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Physiology research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Physiology research in 2022-now (#87 worldwide), followed by Ghent University and UCLouvain.

Belgium's world rank
#17
of 66 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.1k
Top-10% rate
12.7%
Ranked institutions
7

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

What is the best university for Physiology in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #8730.015.1%221
2Ghent UniversityGhent #14521.914.4%157
3UCLouvainLouvain-la-Neuve #25313.212.1%97
4University of AntwerpAntwerp #26912.210.3%100
5Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels #28511.310.3%77
6Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels #29210.913.7%62
7University of LiègeLiège #3587.812.1%95

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

Who are the top Physiology researchers in Belgium?

Bart De Strooper, Guy Brusselle and Claus Bachert rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Physiology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Bart De Strooper#10,413 worldwide overall49.9 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Guy Brusselle#20,955 worldwide overall47.7 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Claus Bachert#43,252 worldwide overall52.4 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Patrice D. Cani#7,383 worldwide overall35.7 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Rik R. Vandenberghe#99,719 worldwide overall32.8 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Christine Van Broeckhoven#198,237 worldwide overall34.9 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Bart N. Lambrecht#15,757 worldwide overall26.4 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Davy Vancampfort#48,841 worldwide overall31.9 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Nathalie M. Delzenne#22,894 worldwide overall25.6 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Dietmar Rudolf Thal#51,541 worldwide overall26.1 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij#49,753 worldwide overall29.8 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Peter William Hellings#30,460 worldwide overall25.9 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sebastiaan Engelborghs#226,381 worldwide overall28.3 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Kristel Sleegers#49,513 worldwide overall19.5 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Philippe Gevaert#27,800 worldwide overall16.5 of 46 papers here in the top 10%

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