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Chemistry research in Belgium

Ghent University ranks first in Belgium for Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#128 worldwide), followed by KU Leuven and University of Antwerp.

Belgium's world rank
#33
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.5k
Top-10% rate
15.9%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ghent UniversityGhent #12832.521.9%252
2KU LeuvenLeuven #24623.516.3%300
3University of AntwerpAntwerp #54712.426.4%81
4UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #8735.814.1%81
5Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #9404.815.6%72
6Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #9874.216.1%86
7University of LiègeLiège #1,27658.09.3%86
8University of MonsMons #1,30823.03.7%65

Institutions in Belgium above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Belgium?

Koen Binnemans, D.L. Massart and Ph. Teyssié rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.

  1. 1Koen Binnemans#35,229 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 40 works
  2. 2D.L. Massart#47,575 worldwide overall770 citations · 53 works
  3. 3Ph. Teyssié#53,639 worldwide overall632 citations · 46 works
  4. 4Christian V. Stevens#143,528 worldwide overall1k citations · 151 works
  5. 5Dirk De Vos#155,720 worldwide overall991 citations · 69 works
  6. 6Marcel Gielen#171,101 worldwide overall373 citations · 83 works
  7. 7Frank De Proft#211,276 worldwide overall427 citations · 44 works
  8. 8J.B. Nagy#233,797 worldwide overall700 citations · 59 works
  9. 9Paul Geerlings#261,169 worldwide overall599 citations · 63 works
  10. 10István E. Markó#271,442 worldwide overall387 citations · 82 works
  11. 11Pierre Laszlo#277,580 worldwide overall408 citations · 73 works
  12. 12Christian Van Alsenoy#306,814 worldwide overall381 citations · 62 works
  13. 13Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde#319,766 worldwide overall108 citations · 39 works
  14. 14Jan Balzarini#323,044 worldwide overall343 citations · 55 works
  15. 15Frans C. De Schryver#350,875 worldwide overall465 citations · 63 works

How Belgium compares with other countries in Chemistry