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Mechanics of Materials research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Mechanics of Materials research in 2022–2025 (#162 worldwide), followed by Ghent University.

Belgium's world rank
#32
of 64 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
564
Top-10% rate
15.0%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Mechanics of Materials in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #16217.018.9%128
2Ghent UniversityGhent #16416.819.7%105

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

Who are the top Mechanics of Materials researchers in Belgium?

Ignace Verpoest, Guido De Roeck and Dimitrios G. Aggelis rank highest among researchers based in Belgium.

  1. 1Ignace Verpoest#39,907 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 69 works
  2. 2Guido De Roeck#52,429 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 19 works
  3. 3Dimitrios G. Aggelis#56,713 worldwide overall528 citations · 22 works
  4. 4Issam Doghri#92,516 worldwide overall326 citations · 22 works
  5. 5P. Van Houtte#92,879 worldwide overall314 citations · 13 works
  6. 6Annemie Bogaerts#96,654 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 17 works
  7. 7Larissa Gorbatikh#105,944 worldwide overall320 citations · 19 works
  8. 8Magd Abdel Wahab#147,281 worldwide overall797 citations · 75 works
  9. 9Bert Verlinden#181,904 worldwide overall400 citations · 14 works
  10. 10Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov#195,359 worldwide overall889 citations · 86 works
  11. 11Thomas Pardoen#215,401 worldwide overall779 citations · 47 works
  12. 12Jean‐Claude Golinval#246,371 worldwide overall311 citations · 14 works
  13. 13Diederik Depla#278,129 worldwide overall252 citations · 14 works
  14. 14Yentl Swolfs#301,794 worldwide overall258 citations · 24 works
  15. 15Roumen Petrov#348,720 worldwide overall315 citations · 22 works

How Belgium compares with other countries in Mechanics of Materials