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Gender Studies research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Gender Studies research in 2022-now (#77 worldwide), followed by Ghent University.

Belgium's world rank
#16
of 48 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
441
Top-10% rate
14.7%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Gender Studies in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #7719.717.1%78
2Ghent UniversityGhent #9815.315.5%82

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

Who are the top Gender Studies researchers in Belgium?

Jo Tondeur, Johan van Braak and Joris Van Ouytsel rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Gender Studies that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jo Tondeur#10,685 worldwide overall13.5 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Johan van Braak#124,718 worldwide overall12.8 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Joris Van Ouytsel#157,408 worldwide overall11.5 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Michel Walrave#153,391 worldwide overall10.9 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Colette van Laar#53,240 worldwide overall9.7 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Koen S. Ponnet#174,059 worldwide overall10.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Filip Lievens#120,165 worldwide overall8.7 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Laura Vandenbosch#102,046 worldwide overall10.5 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Katrien Fransen#166,233 worldwide overall5.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Martín Valcke#412,181 worldwide overall4.7 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Karen Celis#820,214 worldwide overall10.3 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Koen Aesaert#261,611 worldwide overall3.5 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Tine Vertommen#413,162 worldwide overall4.5 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ruben Vanderlinde#87,956 worldwide overall3.7 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Loes Meeussen#246,242 worldwide overall3.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Gender Studies 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 Gender Studies