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Belgium 130 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Rankings - 2026

Track the real-time academic impact of 2.6 million scientists across 221 countries. The H-Index Rankings evaluate both total and last 5 years’ H-index values, offering the most transparent measure of scholarly recognition. Compare global, continental, national, and institutional performance across 13 major fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 130 scientist , 89 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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34,449
World Rank
Belgium
356
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Joost Duflou
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
life cycle engineering | sheet metal working | ecodesig

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    71
  • Last 5 Years
    52
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.732
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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51,883
World Rank
Belgium
548
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
170
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Helsen Lieve
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    62
  • Last 5 Years
    46
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.742
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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60,696
World Rank
Belgium
646
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
190
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Joris De Schutter
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
sensor-based robot control and programming | multi-sensor fusion and estimation | motion control | optimization | human motion model

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    59
  • Last 5 Years
    35
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.593
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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73,696
World Rank
Belgium
796
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
231
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Jan Swevers
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
control | system identification | robotics | mechatronics | optimizatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    55
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.600
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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80,585
World Rank
Belgium
860
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
213
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Sebastian Verhelst
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
internal combustion engines | sustainable fuels | e-fuels | methanol | hydroge

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 5 Years
    37
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.698
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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81,830
World Rank
Belgium
876
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
215
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Jan Vierendeels
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Computational Fluid Mechanics | Fluid-Structure Interactio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 5 Years
    30
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.566
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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126,185
World Rank
Belgium
1,262
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
347
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Johan Meyers
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
fluid mechanics | large-eddy simulation | wind energy | atmospheric boundary layer | PDE constrained optimizatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    44
  • Last 5 Years
    35
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.795
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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132,549
World Rank
Belgium
1,315
Country Rank
Université Catholique de Louvain Logo
204
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Francesco Contino
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Energy system modeling | Internal combustion engines | CFD | combustion kinetics | biomas

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    43
  • Last 5 Years
    36
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.837
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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148,525
World Rank
Belgium
1,447
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
319
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Joris Degroote
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Fluid-Structure Interactio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    41
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.780
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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158,952
World Rank
Belgium
1,529
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
410
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Martine Baelmans
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
thermal-fluid engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    40
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.675
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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166,955
World Rank
Belgium
1,598
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
424
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
David Moens
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Reliability | Non-deterministic modelling | Model Verification and Validation (V&V) | Uncertaint

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    39
  • Last 5 Years
    28
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.718
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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168,763
World Rank
Belgium
1,608
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
427
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Farid Al Bender
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Air bearings | Tribology | Friction Modeling | Mechatronic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    39
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.641
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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183,190
World Rank
Belgium
1,711
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
450
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Emmanuel Vander Poorten
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Robotics | Surgical Robotics | Medical Devices | Haptics | Teleoperatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    37
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.865
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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185,166
World Rank
Belgium
1,724
Country Rank
Université Catholique de Louvain Logo
267
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Herve Jeanmart
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
energy | biomass | combustion | IC engin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    37
  • Last 5 Years
    29
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.784
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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197,396
World Rank
Belgium
1,825
Country Rank
Université de Liège Logo
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Olivier Bruls
Université de Liège Liège, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
multibody systems | time integration | control | optimization | mechatronic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    36
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.722
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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203,214
World Rank
Belgium
1,862
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
482
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Konstantinos C Gryllias
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Vibrations | Acoustics | Diagnostics | Prognostics | Digital Twin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    35
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.971
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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204,044
World Rank
Belgium
1,864
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
392
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Tom Depover
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Hydrogen embrittlement | microstructural characterization | sustainable materials science | corrosion | mechanical engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    35
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.914
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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210,176
World Rank
Belgium
1,919
Country Rank
Université Catholique de Louvain Logo
294
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Laurent Delannay
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
solid mechanics | metal forming | multiscale modellin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    35
  • Last 5 Years
    24
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.686
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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224,767
World Rank
Belgium
2,038
Country Rank
Université de Liège Logo
88
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Jean Philippe Ponthot
Université de Liège Liège, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Numerical simulation | Large Deformation | Contact | Friction | Constitutive Modelin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    34
  • Last 5 Years
    20
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.588
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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244,443
World Rank
Belgium
2,191
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
573
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Elke Deckers
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Vibration and Acoustics | Linking design-manufacturing-dynamic performance | Numerical simulation techniques | poro-elastic materi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    32
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.844
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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245,275
World Rank
Belgium
2,197
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
452
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Wouter H Maes
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
UAV | thermal remote sensing | hyperspectral remote sensin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    32
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.844
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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256,690
World Rank
Belgium
2,292
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
468
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Tom Bultreys
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Fluid flow in porous media | micro-computed tomography | underground hydrogen storag

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    31
  • Last 5 Years
    29
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.935
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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263,191
World Rank
Belgium
2,342
Country Rank
Université de Mons Logo
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Ward De Paepe
Université de Mons Mons, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
micro Gas Turbine | Humidified Gas Turbine

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    31
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.742
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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271,744
World Rank
Belgium
2,397
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
609
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Matthias Gr Faes|Matthias Faes, M. Faes
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Imprecise Probabilities | Reliability Engineering | Interval Analysis | Bayesian analysi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    28
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.933
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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277,632
World Rank
Belgium
2,446
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
624
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Bert Pluymers
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
vibro-acoustics | numerical modelling | CAE | dynamic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.767
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