- Belgium's world rank
- #22 of 155 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 23k
- Top-10% rate
- 18.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
What is the best university for Medicine in Belgium?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KU LeuvenLeuven | #45 | 58.9 | 22.3% | 3,627 |
| 2 | Ghent UniversityGhent | #295 | 38.5 | 23.5% | 1,417 |
| 3 | Ghent University HospitalGhent | #345 | 36.8 | 18.6% | 1,381 |
| 4 | University of AntwerpAntwerp | #438 | 34.3 | 20.9% | 1,178 |
| 5 | Cliniques Universitaires Saint-LucBrussels | #464 | 33.7 | 15.8% | 822 |
| 6 | University of LiègeLiège | #619 | 30.5 | 15.8% | 1,052 |
| 7 | UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve | #629 | 30.4 | 18.9% | 776 |
| 8 | Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels | #661 | 29.8 | 22.1% | 841 |
| 9 | Antwerp University HospitalAntwerp | #751 | 28.5 | 16.1% | 725 |
| 10 | Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels | #869 | 26.9 | 18.0% | 1,080 |
| 11 | Hasselt UniversityHasselt | #1,233 | 23.1 | 23.5% | 417 |
| 12 | Universitair Ziekenhuis LeuvenLeuven | #1,269 | 22.8 | 15.1% | 468 |
| 13 | Universitair Ziekenhuis BrusselBrussels | #1,491 | 21.0 | 18.8% | 448 |
| 14 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LiègeLiège | #1,766 | 19.2 | 8.9% | 552 |
| 15 | AZ Sint-JanBruges | #2,144 | 17.1 | 15.8% | 183 |
| 16 | Rega Institute for Medical ResearchLeuven | #2,245 | 16.6 | 29.7% | 171 |
| 17 | Erasmus HospitalBrussels | #2,425 | 15.8 | 15.6% | 363 |
| 18 | University of MonsMons | #2,656 | 14.8 | 10.6% | 304 |
| 19 | Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis HospitalAalst | #2,737 | 14.5 | 16.2% | 239 |
| 20 | VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation ResearchGhent | #2,819 | 14.1 | 34.2% | 86 |
| 21 | Instituut voor Tropische GeneeskundeAntwerp | #2,919 | 13.8 | 26.5% | 194 |
| 22 | Sciensano (Belgium)Brussels | #3,109 | 13.1 | 24.1% | 149 |
| 23 | VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuven | #3,476 | 11.9 | 35.3% | 102 |
| 24 | VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer BiologyLeuven | #3,484 | 11.9 | 34.4% | 73 |
| 25 | Ziekenhuis Oost-LimburgGenk | #3,486 | 11.9 | 17.9% | 174 |
| 26 | GlaxoSmithKline (Belgium)Wavre | #3,608 | 11.5 | 25.5% | 106 |
| 27 | Janssen (Belgium)Beerse | #3,667 | 11.3 | 18.6% | 203 |
| 28 | Jessa HospitalHasselt | #3,829 | 10.8 | 18.4% | 151 |
| 29 | University of NamurNamur | #3,894 | 10.7 | 15.2% | 123 |
| 30 | Research Foundation - FlandersBrussels | #3,980 | 10.4 | 32.5% | 60 |
| 31 | VIB-KU Leuven Center for MicrobiologyLeuven | #4,021 | 10.3 | 22.7% | 62 |
| 32 | Statistics BelgiumBrussels | #4,085 | 10.1 | 17.3% | 76 |
| 33 | Pain in MotionBrussels | #4,168 | 9.9 | 28.3% | 66 |
| 34 | de Duve InstituteBrussels | #4,377 | 9.4 | 26.1% | 70 |
| 35 | CHU Dinant Godinne UCL NamurNamur | #4,402 | 9.3 | 8.2% | 176 |
| 36 | Institut Jules BordetBrussels | #4,601 | 8.9 | 14.9% | 228 |
| 37 | HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and ArtsGhent | #4,885 | 8.2 | 21.9% | 78 |
| 38 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-PierreBrussels | #5,062 | 7.8 | 12.8% | 154 |
| 39 | IS practiceBrussels | #5,186 | 7.6 | 8.5% | 204 |
| 40 | AZ DeltaRoeselare | #5,226 | 7.5 | 11.6% | 116 |
| 41 | Health Information ManagementBrussels | #5,452 | 7.0 | 18.6% | 75 |
| 42 | Province of AntwerpAntwerp | #5,613 | 6.7 | 19.1% | 68 |
| 43 | AZ Maria MiddelaresGhent | #5,703 | 6.5 | 15.3% | 101 |
| 44 | Cancer Research Institute GhentGhent | #6,297 | 5.5 | 25.5% | 63 |
| 45 | AZ GroeningeKortrijk | #6,557 | 5.0 | 18.3% | 86 |
| 46 | GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-AugustinusAntwerp | #7,050 | 4.2 | 17.4% | 63 |
| 47 | Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen StuivenbergAntwerp | #7,125 | 4.1 | 14.2% | 72 |
| 48 | UCLouvain Saint-Louis BrusselsBrussels | #7,173 | 4.1 | 6.0% | 132 |
| 49 | Queen Fabiola Children's University HospitalBrussels | #7,234 | 4.0 | 12.5% | 79 |
| 50 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire BrugmannBrussels | #7,303 | 3.9 | 7.5% | 172 |
| 51 | UCB Pharma (Belgium)Brussels | #7,421 | 3.7 | 18.4% | 83 |
| 52 | Centre hospitalier régional de la CitadelleLiège | #7,487 | 3.6 | 9.1% | 93 |
| 53 | Grand Charleroi HospitalCharleroi | #7,705 | 3.3 | 10.2% | 90 |
| 54 | Union des Industries Ferroviaires EuropéennesBrussels | #7,742 | 3.2 | 8.2% | 98 |
| 55 | Imelda HospitalBonheiden | #7,761 | 3.2 | 19.7% | 78 |
| 56 | Nutrition Sciences (Belgium)Ghent | #7,865 | 3.1 | 10.7% | 130 |
| 57 | Clinique Saint-JosephLiège | #8,486 | 2.2 | 5.6% | 89 |
| 58 | Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith CavellBrussels | #8,826 | 1.8 | 11.9% | 61 |
| 59 | AZ Sint-LucasGhent | #8,868 | 1.8 | 8.4% | 74 |
| 60 | Centre Hospitalier ChrétienLiège | #9,518 | 100.0 | 6.0% | 75 |
Institutions in Belgium above the floor of 40 fractional works in Medicine, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Medicine researchers in Belgium?
Patrizio Lancellotti, William Wijns and Jens‐Uwe Voigt rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.
- 1Patrizio Lancellotti#86 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 234 works
- 2William Wijns#227 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 214 works
- 3Jens‐Uwe Voigt#280 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 124 works
- 4Emanuele Barbato#311 worldwide overall3k citations · 125 works
- 5Olivier Bruyère#1,874 worldwide overall2k citations · 159 works
- 6Agnès Pasquet#2,472 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 134 works
- 7Hein Heidbüchel#2,591 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 162 works
- 8Eric Van Cutsem#2,907 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 351 works
- 9Luc Piérard#3,208 worldwide overall1k citations · 110 works
- 10Peter Verhamme#3,274 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 150 works
- 11Jean‐Yves Reginster#7,055 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 232 works
- 12Paul Rutgeerts#8,422 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 133 works
- 13Jean‐Paul Sculier#10,916 worldwide overall729 citations · 113 works
- 14Johan Maertens#11,326 worldwide overall905 citations · 124 works
- 15Martine Piccart#11,395 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 200 works