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Belgium Scientist and University Rankings 2023

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				AD Scientific Index - World Scientist Rankings - 2023				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	44	136	Giacomo Bruno ⁱ	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics \| fundamental interactions \| particle detectors \| statistical data analysis \| high-performance computing \|	220	180	0.818	1031	1021	0.990	229755	147863	0.644
1	2	58	177	Pierre Van Mechelen ⁱ	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Particle physics \|	214	157	0.734	965	960	0.995	205010	114923	0.561
1	3	82	228	Steven Lowette ⁱ	Belgium	Free University of Brussels	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics \|	207	157	0.758	806	798	0.990	179290	110260	0.615
1	4	215	529	Marc Van Montagu	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach \|	182	68	0.374	319	316	0.991	114279	20135	0.176
2	5	225	552	Vincent Lemaître ⁱ	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Physics particle physics \|	180	141	0.783	687	684	0.996	174623	103303	0.592
2	6	307	758	Dirk Inze	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Planten biologie \|	168	84	0.500	379	373	0.984	95226	28486	0.299
1	7	355	945	Jan Staessen ⁱ	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology \|	158	94	0.595	495	492	0.994	233274	103780	0.445
2	8	363	959	Nick Van Remortel ⁱ	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics of particles and fields \| general relativity \|	158	130	0.823	731	727	0.995	106091	69344	0.654
3	9	427	1141	Peter Vandenabeele ⁱ	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics cell biology \|	151	98	0.649	328	326	0.994	98816	47081	0.476
2	10	553	1553	Bart De Strooper	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	gewoonenonderzoeksdirecteur Presenilin \| gamma-secretase \| regulated intramembrane proteolyis \| Alzheimer's Disease \| microRNA \|	140	88	0.629	298	296	0.993	68698	28670	0.417
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1	11	559	1579	Jean Yves Reginster ⁱ	Belgium	Université de Liège	SANTEPUBLIQUEUNIVERSITEDELIEGE VIEILLISSEMENT MUSCULOSQUELETTIQUE \|	139	92	0.662	469	464	0.989	90846	38295	0.422
3	12	589	1655	Jean Poesen	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Geography geography \| geomorphology \| soil erosion \| soil \| soil conservation \|	138	85	0.616	464	464	1.000	65163	30639	0.470
4	13	646	1858	Claus Bachert	Belgium	Ghent University	Buitengewoonhoogleraar	134	96	0.716	492	482	0.980	84426	44564	0.528
5	14	714	2065	Yves Van De Peer	Belgium	Ghent University	BioinformaticsandGenomeBiology Bioinformatics \| Genome biology \| Polyploidy \| Gene and genome duplications \| Systems biology \|	131	85	0.649	305	303	0.993	84634	34590	0.409
6	15	725	2093	Steven P Nolan	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences chemistry \|	131	66	0.504	375	370	0.987	68542	21046	0.307
4	16	801	2333	Bernd Nilius	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	life sciences \| ion channels \| channelopathies \| cardiovascular research \| TRP channels \|	128	66	0.516	253	250	0.988	57086	16302	0.286
7	17	821	2412	Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij	Belgium	Ghent University	GewoonGent	127	84	0.661	558	557	0.998	58385	32207	0.552
8	18	843	2488	Bart N Lambrecht	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology Immunology \| Pulmonary Medicine \|	126	91	0.722	329	323	0.982	54119	30148	0.557
5	19	872	2570	Van Meerbeek Bart	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Dentistry tandheelkunde \| dentistry \|	125	80	0.640	329	325	0.988	60883	25523	0.419
9	20	921	2704	Peter Vandamme	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Microbiology \|	123	64	0.520	418	414	0.990	62753	22746	0.362
10	21	953	2807	Raymond Vanholder	Belgium	Ghent University	eminHospital kidney disease \| cardiovascular disease \| transplantation \|	122	75	0.615	392	389	0.992	61578	25550	0.415
11	22	1080	3243	Nico Boon	Belgium	Ghent University	MicrobialEcologyandCMET) microbiology \| environmental biotechnology \| microbial ecology \| wastewater treatment \| environmental microbiology \|	118	90	0.763	404	403	0.998	49376	27538	0.558
3	23	1094	3283	Patrice D Cani	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Obesity/Diabetes \| gut microbiota \| endocannabinoids \| Akkermansia muciniphila \| Dysosmobacter welbionis \|	117	97	0.829	269	264	0.981	70662	47149	0.667
3	24	1115	3338	Adrian Covaci	Belgium	University of Antwerp	ToxicologicalPharmaceuticalSciences mass spectrometry \| human exposure \| emerging pollutants \| human biomonitoring \| metabolomics \|	117	76	0.650	525	514	0.979	50174	27084	0.540
12	25	1143	3429	Maarten Vansteenkiste	Belgium	Ghent University		116	98	0.845	286	279	0.976	59280	37140	0.627
6	26	1179	3546	De Moor Bart	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Mathematics Numerical Linear Algebra \| System Theory \| Control Theory \| Datamining \| Bioinformatics \|	115	63	0.548	291	289	0.993	69018	22541	0.327
4	27	1180	3557	Gustaaf Van Tendeloo	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology nano materials \| electron microscopy \| materials characterisation \|	115	73	0.635	478	470	0.983	62778	22834	0.364
13	28	1232	3727	Jean Swings	Belgium	Ghent University	Gent microbiologie \|	114	59	0.518	275	270	0.982	52727	14740	0.280
14	29	1235	3732	Jean Swings	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology microbiologie \|	114	60	0.526	418	270	0.646	52338	14446	0.276
7	30	1300	3952	Johan Ws Vlaeyen	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Social Sciences / Psychology Chronic pain \| experimental health psychology \| fear conditioning \| pain-related fear \| cognitive-behavioral management \|	112	74	0.661	282	281	0.996	60013	27164	0.453
1	31	1304	3958	Philippe Dubois	Belgium	Université de Mons (Université de Mons-Hainaut)	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Materials sciences & Engineering \| Macromolecular Engineering \| Polymer processing \| (Nano)Composite \| Bioplastics \|	112	69	0.616	490	481	0.982	58942	23032	0.391
8	32	1317	3996	Diether Lambrechts	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics single-cell \|	112	89	0.795	364	362	0.995	53228	31996	0.601
4	33	1344	4081	Lambin Eric F	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering Environmental sciences \| Geography \| Land change science \| Land system science \|	111	79	0.712	214	209	0.977	85408	41896	0.491
5	34	1398	4264	Francois Peeters	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Physics Nanophysics \| Condensed Matter Physics \|	110	64	0.582	560	553	0.988	60464	23626	0.391
9	35	1472	4497	Jan A Delcour	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	ChairmanLFoRCe cereal science and technology \|	109	71	0.651	437	430	0.984	44985	21216	0.472
15	36	1521	4660	Geert Crombez	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Health Psychology \| Chronic Illnesses \| Pain \| evidence-based \| Attention \|	108	67	0.620	317	315	0.994	47642	19706	0.414
16	37	1661	5068	Wim Verbeke	Belgium	Ghent University	Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Economics Agricultural economics \| Consumer behaviour \| Food marketing \| Food science & technology \|	106	84	0.792	258	258	1.000	43058	24686	0.573
2	38	1780	5399	David Beljonne	Belgium	Université de Mons (Université de Mons-Hainaut)		104	65	0.625	307	302	0.984	42667	17444	0.409
17	39	1784	5414	Soenens Bart	Belgium	Ghent University	Parenting \| motivation \| adolescence \| perfectionism \| identity development \|	104	84	0.808	238	235	0.987	41075	25642	0.624
18	40	1825	5539	Freddy Haesebrouck	Belgium	Ghent University	Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences	103	63	0.612	516	506	0.981	46626	20900	0.448
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10	41	1853	5615	Gerard Govers	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences geography \| geomorphology \| soil erosion \| soil carbon \| biogeochemical cycles \|	103	62	0.602	250	250	1.000	37411	15148	0.405
6	42	1965	5974	Ivan Janssens	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Global ecosystem functioning \|	101	81	0.802	257	256	0.996	52074	30287	0.582
19	43	1979	6017	Roel Baets	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Physics Photonics \|	101	63	0.624	258	256	0.992	43511	16965	0.390
20	44	2082	6356	Stefaan De Smedt	Belgium	Ghent University	Hoogleraar drug delivery \|	100	68	0.680	294	291	0.990	34610	16822	0.486
11	45	2087	6371	Hofkens Johan	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	KU single molecule detection \| super-resolution fluorescence microscopy \| integrated fluorescence microscopy/scanning electron microc \|	100	63	0.630	306	304	0.993	32407	15833	0.489
12	46	2158	6634	Orban Guy A	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience Neurosciences \|	99	43	0.434	153	152	0.993	31163	6771	0.217
13	47	2165	6655	Jeroen Raes	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	RegaMicrobiomeâ€¦ metagenomics \| human microbiome \| gut microbiota \| synthetic ecology \| microbiome \|	98	86	0.878	190	187	0.984	83854	60204	0.718
14	48	2188	6717	Inez Myin Germeys ⁱ	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry Psychose \| momentary assessment \| stress \|	98	71	0.724	281	272	0.968	47224	27951	0.592
15	49	2200	6753	Koen Binnemans	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences rare earths \| ionic liquids \| hydrometallurgy \| solvometallurgy \| solvent extraction \|	98	70	0.714	364	359	0.986	42203	23131	0.548
21	50	2215	6796	Jan De Houwer	Belgium	Ghent University	Social Sciences / Psychology experimental psychology \|	98	64	0.653	283	281	0.993	38488	17514	0.455
16	51	2235	6861	Frans De Schryver	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		98	31	0.316	123	122	0.992	34161	4851	0.142
5	52	2262	6924	Fabio Maltoni ⁱ	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics \|	97	70	0.722	175	148	0.846	92146	55685	0.604
2	53	2269	6939	Jörg Paul Rachen	Belgium	Free University of Brussels	Natural Sciences / Physics Astroteilchenphysik \| Kosmologie \| AGN und Radiogalaxien \|	97	71	0.732	183	177	0.967	71291	49299	0.692
22	54	2323	7086	Willy Maenhaut	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences atmosferische chemie \|	97	50	0.515	169	166	0.982	35896	11422	0.318
17	55	2373	7243	Catherine Verfaillie	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics stem cell biology \|	96	43	0.448	168	165	0.982	44798	8018	0.179
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18	56	2387	7293	Hans De Witte	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Social Sciences / Psychology Job Insecurity \| temporary work \| work stress \| work engagement \| bullying at work \|	96	77	0.802	246	245	0.996	38487	22739	0.591
19	57	2402	7332	Johan Neyts	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		96	63	0.656	366	361	0.986	36401	19150	0.526
20	58	2411	7363	Davy Vancampfort	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		96	85	0.885	315	310	0.984	34181	28722	0.840
21	59	2418	7386	Hendrickx Marc	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering food science and technology \| food science \| food engineering \| food technology \|	96	60	0.625	335	334	0.997	32995	14566	0.441
6	60	2427	7415	Jean Christophe Renauld	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology Immunology \| Cytokines \| Cancer \| Inflammation \|	96	51	0.531	154	151	0.981	31564	9388	0.297
23	61	2431	7426	Herbert Roeyers ⁱ	Belgium	Ghent University	Gent ontwikkelingsstoornissen \|	96	62	0.646	231	229	0.991	30758	14183	0.461
7	62	2437	7441	Bernard	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain		96	40	0.417	153	153	1.000	28081	6168	0.220
24	63	2448	7466	Jo Vandesompele ⁱ	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics cancer \| non-coding RNA \| qPCR \| liquid biopsy \|	95	62	0.653	226	224	0.991	71026	34417	0.485
22	64	2609	7974	Sels Bert	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences catalysis \| biomass conversion \| heterogeneous catalysis \| zeolites \| methane activation \|	94	72	0.766	251	248	0.988	33002	20254	0.614
25	65	2642	8042	Kris Gevaert	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Proteomics \| Protease biology \| Protein modifications \|	94	69	0.734	265	261	0.985	29254	14876	0.509
23	66	2696	8211	Sabine Van Huffel	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		93	54	0.581	334	330	0.988	39392	16967	0.431
26	67	2726	8287	Marc Brysbaert	Belgium	Ghent University	Social Sciences / Psychology psycholinguistics \| bilingualism \| cognitive psychology \| laterality \| numerical cognition \|	93	64	0.688	166	165	0.994	33775	19881	0.589
7	68	2812	8561	Reinhart Ceulemans	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Biological Science global change \| ecology \| bio-energy \|	92	47	0.511	219	216	0.986	37894	11308	0.298
8	69	2875	8748	Ronny Blust	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecophysiology \| Ecotoxicology \| Ecological Risk Assessment \| Aquatic Toxicology \| Environmental Pollution \|	92	53	0.576	327	325	0.994	28638	12086	0.422
8	70	2891	8787	Yves Dufrene	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Nanotechnology \| Microbiology \| Biophysics \| Atomic force microscopy \| AFM \|	92	56	0.609	207	208	1.005	25404	11036	0.434
9	71	2920	8884	Sebastiaan Engelborghs	Belgium	University of Antwerp		91	68	0.747	279	276	0.989	40362	24470	0.606
27	72	2942	8952	Colin R Janssen	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecotoxicology \| Aquatic toxicology \| Ecological risk assessment \| Aquatic ecology \| Marine biology \|	91	50	0.549	262	259	0.989	35425	16998	0.480
9	73	2999	9128	Robert Lauwerys	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	émérite Industrial and environmental toxicology \|	91	23	0.253	78	78	1.000	26998	2765	0.102
10	74	3025	9235	Jacques Thisse	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Economics & Econometrics / Economics économie \| géographie \| recherche opérationnelle \|	90	46	0.511	148	147	0.993	44095	10287	0.233
10	75	3077	9394	Annemie Bogaerts	Belgium	University of Antwerp	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences plasma chemistry \| CO2 conversion \| plasma catalysis \| plasma medicine \| modeling \|	90	72	0.800	372	366	0.984	31790	20048	0.631
24	76	3096	9440	Martin Hermy	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	emecologynature&urbangreenmanagement nature & urban green management \| green roofs \| plant ecology \| urban ecology \| historical ecology \|	90	49	0.544	240	237	0.988	29745	11838	0.398
2	77	3118	9508	Michael Gillon	Belgium	Université de Liège	Natural Sciences / Physics Astronomy - astrobiology - exoplanetology \|	90	65	0.722	280	273	0.975	27310	16446	0.602
28	78	3187	9719	Guy B Marin	Belgium	Ghent University	Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering chemical kinetics \| catalysis \| chemical engineering \| modeling \|	89	58	0.652	460	451	0.980	33725	18077	0.536
3	79	3230	9819	Romain Meeusen	Belgium	Free University of Brussels	gewoonhoogleraar	89	63	0.708	225	224	0.996	28673	17221	0.601
25	80	3257	9900	İgnace Naert	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Dentistry prosthodontics \| implants \| bone \| loading \|	89	48	0.539	143	142	0.993	24426	8199	0.336
26	81	3279	9972	Johan Suykens	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Computer Science AI \| Machine Learning \| Systems and Control \| Complex Networks \| Deep Learning \|	88	55	0.625	237	234	0.987	48933	18719	0.383
29	82	3288	9998	Korneel Rabaey	Belgium	Ghent University	microbial fuel cells \| wastewater treatment \| bioelectrochemical system \| microbial electrocatalysis \|	88	78	0.886	217	216	0.995	42454	22981	0.541
30	83	3297	10011	Wout Boerjan	Belgium	Ghent University	GroupleaVIB Lignin biosynthesis and structure \| tree biotechnology \|	88	60	0.682	159	158	0.994	40380	17332	0.429
27	84	3342	10154	Ivo Brosens	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven		88	49	0.557	142	141	0.993	30480	9328	0.306
31	85	3371	10221	Greet Cardon	Belgium	Ghent University	Physical activity \| sedentary behavior \| health promotion \|	88	65	0.739	294	291	0.990	27845	18938	0.680
28	86	3397	10283	Frans Schuit	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism endocrinologie \| vergelijkende biologie \| diabetes \|	88	50	0.568	139	138	0.993	25212	8566	0.340
1	87	3428	10415	Geert Molenberghs	Belgium	Hasselt University	Hasselt&	87	51	0.586	262	260	0.992	38820	14890	0.384
1	88	3435	10440	Zoltan T. Nagy	Belgium	Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences	Natural Sciences / Biological Science biology \| zoology \| herpetology \|	87	57	0.655	329	321	0.976	35727	16085	0.450
32	89	3438	10448	Tom Coenye	Belgium	Ghent University	microbiology \|	87	59	0.678	255	249	0.976	35133	18074	0.514
29	90	3446	10470	Philippe Lemey	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Computational biology \| virology \| evolution \| phylogenetics \|	87	67	0.770	229	225	0.983	33586	21989	0.655
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33	91	3458	10510	Frank Verstraete	Belgium	Ghent University	Natural Sciences / Physics Quantum Physics \| Entanglement \| Many-Body Physics \| Quantum Computation \| Tensor Networks \|	87	70	0.805	179	176	0.983	31394	16975	0.541
30	92	3461	10530	Luc De Meester	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Natural Sciences / Biological Science evolutionary ecology \| eco-evolutionary dynamics \| metacommunity ecology \| biodiversity \| aquatic ecology \|	87	60	0.690	247	243	0.984	30709	16346	0.532
31	93	3471	10557	Stephan Swinnen	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	motorcontrolandmotorneuroscienceMovementControlandâ€¦ motor control \| motor learning \| motor neuroscience \| movement science \|	87	55	0.632	259	258	0.996	29672	13028	0.439
11	94	3488	10596	Jean Christophe Charlier	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Natural Sciences / Physics ab initio simulations & quantum transport in carbon-based nanostructures \|	87	47	0.540	153	151	0.987	28624	9374	0.327
32	95	3594	10976	Bart Muys	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry forest ecology \| forest management \| silviculture \| sustainability \| bioenergy \|	86	60	0.698	277	272	0.982	31015	15907	0.513
12	96	3624	11070	Jean Louis Vanoverschelde	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Maladies cardiovasculaires \|	86	47	0.547	161	160	0.994	27139	9645	0.355
33	97	3626	11074	Michel Steyaert	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	KUElectricalEngineeringMICAS	86	34	0.395	139	137	0.986	27034	4804	0.178
34	98	3657	11165	Ann Van Loey	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering food technology \|	86	56	0.651	251	250	0.996	23780	11304	0.475
35	99	3675	11230	Joos Vandewalle	Belgium	Catholic University of Leuven	Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering mathematical engineering \| signal processing \| system theory \| circuit theory \| cryptography \|	85	41	0.482	93	93	1.000	55956	16260	0.291
13	100	3741	11423	Veronique Preat	Belgium	Université Catholique de Louvain	Drug delivery \| nanomedicines \|	85	61	0.718	194	191	0.985	30216	15865	0.525