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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Université Catholique de Louvain
Catholic University of Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve ,
Belgium
- Private 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
305
Top 30
727
Top 50
1,132
Top 70
1,464
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
38
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Catholic University of Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven ,
Belgium
- Public 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
639
Top 30
1,435
Top 50
2,267
Top 70
2,931
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
47
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Ghent University
Universiteit Gent
Ghent ,
Belgium
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
502
Top 30
1,152
Top 50
1,866
Top 70
2,320
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
163
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Université de Namur
University of Namur
Namur ,
Belgium
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
74
Top 50
144
Top 70
189
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
229
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
University of Antwerp
Universiteit Antwerpen
Antwerp ,
Belgium
- Public 2003
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
181
Top 30
484
Top 50
843
Top 70
1,060
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
396
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Université de Liège
University of Liège
Liège ,
Belgium
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
91
Top 30
252
Top 50
442
Top 70
591
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
450
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Free University of Brussels
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Public 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
43
Top 30
98
Top 50
221
Top 70
322
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
565
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Free University of Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Public 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
57
Top 30
192
Top 50
391
Top 70
527
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
668
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Hasselt University
Universiteit Hasselt
Hasselt ,
Belgium
- Public 1971
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
59
Top 30
161
Top 50
244
Top 70
326
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
799
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Université de Mons
University of Mons
Mons ,
Belgium
- Public 2009
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
41
Top 30
142
Top 50
224
Top 70
281
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
925
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Karel de Grote Hogeschool
Karel de Grote University College
Antwerp ,
Belgium
- Private 1995
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1
Top 30
2
Top 50
5
Top 70
7
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,036
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
Vlerick Business School
Ghent ,
Belgium
- Private 1953
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
5
Top 30
25
Top 50
33
Top 70
41
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,638
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
College of Europe Bruges
College of Europe
Brugge ,
Belgium
- Private 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
5
Top 50
9
Top 70
10
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,678
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Antwerp ,
Belgium
- Public 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1
Top 30
3
Top 50
4
Top 70
4
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,218
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
ECAM Brussels
ECAM Bruxelles
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert ,
Belgium
- Private 1898
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
3
Top 50
4
Top 70
4
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,785
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Thomas More Hogeschool (Lessius Hogeschool K H Kempen)
Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
Mechelen ,
Belgium
- Public 2014
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1
Top 30
11
Top 50
21
Top 70
27
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,273
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Haute École Provinciale de Hainaut CONDORCET
Provincial University College of Hainaut-Condorcet
Mons ,
Belgium
- Private 2009
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
0
Top 50
5
Top 70
7
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,372
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
University College West Flanders
Howest University of Applied Sciences
Kortrijk ,
Belgium
- Public 1995
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1
Top 30
2
Top 50
5
Top 70
6
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,451
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Haute École Bruxelles Brabant HE2B
University College of Bruxelles-Brabant
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Public 2016
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1
Top 30
1
Top 50
2
Top 70
3
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,511
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Charleroi ,
Belgium
- Private 2001
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
2
Top 50
4
Top 70
7
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,800
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Université Saint Louis Bruxelles
Saint-Louis University - Brussels
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Public 1948
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
5
Top 50
15
Top 70
26
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,929
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Private 1993
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
1
Top 50
2
Top 70
2
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,130
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Kortrijk ,
Belgium
- Public 2013
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
2
Top 50
5
Top 70
5
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,173
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Chevigny ,
Belgium
- Public 1995
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
11
Top 50
93
Top 70
183
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,185
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
UC Leuven Limburg
University Colleges Leuven-Limburg
Heverlee ,
Belgium
- Private 1994
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
0
Top 30
1
Top 50
2
Top 70
7
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