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
![Geert Lombaert](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7b/1401299.jpg)
structural dynamics
ground vibration
wave propagation
structural health monitoring
structural optimization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
44
0.733
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
![Yiannis Pontikes](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ce/1384774.jpg)
Cement and non-traditional hydraulic binders
Inorganic Polymers
Heavy clay and glass ceramics
slags and bauxite residue
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
44
0.759
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
![Hossein Tabari](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/66/1401296.jpg)
Hydrological Extremes
Climate Change
Renewable Energy
Machine Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
43
0.754
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
![Geert Degrande](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Dynamics of structures
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
38
0.691
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
![Staf Roels](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
building physics
heat and mass transfer
building performance
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
![Lucie Vandewalle](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
structural concrete
fibre reinforced concrete
modelling
concrete technology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
31
0.738
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
![Van Gemert Dionys](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bc/1399452.jpg)
Civil Engineering
construction materials
restoration
heritage conservation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
24
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
![Özlem Ozlem Cizer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/00/1404874.jpg)
Construction materials
low-carbon cement and concrete
alkali-activated materials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
33
0.868
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
![Elke Gruyaert](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a8/1404776.jpg)
concrete
concrete technology
durability
sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
33
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
![Hans Janssen](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
building physics
heat and moisture transfer in porous materials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
![Guido Wyseure](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f7/1396936.jpg)
Hydrology
Irrigation
Water Resources Management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
22
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
![Martin Classen|Martin Claßen](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Concrete Structures
Digital Fabrication
Composite Structures
Shear
Punching
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
25
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
![Stijn François](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
computational mechanics
dynamic soil-structure interaction
vibrations in the built environment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
25
0.862
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
![Jiabin Li](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cc/1401300.jpg)
Structural concrete
Concrete technology
Circular construction
Sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
21
0.724
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
![Michel Bechtold Rer Nat](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5c/1405558.jpg)
peatland hydrology
remote sensing
soil physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
23
0.821
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
![Katrien Van Nimmen](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
civil engineering
human-induced vibrations
force identification
system identification
full-scale testing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
![Van Den Broeck Peter](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Structural Dynamics
Human-Induced Vibrations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
![Pieter Coulier](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/29/1404875.jpg)
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
11
0.647
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
![Burak Karabulut](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/66/5117366.jpg)
Civil engineering
fatigue
stainless steel structures
wire arc additive manufacturing
finite element analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
![Daniele Giannini](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Vibroacoustics
MEMS
metamaterials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
![Manthos Papadopoulos](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f5/5123707.jpg)
civil engineering
structural dynamics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
![Christina-Angeliki Toli](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/34/5661131.jpg)
Construction and evaluation of privacy-preserving crypto-biometric systems.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
![Po Kuan Chiang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/37/5126515.jpg)
Civil Engineering
Hydraulics Section
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
![Luc Boehme](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ed/5123345.jpg)
recycling of construction and demolition waste and industrial residues
recycled aggregates
recycling concrete
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
![Mina Sarem](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/25/5124651.jpg)
Computational mechanics
Phase-field modeling
Fatigue and fracture analysis
Non-linear materials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Geert Lombaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
44
0.733
structural dynamics
ground vibration
wave propagation
structural health monitoring
structural optimization
Yiannis Pontikes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
44
0.759
Cement and non-traditional hydraulic binders
Inorganic Polymers
Heavy clay and glass ceramics
slags and bauxite residue
Hossein Tabari
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
43
0.754
Hydrological Extremes
Climate Change
Renewable Energy
Machine Learning
Geert Degrande
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
38
0.691
Staf Roels
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
building physics
heat and mass transfer
building performance
Lucie Vandewalle
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
31
0.738
structural concrete
fibre reinforced concrete
modelling
concrete technology
Van Gemert Dionys
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
24
0.600
Civil Engineering
construction materials
restoration
heritage conservation
Özlem Ozlem Cizer
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
33
0.868
Construction materials
low-carbon cement and concrete
alkali-activated materials
Elke Gruyaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
33
0.917
concrete
concrete technology
durability
sustainability
Hans Janssen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
building physics
heat and moisture transfer in porous materials
Guido Wyseure
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
22
0.667
Hydrology
Irrigation
Water Resources Management
Martin Classen|Martin Claßen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
25
0.833
Concrete Structures
Digital Fabrication
Composite Structures
Shear
Punching
Stijn François
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
25
0.862
computational mechanics
dynamic soil-structure interaction
vibrations in the built environment
Jiabin Li
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
21
0.724
Structural concrete
Concrete technology
Circular construction
Sustainability
Michel Bechtold Rer Nat
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
23
0.821
peatland hydrology
remote sensing
soil physics
Katrien Van Nimmen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
civil engineering
human-induced vibrations
force identification
system identification
full-scale testing
Van Den Broeck Peter
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Structural Dynamics
Human-Induced Vibrations
Pieter Coulier
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
11
0.647
Burak Karabulut
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
Civil engineering
fatigue
stainless steel structures
wire arc additive manufacturing
finite element analysis
Daniele Giannini
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Vibroacoustics
MEMS
metamaterials
Manthos Papadopoulos
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
civil engineering
structural dynamics
Christina-Angeliki Toli
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
Construction and evaluation of privacy-preserving crypto-biometric systems.
Po Kuan Chiang
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
Civil Engineering
Hydraulics Section
Luc Boehme
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
recycling of construction and demolition waste and industrial residues
recycled aggregates
recycling concrete
Mina Sarem
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Computational mechanics
Phase-field modeling
Fatigue and fracture analysis
Non-linear materials