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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
380
Country Rank
4
Institution Rank : 1
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Pierre Van Mechelen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e4/4974831.jpg)
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,652
111,251
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
937
Country Rank
10
Institution Rank : 2
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Nick Van Remortel](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/49/1423340.jpg)
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,748
89,903
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
5,570
Country Rank
40
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Francois Peeters](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1d/1423338.jpg)
Nanophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,526
23,587
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
5,989
Country Rank
44
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Gustaaf Van Tendeloo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4f/1403475.jpg)
nano materials
electron microscopy
materials characterisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,397
20,998
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,010
Country Rank
45
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Ivan Janssens](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5f/1403355.jpg)
Global ecosystem functioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,182
37,233
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
7,249
Country Rank
53
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Adrian Covaci](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/69/1384203.jpg)
mass spectrometry
human exposure
emerging pollutants
human biomonitoring
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,903
28,566
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
8,168
Country Rank
57
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Hamid Yimam Hassen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/17/1403476.jpg)
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,559
53,298
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,468
Country Rank
69
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Sebastiaan Engelborghs](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Neurosciences
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,700
27,405
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
11,658
Country Rank
86
Institution Rank : 9
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Christiaan Vrints](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/32/905128.jpg)
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,420
18,474
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
12,482
Country Rank
96
Institution Rank : 10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Annemie Bogaerts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/24/1401445.jpg)
plasma chemistry
CO2 conversion
plasma catalysis
plasma medicine
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,598
25,626
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,041
Country Rank
103
Institution Rank : 11
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Reinhart Ceulemans](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5e/1402592.jpg)
global change
ecology
bio-energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,504
10,161
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16,330
Country Rank
132
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Tom Vanden Berghe](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8e/905171.jpg)
Applied cell death research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,040
21,004
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,377
Country Rank
150
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Bart Loeys](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e8/1422616.jpg)
cardiovasculaire genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,371
13,788
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
19,018
Country Rank
154
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Ronny Blust](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e4/1399674.jpg)
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,613
11,843
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
19,521
Country Rank
159
Institution Rank : 15
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Wim Vanhaverbeke](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/15/1057045.jpg)
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,096
14,036
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
19,703
Country Rank
161
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Sigrid Stroobants](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,928
9,700
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
22,137
Country Rank
181
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Guido De Meyer](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Cardiovascular pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,650
12,900
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
23,931
Country Rank
198
Institution Rank : 18
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Sara Bals](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/07/1403552.jpg)
electron tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,209
18,870
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,635
Country Rank
207
Institution Rank : 19
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Wim Martinet](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d7/1469214.jpg)
Atherosclerosis
cell death
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,678
12,486
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
28,212
Country Rank
251
Institution Rank : 20
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Jan Sijbers](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/05/1403492.jpg)
Biomedical image reconstruction
processing
and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,286
13,388
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
28,468
Country Rank
253
Institution Rank : 21
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Louis Maes](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,115
11,604
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
31,758
Country Rank
284
Institution Rank : 22
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Patrick De Pelsmacker](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/97/1403534.jpg)
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,320
10,617
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
31,993
Country Rank
288
Institution Rank : 23
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Magda Claeys](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,205
6,036
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,472
Country Rank
318
Institution Rank : 24
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Stuart Maudsley](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b4/1487461.jpg)
Receptor Pharmacology
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
GPCR
Signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,559
7,241
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,525
Country Rank
320
Institution Rank : 25
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Sarah Lebeer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7d/1403555.jpg)
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,532
16,131
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
380
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
1
Pierre Van Mechelen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,652
111,251
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
937
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
2
Nick Van Remortel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,748
89,903
0.492
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
5,570
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
40
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
3
Francois Peeters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,526
23,587
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
5,989
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
44
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
4
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,397
20,998
0.312
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
nano materials
electron microscopy
materials characterisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
6,010
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
45
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
5
Ivan Janssens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,182
37,233
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
7,249
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
53
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
6
Adrian Covaci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,903
28,566
0.477
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
mass spectrometry
human exposure
emerging pollutants
human biomonitoring
metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
8,168
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
57
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
7
Hamid Yimam Hassen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,559
53,298
0.959
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Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
9,468
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
69
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
8
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,700
27,405
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
11,658
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
86
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
9
Christiaan Vrints
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,420
18,474
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
12,482
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
96
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
10
Annemie Bogaerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,598
25,626
0.602
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plasma chemistry
CO2 conversion
plasma catalysis
plasma medicine
modeling
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
13,041
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
103
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
11
Reinhart Ceulemans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,504
10,161
0.245
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global change
ecology
bio-energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
16,330
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
132
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
12
Tom Vanden Berghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,040
21,004
0.583
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Applied cell death research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
18,377
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
150
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
13
Bart Loeys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,371
13,788
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
19,018
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
154
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
14
Ronny Blust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,613
11,843
0.363
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Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
19,521
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
159
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
15
Wim Vanhaverbeke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,096
14,036
0.437
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open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
19,703
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
161
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
16
Sigrid Stroobants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,928
9,700
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
22,137
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
181
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
17
Guido De Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,650
12,900
0.435
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Cardiovascular pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
23,931
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
198
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
18
Sara Bals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,209
18,870
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
24,635
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
207
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
19
Wim Martinet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,678
12,486
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
28,212
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
251
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
20
Jan Sijbers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,286
13,388
0.529
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Biomedical image reconstruction
processing
and analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
28,468
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
253
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
21
Louis Maes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,115
11,604
0.462
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Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
31,758
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
284
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
22
Patrick De Pelsmacker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,320
10,617
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
31,993
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
288
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
23
Magda Claeys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,205
6,036
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
35,472
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
318
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
24
Stuart Maudsley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,559
7,241
0.336
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Receptor Pharmacology
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
GPCR
Signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
35,525
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
320
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
25
Sarah Lebeer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,532
16,131
0.749