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Institutional Rank 2023

Ghent University

Belgium Rector: Rik Van de Walle

Key Metrics at a Glance - Ranking 2023

90.6
Institutional Score
86.8
Research
88.3
Innovation
100
Internationalization

History

Subject Area 202320242025 Trend
Institutional Ranking 5= 12= 12=
Chemical Engineering 9= 9= 9=
Civil Engineering 16= 18= 13=
Electrical, Electronic, Information Engineering 25= 26= 29=
Environmental Engineering 30= 29= 26=
Materials Engineering 15= 6= 6=
Mechanical Engineering 30= 26= 23=
Medical Engineering 6 5= 7

Comprehensive Rankings Analysis

Detailed breakdown of Ghent University's performance across all evaluation criteria

Chemical engineering 9=

Overall score 84.53
Publications - 16% 73.39
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 56.03
Citations - 16% 69.41
Change of Impact - 16% 53.58
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 44.27
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 55.68
Accreditations - 10% 25.00

Civil engineering 16=

Overall score 80.07
Publications - 15% 65.93
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 41.58
Citations - 15% 69.79
Change of Impact - 15% 49.14
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 39.89
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 49.17
Accreditations - 10% 33.33
SDG - 5% 41.08

Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering 25=

Overall score 83.04
Publications - 16% 60.77
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 34.75
Citations - 16% 75.56
Change of Impact - 16% 57.95
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 41.53
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 75.91
Accreditations - 10% 50.00

Environmental engineering 30=

Overall score 72.73
Publications - 15% 63.29
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 40.46
Citations - 15% 72.46
Change of Impact - 15% 37.64
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 41.26
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 71.25
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 82.69

Materials engineering 15=

Overall score 88.96
Publications - 16% 77.80
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 57.88
Citations - 16% 76.25
Change of Impact - 16% 70.07
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 34.17
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 58.59
Accreditations - 10% 25.00

Mechanical engineering 30=

Overall score 82.07
Publications - 16% 56.41
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 69.87
Citations - 16% 66.87
Change of Impact - 16% 54.90
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 54.25
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 53.58
Accreditations - 10% 10.00

Medical engineering 6

Overall score 83.49
Publications - 15% 74.98
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 46.88
Citations - 15% 93.23
Change of Impact - 15% 75.86
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 65.91
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 71.06
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 76.09

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