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Clinical Psychology research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Clinical Psychology research in 2022-now (#110 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and UCLouvain.

Belgium's world rank
#20
of 74 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.4k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
9

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

What is the best university for Clinical Psychology in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #11029.213.8%230
2Ghent UniversityGhent #11728.314.5%235
3UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #35511.69.7%96
4University of AntwerpAntwerp #36111.410.5%78
5Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #37210.910.8%81
6Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #38410.410.2%74
7University of LiègeLiège #4687.47.0%93
8IS practiceBrussels #6123.46.3%90
9University of MonsMons #6203.22.9%96

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

Who are the top Clinical Psychology researchers in Belgium?

Ronny Bruffaerts, Bart Soenens and Patrick Luyten rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Clinical Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ronny Bruffaerts#36,978 worldwide overall42.2 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Bart Soenens#12,940 worldwide overall34.1 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Patrick Luyten#373,686 worldwide overall41.2 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Maarten Vansteenkiste#17,568 worldwide overall27.7 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Koen Demyttenaere#140,503 worldwide overall25.8 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Moïra Mikolajczak#144,599 worldwide overall22.9 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Inez Myin‐Germeys#43,984 worldwide overall18.6 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Davy Vancampfort#48,841 worldwide overall21.5 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Filip De Fruyt#360,797 worldwide overall20.3 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Peter Kuppens#25,577 worldwide overall13.8 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Laurence Claes#500,188 worldwide overall35.4 of 247 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Luc Goossens#276,918 worldwide overall20.7 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Glenn Kiekens#111,531 worldwide overall13.3 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Koen Luyckx#130,932 worldwide overall17.0 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ernst H. W. Koster#121,698 worldwide overall11.2 of 42 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Clinical Psychology 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 Clinical Psychology