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Environmental Engineering research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Environmental Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#128 worldwide), followed by Ghent University.

Belgium's world rank
#31
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
646
Top-10% rate
20.2%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Environmental Engineering in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #12815.625.4%108
2Ghent UniversityGhent #13315.021.7%108

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

Who are the top Environmental Engineering researchers in Belgium?

Jozef Deckers, Pol Coppin and Willy Verstraete rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.

  1. 1Jozef Deckers#849 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 9 works
  2. 2Pol Coppin#9,269 worldwide overall1k citations · 8 works
  3. 3Willy Verstraete#24,817 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 16 works
  4. 4Sigrid Reiter#27,281 worldwide overall379 citations · 7 works
  5. 5Theo Notteboom#27,558 worldwide overall561 citations · 9 works
  6. 6André De Herde#55,816 worldwide overall338 citations · 8 works
  7. 7Kim Van Tittelboom#58,677 worldwide overall617 citations · 14 works
  8. 8Niko E. C. Verhoest#62,452 worldwide overall688 citations · 24 works
  9. 9Ben Somers#62,528 worldwide overall556 citations · 10 works
  10. 10Hans Lievens#63,600 worldwide overall393 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Hans Verbeeck#66,813 worldwide overall742 citations · 10 works
  12. 12Philippe Lejeune#70,526 worldwide overall486 citations · 10 works
  13. 13Jean Poesen#110,511 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 12 works
  14. 14Bart Muys#124,025 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 10 works
  15. 15Deepak Pant#135,632 worldwide overall637 citations · 16 works

How Belgium compares with other countries in Environmental Engineering