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Finance research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Finance research in 2022-now (#78 worldwide), followed by .

Belgium's world rank
#15
of 52 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
530
Top-10% rate
12.7%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for Finance in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #7813.314.6%92

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

Who are the top Finance researchers in Belgium?

Manuel B. Aalbers, Russ R. Wermers and Hans Degryse rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Finance that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Manuel B. Aalbers#84,264 worldwide overall19.3 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Russ R. Wermers#51,081 worldwide overall11.2 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hans Degryse#183,138 worldwide overall10.6 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Gertjan Wijburg#255,217 worldwide overall5.5 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Rodrigo Fernandez#292,306 worldwide overall5.3 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Wim V. Damme#337,756 worldwide overall7.2 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Reijer P. Hendrikse#285,289 worldwide overall4.5 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rudi Vander Vennet#624,747 worldwide overall6.7 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Bruno Meessen#336,313 worldwide overall5.7 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Kris Boudt#294,737 worldwide overall5.8 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ronald A. Dye#101,282 worldwide overall3.8 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Tobias J. Klinge#669,658 worldwide overall3.0 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Christian Matthias Hafner#422,430 worldwide overall5.8 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Koen Inghelbrecht#346,135 worldwide overall2.8 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 14Walter Aerts#823,228 worldwide overall3.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Finance 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 Finance