Ghent University is a prestigious public university established in 1817 in Belgium. It is represented by 2,672 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Social Sciences and Humanities (451 scientists), Engineering & Technology (422 scientists), and Natural Sciences (328 scientists).

Total 91 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Yves Van De Peer
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
87
0.617
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Colin R Janssen
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic toxicology
Ecological risk assessment
Aquatic ecology
Marine biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
48
0.490
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Wout Boerjan
Lignin biosynthesis and structure
tree biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
63
0.656
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Monica Hofte
phytopathology
plant pathology
crop protection
microbial ecology
plant physiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
61
0.701
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Frank Pasmans
amphibian and reptile diseases
veterinary bacteriology and mycology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
60
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Lennart Martens
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
large-scale data
omics
machine learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
51
0.689
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Dieter Deforce
Biotechnology
Proteomics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
47
0.662
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Henri Dumont
Limnology
Zooplankton
Odonata
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
28
0.431
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Henri Dumont
Limnology
zooplankton
Odonata
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
27
0.422
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Luc Lens
Avian Ecology & Evolution
Conservation Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
39
0.629
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Nico Callewaert
biotechnology
genetic engineering
glycobiology
diagnostics
biopharmaceuticals
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
40
0.690
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dries Bonte
Spatial Ecology and Evolution
Ecological Modeling
Arthropod ecology & conservation
Coastal
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
40
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Matthew D Shawkey
Structural color
feathers
optics
sexual selection
bacteria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
39
0.722
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Savvas N. Savvides
Structural Biology
Immunity
Inflammation
Cancer
Macromolecular structure-function relationships
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
34
0.694
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Elie Verleyen
microbial ecology and biogeography
paleoecology
relative sea level changes
Antarctica
Arctic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
31
0.674
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Peter Goethals
ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
26
0.565
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Peter Dawyndt
Computational Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
30
0.698
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Dominique Adriaens
Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates
Histology
3D Visualisations
Geometric Morphometrics
Biomechanics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
24
0.585
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Jacques Verniers
Palaeontology Stratigraphy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
21
0.525
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Steven Maere
Computational systems biology
evolutionary systems biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
34
0.872
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Lars Chatrou
Biogeography
evolution
phylogenetics
plant biology
systematics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
23
0.605
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Koen Hufkens
macro ecology
food security
data science
climate change
remote sensing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
36
0.973
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Lieven Jr Pauwels
Criminal decision-making
moral emotions
self-control
biosocial and evolutionary theorizing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
32
0.865
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Marjan De Mey
metabolic engineering
biotechnology
genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yves Van De Peer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
87
0.617
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Colin R Janssen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
48
0.490
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic toxicology
Ecological risk assessment
Aquatic ecology
Marine biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wout Boerjan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
63
0.656
Lignin biosynthesis and structure
tree biotechnology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Monica Hofte
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
61
0.701
phytopathology
plant pathology
crop protection
microbial ecology
plant physiology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frank Pasmans
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
60
0.714
amphibian and reptile diseases
veterinary bacteriology and mycology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lieven De Veylder
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
51
0.622
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lennart Martens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
51
0.689
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
large-scale data
omics
machine learning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dieter Deforce
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
47
0.662
Biotechnology
Proteomics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Henri Dumont
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
28
0.431
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Henri Dumont
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
27
0.422
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Luc Lens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
39
0.629
Avian Ecology & Evolution
Conservation Biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nico Callewaert
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
40
0.690
biotechnology
genetic engineering
glycobiology
diagnostics
biopharmaceuticals
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dries Bonte
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
40
0.714
Spatial Ecology and Evolution
Ecological Modeling
Arthropod ecology & conservation
Coastal
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew D Shawkey
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
39
0.722
Structural color
feathers
optics
sexual selection
bacteria
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Savvas N. Savvides
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
34
0.694
Structural Biology
Immunity
Inflammation
Cancer
Macromolecular structure-function relationships
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elie Verleyen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
31
0.674
microbial ecology and biogeography
paleoecology
relative sea level changes
Antarctica
Arctic
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Goethals
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
26
0.565
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Dawyndt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
30
0.698
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dominique Adriaens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
24
0.585
Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates
Histology
3D Visualisations
Geometric Morphometrics
Biomechanics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jacques Verniers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
21
0.525
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steven Maere
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
34
0.872
Computational systems biology
evolutionary systems biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lars Chatrou
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
23
0.605
Biogeography
evolution
phylogenetics
plant biology
systematics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Koen Hufkens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
36
0.973
macro ecology
food security
data science
climate change
remote sensing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lieven Jr Pauwels
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
32
0.865
Criminal decision-making
moral emotions
self-control
biosocial and evolutionary theorizing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marjan De Mey
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757