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Accounting research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Accounting research in 2022–2025 (#185 worldwide), followed by European Corporate Governance Institute.

Belgium's world rank
#45
of 66 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
447
Top-10% rate
18.4%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Accounting in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #18512.524.1%61
2European Corporate Governance InstituteBrussels #2437.97.0%85

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

Who are the top Accounting researchers in Belgium?

Theo Notteboom, Reinier Kraakman and Bart Clarysse rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.

  1. 1Theo Notteboom#27,558 worldwide overall561 citations · 8 works
  2. 2Reinier Kraakman#35,362 worldwide overall462 citations · 14 works
  3. 3Bart Clarysse#36,323 worldwide overall519 citations · 15 works
  4. 4Hubert Ooghe#48,795 worldwide overall223 citations · 10 works
  5. 5Bart Baesens#70,913 worldwide overall991 citations · 17 works
  6. 6Johan Bruneel#80,346 worldwide overall476 citations · 7 works
  7. 7Marco Becht#85,531 worldwide overall469 citations · 11 works
  8. 8Jan Vanthienen#89,947 worldwide overall613 citations · 12 works
  9. 9John Coates#97,826 worldwide overall169 citations · 13 works
  10. 10Ailsa Röell#136,203 worldwide overall298 citations · 7 works
  11. 11Cynthia Van Hulle#153,265 worldwide overall203 citations · 14 works
  12. 12Jan Wouters#176,741 worldwide overall333 citations · 13 works
  13. 13Benoît Gailly#183,087 worldwide overall245 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Maurice Marchand#188,230 worldwide overall245 citations · 7 works
  15. 15Herwig Verschueren#195,700 worldwide overall30 citations · 8 works

How Belgium compares with other countries in Accounting