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Ghent University

In research, Ghent University stands highest in Life Sciences (#74 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#116 of 9,902 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#40 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals (Equine is 10.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#107
of 22,385 · #116 all time
Rank in Belgium
#2
of 105
Research works
104k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3M
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.31×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Ghent University

What is Ghent University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #74 of 6,403 14.3%2,864 #63
Health SciencesDomain #116 of 9,902 15.2%3,557 #142
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #40 of 3,157 15.0%1,055 #32
MedicineField #119 of 8,541 15.2%2,928 #142
Social SciencesDomain #149 of 9,585 14.8%3,749 #118
Physical SciencesDomain #170 of 10,670 12.2%5,938 #201
Social SciencesField #142 of 5,988 14.9%1,650 #118
Plant ScienceSubfield #37 of 1,317 15.4%396 #37
EngineeringField #187 of 5,901 11.6%2,208 #164
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #119 of 2,964 14.4%1,111 #101

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ghent University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#63 #74
  2. Health Sciences#142 #116
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#32 #40
  4. Medicine#142 #119
  5. Social Sciences#118 #149
  6. Physical Sciences#201 #170
  7. Social Sciences#118 #142
  8. Plant Science#37 #37
  9. Engineering#164 #187
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#101 #119
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Ghent University work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Ghent University is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6,648 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEngineering: 2,443 fractional works · 13.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 562 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 404 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 280 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 268 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 171 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 127 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,121 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology: 209 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 172 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 145 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1,036 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 397 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 144 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 129 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 101 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 90 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 558 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 293 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 384 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 151 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 316 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 151 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 303 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 299 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 95 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,202 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,842 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 625 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 312 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 191 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 895 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 260 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 259 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 168 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 136 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 717 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 174 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 109 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 312 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 260 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 182 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 177 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,975 fractional works · 22.0% of its workMedicine: 3,276 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSurgery: 393 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 272 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 255 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 234 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 174 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 173 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 172 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 162 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 111 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 109 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 107 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 365 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 400 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 230 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 132 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 108 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3,269 fractional works · 18.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,282 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 745 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 212 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 144 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,179 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 444 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 178 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 110 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 102 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 87 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 447 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 293 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 310 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 213 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGhent University18kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2,44313.5%
    2. Environmental Science1,1216.2%
    3. Computer Science1,0365.7%
    4. Materials Science5583.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3842.1%
    6. Chemistry3161.7%
    7. Mathematics3031.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences2991.7%
    9. Energy950.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering940.5%
  2. Social Sciences4,20223.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,84210.2%
    2. Psychology8954.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities7174.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3121.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2601.4%
    6. Decision Sciences1771.0%
  3. Health Sciences3,97522.0%
    1. Medicine3,27618.1%
    2. Health Professions4002.2%
    3. Veterinary1320.7%
    4. Nursing920.5%
    5. Dentistry740.4%
  4. Life Sciences3,26918.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,2827.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,1796.5%
    3. Neuroscience4472.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3101.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics510.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ghent University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Equine takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EquineSubfield · 24.5 works10×
  2. VeterinaryField · 132.5 works5.4×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 108.0 works4.9×
  4. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 29.8 works4.1×
  5. Public AdministrationSubfield · 36.8 works3.8×
  6. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 21.6 works3.6×
  7. ClassicsSubfield · 31.5 works2.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 1,179 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 1,282 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 310 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 447 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 51 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 94 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 316 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 1,036 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 299 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 95 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 2,443 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 1,121 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 558 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.42× its world share, 303 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 384 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 74 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 400 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 3,276 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 92 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.39× its world share, 132 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 717 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 312 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 177 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 260 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 895 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1,842 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.39×132 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.70×310 works
  3. Psychology1.62×895 works
  4. Neuroscience1.52×447 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.49×94 works
  6. Mathematics1.42×303 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.37×1,179 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.37×717 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.33×1,282 works
  10. Environmental Science1.25×1,121 works
  11. Chemistry1.11×316 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.05×299 works
  13. Nursing1.04×92 works
  14. Decision Sciences1.01×177 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.95×384 works
  16. Medicine0.94×3,276 works
  17. Engineering0.90×2,443 works
  18. Materials Science0.88×558 works
  19. Dentistry0.84×74 works
  20. Health Professions0.84×400 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×51 works
  22. Social Sciences0.80×1,842 works
  23. Computer Science0.74×1,036 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×260 works
  25. Energy0.57×95 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×312 works

Who are the top researchers at Ghent University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohamed Lamkanfi, Diego G. Miralles and Yves Van de Peer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ghent University.

  1. 1 Mohamed Lamkanfi Belgium · #4,281 worldwide 30k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Diego G. Miralles Belgium · #6,426 worldwide 38k citations · 485 works
  3. 3 Yves Van de Peer Belgium · #7,198 worldwide 87k citations · 774 works
  4. 4 Tom Beeckman Belgium · #9,468 worldwide 34k citations · 329 works
  5. 5 Peter Vandenabeele Belgium · #9,921 worldwide 111k citations · 666 works
  6. 6 Bert De Rybel Belgium · #9,939 worldwide 11k citations · 136 works
  7. 7 Frank Van Breusegem Belgium · #10,992 worldwide 42k citations · 287 works
  8. 8 Ive De Smet Belgium · #11,427 worldwide 17k citations · 203 works
  9. 9 Bart Soenens Belgium · #12,940 worldwide 40k citations · 493 works
  10. 10 Tom Vanden Berghe Belgium · #13,360 worldwide 38k citations · 180 works
All ranked researchers at Ghent University

What are the most cited papers from Ghent University?

The most cited paper from Ghent University is "Accurate normalization of real-time quantitative RT-PCR data by geometric averaging of multiple internal control genes" (Jo Vandesompele, Katleen De Preter, Filip Pattyn et al., 2002), with 20,347 citations. Next come "Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging" (18,398) and "The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments" (16,583).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Accurate normalization of real-time quantitative RT-PCR data by geometric averaging of multiple internal control genes Jo Vandesompele, Katleen De Preter, Filip Pattyn et al. · Genome biology Open access 18 Jun 2002 20,347
2 Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Roberto Miguel Lang, Luigi Paolo Badano, Victor Mor‐Avi et al. · Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Open access 2015 18,398
3 The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments Stephen Andrew Bustin, Vladimı́r Beneš, Jeremy A. Garson et al. · Clinical Chemistry Open access 26 Feb 2009 16,583
4 World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour Fiona Bull et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 25 Nov 2020 11,799
5 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ghent University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Inflammation, Sustainability, Quality of Life, Machine Learning and Mental Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology776◆ 1.08×132 topics
  2. Climate Change581▲ 1.18×111 topics
  3. Machine Learning429▼ 0.71×80 topics
  4. Deep Learning406▼ 0.65×77 topics
  5. Inflammation382◆ 0.99×83 topics
  6. Sustainability379▼ 0.86×107 topics
  7. Environmental Impact354◆ 1.15×62 topics
  8. Globalization322◆ 0.91×120 topics
  9. Quality of Life302▲ 1.16×55 topics
  10. Mental Health291◆ 1.12×43 topics
  11. Public Health261◆ 0.99×62 topics
  12. Treatment236◆ 1.07×50 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress231▼ 0.78×62 topics
  14. Nanoparticles218◆ 0.96×44 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications193◆ 0.90×35 topics
  16. Biodiversity189▲ 1.37×33 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease189◆ 0.91×39 topics
  18. Mechanical Properties184◆ 1.04×39 topics
  19. Human Rights176◆ 0.95×67 topics
  20. Catalysis175▲ 1.45×27 topics
  21. Depression174◆ 1.09×25 topics
  22. Genetics171▲ 1.34×27 topics
  23. Gene Expression167▲ 1.47×20 topics
  24. Health Effects160▲ 1.46×24 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services147▲ 2.1×14 topics
  26. Gender142▲ 1.46×44 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota142▲ 2.3×7 topics
  28. Emotion Regulation140▲ 2.4×9 topics
  29. Biosensors131▲ 1.47×12 topics
  30. Microbial Communities122▲ 1.55×10 topics
  31. European Union94▲ 2.3×25 topics
  32. Pragmatics86▲ 3.0×6 topics
  33. Integrated Circuits82▲ 3.1×3 topics
  34. Optical Modulators81▲ 3.2×3 topics
  35. Neural Mechanisms80▲ 4.4×4 topics
  36. Microcavities76▲ 4.0×2 topics
  37. Raman Lasers75▲ 3.9×2 topics
  38. Silicon Photonics74▲ 4.0×2 topics
  39. Nanophotonic Waveguides73▲ 4.5×1 topic
  40. Whispering Gallery Mode73▲ 4.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Ghent University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Reproductive Biology and Fertility and Plant Molecular Biology Research.

Photonic and Optical Dev…73Photonic and Optical Devices: 73 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…49Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 49 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 41 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 40 fractional worksGut microbiota and health40Gut microbiota and health: 40 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 39 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 39 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…39Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 39 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 37 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 35 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPlant Science6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 73 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 49 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 41 works
  4. 4 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 40 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 40 works
  6. 6 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 39 works
  7. 7 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 39 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 39 works
  9. 9 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 37 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 35 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ghent University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ghent University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.072% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Ghent University0.069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ghent University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Ghent University13.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2014.

Other research institutions in Ghent

All research institutions in Ghent

Which institutions have research most like Ghent University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of California, Davis has the research profile closest to Ghent University's, with both strong in Veterinary.

  1. 1 University of California, DavisUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Immunology and Microbiology, Neuroscience 0.77 Compare
  2. 2 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Chemical Engineering, Mathematics 0.75 Compare
  3. 3 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Psychology, Neuroscience 0.74 Compare
  4. 4 University of GeorgiaUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Immunology and Microbiology, Psychology 0.74 Compare
  5. 5 Colorado State UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering 0.74 Compare

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