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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
501 Rank H-index 46 Citations 13,389 174
502 Rank H-index 45 Citations 7,761 198
503 Rank H-index 45 Citations 9,866 118
504 Rank H-index 45 Citations 7,012 288
505 Rank H-index 45 Citations 7,259 268
506 Rank H-index 45 Citations 7,327 321
507 Rank H-index 45 Citations 7,227 195
508 Rank H-index 45 Citations 7,600 186
509 Rank H-index 45 Citations 6,489 159
510 Rank H-index 44 Citations 6,541 243
511 Rank H-index 44 Citations 12,508 235
512 Rank H-index 44 Citations 15,200 174
513 Rank H-index 44 Citations 11,474 227
514 Rank H-index 44 Citations 8,791 357
515 Rank H-index 44 Citations 7,674 328
516 Rank H-index 44 Citations 6,922 342
517 Rank H-index 44 Citations 6,727 297
518 Rank H-index 44 Citations 9,280 334
519 Rank H-index 44 Citations 8,619 293
520 Rank H-index 44 Citations 6,506 358
521 Rank H-index 43 Citations 6,438 259
522 Rank H-index 43 Citations 8,051 187
523 Rank H-index 43 Citations 8,100 200
524 Rank H-index 43 Citations 6,831 376
525 Rank H-index 43 Citations 6,583 267
526 Rank H-index 43 Citations 10,381 197
527 Rank H-index 43 Citations 9,245 327
528 Rank H-index 43 Citations 7,688 164
529 Rank H-index 42 Citations 6,443 184
530 Rank H-index 42 Citations 6,822 206
531 Rank H-index 42 Citations 8,280 210
532 Rank H-index 42 Citations 6,985 272
533 Rank H-index 42 Citations 11,435 323
534 Rank H-index 42 Citations 10,085 323
535 Rank H-index 42 Citations 5,636 164
536 Rank H-index 42 Citations 15,894 174
537 Rank H-index 42 Citations 5,691 184
538 Rank H-index 42 Citations 13,203 213
539 Rank H-index 42 Citations 5,576 102
540 Rank H-index 42 Citations 9,063 190
541 Rank H-index 41 Citations 7,497 194
542 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,144 354
543 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,343 233
544 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,665 187
545 Rank H-index 41 Citations 8,435 110
546 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,288 262
547 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,089 220
548 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,080 317
549 Rank H-index 41 Citations 8,728 279
550 Rank H-index 41 Citations 7,716 206
551 Rank H-index 41 Citations 7,277 397
552 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,296 178
553 Rank H-index 41 Citations 31,492 107
554 Rank H-index 41 Citations 7,484 92
555 Rank H-index 40 Citations 7,680 103
556 Rank H-index 40 Citations 5,814 139
557 Rank H-index 40 Citations 5,537 252
558 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,235 295
559 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,708 377
560 Rank H-index 40 Citations 7,775 178
561 Rank H-index 40 Citations 5,959 250
562 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,446 250
563 Rank H-index 40 Citations 7,725 394
564 Rank H-index 40 Citations 7,296 273
565 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,068 136
566 Rank H-index 39 Citations 5,825 271
567 Rank H-index 39 Citations 5,834 306
568 Rank H-index 39 Citations 7,031 249
569 Rank H-index 39 Citations 5,254 224
570 Rank H-index 39 Citations 7,026 227
571 Rank H-index 39 Citations 5,152 302
572 Rank H-index 39 Citations 5,233 112
573 Rank H-index 39 Citations 8,607 195
574 Rank H-index 39 Citations 6,480 492
575 Rank H-index 39 Citations 4,855 164
576 Rank H-index 38 Citations 8,429 141
577 Rank H-index 38 Citations 10,341 167
578 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,156 163
579 Rank H-index 38 Citations 6,668 318
580 Rank H-index 38 Citations 6,451 165
581 Rank H-index 38 Citations 9,341 311
582 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,249 161
583 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,993 275
584 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,033 140
585 Rank H-index 38 Citations 6,523 149
586 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,372 412
587 Rank H-index 37 Citations 6,308 72
588 Rank H-index 37 Citations 7,054 245
589 Rank H-index 37 Citations 6,950 301
590 Rank H-index 37 Citations 4,063 296
591 Rank H-index 37 Citations 8,616 182
592 Rank H-index 37 Citations 9,702 158
593 Rank H-index 36 Citations 3,986 331
594 Rank H-index 36 Citations 6,507 315
595 Rank H-index 36 Citations 8,103 273
596 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,500 219
597 Rank H-index 36 Citations 4,441 241
598 Rank H-index 36 Citations 4,219 138
599 Rank H-index 35 Citations 4,896 94
600 Rank H-index 35 Citations 5,532 171