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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
57
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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
640
Top 30
1,436
Top 50
2,263
Top 70
2,932
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
71
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
1,154
Top 50
1,866
Top 70
2,321
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
159
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
308
Top 30
727
Top 50
1,133
Top 70
1,464
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
298
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
485
Top 50
842
Top 70
1,062
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
398
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Institution 1958
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
160
Top 30
451
Top 50
662
Top 70
753
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
544
World Rank
6
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
253
Top 50
440
Top 70
592
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
633
World Rank
7
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
222
Top 70
321
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
791
World Rank
8
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
193
Top 50
391
Top 70
527
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
923
World Rank
9
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
1,174
World Rank
10
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
1,559
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Leuven ,
Belgium
- Institution 1984
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
63
Top 30
246
Top 50
403
Top 70
476
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,638
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
73
Top 50
144
Top 70
189
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,783
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Institute of Tropical Medicine
Antwerp ,
Belgium
- Institution 1906
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
22
Top 30
48
Top 50
62
Top 70
64
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,042
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Mol ,
Belgium
- Institution 1991
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
17
Top 30
74
Top 50
111
Top 70
126
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,375
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Institution 1846
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
15
Top 30
36
Top 50
55
Top 70
65
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,392
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Hanoi ,
Belgium
- Company 1928
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
57
Top 50
86
Top 70
94
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,502
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
10
Top 30
30
Top 50
41
Top 70
43
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,848
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Merelbeke ,
Belgium
- Institution 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
32
Top 50
40
Top 70
46
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,131
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Sunnyvale ,
Belgium
- Company 1995
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
7
Top 30
21
Top 50
29
Top 70
34
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,476
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Aalst ,
Belgium
- Hospital 1995
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
2
Top 30
5
Top 50
8
Top 70
8
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,957
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Tervuren ,
Belgium
- Institution 1898
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
6
Top 30
15
Top 50
17
Top 70
18
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,070
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Institution 1826
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
5
Top 30
20
Top 50
26
Top 70
28
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,096
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Brussels ,
Belgium
- Institution 1913
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
5
Top 30
17
Top 50
19
Top 70
20
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,116
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Ostend ,
Belgium
- Institution 1999
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
5
Top 30
12
Top 50
19
Top 70
21
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,686
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Mechelen ,
Belgium
- Company 1999
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
2
Top 30
9
Top 50
13
Top 70
14
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