Ghent University is a
prestigious public university
established in 1817 in Belgium. It is represented
by 2,659 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The
university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in
Social Sciences and Humanities (450 scientists), Engineering & Technology (420 scientists), and Natural Sciences (326 scientists).
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
![Peter Vandenabeele](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/14/1398089.jpg)
cell biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
97
0.595
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
![Kris Gevaert](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/85/1397727.jpg)
Proteomics
Protease biology
Protein modifications
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
69
0.651
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
![Jo Vandesompele](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/49/1398558.jpg)
cancer
non-coding RNA
liquid biopsy
qPCR
dPCR
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
60
0.594
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
![Wim Van Criekinge](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5b/1402693.jpg)
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Epigenetics
Cancer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
45
0.608
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
![Bart Devreese](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
proteomics
antibiotic resistance
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
35
0.486
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
![Klaas Vandepoele](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f3/906422.jpg)
comparative genomics
systems biology
plant genomics
biological networks
plants
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
50
0.704
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
![Pieter Mestdagh](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
functional genomics and applied bioinformatics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
49
0.721
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
![Roland Contreras](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
molecular biology
genetics
biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
20
0.328
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
![Karel De Schamphelaere](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/53/1397672.jpg)
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Environmental Genomics
Stress Biology
Aquatic Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
31
0.517
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
![Björn Menten](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a8/1389811.jpg)
genetics
genomics
arrayCGH
molecular karyotyping
cytogenetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
![Filip Van Nieuwerburgh](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Genetics
Bioinformatics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
40
0.702
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
![Stephane Rombauts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/47/1488426.jpg)
Bioinformatics
Genome assembly
Gene prediction
functional annotation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
![Mathieu JM Bertrand](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/93/1383254.jpg)
Cell death
innate immunity
signal transduction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
42
0.824
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
![Pieter Van Vlierberghe](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/86/1397696.jpg)
Functional Cancer Genomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
40
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
![Tina Kyndt](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fb/1383953.jpg)
moleculaire biologie van planten
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
33
0.673
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
![Francis Impens](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/04/906797.jpg)
proteomics
host-pathogen interactions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
42
0.875
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
![Yves Briers](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Protein engineering
molecular microbiology
phage proteins
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
39
0.813
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
![Olivier Christiaens](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/25/1398532.jpg)
RNAi
molecular biology
entomology
CRISPR
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
36
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
![Pieter De Bleser](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/97/1402697.jpg)
Bioinformatics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
21
0.538
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
![Toon Verstraelen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5b/1387965.jpg)
molecular modeling
theoretical chemistry
computational chemistry
chemical physics
molecular mechanics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
![Lieven Sterck](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d1/1422868.jpg)
Bioinformatics
genomics
online resources
tool development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
27
0.771
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
![Zhichao Xu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/65/1389249.jpg)
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
32
0.941
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
![Danny Haelewaters](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fd/1385142.jpg)
Mycology
Laboulbeniales
Conservation
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
![Patrick Van Oostveldt](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
cell biology microscopy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
![Piet Cools](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
molecular microbiology
maternal and neonatal health
neglected tropical diseases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
27
0.871
Peter Vandenabeele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
97
0.595
Kris Gevaert
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
69
0.651
Proteomics
Protease biology
Protein modifications
Jo Vandesompele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
60
0.594
cancer
non-coding RNA
liquid biopsy
qPCR
dPCR
Wim Van Criekinge
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
45
0.608
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Epigenetics
Cancer
Bart Devreese
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
35
0.486
proteomics
antibiotic resistance
Klaas Vandepoele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
50
0.704
comparative genomics
systems biology
plant genomics
biological networks
plants
Pieter Mestdagh
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
49
0.721
functional genomics and applied bioinformatics
Roland Contreras
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
20
0.328
molecular biology
genetics
biotechnology
Karel De Schamphelaere
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
31
0.517
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Environmental Genomics
Stress Biology
Aquatic Ecology
Björn Menten
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
genetics
genomics
arrayCGH
molecular karyotyping
cytogenetics
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
40
0.702
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Stephane Rombauts
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
Bioinformatics
Genome assembly
Gene prediction
functional annotation
Mathieu JM Bertrand
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
42
0.824
Cell death
innate immunity
signal transduction
Pieter Van Vlierberghe
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
40
0.800
Functional Cancer Genomics
Tina Kyndt
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
33
0.673
moleculaire biologie van planten
Francis Impens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
42
0.875
proteomics
host-pathogen interactions
Yves Briers
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
39
0.813
Protein engineering
molecular microbiology
phage proteins
Olivier Christiaens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
36
0.900
RNAi
molecular biology
entomology
CRISPR
Pieter De Bleser
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
21
0.538
Toon Verstraelen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
molecular modeling
theoretical chemistry
computational chemistry
chemical physics
molecular mechanics
Lieven Sterck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
27
0.771
Bioinformatics
genomics
online resources
tool development
Zhichao Xu
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
32
0.941
Danny Haelewaters
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
Mycology
Laboulbeniales
Conservation
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Patrick Van Oostveldt
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529
cell biology microscopy
Piet Cools
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
27
0.871
molecular microbiology
maternal and neonatal health
neglected tropical diseases