How does Belgium rank in Psychology research?

Belgium ranks #30 of 109 countries on research quality in Psychology (2022–2025), with 3.9k works.

Psychology research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#102 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

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

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	KU LeuvenLeuven	#102	39.8	30.3%	749
2	Ghent UniversityGhent	#149	34.9	30.3%	517
3	Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels	#309	25.4	23.6%	196
4	Ghent University HospitalGhent	#415	21.6	23.4%	253
5	University of AntwerpAntwerp	#466	20.1	25.9%	242
6	University of LiègeLiège	#525	18.5	13.5%	246
7	UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve	#757	13.8	22.3%	221
8	Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels	#766	13.6	20.8%	158
9	University of MonsMons	#902	11.5	4.3%	216
10	Hasselt UniversityHasselt	#931	11.1	24.4%	61
11	IS practiceBrussels	#1,649	3.6	6.2%	127

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

Bart Soenens, Ronny Bruffaerts and Koen Demyttenaere rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.