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Finance research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Finance research in 2022–2025 (#65 worldwide), followed by .

Belgium's world rank
#25
of 54 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
530
Top-10% rate
17.9%
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 #6514.923.6%90

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

Who are the top Finance researchers in Belgium?

Mathias Dewatripont, André Sapir and Gert Peersman rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.

  1. 1Mathias Dewatripont#5,838 worldwide overall774 citations · 9 works
  2. 2André Sapir#50,578 worldwide overall408 citations · 21 works
  3. 3Gert Peersman#71,929 worldwide overall348 citations · 8 works
  4. 4Jacques Dréze#80,912 worldwide overall625 citations · 11 works
  5. 5Marco Buti#83,220 worldwide overall133 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Irène Gijbels#84,276 worldwide overall591 citations · 13 works
  7. 7Marco Becht#85,531 worldwide overall469 citations · 9 works
  8. 8Herman Van der Wee#86,996 worldwide overall91 citations · 7 works
  9. 9Guntram B. Wolff#93,477 worldwide overall243 citations · 18 works
  10. 10Manuel B. Aalbers#96,110 worldwide overall159 citations · 11 works
  11. 11Christophe Croux#104,834 worldwide overall610 citations · 8 works
  12. 12Jean Pisani‐Ferry#119,321 worldwide overall207 citations · 38 works
  13. 13Rudi Vander Vennet#132,652 worldwide overall179 citations · 18 works
  14. 14Georges Hübner#152,167 worldwide overall155 citations · 16 works
  15. 15Guy Carrin#158,822 worldwide overall80 citations · 8 works

How Belgium compares with other countries in Finance