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Belgium Scientist and University Rankings in Belgium 2023

AD Scientific Index analyzes academic studies from 1 countries, 83 universities/institutions, and 7.191 scientists by using H index, i10 index and citation count criteria to present results to be used for the evaluation of productivity and efficiency by individuals and institutions. In addition to the ranking by "total H-index", you can also see the ranking and analysis by "last 6 years H-index", "total i10 index", "last 6 years i10 index", "total citations", and “last 6 years citations”. Please see the methodology for "Limitations and Possible Reasons for Not Including a Scientist in this List". Click for individual or institutional registration.

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Total 7.191 scientist, 1 country, 83 university

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				AD Scientific Index - World Scientist Rankings - 2023				H INDEX			i10 INDEX			CITATION
University / Institution	Country	Region	World	Name	Country	University / Institution	Subject	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total
1	1	55	159	Giacomo Bruno ⁱ	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics \| fundamental interactions \| particle detectors \| statistical data analysis \| high-performance computing \|	224	169	0.754	1161	1064	0.916	243141	138702	0.570
1	2	79	214	Barbara Clerbaux ⁱ	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles	Particle physics \|	215	145	0.674	1087	931	0.856	208003	101712	0.489
1	3	82	227	Pierre Van Mechelen ⁱ	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Particle physics \|	213	144	0.676	1147	958	0.835	217182	104155	0.480
2	4	116	302	Jean Louis Vincent	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles	critical care medicine \| sepsis \|	205	123	0.600	1176	745	0.634	262431	106198	0.405
1	5	124	321	Steven Lowette ⁱ	Belgium	Free University of Brussels	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics \|	204	143	0.701	881	796	0.904	189328	99525	0.526
3	6	161	408	Pascal Vanlaer ⁱ	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles	Particle physics \| LHC \| instrumentation \|	197	145	0.736	808	736	0.911	189687	100847	0.532
1	7	168	425	Peter Carmeliet	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		196	108	0.551	717	556	0.775	173852	53772	0.309
2	8	196	486	Christophe Delaere ⁱ	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Université catholique de Louvain Particle Physics \|	191	140	0.733	837	689	0.823	196922	99279	0.504
3	9	266	624	Vincent Lemaître ⁱ	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics \|	184	136	0.739	817	679	0.831	184888	95905	0.519
1	10	279	652	Marc Van Montagu	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach \|	183	66	0.361	720	295	0.410	116184	18126	0.156
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4	11	327	767	Bugra Bilin ⁱ	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles		175	134	0.766	663	637	0.961	154685	89894	0.581
2	12	347	809	Nick Van Remortel ⁱ	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics of particles and fields \| general relativity \|	173	126	0.728	1003	787	0.785	126404	71687	0.567
2	13	361	855	Dirk Inze	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Planten biologie \|	171	81	0.474	533	378	0.709	97766	26089	0.267
4	14	413	1043	Loic Quertenmont ⁱ	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Université catholique de Louvain High Energy Physics \|	161	117	0.727	396	350	0.884	130606	66241	0.507
2	15	418	1065	Jan Staessen ⁱ	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology \|	160	89	0.556	856	481	0.562	238946	91847	0.384
3	16	477	1238	Peter Vandenabeele ⁱ	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics cell biology \|	154	94	0.610	435	320	0.736	104045	45372	0.436
3	17	617	1639	Bart De Strooper	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	gewoonenonderzoeksdirecteur Presenilin \| gamma-secretase \| regulated intramembrane proteolyis \| Alzheimer's Disease \| microRNA \|	143	87	0.608	361	306	0.848	75362	30748	0.408
1	18	636	1726	Jean Yves Reginster ⁱ	Belgium	Université de Liège	SANTEPUBLIQUEUNIVERSITEDELIEGE VIEILLISSEMENT MUSCULOSQUELETTIQUE \|	141	90	0.638	750	459	0.612	95411	36781	0.386
4	19	652	1761	Jean Poesen	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Geography geography \| geomorphology \| soil erosion \| soil \| soil conservation \|	141	84	0.596	573	468	0.817	68536	29209	0.426
4	20	700	1939	Claus Bachert ⁱ	Belgium	Ghent University	Buitengewoonhoogleraar	137	97	0.708	618	495	0.801	90921	43944	0.483
5	21	790	2216	Yves Van De Peer	Belgium	Ghent University	BioinformaticsandGenomeBiology Bioinformatics \| Genome biology \| Polyploidy \| Gene and genome duplications \| Systems biology \|	133	81	0.609	431	304	0.705	88163	33021	0.375
6	22	845	2393	Steven P Nolan	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences chemistry \|	131	61	0.466	533	357	0.670	70580	18684	0.265
7	23	852	2418	Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij	Belgium	Ghent University	GewoonGent	131	80	0.611	602	544	0.904	60894	29506	0.485
5	24	901	2582	Van Meerbeek Bart	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Dentistry tandheelkunde \| dentistry \|	129	77	0.597	386	333	0.863	65104	24308	0.373
6	25	905	2593	Bernd Nilius	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	life sciences \| ion channels \| channelopathies \| cardiovascular research \| TRP channels \|	129	64	0.496	422	230	0.545	58341	14693	0.252
8	26	930	2676	Bart N Lambrecht	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology Immunology \| Pulmonary Medicine \|	128	90	0.703	375	324	0.864	57479	29189	0.508
9	27	975	2811	Peter Vandamme	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Microbiology \|	126	60	0.476	564	412	0.730	64972	21210	0.326
10	28	1040	2974	Raymond Vanholder	Belgium	Ghent University	eminHospital kidney disease \| cardiovascular disease \| transplantation \|	124	70	0.565	685	383	0.559	64206	24012	0.374
1	29	1092	3132	Frank Dentener	Belgium	European Comission	European Comission, Joint Research Center Climate Change \| agriculture \| mitigation \| adaptation \| atmospheric chemistry \|	122	80	0.656	248	205	0.827	91193	38187	0.419
5	30	1095	3143	Patrice D Cani	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Obesity/Diabetes \| gut microbiota \| endocannabinoids \| Akkermansia muciniphila \| Dysosmobacter welbionis \|	122	97	0.795	289	272	0.941	75992	46727	0.615
11	31	1105	3170	Maarten Vansteenkiste	Belgium	Ghent University		122	97	0.795	323	298	0.923	63457	36400	0.574
12	32	1150	3309	Nico Boon	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology microbiology \| environmental biotechnology \| microbial ecology \| wastewater treatment \| environmental microbiology \|	121	87	0.719	452	405	0.896	51637	25977	0.503
3	33	1221	3543	Adrian Covaci	Belgium	University of Antwerp	ToxicologicalPharmaceuticalSciences mass spectrometry \| human exposure \| emerging pollutants \| human biomonitoring \| metabolomics \|	119	76	0.639	604	523	0.866	52237	25342	0.485
7	34	1275	3733	De Moor Bart	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Numerical Linear Algebra \| System Theory \| Control Theory \| Datamining \| Bioinformatics \|	117	62	0.530	571	261	0.457	71385	20606	0.289
4	35	1280	3753	Gustaaf Van Tendeloo	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology nano materials \| electron microscopy \| materials characterisation \|	117	69	0.590	988	448	0.453	64657	20542	0.318
13	36	1338	3938	Jean Swings	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology microbiologie \|	116	56	0.483	416	253	0.608	53597	13044	0.243
1	37	1369	4032	Philippe Dubois	Belgium	Université de Mons	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Materials sciences & Engineering \| Macromolecular Engineering \| Polymer processing \| (Nano)Composite \| Bioplastics \|	115	66	0.574	764	455	0.596	62169	21218	0.341
8	38	1379	4058	Diether Lambrechts	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics single-cell \|	115	90	0.783	408	366	0.897	56656	30989	0.547
5	39	1388	4076	Marc Parmentier	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles	Molecular biology \|	115	42	0.365	262	160	0.611	52975	9053	0.171
6	40	1401	4129	Marco Dorigo	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles	Swarm Intelligence \| Swarm Robotics \| Metaheuristics \| Computational Intelligence \|	114	69	0.605	347	218	0.628	135731	35141	0.259
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9	41	1421	4188	Johan Ws Vlaeyen	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Social Sciences / Psychology Chronic pain \| experimental health psychology \| fear conditioning \| pain-related fear \| cognitive-behavioral management \|	114	71	0.623	349	287	0.822	63034	26235	0.416
6	42	1450	4301	Lambin Eric F	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering Environmental sciences \| Geography \| Land change science \| Land system science \|	113	75	0.664	265	210	0.792	89515	39253	0.439
10	43	1530	4552	Jan A Delcour	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	ChairmanLFoRCe cereal science and technology \|	112	69	0.616	587	436	0.743	47134	20226	0.429
5	44	1563	4639	Francois Peeters	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Nanophysics \| Condensed Matter Physics \|	111	58	0.523	1028	520	0.506	62348	21547	0.346
14	45	1645	4883	Geert Crombez	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Health Psychology \| Chronic Illnesses \| Pain \| evidence-based \| Attention \|	110	64	0.582	370	312	0.843	49404	18128	0.367
7	46	1659	4930	Deviere Jacques	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles	médecine \|	110	52	0.473	392	225	0.574	42155	12282	0.291
15	47	1785	5267	Wim Verbeke	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Economics Agricultural economics \| Consumer behaviour \| Food marketing \| Food science & technology \|	108	82	0.759	317	254	0.801	45388	23274	0.513
16	48	1788	5277	Soenens Bart	Belgium	Ghent University	Parenting \| motivation \| adolescence \| perfectionism \| identity development \|	108	81	0.750	266	251	0.944	43991	25252	0.574
8	49	1827	5372	Christos Sotiriou	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles	breast cancer \| cancer \| oncology \| genomics \|	107	84	0.785	330	251	0.761	64965	31797	0.489
2	50	1845	5449	David Beljonne	Belgium	Université de Mons		107	63	0.589	428	300	0.701	44231	16341	0.369
17	51	1890	5594	Freddy Haesebrouck	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences	106	61	0.575	732	488	0.667	48503	19409	0.400
6	52	1934	5741	Ivan Janssens	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Global ecosystem functioning \|	105	83	0.790	300	268	0.893	56010	30502	0.545
18	53	2020	6008	Roel Baets	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Physics Photonics \|	104	61	0.587	522	244	0.467	44956	15509	0.345
11	54	2040	6062	Gerard Govers	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences geography \| geomorphology \| soil erosion \| soil carbon \| biogeochemical cycles \|	104	60	0.577	312	243	0.779	38915	14100	0.362
1	55	2048	6093	Johan M. Thevelein	Belgium	NovelYeast bv	Em. Prof. Mol. Cell Biol. KU Leuven, Former Director VIB, Managing Director NovelYeast bv Nutrient sensing \| signal transduction \| yeast biotechnology \| development of superior industrial yeast strains \| use of yeast as a \|	104	52	0.500	263	181	0.688	34874	10653	0.305
			January 1, 2022 Total 716.979 scientist, 212 country, 14.130 university... January 6, 2023 Total 1.264.669 scientist, 216 country, 19.528 university
12	56	2122	6321	Hofkens Johan	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	KU single molecule detection \| super-resolution fluorescence microscopy \| integrated fluorescence microscopy/scanning electron microc \|	103	60	0.583	439	302	0.688	34431	15804	0.459
13	57	2127	6352	Jeroen Raes	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics metagenomics \| human microbiome \| gut microbiota \| synthetic ecology \| microbiome \|	102	88	0.863	214	197	0.921	90208	59718	0.662
19	58	2205	6566	Stefaan De Smedt	Belgium	Ghent University	Hoogleraar drug delivery \|	102	67	0.657	366	292	0.798	36287	16029	0.442
14	59	2233	6684	Inez Myin Germeys ⁱ	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry Psychose \| momentary assessment \| stress \|	101	68	0.673	320	289	0.903	49176	25813	0.525
15	60	2264	6747	Hans De Witte	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Social Sciences / Psychology Job Insecurity \| temporary work \| work stress \| work engagement \| bullying at work \|	101	75	0.743	344	247	0.718	40897	22162	0.542
16	61	2349	6968	Koen Binnemans	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences rare earths \| ionic liquids \| hydrometallurgy \| solvometallurgy \| solvent extraction \|	100	66	0.660	488	347	0.711	44313	21916	0.495
20	62	2364	7028	Jan De Houwer	Belgium	Ghent University	Social Sciences / Psychology experimental psychology \|	100	61	0.610	339	285	0.841	39745	15892	0.400
17	63	2385	7096	Frans De Schryver	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		100	28	0.280	509	100	0.196	34619	4082	0.118
18	64	2395	7120	Orban Guy A	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience Neurosciences \|	100	39	0.390	306	145	0.474	31642	5995	0.189
19	65	2463	7320	Davy Vancampfort	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		99	85	0.859	341	325	0.953	37343	29129	0.780
20	66	2482	7364	Hendrickx Marc	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering food science and technology \| food science \| food engineering \| food technology \|	99	58	0.586	532	330	0.620	33936	14005	0.413
21	67	2541	7551	Johan Neyts	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		98	64	0.653	537	364	0.678	39149	19947	0.510
21	68	2551	7584	Willy Maenhaut	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences atmosferische chemie \|	98	47	0.480	322	158	0.491	36730	10235	0.279
22	69	2556	7601	Sels Bert	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences catalysis \| biomass conversion \| heterogeneous catalysis \| zeolites \| methane activation \|	98	70	0.714	310	249	0.803	35205	19987	0.568
22	70	2576	7656	Herbert Roeyers ⁱ	Belgium	Ghent University	Gent ontwikkelingsstoornissen \|	98	56	0.571	261	225	0.862	31581	12578	0.398
23	71	2589	7697	Jo Vandesompele ⁱ	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics cancer \| non-coding RNA \| liquid biopsy \| qPCR \| dPCR \|	97	60	0.619	270	220	0.815	73589	31448	0.427
23	72	2610	7773	Catherine Verfaillie	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics stem cell biology \|	97	40	0.412	324	143	0.441	45369	6641	0.146
7	73	2665	7935	Jean Christophe Renauld	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology Immunology \| Cytokines \| Cancer \| Inflammation \|	97	47	0.485	241	153	0.635	32304	8319	0.258
8	74	2679	7969	Bernard	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain		97	36	0.371	333	141	0.423	28712	5562	0.194
2	75	2808	8320	Jörg Paul Rachen	Belgium	Free University of Brussels	Natural Sciences / Physics Astroteilchenphysik \| Kosmologie \| AGN und Radiogalaxien \|	95	68	0.716	194	175	0.902	72543	44495	0.613
7	76	2832	8411	Sebastiaan Engelborghs	Belgium	University of Antwerp		95	68	0.716	334	280	0.838	42746	23774	0.556
8	77	2869	8527	Annemie Bogaerts	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences plasma chemistry \| CO2 conversion \| plasma catalysis \| plasma medicine \| modeling \|	95	71	0.747	513	368	0.717	34885	20643	0.592
24	78	2901	8610	Kris Gevaert	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Proteomics \| Protease biology \| Protein modifications \|	95	70	0.737	352	259	0.736	30650	14281	0.466
24	79	2959	8785	Sabine Van Huffel	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		94	52	0.553	544	315	0.579	41017	15997	0.390
25	80	2978	8847	Colin R Janssen	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecotoxicology \| Aquatic toxicology \| Ecological risk assessment \| Aquatic ecology \| Marine biology \|	94	48	0.511	370	238	0.643	36776	16026	0.436
26	81	2987	8868	Marc Brysbaert	Belgium	Ghent University	Social Sciences / Psychology psycholinguistics \| bilingualism \| cognitive psychology \| laterality \| numerical cognition \|	94	61	0.649	227	168	0.740	35942	19766	0.550
9	82	3000	8898	JA Aguilar ⁱ	Belgium	Université Libre de Bruxelles	Physics \| neutrino astronomy \| dark matter \|	94	69	0.734	236	200	0.847	34207	20681	0.605
2	83	3038	8997	Michael Gillon	Belgium	Université de Liège	Natural Sciences / Physics Astronomy - astrobiology - exoplanetology \|	94	63	0.670	322	282	0.876	28518	15730	0.552
9	84	3095	9174	Reinhart Ceulemans	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Biological Science global change \| ecology \| bio-energy \|	93	43	0.462	359	205	0.571	39125	10153	0.260
10	85	3162	9371	Ronny Blust	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecophysiology \| Ecotoxicology \| Ecological Risk Assessment \| Aquatic Toxicology \| Environmental Pollution \|	93	49	0.527	445	316	0.710	29555	11032	0.373
9	86	3174	9409	Yves Dufrene	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Nanotechnology \| Microbiology \| Biophysics \| Atomic force microscopy \| AFM \|	93	55	0.591	261	207	0.793	26380	10314	0.391
27	87	3208	9516	Korneel Rabaey	Belgium	Ghent University	microbial fuel cells \| wastewater treatment \| bioelectrochemical system \| microbial electrocatalysis \|	92	77	0.837	226	218	0.965	44466	21255	0.478
25	88	3277	9711	Martin Hermy	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	emecologynature&urbangreenmanagement nature & urban green management \| green roofs \| plant ecology \| urban ecology \| historical ecology \|	92	48	0.522	326	224	0.687	30899	10775	0.349
28	89	3358	9989	Guy B Marin	Belgium	Ghent University	Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering chemical kinetics \| catalysis \| chemical engineering \| modeling \|	91	54	0.593	612	448	0.732	35318	17026	0.482
26	90	3393	10065	Stephan Swinnen	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	motorcontrolandmotorneuroscienceMovementControlandâ€¦ motor control \| motor learning \| motor neuroscience \| movement science \|	91	54	0.593	347	258	0.744	31223	12342	0.395
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3	91	3396	10074	Romain Meeusen	Belgium	Free University of Brussels	gewoonhoogleraar	91	61	0.670	272	223	0.820	30547	16772	0.549
29	92	3397	10077	Greet Cardon	Belgium	Ghent University	Physical activity \| sedentary behavior \| health promotion \|	91	63	0.692	316	292	0.924	30377	19349	0.637
10	93	3424	10134	Robert Lauwerys	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	émérite Industrial and environmental toxicology \|	91	21	0.231	339	72	0.212	27449	2443	0.089
27	94	3447	10228	Johan Suykens	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Computer Science AI \| Machine Learning \| Systems and Control \| Complex Networks \| Deep Learning \|	90	51	0.567	379	228	0.602	50684	17083	0.337
11	95	3450	10237	Jacques Thisse	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Economics & Econometrics / Economics économie \| géographie \| recherche opérationnelle \|	90	42	0.467	312	145	0.465	44929	9056	0.202
1	96	3474	10304	Zoltan T. Nagy	Belgium	Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences	Natural Sciences / Biological Science biology \| zoology \| herpetology \|	90	57	0.633	575	320	0.557	37743	15824	0.419
28	97	3487	10332	Philippe Lemey	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Computational biology \| virology \| evolution \| phylogenetics \|	90	67	0.744	278	231	0.831	35910	21956	0.611
29	98	3512	10413	Ivo Brosens	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		90	48	0.533	281	135	0.480	31586	8933	0.283
30	99	3565	10569	Frans Schuit	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism endocrinologie \| vergelijkende biologie \| diabetes \|	90	48	0.533	190	132	0.695	25943	7906	0.305
31	100	3570	10577	İgnace Naert	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Dentistry prosthodontics \| implants \| bone \| loading \|	90	45	0.500	197	140	0.711	25136	7381	0.294