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Nursing research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Nursing research in 2022-now (#64 worldwide), followed by Ghent University.

Belgium's world rank
#20
of 64 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
456
Top-10% rate
13.7%
Ranked institutions
2

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Nursing in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #6425.914.3%115
2Ghent UniversityGhent #10017.913.8%86

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

Who are the top Nursing researchers in Belgium?

Nathalie M. Delzenne, Patrice D. Cani and Luc De Vuyst rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Nursing that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Nathalie M. Delzenne#22,894 worldwide overall23.0 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Patrice D. Cani#7,383 worldwide overall18.3 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Luc De Vuyst#280,603 worldwide overall28.2 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jan A. Delcour#657,173 worldwide overall45.4 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jan A. Staessen#255,093 worldwide overall21.6 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Greet Van den Berghe#123,963 worldwide overall17.0 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Thomas Voets#76,238 worldwide overall11.5 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Walter Sermeus#366,942 worldwide overall13.3 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Roger Bouillon#179,224 worldwide overall11.7 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Michael Paul Casaer#75,429 worldwide overall12.7 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Lutgarde Thijs#238,051 worldwide overall12.9 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Bernd Nilius#100,646 worldwide overall10.2 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Pieter Jozef Wouters#52,242 worldwide overall10.0 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Marcel B. Roberfroid#414,828 worldwide overall11.2 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Tom Van de Wiele#117,448 worldwide overall10.5 of 37 papers here in the top 10%

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