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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
301 Rank H-index 64 Citations 10,802 208
302 Rank H-index 64 Citations 15,627 298
303 Rank H-index 64 Citations 29,496 214
304 Rank H-index 64 Citations 16,713 548
305 Rank H-index 64 Citations 13,617 328
306 Rank H-index 64 Citations 18,179 517
307 Rank H-index 64 Citations 32,136 315
308 Rank H-index 64 Citations 12,039 190
309 Rank H-index 64 Citations 16,075 346
310 Rank H-index 64 Citations 12,995 189
311 Rank H-index 63 Citations 14,275 445
312 Rank H-index 63 Citations 26,565 201
313 Rank H-index 63 Citations 16,136 925
314 Rank H-index 63 Citations 14,493 560
315 Rank H-index 63 Citations 14,930 374
316 Rank H-index 63 Citations 18,377 200
317 Rank H-index 63 Citations 16,227 359
318 Rank H-index 63 Citations 18,248 140
319 Rank H-index 63 Citations 17,497 531
320 Rank H-index 62 Citations 13,207 518
321 Rank H-index 62 Citations 14,082 1,207
322 Rank H-index 62 Citations 19,630 619
323 Rank H-index 62 Citations 10,076 160
324 Rank H-index 61 Citations 15,915 835
325 Rank H-index 61 Citations 14,337 589
326 Rank H-index 61 Citations 11,012 246
327 Rank H-index 61 Citations 11,506 145
328 Rank H-index 61 Citations 11,559 403
329 Rank H-index 61 Citations 12,596 355
330 Rank H-index 61 Citations 19,654 258
331 Rank H-index 61 Citations 20,030 191
332 Rank H-index 61 Citations 10,188 212
333 Rank H-index 61 Citations 11,811 142
334 Rank H-index 61 Citations 12,991 266
335 Rank H-index 61 Citations 9,664 131
336 Rank H-index 61 Citations 13,431 174
337 Rank H-index 60 Citations 11,576 309
338 Rank H-index 60 Citations 26,377 411
339 Rank H-index 60 Citations 24,486 369
340 Rank H-index 60 Citations 15,490 334
341 Rank H-index 60 Citations 11,968 467
342 Rank H-index 60 Citations 14,595 424
343 Rank H-index 60 Citations 12,259 238
344 Rank H-index 60 Citations 10,900 481
345 Rank H-index 60 Citations 15,872 186
346 Rank H-index 60 Citations 11,239 309
347 Rank H-index 60 Citations 9,699 161
348 Rank H-index 59 Citations 16,739 85
349 Rank H-index 59 Citations 25,335 276
350 Rank H-index 59 Citations 14,357 197
351 Rank H-index 59 Citations 21,874 335
352 Rank H-index 59 Citations 13,206 593
353 Rank H-index 59 Citations 11,979 516
354 Rank H-index 59 Citations 15,941 231
355 Rank H-index 59 Citations 19,680 124
356 Rank H-index 59 Citations 17,074 407
357 Rank H-index 59 Citations 15,843 308
358 Rank H-index 59 Citations 13,736 286
359 Rank H-index 59 Citations 14,243 200
360 Rank H-index 59 Citations 13,801 70
361 Rank H-index 58 Citations 25,140 273
362 Rank H-index 58 Citations 12,253 243
363 Rank H-index 58 Citations 10,338 323
364 Rank H-index 58 Citations 12,519 589
365 Rank H-index 58 Citations 12,039 138
366 Rank H-index 58 Citations 25,018 89
367 Rank H-index 58 Citations 9,052 277
368 Rank H-index 58 Citations 9,356 176
369 Rank H-index 57 Citations 14,089 238
370 Rank H-index 57 Citations 12,795 328
371 Rank H-index 57 Citations 13,522 195
372 Rank H-index 57 Citations 11,605 428
373 Rank H-index 57 Citations 18,260 275
374 Rank H-index 57 Citations 12,170 260
375 Rank H-index 57 Citations 10,563 238
376 Rank H-index 57 Citations 12,127 210
377 Rank H-index 57 Citations 11,274 127
378 Rank H-index 57 Citations 12,777 200
379 Rank H-index 56 Citations 40,268 230
380 Rank H-index 56 Citations 12,622 117
381 Rank H-index 56 Citations 13,172 328
382 Rank H-index 56 Citations 15,897 321
383 Rank H-index 56 Citations 13,289 336
384 Rank H-index 56 Citations 17,226 212
385 Rank H-index 56 Citations 10,700 438
386 Rank H-index 56 Citations 57,099 202
387 Rank H-index 56 Citations 8,927 304
388 Rank H-index 56 Citations 13,609 304
389 Rank H-index 56 Citations 14,807 262
390 Rank H-index 56 Citations 16,824 282
391 Rank H-index 56 Citations 20,636 147
392 Rank H-index 55 Citations 15,060 371
393 Rank H-index 55 Citations 11,523 337
394 Rank H-index 55 Citations 18,732 391
395 Rank H-index 55 Citations 12,201 361
396 Rank H-index 55 Citations 16,732 298
397 Rank H-index 55 Citations 8,351 210
398 Rank H-index 55 Citations 10,825 529
399 Rank H-index 55 Citations 12,758 212
400 Rank H-index 55 Citations 13,949 172