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
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
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
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
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
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
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
functional genomics and applied bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
49
0.721
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roland Contreras
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 23
Danny Haelewaters
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
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
molecular microbiology
maternal and neonatal health
neglected tropical diseases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
27
0.871
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Vandenabeele
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
97
0.595
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kris Gevaert
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
69
0.651
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jo Vandesompele
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
60
0.594
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wim Van Criekinge
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
45
0.608
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Epigenetics
Cancer
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bart Devreese
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
35
0.486
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Klaas Vandepoele
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
50
0.704
comparative genomics
systems biology
plant genomics
biological networks
plants
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pieter Mestdagh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
49
0.721
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roland Contreras
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
20
0.328
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karel De Schamphelaere
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
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Björn Menten
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
genetics
genomics
arrayCGH
molecular karyotyping
cytogenetics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
40
0.702
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephane Rombauts
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
Bioinformatics
Genome assembly
Gene prediction
functional annotation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mathieu JM Bertrand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
42
0.824
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pieter Van Vlierberghe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
40
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tina Kyndt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
33
0.673
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francis Impens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
42
0.875
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yves Briers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
39
0.813
Protein engineering
molecular microbiology
phage proteins
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Olivier Christiaens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
36
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pieter De Bleser
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
21
0.538
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Toon Verstraelen
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
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lieven Sterck
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
27
0.771
Bioinformatics
genomics
online resources
tool development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zhichao Xu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
32
0.941
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Danny Haelewaters
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
Mycology
Laboulbeniales
Conservation
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Patrick Van Oostveldt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Piet Cools
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
27
0.871
molecular microbiology
maternal and neonatal health
neglected tropical diseases