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KU Leuven

KU Leuven

Belgium
Established: 1425
Scholars: 657
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What Are The Ranking Positions & Metrics for KU Leuven in 2026?

Below you will find a detailed overview of KU Leuven position across all scientific rankings where that institution is listed. The details include specific positions of the institution in both worldwide and country-based rankings as well as figures for the total number of scientists affiliated with KU Leuven included in each ranking. It also features totals for numbers of scientific publications authored by scientists currently affiliated with that institution as well as their total D-index value.

Medicine

World Ranking
33
Country Ranking
1
No. of Scientists
100
Total D-index
10215

Biology and Biochemistry

World Ranking
19
Country Ranking
1
No. of Scientists
97
Total D-index
7019

Chemistry

World Ranking
27
Country Ranking
1
No. of Scientists
49
Total D-index
3802

Psychology

World Ranking
46
Country Ranking
1
No. of Scientists
60
Total D-index
3033

Materials Science

World Ranking
49
Country Ranking
1
No. of Scientists
45
Total D-index
2901
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In which disciplines do the best scientists from KU Leuven work?

The chart below shows the number of scientists affiliated with KU Leuven across different disciplines. For scientists ranking in multiple disciplines the one where they rank the highest is considered to be their main.

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How was the ranking of KU Leuven scientists created?

The data for h-index, citations, awards, and publications featured in this ranking were last updated on 2026-01-12.

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Rank
Scholar
H-Index H-index value (measuring the impact of scientific work of a scholar)
Citations Total number of citations received by scientist's publications
Publications Total number of publications by a scientist indexed in our database
201 Rank H-index 78 Citations 28,378 159
202 Rank H-index 78 Citations 21,511 243
203 Rank H-index 78 Citations 26,974 360
204 Rank H-index 77 Citations 25,201 784
205 Rank H-index 77 Citations 20,642 287
206 Rank H-index 77 Citations 19,183 300
207 Rank H-index 77 Citations 19,239 845
208 Rank H-index 77 Citations 20,255 452
209 Rank H-index 76 Citations 22,762 425
210 Rank H-index 76 Citations 28,438 332
211 Rank H-index 76 Citations 22,703 702
212 Rank H-index 76 Citations 16,088 607
213 Rank H-index 76 Citations 16,417 201
214 Rank H-index 76 Citations 18,870 549
215 Rank H-index 76 Citations 14,493 258
216 Rank H-index 76 Citations 21,414 263
217 Rank H-index 75 Citations 20,212 297
218 Rank H-index 75 Citations 20,150 529
219 Rank H-index 75 Citations 21,459 705
220 Rank H-index 75 Citations 17,325 314
221 Rank H-index 75 Citations 32,739 361
222 Rank H-index 75 Citations 20,624 237
223 Rank H-index 75 Citations 19,180 418
224 Rank H-index 75 Citations 18,165 329
225 Rank H-index 75 Citations 23,505 481
226 Rank H-index 75 Citations 23,359 949
227 Rank H-index 74 Citations 20,777 817
228 Rank H-index 74 Citations 23,372 342
229 Rank H-index 74 Citations 17,137 400
230 Rank H-index 74 Citations 35,250 369
231 Rank H-index 73 Citations 22,010 1,144
232 Rank H-index 73 Citations 17,493 637
233 Rank H-index 73 Citations 17,202 337
234 Rank H-index 72 Citations 31,729 347
235 Rank H-index 72 Citations 22,125 833
236 Rank H-index 72 Citations 14,130 384
237 Rank H-index 72 Citations 24,711 237
238 Rank H-index 72 Citations 18,817 166
239 Rank H-index 71 Citations 31,552 364
240 Rank H-index 71 Citations 19,665 702
241 Rank H-index 71 Citations 19,922 634
242 Rank H-index 71 Citations 18,621 264
243 Rank H-index 71 Citations 14,939 450
244 Rank H-index 71 Citations 17,392 771
245 Rank H-index 71 Citations 16,932 379
246 Rank H-index 71 Citations 18,513 471
247 Rank H-index 71 Citations 28,103 181
248 Rank H-index 71 Citations 23,998 265
249 Rank H-index 71 Citations 39,995 554
250 Rank H-index 70 Citations 19,765 946
251 Rank H-index 70 Citations 15,979 412
252 Rank H-index 70 Citations 16,999 344
253 Rank H-index 70 Citations 18,226 429
254 Rank H-index 70 Citations 14,964 323
255 Rank H-index 70 Citations 15,785 221
256 Rank H-index 70 Citations 15,200 412
257 Rank H-index 70 Citations 17,977 227
258 Rank H-index 70 Citations 14,264 227
259 Rank H-index 69 Citations 13,990 213
260 Rank H-index 69 Citations 18,570 890
261 Rank H-index 69 Citations 15,468 395
262 Rank H-index 69 Citations 15,750 434
263 Rank H-index 69 Citations 14,161 267
264 Rank H-index 68 Citations 12,633 176
265 Rank H-index 68 Citations 13,729 525
266 Rank H-index 68 Citations 17,302 379
267 Rank H-index 68 Citations 13,214 504
268 Rank H-index 68 Citations 21,731 321
269 Rank H-index 68 Citations 15,514 297
270 Rank H-index 67 Citations 13,559 253
271 Rank H-index 67 Citations 12,185 342
272 Rank H-index 67 Citations 17,981 548
273 Rank H-index 67 Citations 14,555 199
274 Rank H-index 67 Citations 18,901 382
275 Rank H-index 67 Citations 15,659 390
276 Rank H-index 67 Citations 22,981 219
277 Rank H-index 67 Citations 21,651 337
278 Rank H-index 67 Citations 30,917 237
279 Rank H-index 67 Citations 50,385 154
280 Rank H-index 67 Citations 12,436 294
281 Rank H-index 66 Citations 16,482 277
282 Rank H-index 66 Citations 10,531 203
283 Rank H-index 66 Citations 13,232 617
284 Rank H-index 66 Citations 12,532 419
285 Rank H-index 66 Citations 17,033 238
286 Rank H-index 66 Citations 12,393 324
287 Rank H-index 66 Citations 15,612 304
288 Rank H-index 65 Citations 18,856 310
289 Rank H-index 65 Citations 24,312 220
290 Rank H-index 65 Citations 16,343 506
291 Rank H-index 65 Citations 19,067 369
292 Rank H-index 65 Citations 24,786 599
293 Rank H-index 65 Citations 14,696 193
294 Rank H-index 65 Citations 12,636 229
295 Rank H-index 65 Citations 13,947 284
296 Rank H-index 65 Citations 28,070 189
297 Rank H-index 65 Citations 19,152 136
298 Rank H-index 65 Citations 12,775 280
299 Rank H-index 65 Citations 22,336 187
300 Rank H-index 65 Citations 12,758 305