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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
69,380
Country Rank
659
Institution Rank : 1
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Jean-Paul Liégeois](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/67/5005635.jpg)
Geodynamics
Saharan geology
geochronology
geochemistry
African geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,080
4,990
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
84,680
Country Rank
817
Institution Rank : 2
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Hans Beeckman](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
forest ecology
dendrochronology
wood anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,114
7,093
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
119,699
Country Rank
1,139
Institution Rank : 3
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Damien Delvaux](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/27/5005637.jpg)
Earth sciences
tectonics
geodynamics
Central Africa
East African Rift
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,223
3,482
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
127,635
Country Rank
1,202
Institution Rank : 4
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Luc André](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7b/5005638.jpg)
Earth sciences
Environment
archeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,759
2,727
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
135,920
Country Rank
1,270
Institution Rank : 5
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Marc De Meyer](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
entomology
taxonomy
systematics
phylogeny
host-insect interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,320
3,209
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
237,849
Country Rank
2,112
Institution Rank : 6
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Olivier Dewitte](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ca/5005641.jpg)
Geography
Geomorphology
Natural Hazards
Landslides
Soil Erosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
2,864
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
278,991
Country Rank
2,428
Institution Rank : 7
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Kurt Jordaens](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Syrphidae
Rhiniidae
Afrotropical Region
pollination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,469
1,237
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
310,148
Country Rank
2,671
Institution Rank : 8
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Massimiliano Virgilio](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5c/5005642.jpg)
phylogeny
phylogeography
population genetics
morphological and molecular taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,060
1,612
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
389,378
Country Rank
3,199
Institution Rank : 9
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Thierry De Putter](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/30/5005643.jpg)
geology
egyptology
glass studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,298
1,299
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
404,586
Country Rank
3,307
Institution Rank : 10
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![François Kervyn](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Natural Hazards
Africa
Remote sensing
historical archives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,183
1,252
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
458,656
Country Rank
3,702
Institution Rank : 11
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Theodore Trefon](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3b/5005645.jpg)
wildlife management
national park management
political economy analysis
mentoring environmental governance experts
social sc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
595
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
472,142
Country Rank
3,796
Institution Rank : 12
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Nils Bourland](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6f/5005646.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
1,042
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
490,969
Country Rank
3,924
Institution Rank : 13
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Benoît Smets](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e4/5005647.jpg)
Remote Sensing
Photogrammetry
UAV
Natural Hazards
Volcanoes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,087
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
528,775
Country Rank
4,186
Institution Rank : 14
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Max Fernandez-Alonso](/pictures/47/5005648.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
662
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,030,763
Country Rank
11,706
Institution Rank : 15
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Dantès Singiza](/pictures/76/5359646.jpg)
Histoire du Rwanda
Histoire coloniale du Rwanda
Histoire coloniale de l'Afrique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
3
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
69,380
Country Ranking
659
Institution Ranking
1
Jean-Paul Liégeois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,080
4,990
0.381
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Geodynamics
Saharan geology
geochronology
geochemistry
African geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
84,680
Country Ranking
817
Institution Ranking
2
Hans Beeckman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,114
7,093
0.638
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forest ecology
dendrochronology
wood anatomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
119,699
Country Ranking
1,139
Institution Ranking
3
Damien Delvaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,223
3,482
0.423
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Earth sciences
tectonics
geodynamics
Central Africa
East African Rift
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
127,635
Country Ranking
1,202
Institution Ranking
4
Luc André
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,759
2,727
0.351
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Earth sciences
Environment
archeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
135,920
Country Ranking
1,270
Institution Ranking
5
Marc De Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,320
3,209
0.438
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entomology
taxonomy
systematics
phylogeny
host-insect interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
237,849
Country Ranking
2,112
Institution Ranking
6
Olivier Dewitte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,154
2,864
0.689
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Geography
Geomorphology
Natural Hazards
Landslides
Soil Erosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
278,991
Country Ranking
2,428
Institution Ranking
7
Kurt Jordaens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,469
1,237
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
310,148
Country Ranking
2,671
Institution Ranking
8
Massimiliano Virgilio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,060
1,612
0.527
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phylogeny
phylogeography
population genetics
morphological and molecular taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
389,378
Country Ranking
3,199
Institution Ranking
9
Thierry De Putter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,298
1,299
0.565
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geology
egyptology
glass studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
404,586
Country Ranking
3,307
Institution Ranking
10
François Kervyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,183
1,252
0.574
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
458,656
Country Ranking
3,702
Institution Ranking
11
Theodore Trefon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
595
0.324
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wildlife management
national park management
political economy analysis
mentoring environmental governance experts
social sc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
472,142
Country Ranking
3,796
Institution Ranking
12
Nils Bourland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
1,042
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
490,969
Country Ranking
3,924
Institution Ranking
13
Benoît Smets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,087
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
528,775
Country Ranking
4,186
Institution Ranking
14
Max Fernandez-Alonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
662
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
2,030,763
Country Ranking
11,706
Institution Ranking
15
Dantès Singiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
3
0.333
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Histoire du Rwanda
Histoire coloniale du Rwanda
Histoire coloniale de l'Afrique