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Water Science and Technology research in Belgium

KU Leuven ranks first in Belgium for Water Science and Technology research in 2022-now (#85 worldwide), followed by Ghent University.

Belgium's world rank
#17
of 60 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
295
Top-10% rate
11.9%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Water Science and Technology in Belgium?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KU LeuvenLeuven #8522.814.1%78
2Ghent UniversityGhent #9720.514.1%64

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

Who are the top Water Science and Technology researchers in Belgium?

Bart Van der Bruggen, Bart Van der Bruggen and Ivo F.J. Vankelecom rank highest among researchers based in Belgium, on their papers in Water Science and Technology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Bart Van der Bruggen#12,582 worldwide overall56.3 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Bart Van der Bruggen#45,635 worldwide overall32.5 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ivo F.J. Vankelecom#52,178 worldwide overall20.9 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jean Poesen#348,603 worldwide overall22.7 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Alexander Volodin#200,893 worldwide overall12.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Raf Dewil#146,357 worldwide overall15.7 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Carlo Vandecasteele#276,398 worldwide overall13.7 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Diego G. Miralles#6,426 worldwide overall11.3 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yue Gao#381,265 worldwide overall9.8 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Pengrui Jin#112,084 worldwide overall8.5 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Gérard Govers#349,612 worldwide overall12.7 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Mohammadreza Kamali#150,565 worldwide overall8.0 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Yi Li#197,835 worldwide overall7.7 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Yan Zhao#99,841 worldwide overall8.0 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Wim Thiery#15,024 worldwide overall7.5 of 18 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Belgium on their work in Water Science and Technology 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 Water Science and Technology