Catholic University of Leuven is a prestigious public university established in 1834 in Belgium. It is represented by 3,453 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Engineering & Technology (620 scientists), Social Sciences and Humanities (512 scientists), and Natural Sciences (412 scientists).

Total 220 scientist
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Bart Baesens
Analytics
Machine Learning
Credit Risk
Fraud
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
58
0.744
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Johan Suykens
AI
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Complex Networks
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
55
0.585
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tinne Tuytelaars
computer vision
object recognition
continual learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
53
0.654
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nigel Smart
Cryptography
Security
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
47
0.644
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bart Preneel
cryptology
information security
privacy
secure embedded systems
blockchain
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
46
0.511
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Danny Weyns
Self-adaptive systems
software engineering
software architecture
empirical methods
formal verification
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
43
0.768
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Frank Piessens
Security
Software Security
Programming Languages
Formal Methods
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
42
0.646
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Luc De Raedt
artificial intelligence
machine learning
statistical relational AI
probabilistic programming
neurosymbolic ai
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
41
0.554
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Vincent Rijmen
cryptology
computer security
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
40
0.625
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Frederik Vercauteren
Cryptography
Number Theory
Algebraic Geometry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
40
0.784
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Marie Francine Moens
Natural language processing and understanding
machine learning
information retrieval
multimedia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Greet Vanden Berghe
Operational research
combinatorial optimisation
timetabling
vehicle routing
scheduling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
36
0.692
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Marian Verhelst
Low-energy chip design
sensor fusion
machine learning
cross-layer optimization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
35
0.854
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Jesse Davis
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Sports analytics
Data mining
Medical informatics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
34
0.872
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Matthew Blaschko
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
34
0.850
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Wouter Verbeke
Decision Science
Credit Risk
Data Science
Causal Machine Learning
Uplift Modeling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Monique Snoeck
conceptual modelling
model-driven engineering
enterprise modelling
software engineering education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Wannes Meert
Artificial intelligence
machine learning
probabilistic graphical models
statistical relational AI
anomaly detection
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
28
0.848
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Patrick De Causmaecker
Optimisation
Heuristics
Artificial Intelligence
Timetabling
Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
28
0.636
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Lendert Gelens
Nonlinear dynamics
Computational biology
Cell cycle
Machine learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
27
0.794
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Alexander Gruber
Remote Sensing
Land Surface Modelling
Data Assimilation
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Statistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Svetla Nikova
Cryptology
information security
symmetric-key crytogrpahy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
26
0.813
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Erik Duval
Learning Analytics
Technology Enhanced Learning
Human Computer Interaction
Quantified Self
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
25
0.439
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Jaak Simm
machine learning
deep learning
bioactivity prediction
graph-based machine learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
24
0.923
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bart Baesens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
58
0.744
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johan Suykens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
55
0.585
AI
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Complex Networks
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tinne Tuytelaars
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
53
0.654
computer vision
object recognition
continual learning
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nigel Smart
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
47
0.644
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bart Preneel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
46
0.511
cryptology
information security
privacy
secure embedded systems
blockchain
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Danny Weyns
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
43
0.768
Self-adaptive systems
software engineering
software architecture
empirical methods
formal verification
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Frank Piessens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
42
0.646
Security
Software Security
Programming Languages
Formal Methods
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luc De Raedt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
41
0.554
artificial intelligence
machine learning
statistical relational AI
probabilistic programming
neurosymbolic ai
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vincent Rijmen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
40
0.625
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frederik Vercauteren
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
40
0.784
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marie Francine Moens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
39
0.672
Natural language processing and understanding
machine learning
information retrieval
multimedia
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Greet Vanden Berghe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
36
0.692
Operational research
combinatorial optimisation
timetabling
vehicle routing
scheduling
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marian Verhelst
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
35
0.854
Low-energy chip design
sensor fusion
machine learning
cross-layer optimization
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jesse Davis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
34
0.872
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Sports analytics
Data mining
Medical informatics
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthew Blaschko
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
34
0.850
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dong Tp Nguyen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
33
0.846
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wouter Verbeke
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
Decision Science
Credit Risk
Data Science
Causal Machine Learning
Uplift Modeling
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Monique Snoeck
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
conceptual modelling
model-driven engineering
enterprise modelling
software engineering education
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wannes Meert
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
28
0.848
Artificial intelligence
machine learning
probabilistic graphical models
statistical relational AI
anomaly detection
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patrick De Causmaecker
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
28
0.636
Optimisation
Heuristics
Artificial Intelligence
Timetabling
Physics
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lendert Gelens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
27
0.794
Nonlinear dynamics
Computational biology
Cell cycle
Machine learning
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Gruber
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
Remote Sensing
Land Surface Modelling
Data Assimilation
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Statistics
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Svetla Nikova
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
26
0.813
Cryptology
information security
symmetric-key crytogrpahy
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Erik Duval
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
25
0.439
Learning Analytics
Technology Enhanced Learning
Human Computer Interaction
Quantified Self
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jaak Simm
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
24
0.923
machine learning
deep learning
bioactivity prediction
graph-based machine learning