Best Immunology Scientists in Belgium

The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the discipline of Immunology is based on data derived from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were acquired on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which takes into account only publications and citation values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Immunology research
Our best researchers ranking is a reliable account of leading scholars from the field of Immunology, created using a detailed study of 166,880 scholars determined from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of Immunology, as many as 6370 scholars were analysed.

What is D-index inclusion threshold for Immunology
The D-index threshold for accepting a researcher to be evaluated is established at 40 if the majority of of their publications are in the area of Immunology. The approval criteria for scientists to be considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, proportion of the contributions made within the specific discipline in addition to the awards and achievements of the scientists. The D-index threshold for including best researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars projected for each area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of leading researchers are incorporated into the list. We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.

Other verification methods
Because our leading goal is to ensure that only genuine researchers are mentioned in Research.com ranking we are aware that numbers are never meant to be a complete measure to evaluate the contributions of scientists. For that reason we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a varied range of credible sources. Although it’s not a element defining a researcher’s position in the ranking, the amount of documents published in major journals and conference proceedings should form a credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a selected area of science. Position in the ranking is based on every researcher’s D-index according to data collected from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric databases of this type accessible to the scientific community. A thorough definition of our research process can be found on our methodology page.

Our agenda
Our aim is to motivate scholars, businessmen and decision-makers around the world to explore where leading experts are heading and to provide a way for the entire scientific community to discover who the leading experts in specific areas of study, in different countries, or even within research institutions are.
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Key findings for Immunology
With 61 scientists Belgium ranks in spot 12 globally.

As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scientists in Belgium is Ghent University with 16 scientists affiliated with it being features in our Immunology ranking. It is followed by Ghent University with 8 scholars. Ranking thirds is Ludwig Cancer Research with 7 scientists.

Prominent scholars present in Belgium are affiliated with Ghent University, Ludwig Cancer Research, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ghent University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, KU Leuven, Janssen (Belgium), University of Antwerp.

Professor Bart N. Lambrecht from Ghent University is listed as the best scholar in Belgium in our ranking with a D-index of 124. Ranking second in Belgium is Claus Bachert from Ghent University with a D-index of 116. The third spot in Belgium is occupied by Thierry Boon from Ludwig Cancer Research with a D-index of 114.

The average D-index for the top 10% researchers is 102 against an average of 60 for all 61 scientists included in our ranking.

The average number of publications in the discipline of Immunology for the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 434 in comparison to an average of 167 for all 61 scientists.

The average number of citations for the top 5% researchers is 55820 against an average of 15156 for all 61 researchers.

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World
National
Scholar
D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
100 World 1 National D-index 124 Citations 53,738 434
145 World 2 National D-index 116 Citations 64,471 584
163 World 3 National D-index 114 Citations 49,253 250
321 World 4 National D-index 96 Citations 28,241 354
539 World 5 National D-index 84 Citations 23,394 199
578 World 6 National D-index 82 Citations 25,056 268
670 World 7 National D-index 80 Citations 25,746 162
702 World 8 National D-index 79 Citations 22,198 195
808 World 9 National D-index 76 Citations 18,702 143
831 World 10 National D-index 75 Citations 18,608 353
971 World 11 National D-index 72 Citations 14,814 303
978 World 12 National D-index 72 Citations 15,782 175
1022 World 13 National D-index 71 Citations 16,416 260
1072 World 14 National D-index 70 Citations 15,302 164
1081 World 15 National D-index 70 Citations 17,910 277
1139 World 16 National D-index 69 Citations 19,411 138
1236 World 17 National D-index 67 Citations 20,587 134
1247 World 18 National D-index 67 Citations 19,091 154
1308 World 19 National D-index 66 Citations 15,359 182
1322 World 20 National D-index 66 Citations 16,944 230
1358 World 21 National D-index 65 Citations 15,426 167
1443 World 22 National D-index 64 Citations 9,543 214
1445 World 23 National D-index 64 Citations 12,326 194
1525 World 24 National D-index 63 Citations 12,686 186
1564 World 25 National D-index 62 Citations 15,089 114
1789 World 26 National D-index 59 Citations 11,023 212
1833 World 27 National D-index 59 Citations 12,731 135
2008 World 28 National D-index 57 Citations 10,210 124
2009 World 29 National D-index 57 Citations 11,705 130
2041 World 30 National D-index 57 Citations 9,637 141
2065 World 31 National D-index 57 Citations 11,962 112
2109 World 32 National D-index 56 Citations 11,962 117
2148 World 33 National D-index 56 Citations 21,738 87
2260 World 34 National D-index 55 Citations 9,564 107
2277 World 35 National D-index 55 Citations 8,251 206
2334 World 36 National D-index 54 Citations 12,825 142
2474 World 37 National D-index 53 Citations 7,626 119
2536 World 38 National D-index 52 Citations 9,160 175
2644 World 39 National D-index 51 Citations 7,006 196
2664 World 40 National D-index 51 Citations 20,642 98
2675 World 41 National D-index 51 Citations 6,818 131
2694 World 42 National D-index 50 Citations 7,639 99
2767 World 43 National D-index 50 Citations 8,601 217
2929 World 44 National D-index 48 Citations 10,989 99
3005 World 45 National D-index 47 Citations 9,728 99
3008 World 46 National D-index 47 Citations 7,279 100
3055 World 47 National D-index 46 Citations 8,196 135
3062 World 48 National D-index 46 Citations 25,676 85
3117 World 49 National D-index 46 Citations 7,257 93
3185 World 50 National D-index 45 Citations 6,219 124
3195 World 51 National D-index 45 Citations 7,462 83
3222 World 52 National D-index 44 Citations 8,601 174
3272 World 53 National D-index 44 Citations 7,071 107
3279 World 54 National D-index 44 Citations 7,893 75
3295 World 55 National D-index 44 Citations 10,089 94
3299 World 56 National D-index 44 Citations 7,078 88
3336 World 57 National D-index 43 Citations 7,468 66
3398 World 58 National D-index 43 Citations 7,655 87
3409 World 59 National D-index 42 Citations 6,817 79
3468 World 60 National D-index 42 Citations 8,417 84
3607 World 61 National D-index 40 Citations 5,451 170

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