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14R. Keunings#1,225,293 worldwide overall8.8 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Feili Lai#11,532 worldwide overall5.0 of 14 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Chemical Engineering 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 Chemical Engineering