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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
401 Rank H-index 55 Citations 9,454 445
402 Rank H-index 55 Citations 10,742 179
403 Rank H-index 55 Citations 38,520 94
404 Rank H-index 55 Citations 30,702 181
405 Rank H-index 55 Citations 10,323 277
406 Rank H-index 55 Citations 8,660 262
407 Rank H-index 55 Citations 9,218 148
408 Rank H-index 54 Citations 12,304 151
409 Rank H-index 54 Citations 10,337 153
410 Rank H-index 54 Citations 11,568 261
411 Rank H-index 54 Citations 10,682 264
412 Rank H-index 54 Citations 12,198 534
413 Rank H-index 54 Citations 11,222 143
414 Rank H-index 54 Citations 7,652 134
415 Rank H-index 54 Citations 15,085 299
416 Rank H-index 53 Citations 12,357 448
417 Rank H-index 53 Citations 9,893 322
418 Rank H-index 53 Citations 8,704 154
419 Rank H-index 53 Citations 11,457 478
420 Rank H-index 53 Citations 9,149 197
421 Rank H-index 53 Citations 11,455 314
422 Rank H-index 53 Citations 14,573 110
423 Rank H-index 52 Citations 11,226 430
424 Rank H-index 52 Citations 16,270 402
425 Rank H-index 52 Citations 17,213 295
426 Rank H-index 52 Citations 9,590 450
427 Rank H-index 52 Citations 29,670 105
428 Rank H-index 52 Citations 8,736 240
429 Rank H-index 51 Citations 11,619 225
430 Rank H-index 51 Citations 14,656 348
431 Rank H-index 51 Citations 12,018 433
432 Rank H-index 51 Citations 10,863 384
433 Rank H-index 51 Citations 12,789 106
434 Rank H-index 51 Citations 8,211 533
435 Rank H-index 51 Citations 14,171 1,109
436 Rank H-index 51 Citations 11,532 530
437 Rank H-index 51 Citations 8,270 195
438 Rank H-index 51 Citations 8,002 99
439 Rank H-index 51 Citations 12,165 232
440 Rank H-index 50 Citations 7,554 314
441 Rank H-index 50 Citations 8,663 301
442 Rank H-index 50 Citations 13,252 174
443 Rank H-index 50 Citations 11,204 542
444 Rank H-index 50 Citations 7,767 232
445 Rank H-index 50 Citations 13,862 129
446 Rank H-index 50 Citations 8,058 234
447 Rank H-index 50 Citations 10,493 225
448 Rank H-index 50 Citations 8,621 294
449 Rank H-index 50 Citations 16,378 178
450 Rank H-index 50 Citations 11,249 165
451 Rank H-index 50 Citations 7,720 115
452 Rank H-index 50 Citations 17,633 165
453 Rank H-index 49 Citations 15,201 152
454 Rank H-index 49 Citations 8,058 310
455 Rank H-index 49 Citations 13,246 266
456 Rank H-index 49 Citations 13,302 236
457 Rank H-index 49 Citations 11,912 201
458 Rank H-index 49 Citations 9,529 282
459 Rank H-index 49 Citations 10,130 600
460 Rank H-index 49 Citations 9,128 847
461 Rank H-index 49 Citations 17,580 120
462 Rank H-index 49 Citations 8,535 83
463 Rank H-index 49 Citations 12,193 233
464 Rank H-index 49 Citations 8,984 155
465 Rank H-index 49 Citations 8,047 197
466 Rank H-index 48 Citations 11,101 129
467 Rank H-index 48 Citations 7,481 207
468 Rank H-index 48 Citations 9,515 181
469 Rank H-index 48 Citations 12,251 324
470 Rank H-index 48 Citations 11,364 197
471 Rank H-index 48 Citations 8,576 217
472 Rank H-index 48 Citations 9,903 361
473 Rank H-index 48 Citations 7,034 330
474 Rank H-index 48 Citations 9,704 155
475 Rank H-index 48 Citations 12,647 168
476 Rank H-index 48 Citations 5,915 183
477 Rank H-index 48 Citations 8,135 193
478 Rank H-index 47 Citations 11,852 130
479 Rank H-index 47 Citations 20,814 622
480 Rank H-index 47 Citations 8,750 371
481 Rank H-index 47 Citations 13,955 269
482 Rank H-index 47 Citations 9,450 86
483 Rank H-index 47 Citations 13,827 180
484 Rank H-index 47 Citations 9,218 190
485 Rank H-index 47 Citations 7,145 324
486 Rank H-index 47 Citations 8,262 294
487 Rank H-index 47 Citations 8,551 277
488 Rank H-index 47 Citations 8,782 259
489 Rank H-index 46 Citations 7,766 228
490 Rank H-index 46 Citations 11,165 229
491 Rank H-index 46 Citations 8,112 280
492 Rank H-index 46 Citations 18,222 205
493 Rank H-index 46 Citations 9,967 349
494 Rank H-index 46 Citations 10,773 213
495 Rank H-index 46 Citations 8,943 412
496 Rank H-index 46 Citations 9,599 280
497 Rank H-index 46 Citations 9,081 504
498 Rank H-index 46 Citations 8,739 374
499 Rank H-index 46 Citations 9,017 245
500 Rank H-index 46 Citations 12,154 69