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Institutional Rank 2025

Ghent University

Belgium Rector: Rik Van de Walle

Key Metrics at a Glance - Ranking 2025

89.6
Institutional Score
86.5
Research
65.7
Innovation
94.2
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 90.89
Publications - 16% 73.55
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 64.46
Citations - 16% 64.48
Change of Impact - 16% 56.98
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 48.40
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 62.96
Accreditations - 10% 25.00

Civil engineering 13=

Overall score 83.85
Publications - 15% 64.45
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 58.69
Citations - 15% 65.50
Change of Impact - 15% 63.23
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 39.60
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 61.02
Accreditations - 10% 25.00
SDG - 5% 40.21

Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering 29=

Overall score 77.42
Publications - 16% 61.70
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 44.68
Citations - 16% 66.35
Change of Impact - 16% 59.84
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 46.39
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 72.59
Accreditations - 10% 50.00

Environmental engineering 26=

Overall score 77.30
Publications - 15% 62.06
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 62.55
Citations - 15% 62.44
Change of Impact - 15% 57.84
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 30.69
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 74.17
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 74.23

Materials engineering 6=

Overall score 91.52
Publications - 16% 79.44
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 73.12
Citations - 16% 75.35
Change of Impact - 16% 68.11
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 35.15
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 77.98
Accreditations - 10% 50.00

Mechanical engineering 23=

Overall score 86.31
Publications - 16% 58.52
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 74.69
Citations - 16% 57.42
Change of Impact - 16% 53.58
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 60.73
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 57.51
Accreditations - 10% 12.50

Medical engineering 7

Overall score 86.81
Publications - 15% 64.87
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 63.40
Citations - 15% 76.38
Change of Impact - 15% 64.41
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 56.13
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 74.48
Accreditations - 10% 40.00
SDG - 5% 68.81

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