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Automotive Engineering research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Automotive Engineering research in 2022-now (#142 worldwide), followed by Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University.

Belgium's world rank
#20
of 56 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
508
Top-10% rate
9.9%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Automotive Engineering in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #14216.310.6%93
2Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #16313.913.9%68
3Ghent UniversityGhent #16613.611.3%70

Institutions in Belgium above the floor of 40 fractional works in Automotive Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Automotive Engineering researchers in Belgium?

Joeri Van Mierlo, Jean‐Pierre Kruth and Maitane Berecibar rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Automotive Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Joeri Van Mierlo#216,295 worldwide overall41.6 of 227 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jean‐Pierre Kruth#218,207 worldwide overall27.3 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Maitane Berecibar#62,858 worldwide overall21.3 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Noshin Omar#119,378 worldwide overall14.0 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Peter Van den Bossche#831,996 worldwide overall15.6 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Maarten Messagie#230,465 worldwide overall9.5 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Joris Jaguemont#209,974 worldwide overall9.2 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Kim Vanmeensel#180,827 worldwide overall7.3 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Lore Thijs#269,624 worldwide overall7.3 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Danial Karimi#234,551 worldwide overall6.9 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Hamidreza Behi#258,366 worldwide overall6.4 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jef Vleugels#481,744 worldwide overall6.7 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Fanny Bardé#152,666 worldwide overall5.5 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Willy Maenhaut#179,018 worldwide overall6.2 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Sasan Dadbakhsh#161,993 worldwide overall6.7 of 18 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Automotive Engineering alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Belgium compares with other countries in Automotive Engineering