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Neuroscience research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#90 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and University of Antwerp.

Belgium's world rank
#19
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.4k
Top-10% rate
10.9%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #9035.710.9%647
2Ghent UniversityGhent #25720.711.3%379
3University of AntwerpAntwerp #30418.314.6%218
4Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #34516.510.8%172
5UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #39614.58.2%186
6Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #42913.413.7%114
7University of LiègeLiège #49911.28.5%182
8University of MonsMons #8443.74.2%73

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Belgium?

Steven Laureys, Mélanie Boly and Bernd Nilius rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Steven Laureys#17,570 worldwide overall73.2 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mélanie Boly#14,805 worldwide overall42.5 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Bernd Nilius#100,646 worldwide overall43.7 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Pierre Maquet#278,643 worldwide overall54.8 of 261 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Bart De Strooper#10,413 worldwide overall37.0 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Dante Mantini#226,691 worldwide overall43.6 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Thomas Voets#76,238 worldwide overall36.4 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Olivia Gosseries#33,572 worldwide overall29.9 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Bruno Rossion#232,765 worldwide overall52.1 of 331 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Philip Van Damme#17,843 worldwide overall24.3 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Christian Degueldre#261,249 worldwide overall28.3 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Peter Carmeliet#11,059 worldwide overall21.6 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13André Luxen#783,551 worldwide overall30.2 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Peter De Jonghe#48,844 worldwide overall28.8 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Christophe L. M. Phillips#213,284 worldwide overall28.8 of 136 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience