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Infectious Diseases research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Infectious Diseases research in 2022–2025 (#49 worldwide), followed by Ghent University.

Belgium's world rank
#18
of 72 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
853
Top-10% rate
22.7%
Ranked institutions
2

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Infectious Diseases in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #4933.429.4%116
2Ghent UniversityGhent #18310.929.0%69

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

Who are the top Infectious Diseases researchers in Belgium?

Marleen Temmerman, Marc Struelens and Herman Goossens rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.

  1. 1Marleen Temmerman#2,223 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 10 works
  2. 2Marc Struelens#5,905 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 11 works
  3. 3Herman Goossens#10,306 worldwide overall724 citations · 9 works
  4. 4Johan Maertens#11,326 worldwide overall905 citations · 16 works
  5. 5Dennis L. Stevens#33,793 worldwide overall353 citations · 12 works
  6. 6Stéphane De Wit#64,400 worldwide overall185 citations · 12 works
  7. 7Joost Wauters#69,816 worldwide overall189 citations · 9 works
  8. 8Hugo Sax#83,061 worldwide overall214 citations · 10 works
  9. 9Jelle Matthijnssens#85,419 worldwide overall271 citations · 20 works
  10. 10Koen Andries#86,828 worldwide overall293 citations · 13 works
  11. 11Séverine Vermeire#97,786 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 11 works
  12. 12Piet Maes#99,637 worldwide overall239 citations · 19 works
  13. 13Johan Neyts#102,817 worldwide overall556 citations · 32 works
  14. 14Hilary M. Babcock#104,836 worldwide overall185 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Peter Piot#108,403 worldwide overall313 citations · 19 works

How Belgium compares with other countries in Infectious Diseases