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

This real-time ranking measures researchers’ academic productivity and impact at global, continental, national, and institutional levels using total and recent 5-year H-index data. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines.

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Total 130 scientist, 1 country, 17 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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33,956
World Rank
Belgium
344
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
119
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
    70
  • Last 5 Years
    51
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.729
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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53,990
World Rank
Belgium
566
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
174
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Helsen Lieve
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    60
  • Last 5 Years
    44
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.733
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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57,471
World Rank
Belgium
607
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
183
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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73,453
World Rank
Belgium
791
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
232
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
    54
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.593
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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76,495
World Rank
Belgium
821
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
206
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
    36
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.679
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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77,516
World Rank
Belgium
831
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
208
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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133,321
World Rank
Belgium
1,306
Country Rank
Université Catholique de Louvain Logo
205
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
    42
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.810
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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140,395
World Rank
Belgium
1,369
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
371
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
    41
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.829
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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141,586
World Rank
Belgium
1,386
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
313
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
    31
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.756
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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160,336
World Rank
Belgium
1,534
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
404
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
    39
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.641
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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160,554
World Rank
Belgium
1,537
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
405
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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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167,444
World Rank
Belgium
1,598
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
424
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
    38
  • Last 5 Years
    28
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.737
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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186,659
World Rank
Belgium
1,746
Country Rank
Université Catholique de Louvain Logo
274
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Herve Jeanmart
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
energy | biomass | combustion | IC engin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    36
  • Last 5 Years
    28
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.778
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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194,899
World Rank
Belgium
1,806
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
469
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Emmanuel Vander Poorten
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Robotics | Surgical Robotics | Medical Devices | Haptics | Teleoperatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    35
  • Last 5 Years
    31
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.886
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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199,143
World Rank
Belgium
1,844
Country Rank
Université de Liège Logo
82
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
    35
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.714
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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212,410
World Rank
Belgium
1,943
Country Rank
Université Catholique de Louvain Logo
304
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Laurent Delannay
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
solid mechanics | metal forming | multiscale modellin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    34
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.676
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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214,948
World Rank
Belgium
1,960
Country Rank
Université de Liège Logo
87
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.559
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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218,508
World Rank
Belgium
1,981
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
412
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Tom Depover
Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Hydrogen embrittlement | microstructural characterization | sustainable materials science | corrosion | mechanical engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    33
  • Last 5 Years
    30
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.909
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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230,654
World Rank
Belgium
2,081
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
542
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Konstantinos C Gryllias
Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Vibrations | Acoustics | Diagnostics | Prognostics | Digital Twin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    32
  • Last 5 Years
    31
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.969
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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246,541
World Rank
Belgium
2,214
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
578
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
    31
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.871
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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248,339
World Rank
Belgium
2,232
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
458
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
    31
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.839
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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266,485
World Rank
Belgium
2,367
Country Rank
Catholic University of Leuven Logo
603
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
    22
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.733
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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268,176
World Rank
Belgium
2,373
Country Rank
Flemish Institute for Technological Research Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Jan Diriken
Flemish Institute for Technological Research Mol, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Thermal Energy System

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.700
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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276,326
World Rank
Belgium
2,420
Country Rank
Ghent University Logo
488
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
    29
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.931
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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281,222
World Rank
Belgium
2,468
Country Rank
Université de Mons Logo
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Ward De Paepe
Université de Mons Mons, Belgium
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
micro Gas Turbine | Humidified Gas Turbine

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    29
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.793
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