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History research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for History research in 2022-now (#72 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and UCLouvain.

Belgium's world rank
#18
of 37 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
622
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for History in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #7220.612.1%123
2Ghent UniversityGhent #9814.912.2%94
3UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #1497.16.7%66

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

Who are the top History researchers in Belgium?

Russell L. Friedman, David de la Croix and Raphaël Suy rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in History that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Russell L. Friedman#1,373,493 worldwide overall3.8 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2David de la Croix#700,724 worldwide overall4.7 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Raphaël Suy#1,343,375 worldwide overall3.0 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jan Dumolyn#1,336,718 worldwide overall6.6 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Berber Bevernage#658,941 worldwide overall3.6 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Inge Fourneau#1,648,237 worldwide overall3.0 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Sarah Thomis#1,366,547 worldwide overall3.0 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jean‐Jacques Amy#1,403,229 worldwide overall2.7 of 3 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Tine Destrooper#1,408,859 worldwide overall2.8 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Floris Solleveld#1,812,825 worldwide overall2.6 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 10Frederik Buylaert#2,038,043 worldwide overall4.4 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Griet Vermeesch#2,178,686 worldwide overall3.2 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Arthur Ghins#1,552,484 worldwide overall2.4 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jonathan Sawday#2,036,987 worldwide overall2.5 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Andrea Graus#2,724,334 worldwide overall2.3 of 4 papers here in the top 10%

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