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Genetics research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#60 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and University of Liège.

Belgium's world rank
#19
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.4k
Top-10% rate
18.4%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Genetics in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #6033.926.5%208
2Ghent UniversityGhent #14519.624.7%118
3University of LiègeLiège #3366.120.8%80
4Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #3435.720.2%66
5Institute of Natural SciencesBrussels #46388.00.6%262

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

Who are the top Genetics researchers in Belgium?

Nadine Van Roy, Michel Georges and Bruce Poppe rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.

  1. 1Nadine Van Roy#4,182 worldwide overall2k citations · 20 works
  2. 2Michel Georges#4,369 worldwide overall795 citations · 26 works
  3. 3Bruce Poppe#5,142 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 20 works
  4. 4Paul Rutgeerts#8,422 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 51 works
  5. 5Martine Piccart#11,395 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 20 works
  6. 6Christine Van Broeckhoven#15,310 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 14 works
  7. 7Isabelle Cleynen#21,816 worldwide overall625 citations · 14 works
  8. 8Bart Loeys#22,284 worldwide overall591 citations · 23 works
  9. 9Diether Lambrechts#26,619 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 34 works
  10. 10Édouard Louis#29,334 worldwide overall781 citations · 38 works
  11. 11Daniël Pipeleers#31,202 worldwide overall496 citations · 17 works
  12. 12R. Frank Kooy#31,552 worldwide overall357 citations · 16 works
  13. 13Décio L. Eizirik#52,378 worldwide overall469 citations · 20 works
  14. 14Robert Naeije#59,773 worldwide overall638 citations · 13 works
  15. 15João Sabino#70,580 worldwide overall313 citations · 16 works

How Belgium compares with other countries in Genetics