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Oncology research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Oncology research in 2022-now (#102 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Belgium's world rank
#18
of 65 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.3k
Top-10% rate
11.8%
Ranked institutions
7

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

What is the best university for Oncology in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #10230.214.0%274
2Ghent UniversityGhent #16722.813.9%156
3Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #25916.111.6%166
4University of AntwerpAntwerp #33212.411.9%116
5UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #36710.910.2%107
6Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #4497.86.8%84
7University of LiègeLiège #4866.79.8%72

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

Who are the top Oncology researchers in Belgium?

Eric Van Cutsem, Martine J Piccart and Evandro de Azambuja rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Oncology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Eric Van Cutsem#13,134 worldwide overall124.7 of 401 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Martine J Piccart#43,042 worldwide overall82.5 of 312 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Evandro de Azambuja#45,795 worldwide overall43.3 of 159 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Christos P. Sotiriou#21,822 worldwide overall37.8 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Sabine Tejpar#27,090 worldwide overall33.2 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Marc E Buyse#42,862 worldwide overall33.3 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ignace B. Vergote#107,608 worldwide overall38.3 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Diether Lambrechts#21,334 worldwide overall28.3 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jo Van Damme#133,093 worldwide overall28.6 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Bart Neyns#264,867 worldwide overall28.3 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Corneel Coens#39,556 worldwide overall21.6 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jean‐Christophe Marine#8,423 worldwide overall20.2 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Cédric Blanpain#12,542 worldwide overall19.0 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Andrew Bottomley#60,849 worldwide overall22.8 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Stefan Suciu#238,861 worldwide overall19.8 of 52 papers here in the top 10%

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