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University of Antwerp

In research, University of Antwerp stands highest in Physical Sciences (#489 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#422 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#489 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Communication — Surfaces, Coatings and Films is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#450
of 28,054 · #350 all time
Rank in Belgium
#3
of 138
Research works
36k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
1M
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is University of Antwerp known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #489 of 12,888 20.4%1,947 #385
Social SciencesDomain #422 of 10,521 30.2%1,877 #328
Health SciencesDomain #489 of 11,982 21.5%1,380 #393
MedicineField #438 of 10,443 20.9%1,178 #386
Life SciencesDomain #446 of 7,800 25.7%708 #337
Social SciencesField #366 of 6,365 34.7%924 #292
Arts and HumanitiesField #171 of 1,998 21.9%306 #210
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #116 of 1,201 32.6%184 #168
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #255 of 2,578 32.2%300 #264
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #362 of 3,579 24.1%292 #270

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Antwerp 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#385 #489
  2. Social Sciences#328 #422
  3. Health Sciences#393 #489
  4. Medicine#386 #438
  5. Life Sciences#337 #446
  6. Social Sciences#292 #366
  7. Arts and Humanities#210 #171
  8. Political Science and International Relations#168 #116
  9. Sociology and Political Science#264 #255
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#270 #362
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does University of Antwerp specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surfaces, Coatings and Films takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 21.3 works3.7×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 48.6 works3.0×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 168 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 292 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 163 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 31 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 81 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 363 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 61 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 60 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 605 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 364 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 197 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 54 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 133 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 165 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 1,178 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 306 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 196 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 74 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 135 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 242 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 924 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Antwerp?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter J. Rousseeuw, Stefaan Walgrave and Herman Goossens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Antwerp.

  1. 1 Peter J. Rousseeuw Belgium · #6,084 worldwide 1.8k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Stefaan Walgrave Belgium · #6,592 worldwide 403 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Herman Goossens Belgium · #6,811 worldwide 893 citations · 76 works
  4. 4 Jurgen Del‐Favero Belgium · #8,932 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Herman Goossens Belgium · #10,306 worldwide 724 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 R. Ceulemans Belgium · #10,388 worldwide 1.4k citations · 109 works
  7. 7 Ivan A. Janssens Belgium · #12,121 worldwide 1.6k citations · 113 works
  8. 8 Steven Gillis Belgium · #12,882 worldwide 771 citations · 78 works
  9. 9 Kristel Sleegers Belgium · #13,244 worldwide 732 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Christine Van Broeckhoven Belgium · #15,310 worldwide 1.4k citations · 176 works
All ranked researchers at University of Antwerp

Which keywords describe research at University of Antwerp?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, Social Media, Public Opinion, Sustainability, Deep Learning and Public 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology310▲ 1.32×130 topics
  2. Climate Change184▲ 1.16×95 topics
  3. Globalization184▲ 1.59×98 topics
  4. Deep Learning154▼ 0.76×71 topics
  5. Machine Learning140▼ 0.73×75 topics
  6. Sustainability140◆ 0.97×79 topics
  7. Social Media121▲ 1.43×32 topics
  8. Public Health106▲ 1.23×60 topics
  9. Inflammation94▼ 0.76×80 topics
  10. Quality of Life92◆ 1.07×53 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress89◆ 0.92×59 topics
  12. Environmental Impact84▼ 0.84×49 topics
  13. Mental Health78◆ 0.90×39 topics
  14. Human Rights71▲ 1.17×55 topics
  15. Treatment71◆ 0.99×52 topics
  16. Depression63▲ 1.21×23 topics
  17. Democracy60▲ 2.8×21 topics
  18. Health Effects59▲ 1.65×22 topics
  19. Catalysis55▲ 1.40×24 topics
  20. Global Burden54▲ 1.69×12 topics
  21. Gender53▲ 1.65×39 topics
  22. Nationalism50▲ 1.83×27 topics
  23. Ethics50▲ 1.73×39 topics
  24. Religion48▲ 1.71×32 topics
  25. Public Opinion48▲ 6.5×6 topics
  26. Global Governance41▲ 3.0×16 topics
  27. Drug Resistance39▲ 2.4×8 topics
  28. Digital Divide39▲ 2.5×8 topics
  29. Online Communication38▲ 4.2×3 topics
  30. Immigration31▲ 4.6×6 topics
  31. Deliberative Democracy29▲ 6.4×3 topics
  32. Hearing Loss29▲ 4.2×4 topics
  33. Environmental Exposure28▲ 4.5×3 topics
  34. Political Participation28▲ 5.3×3 topics
  35. Social Policy27▲ 4.8×5 topics
  36. Media Use26▲ 7.2×1 topic
  37. Networked Individualism26▲ 7.2×1 topic
  38. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas26▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Plasma Medicine26▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Global Distribution24▲ 6.4×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Antwerp publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Media and Politics, Plasma Applications and Diagnostics, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Electoral Systems and Political Participation.

Social Media and Politics26Social Media and Politics: 26 fractional worksPlasma Applications and …26Plasma Applications and Diagnostics: 26 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 23 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 20 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 19 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 18 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…15Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 15 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 14 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 14 fractional works
CommunicationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMaterials ChemistryPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Media and Politics Communication 26 works
  2. 2 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 26 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 23 works
  4. 4 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  5. 5 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 19 works
  6. 6 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  7. 7 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 15 works
  9. 9 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Antwerp's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Other research institutions in Antwerp

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.