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Institutional Rank 2024

Ghent University

Belgium Rector: Rik Van de Walle

Key Metrics at a Glance - Ranking 2024

89.9
Institutional Score
85.7
Research
87.8
Innovation
94.3
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

Civil engineering 18=

Overall score 82.62
Publications - 15% 65.53
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 56.03
Citations - 15% 66.88
Change of Impact - 15% 71.87
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 40.33
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 57.69
Accreditations - 10% 28.57
SDG - 5% 39.08

Medical engineering 5=

Overall score 90.24
Publications - 15% 65.43
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 67.68
Citations - 15% 86.13
Change of Impact - 15% 70.62
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 66.31
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 77.97
Accreditations - 10% 40.00
SDG - 5% 67.91

Chemical engineering 9=

Overall score 91.16
Publications - 16% 73.13
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 61.36
Citations - 16% 63.58
Change of Impact - 16% 54.08
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 47.84
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 66.22
Accreditations - 10% 25.00

Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering 26=

Overall score 76.02
Publications - 16% 60.56
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 44.01
Citations - 16% 70.04
Change of Impact - 16% 62.33
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 42.51
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 73.96
Accreditations - 10% 50.00

Environmental engineering 29=

Overall score 75.17
Publications - 15% 61.14
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 54.48
Citations - 15% 67.22
Change of Impact - 15% 57.16
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 36.09
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 74.89
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 72.35

Materials engineering 6=

Overall score 93.10
Publications - 16% 79.02
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 74.58
Citations - 16% 73.23
Change of Impact - 16% 72.65
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 33.99
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 79.31
Accreditations - 10% 50.00

Mechanical engineering 26=

Overall score 85.79
Publications - 16% 58.60
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 74.08
Citations - 16% 60.12
Change of Impact - 16% 54.68
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 56.16
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 60.32
Accreditations - 10% 12.50

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