AD Scientific Index 2022

Belgium Scientist and University Rankings 2022

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Total 5.046 scientist, 1 country, 42 university

List without CERN etc (In Progress)

				AD Scientific Index - Scientist Rankings - 2022				H INDEX			i10 INDEX			CITATION
University	Country	Region	World	Name	Country	University	Subject	Total	Last 5 year	Last 5 year / total	Total	Last 5 year	Last 5 year / total	Total	Last 5 year	Last 5 year / total
1	1	50	148	Giacomo Bruno *	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics|fundamental interactions|particle detectors|statistical data analysis|high-performance computing|	203	172	0.847	1013	931	0.919	204804	141964	0.693
1	2	57	178	Pierre Van Mechelen *	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Particle physics|	200	160	0.800	1059	926	0.874	179727	113026	0.629
1	3	73	224	Steven Lowette *	Belgium	Free University of Brussels	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics|	192	161	0.839	803	761	0.948	163236	110830	0.679
1	4	121	359	Marc Van Montagu	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach|	180	68	0.378	709	326	0.460	110634	20705	0.187
2	5	167	491	Vincent Lemaître *	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics|	170	138	0.812	757	644	0.851	159789	101146	0.633
2	6	205	605	Dirk Inze	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Planten biologie|	162	85	0.525	515	382	0.742	91365	28820	0.315
1	7	240	732	Jan Staessen *	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology|	153	92	0.601	813	491	0.604	219554	104618	0.477
3	8	263	813	Peter Vandenabeele *	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics cell biology|	150	98	0.653	497	380	0.765	94280	46373	0.492
2	9	389	1318	Jean Poesen	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Geography geography|geomorphology|soil erosion|soil|soil conservation|	133	84	0.632	541	449	0.830	59325	28995	0.489
3	10	401	1367	Bart De Strooper	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	gewoonenonderzoeksdirecteur Presenilin|gamma-secretase|regulated intramembrane proteolyis|Alzheimer's Disease|microRNA|	132	84	0.636	336	282	0.839	61975	25856	0.417
1	11	417	1432	Jean Yves Reginster	Belgium	Université de Liège	SANTEPUBLIQUEUNIVERSITEDELIEGE VIEILLISSEMENT MUSCULOSQUELETTIQUE|	130	85	0.654	702	467	0.665	81261	34469	0.424
4	12	434	1486	Steven P Nolan	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences chemistry|	129	66	0.512	510	369	0.724	64558	21494	0.333
5	13	447	1532	Yves Van De Peer	Belgium	Ghent University	BioinformaticsandGenomeBiology Bioinformatics|Genome biology|Polyploidy|Gene and genome duplications|Systems biology|	128	81	0.633	400	289	0.723	76814	32184	0.419
4	14	474	1641	De Moor Bart	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Mathematics Numerical Linear Algebra|System Theory|Control Theory|Datamining|Bioinformatics|	126	71	0.563	870	378	0.434	89453	29677	0.332
5	15	534	1852	Bernd Nilius	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	life sciences|	123	68	0.553	415	256	0.617	53280	16153	0.303
6	16	548	1884	Claus Bachert	Belgium	Ghent University	Buitengewoonhoogleraar	122	92	0.754	558	470	0.842	77020	41079	0.533
7	17	563	1924	Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij	Belgium	Ghent University	GewoonGent	122	82	0.672	590	556	0.942	52690	31478	0.597
8	18	617	2105	Peter Vandamme	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Microbiology|	119	66	0.555	529	416	0.786	57491	22020	0.383
6	19	618	2107	Van Meerbeek Bart	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Dentistry tandheelkunde|dentistry|	119	77	0.647	359	316	0.880	56561	24919	0.441
9	20	642	2188	Raymond Vanholder	Belgium	Ghent University	eminHospital kidney disease|cardiovascular disease|transplantation|	118	75	0.636	648	376	0.580	56043	24409	0.436
2	21	707	2457	Nick Van Remortel *	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics of particles and fields|general relativity|	115	71	0.617	563	386	0.686	56038	28135	0.502
10	22	740	2583	Bart N Lambrecht	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology Immunology|Pulmonary Medicine|	114	86	0.754	344	307	0.892	46853	26454	0.565
3	23	834	2897	Adrian Covaci	Belgium	University of Antwerp	ToxicologicalPharmaceuticalSciences mass spectrometry|human exposure|emerging pollutants|human biomonitoring|metabolomics|	111	78	0.703	544	490	0.901	45842	26382	0.575
11	24	836	2902	Nico Boon	Belgium	Ghent University	MicrobialEcologyandCMET) microbiology|environmental biotechnology|microbial ecology|wastewater treatment|environmental microbiology|	111	87	0.784	416	385	0.925	43956	26015	0.592
4	25	848	2957	Gustaaf Van Tendeloo	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology nano materials|electron microscopy|materials characterisation|	110	72	0.655	966	487	0.504	58873	22914	0.389
7	26	852	2967	Johan Ws Vlaeyen	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	BehavioralandMaastricht Chronic pain|experimental health psychology|fear conditioning|pain-related fear|cognitive-behavioral management|	110	71	0.645	324	278	0.858	53984	24804	0.459
1	27	877	3058	Philippe Dubois	Belgium	Université de Mons (Université de Mons-Hainaut)	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Chemistry and processing of polymeric and composite materials|Macromolecular engineering|Catalysis|Bioplastics|Nanocomposite|	109	68	0.624	753	506	0.672	58642	24337	0.415
12	28	885	3086	Maarten Vansteenkiste	Belgium	Ghent University		109	93	0.853	281	262	0.932	50754	33140	0.653
13	29	888	3093	Jean Swings	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology microbiologie|	109	61	0.560	407	273	0.671	49343	14981	0.304
14	30	889	3094	Jean Swings	Belgium	Ghent University	Gent microbiologie|	109	60	0.550	407	272	0.668	49230	14890	0.302
3	31	913	3168	Lambin Eric F	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering Environmental sciences|Geography|Land change science|Land system science|	108	80	0.741	254	209	0.823	78986	40814	0.517
4	32	921	3198	Patrice D Cani	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Obesity/Diabetes|gut microbiota|endocannabinoids|Akkermansia muciniphila|Dysosmobacter welbionis|	108	92	0.852	249	239	0.960	59392	41383	0.697
15	33	978	3384	Geert Crombez	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Health Psychology|Chronic Illnesses|Pain|evidence-based|Attention|	107	66	0.617	360	316	0.878	44238	19488	0.441
5	34	1002	3463	Francois Peeters *	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Nanophysics|Condensed Matter Physics|	106	63	0.594	955	556	0.582	55975	23045	0.412
8	35	1144	3943	Jan A Delcour	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	ChairmanLFoRCe cereal science and technology|	103	68	0.660	552	431	0.781	41212	20144	0.489
9	36	1221	4232	Diether Lambrechts	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics single-cell|	101	85	0.842	363	341	0.939	46019	29396	0.639
2	37	1281	4458	David Beljonne	Belgium	Université de Mons (Université de Mons-Hainaut)		100	61	0.610	379	288	0.760	38670	16313	0.422
10	38	1293	4492	Gerard Govers	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences geography|geomorphology|soil erosion|soil carbon|biogeochemical cycles|	100	63	0.630	301	246	0.817	34464	14923	0.433
16	39	1338	4648	Wim Verbeke	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Economics Agricultural economics|Consumer behaviour|Food marketing|Food science & technology|	99	83	0.838	314	258	0.822	38628	23567	0.610
17	40	1371	4785	Freddy Haesebrouck	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences	98	62	0.633	688	499	0.725	42269	19982	0.473
18	41	1401	4856	Soenens Bart	Belgium	Ghent University	Parenting|motivation|adolescence|perfectionism|identity development|	98	78	0.796	229	222	0.969	34967	22739	0.650
11	42	1408	4876	Frans De Schryver	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		98	32	0.327	503	138	0.274	33245	5304	0.160
12	43	1412	4893	Orban Guy A	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience Neurosciences|	98	45	0.459	301	151	0.502	29979	7070	0.236
19	44	1436	4992	Roel Baets	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Physics Photonics|	97	62	0.639	518	270	0.521	40813	17010	0.417
13	45	1455	5051	Patrick Willems	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Arts, Design and Architecture / Urban Planning Hydrological extremes|River hydraulics|Urban drainage|Runoff|Rainfall|	97	59	0.608	438	295	0.674	35915	14869	0.414
14	46	1471	5110	Hofkens Johan	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	KU single molecule detection|super-resolution fluorescence microscopy|integrated fluorescence microscopy/scanning electron microc|	97	57	0.588	396	297	0.750	28528	14007	0.491
15	47	1601	5644	Catherine Verfaillie	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics stem cell biology|	94	43	0.457	321	182	0.567	43360	8785	0.203
20	48	1633	5756	Stefaan De Smedt	Belgium	Ghent University	Hoogleraar drug delivery|	94	66	0.702	333	280	0.841	30702	15436	0.503
5	49	1639	5772	Jean Christophe Renauld	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology Immunology|Cytokines|Cancer|Inflammation|	94	51	0.543	236	157	0.665	29487	9624	0.326
21	50	1681	5931	Jan De Houwer	Belgium	Ghent University	experimental psychology|	93	61	0.656	331	280	0.846	35662	17223	0.483