How does Belgium rank in Engineering research?

Belgium ranks #35 of 134 countries on research quality in Engineering (2022–2025), with 14k works.

Engineering research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#166 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and IMEC.

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

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	KU LeuvenLeuven	#166	41.9	17.6%	2,922
2	Ghent UniversityGhent	#300	35.2	17.5%	1,921
3	IMECLeuven	#566	28.0	11.5%	1,075
4	University of AntwerpAntwerp	#678	25.9	19.2%	605
5	Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels	#691	25.7	17.1%	877
6	University of MonsMons	#777	24.4	8.5%	638
7	UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve	#1,051	20.9	14.8%	654
8	Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels	#1,565	16.4	15.9%	488
9	Flanders Make (Belgium)Lommel	#1,778	15.0	15.2%	472
10	University of LiègeLiège	#1,805	14.8	13.0%	668
11	Hasselt UniversityHasselt	#1,992	13.7	13.7%	287
12	Flemish Institute for Technological ResearchMol	#2,111	13.0	20.8%	168
13	Von Karman Institute for Fluid DynamicsSint-Genesius-Rode	#2,471	11.2	29.9%	175
14	University of NamurNamur	#2,606	10.6	19.8%	104
15	Ghent University HospitalGhent	#3,740	6.5	8.1%	253
16	European CommissionBrussels	#3,854	6.2	20.5%	78
17	Material (Belgium)Brussels	#4,483	4.5	14.2%	67
18	VIB-KU Leuven Center for MicrobiologyLeuven	#4,724	3.9	11.8%	65
19	HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and ArtsGhent	#4,909	3.4	11.4%	98
20	Royal Military AcademyBrussels	#5,119	3.0	14.0%	71
21	Belgian Nuclear Research CentreMol	#5,586	2.0	10.1%	91
22	Total (Belgium)Brussels	#6,174	82.0	2.7%	139

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

Wim Bogaerts, Jean‐Pierre Kruth and Bart De Moor rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.