Field · Psychology · Belgium
Psychology research in Belgium
KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Psychology research in 2022-now (#76 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and UCLouvain.
- Belgium's world rank
- #20 of 106 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 3.9k
- Top-10% rate
- 11.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 11
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Psychology in Belgium?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KU LeuvenLeuven | #76 | 43.5 | 13.4% | 803 |
| 2 | Ghent UniversityGhent | #105 | 39.2 | 13.1% | 775 |
| 3 | UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve | #295 | 25.8 | 10.2% | 281 |
| 4 | Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels | #364 | 23.0 | 12.2% | 204 |
| 5 | University of AntwerpAntwerp | #409 | 21.5 | 10.9% | 267 |
| 6 | Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels | #463 | 19.9 | 9.7% | 185 |
| 7 | University of LiègeLiège | #668 | 15.1 | 8.3% | 262 |
| 8 | European CommissionBrussels | #1,099 | 8.6 | 14.8% | 66 |
| 9 | Hasselt UniversityHasselt | #1,141 | 8.1 | 13.3% | 61 |
| 10 | University of MonsMons | #1,382 | 5.6 | 4.0% | 216 |
| 11 | IS practiceBrussels | #1,789 | 2.2 | 6.1% | 127 |
Institutions in Belgium above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Psychology researchers in Belgium?
Maarten Vansteenkiste, Bart Soenens and Ronny Bruffaerts rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Maarten Vansteenkiste#17,568 worldwide overall124.7 of 311 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Bart Soenens#12,940 worldwide overall98.0 of 264 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Ronny Bruffaerts#36,978 worldwide overall86.0 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Peter Kuppens#25,577 worldwide overall74.1 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Inez Myin‐Germeys#43,984 worldwide overall70.8 of 243 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Koen Demyttenaere#140,503 worldwide overall54.0 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Koen Luyckx#130,932 worldwide overall55.6 of 219 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Ernst H. W. Koster#121,698 worldwide overall45.0 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Luc Goossens#276,918 worldwide overall53.6 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Moïra Mikolajczak#144,599 worldwide overall51.2 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Patrick Luyten#373,686 worldwide overall61.1 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Marc Brysbaert#35,244 worldwide overall37.7 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Leen Haerens#72,469 worldwide overall39.7 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Davy Vancampfort#48,841 worldwide overall43.6 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Guy G. T'Sjoen#76,160 worldwide overall32.3 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Psychology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.