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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
36,977
Country Rank
338
Institution Rank : 26
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Philippe Beutels](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/68/1383392.jpg)
health economics
mathematical models
infectious diseases
vaccination
pharmacoeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,942
11,821
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
40,088
Country Rank
373
Institution Rank : 28
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Koen Janssens](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/aa/1401446.jpg)
Analytical Chemistry
X-ray analysis
Environmental Analysis
Cultural Heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,769
7,673
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
39,947
Country Rank
370
Institution Rank : 27
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Marcel Eens](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d2/1402809.jpg)
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Behavioral Endocrinology
Ecotoxicology
Sexual selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,817
7,075
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
40,745
Country Rank
383
Institution Rank : 29
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Wim Vanden Berghe](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/96/1399082.jpg)
Epigenetics
Cancer
Inflammation
Cardiovascular
Neuroplasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,540
6,292
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
41,383
Country Rank
387
Institution Rank : 30
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Walter Daelemans](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0f/1401050.jpg)
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
6,863
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
41,606
Country Rank
391
Institution Rank : 31
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Patrick Meire](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
ecosysteembeheer ecosysteemdiensten integraal waterbeheer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,246
8,552
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
44,333
Country Rank
410
Institution Rank : 32
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Surbhi Malhotra Kumar](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/25/1389726.jpg)
Antimicrobial resistance
bacterial genetics and genomics
biofilms
rapid diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,350
14,237
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
46,790
Country Rank
435
Institution Rank : 33
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Frank Kooy](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0d/1401161.jpg)
Genetics of Intellectual disabitilty
autism and related cognitive disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,639
7,317
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
47,577
Country Rank
445
Institution Rank : 34
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Jean Pierre Timmermans](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1c/1401817.jpg)
autononomic nervous system
neuro-immunology
gastrointestinal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,430
5,538
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
49,421
Country Rank
475
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Gerrit Beemster](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/82/1403980.jpg)
Systems Biology
Growth regulation
Maize
Arabidopsis
Kinematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,956
6,874
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
50,661
Country Rank
485
Institution Rank : 36
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Floris L Wuyts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bd/1403465.jpg)
Human physiology
otolaryngology
vestibulology
space physiology
neuroplasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,632
7,020
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
53,248
Country Rank
507
Institution Rank : 37
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Wilfried De Backer](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Respiratory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,032
5,002
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
55,171
Country Rank
527
Institution Rank : 38
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Ingrid De Meester](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,617
4,178
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
55,559
Country Rank
531
Institution Rank : 39
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Herwig Leirs](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7b/1403354.jpg)
Zoology
Population Ecology
Ecology of Infections
Rodents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,535
6,725
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
58,043
Country Rank
552
Institution Rank : 40
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![D Haese Or Dhaese](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,022
5,748
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
58,235
Country Rank
555
Institution Rank : 41
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Gilles De Keulenaer](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,984
5,608
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
58,916
Country Rank
561
Institution Rank : 42
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Elseviers Monique M](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
nephrology
pharmacotherapy in old age
epidemiology
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,860
4,846
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
60,366
Country Rank
570
Institution Rank : 43
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Wilhelm Mistiaen *](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
anatomie
pathologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,577
6,650
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
60,881
Country Rank
575
Institution Rank : 44
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Mistiaen Wilhelm *](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
anatomie
pathologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,479
6,563
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
62,449
Country Rank
590
Institution Rank : 45
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Annemie Van Der Linden](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
MRI
neuroplasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,201
5,312
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
62,466
Country Rank
591
Institution Rank : 46
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Jef Verschueren](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/30/1393915.jpg)
Linguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse
Ideology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,198
3,261
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
62,637
Country Rank
592
Institution Rank : 47
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Steven Van Laere](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Oncology
Genomics
Systems Biology
Bio-Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,170
8,337
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
63,661
Country Rank
602
Institution Rank : 48
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Sara Vicca](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/50/1403554.jpg)
Terrestrial carbon cycling
biogeochemical cycles
negative emissions
enhanced weathering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,992
10,199
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
64,025
Country Rank
606
Institution Rank : 49
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Lieven Bervoets](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/68/1399671.jpg)
aquatic toxicology
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
ecological risk assessment
biomonitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,941
5,688
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
64,036
Country Rank
607
Institution Rank : 50
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Peter Aerts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/db/1398547.jpg)
functional morphology
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,938
4,755
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
36,977
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
338
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
26
Philippe Beutels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,942
11,821
0.564
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
health economics
mathematical models
infectious diseases
vaccination
pharmacoeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
40,088
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
373
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
28
Koen Janssens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,769
7,673
0.388
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Analytical Chemistry
X-ray analysis
Environmental Analysis
Cultural Heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
39,947
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
370
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
27
Marcel Eens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,817
7,075
0.357
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Behavioral Endocrinology
Ecotoxicology
Sexual selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
40,745
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
383
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
29
Wim Vanden Berghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,540
6,292
0.322
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Epigenetics
Cancer
Inflammation
Cardiovascular
Neuroplasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
41,383
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
387
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
30
Walter Daelemans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
6,863
0.355
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
41,606
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
391
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
31
Patrick Meire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,246
8,552
0.444
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
ecosysteembeheer ecosysteemdiensten integraal waterbeheer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
44,333
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
410
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
32
Surbhi Malhotra Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,350
14,237
0.776
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Antimicrobial resistance
bacterial genetics and genomics
biofilms
rapid diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
46,790
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
435
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
33
Frank Kooy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,639
7,317
0.415
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Genetics of Intellectual disabitilty
autism and related cognitive disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
47,577
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
445
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
34
Jean Pierre Timmermans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,430
5,538
0.318
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
autononomic nervous system
neuro-immunology
gastrointestinal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
49,421
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
475
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
35
Gerrit Beemster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,956
6,874
0.405
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Systems Biology
Growth regulation
Maize
Arabidopsis
Kinematics
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
50,661
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
485
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
36
Floris L Wuyts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,632
7,020
0.422
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Human physiology
otolaryngology
vestibulology
space physiology
neuroplasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
53,248
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
507
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
37
Wilfried De Backer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,032
5,002
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
55,171
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
527
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
38
Ingrid De Meester
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,617
4,178
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
55,559
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
531
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
39
Herwig Leirs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,535
6,725
0.433
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Zoology
Population Ecology
Ecology of Infections
Rodents
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
58,043
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
552
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
40
D Haese Or Dhaese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,022
5,748
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
58,235
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
555
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
41
Gilles De Keulenaer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,984
5,608
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
58,916
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
561
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
42
Elseviers Monique M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,860
4,846
0.326
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
nephrology
pharmacotherapy in old age
epidemiology
biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
60,366
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
570
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
43
Wilhelm Mistiaen *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,577
6,650
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
60,881
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
575
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
44
Mistiaen Wilhelm *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,479
6,563
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
62,449
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
590
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
45
Annemie Van Der Linden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,201
5,312
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
62,466
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
591
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
46
Jef Verschueren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,198
3,261
0.230
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Linguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse
Ideology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
62,637
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
592
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
47
Steven Van Laere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,170
8,337
0.588
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Oncology
Genomics
Systems Biology
Bio-Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
63,661
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
602
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
48
Sara Vicca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,992
10,199
0.729
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Terrestrial carbon cycling
biogeochemical cycles
negative emissions
enhanced weathering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
64,025
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
606
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
49
Lieven Bervoets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,941
5,688
0.408
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aquatic toxicology
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
ecological risk assessment
biomonitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
64,036
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
607
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
50
Peter Aerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,938
4,755
0.341
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functional morphology
biomechanics