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Insect Science research in Belgium

Institute of Natural Sciences ranks first in Belgium for Insect Science research in 2022-now (#13 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and University of Liège.

Belgium's world rank
#10
of 51 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
860
Top-10% rate
6.6%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Insect Science in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Institute of Natural SciencesBrussels #1346.00.1%452
2Ghent UniversityGhent #2334.020.8%79
3University of LiègeLiège #6412.510.0%65

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

Who are the top Insect Science researchers in Belgium?

Thomas Van Leeuwen, Wannes Dermauw and Guy J. Smagghe rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Insect Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Thomas Van Leeuwen#24,545 worldwide overall41.2 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Wannes Dermauw#28,874 worldwide overall22.9 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Guy J. Smagghe#1,881,137 worldwide overall47.3 of 271 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Kris Verheyen#107,900 worldwide overall16.4 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Leen Van Campenhout#178,544 worldwide overall12.7 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Dirk C. de Graaf#375,294 worldwide overall16.7 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Alain Goossens#43,114 worldwide overall10.5 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Bart Lievens#223,049 worldwide overall14.3 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jeroen De Smet#88,736 worldwide overall10.0 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Luc Tirry#397,698 worldwide overall12.2 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Nicky Wybouw#195,223 worldwide overall9.2 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kim Calders#17,482 worldwide overall7.8 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sam Crauwels#622,996 worldwide overall8.7 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14D. Vandeweyer#310,244 worldwide overall8.2 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Sander De Rouck#170,495 worldwide overall5.9 of 6 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Insect Science 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 Insect Science