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Engineering research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Engineering research in 2022-now (#134 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and University of Antwerp.

Belgium's world rank
#18
of 131 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
9.8%
Ranked institutions
20

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #13443.610.9%3,031
2Ghent UniversityGhent #18739.811.6%2,208
3University of AntwerpAntwerp #39831.011.7%648
4Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #44229.910.7%893
5UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #53827.67.6%715
6Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #63025.89.0%512
7European CommissionBrussels #72024.216.7%420
8IMECLeuven #80423.09.7%1,204
9Flanders Make (Belgium)Lommel #85022.311.3%472
10University of LiègeLiège #94721.18.2%700
11University of MonsMons #1,28417.66.0%638
12Hasselt UniversityHasselt #1,42816.39.2%287
13Flemish Institute for Technological ResearchMol #1,63414.811.3%168
14Von Karman Institute for Fluid DynamicsSint-Genesius-Rode #1,70214.36.3%175
15Material (Belgium)Brussels #1,85713.37.3%67
16HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and ArtsGhent #2,34310.66.5%98
17University of NamurNamur #2,6969.010.2%110
18Royal Military AcademyBrussels #4,0964.27.2%71
19Belgian Nuclear Research CentreMol #5,302123.05.8%91
20Total (Belgium)Brussels #5,69541.01.1%139

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Belgium?

Bart Van der Bruggen, David Beljonne and Ivo F.J. Vankelecom rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Bart Van der Bruggen#12,582 worldwide overall109.8 of 291 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2David Beljonne#20,630 worldwide overall82.1 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ivo F.J. Vankelecom#52,178 worldwide overall76.9 of 211 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Joeri Van Mierlo#216,295 worldwide overall107.1 of 514 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Bert F. Sels#45,777 worldwide overall73.4 of 193 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Bart Van der Bruggen#45,635 worldwide overall69.6 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Magd Abdel Wahab#559,226 worldwide overall149.5 of 582 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jean‐Pierre Kruth#218,207 worldwide overall99.8 of 444 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Koen Binnemans#151,676 worldwide overall65.9 of 211 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Bao‐Lian Su#84,876 worldwide overall62.2 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Geert De Schutter#701,495 worldwide overall125.7 of 679 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Annemie Bogaerts#71,381 worldwide overall77.6 of 309 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Nele De Belie#556,857 worldwide overall109.8 of 495 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Maitane Berecibar#62,858 worldwide overall49.6 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Koen Vandewal#41,032 worldwide overall49.5 of 147 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in 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 Engineering