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Civil and Structural Engineering research in Belgium

Ghent University ranks first in Belgium for Civil and Structural Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#81 worldwide), followed by KU Leuven and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Belgium's world rank
#32
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1k
Top-10% rate
15.1%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Civil and Structural Engineering in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ghent UniversityGhent #8135.422.7%234
2KU LeuvenLeuven #16924.518.5%193
3Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #6065.818.4%67
4University of LiègeLiège #7133.49.0%91

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

Who are the top Civil and Structural Engineering researchers in Belgium?

Edwin Reynders, Guido De Roeck and Dimitrios G. Aggelis rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.

  1. 1Edwin Reynders#45,829 worldwide overall605 citations · 41 works
  2. 2Guido De Roeck#52,429 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 115 works
  3. 3Dimitrios G. Aggelis#56,713 worldwide overall528 citations · 21 works
  4. 4Kim Van Tittelboom#58,677 worldwide overall617 citations · 33 works
  5. 5Didier Snoeck#138,950 worldwide overall583 citations · 52 works
  6. 6Magd Abdel Wahab#147,281 worldwide overall797 citations · 36 works
  7. 7Nele De Belie#153,668 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 145 works
  8. 8Özlem Çizer#176,143 worldwide overall282 citations · 19 works
  9. 9Arnaud Deraemaeker#220,847 worldwide overall196 citations · 22 works
  10. 10Hans Janßen#226,934 worldwide overall410 citations · 21 works
  11. 11Herman Ramón#234,893 worldwide overall503 citations · 24 works
  12. 12Lucie Vandewalle#244,844 worldwide overall252 citations · 33 works
  13. 13Jean‐Claude Golinval#246,371 worldwide overall311 citations · 25 works
  14. 14Herman Van der Auweraer#278,069 worldwide overall230 citations · 20 works
  15. 15Rik Pintelon#280,659 worldwide overall742 citations · 31 works

How Belgium compares with other countries in Civil and Structural Engineering