Catholic University of Leuven is a
prestigious public university
established in 1834 in Belgium. It is represented
by 3,443 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The
university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in
Engineering & Technology (624 scientists), Social Sciences and Humanities (527 scientists), and Natural Sciences (416 scientists).
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
ethnicity
youth and media
news diversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
32
0.696
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
communication for development
International communication
human rights
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
23
0.535
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Media effects on well-being
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Media Innovation
Media Change
Digital Media Effects
Youth
Political Communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Cultural Sociology
Media Studies
Game Studies
Sociology of Religion
Conspiracy Theories
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
24
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Media effects
health communication
risk behavior
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
23
0.767
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
framing
journalism
communications management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
digital media
online journalism
social media
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
media effects
media violence
fear of crime
sexual assault
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Media
Telecommunication
User Research
Creativity and Innovation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
8
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Media Effects
Sleep Quality
Media Violence
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Digitalization
Youth
Media Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Gamification
Education
New Media
Persuasion
Persuasive Design
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
intercultural communication
international education
language assessment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Media & Information Literacy
Information Behavior
User-centered Design
Public Health Informatics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Media Psychology
vocational aspirations
mediated role models
gender stereotypes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Political Communication
Polarization
Accessibility
Reflection
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
risk behavior
social media effects
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Social Media Influencers
Digital Media
Environmental Communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
social media influencers
media role models
political participation
opinion leadership
youth
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
media effects
media psychology
emerging adults
well-being
courtship dynamics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Epistemic Semiotics
Visual History
Sociolinguistics
STS/Media Studies
Knowledge Studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Urban and Regional Planning
Disaster Mapping
Social Media
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Communication
Artificial Intelligence
Network Virtualisation
Security
Container orchestration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Social media use
Political psychology
Political communication
Civic engagement
Adolescents' well-being
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Leen D Haenens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
32
0.696
ethnicity
youth and media
news diversity
Jan Servaes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
23
0.535
communication for development
International communication
human rights
Laura Vandenbosch
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
Media effects on well-being
Desirée Schmuck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
Media Innovation
Media Change
Digital Media Effects
Youth
Political Communication
Stef Aupers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
24
0.727
Cultural Sociology
Media Studies
Game Studies
Sociology of Religion
Conspiracy Theories
Kathleen Beullens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
23
0.767
Media effects
health communication
risk behavior
Baldwin Van Gorp
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
framing
journalism
communications management
Michael Opgenhaffen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
digital media
online journalism
social media
Kathleen Custers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
media effects
media violence
fear of crime
sexual assault
Marc Godon
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
8
0.500
Media
Telecommunication
User Research
Creativity and Innovation
Liese Exelmans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
Media Effects
Sleep Quality
Media Violence
Chelly Maes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Digitalization
Youth
Media Psychology
Rob Van Roy
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Gamification
Education
New Media
Persuasion
Persuasive Design
Jan Van Maele
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
intercultural communication
international education
language assessment
Tania Azadi
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Media & Information Literacy
Information Behavior
User-centered Design
Public Health Informatics
Ilse Vranken
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Media Psychology
vocational aspirations
mediated role models
gender stereotypes
Emma Turkenburg
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Political Communication
Polarization
Accessibility
Reflection
Sofie Vranken
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
risk behavior
social media effects
Heleen Dekoninck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Social Media Influencers
Digital Media
Environmental Communication
Darian Harff
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
social media influencers
media role models
political participation
opinion leadership
youth
Femke Konings
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
media effects
media psychology
emerging adults
well-being
courtship dynamics
Milton Fernando Gonzalez Rodriguez
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Epistemic Semiotics
Visual History
Sociolinguistics
STS/Media Studies
Knowledge Studies
Pritta Andrani Widyanarko
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Urban and Regional Planning
Disaster Mapping
Social Media
Gerald Budigiri
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Communication
Artificial Intelligence
Network Virtualisation
Security
Container orchestration
Anaëlle Gonzalez
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Social media use
Political psychology
Political communication
Civic engagement
Adolescents' well-being