Universities by Research i10-index in Belgium
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1KU Leuven314,095 works
409,207
2Ghent University215,451 works
296,638
3UCLouvain141,779 works
158,160
4Université Libre de Bruxelles113,601 works
140,875
5University of Antwerp96,318 works
138,296
6University of Liège281,354 works
124,450
7Vrije Universiteit Brussel100,626 works
115,102
8University of Mons53,733 works
28,313
9Hasselt University23,066 works
24,553
10University of Namur18,979 works
20,284
11Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech12,812 works
12,456
12Royal Military Academy3,272 works
2,711
13Transnational University Limburg1,587 works
2,211
14HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts2,597 works
1,881
15Vlerick Business School1,627 works
1,082
16Leuven Stem Cell Institute424 works
797
17ORSI Academy500 works
745
18Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches des Industries Alimentaires et Chimiques315 works
549
19UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels3,232 works
532
20Antwerp Management School877 works
472
21Thomas More Kempen610 works
439
22Artevelde University College Ghent469 works
377
23Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts1,099 works
351
24University College West Flanders275 works
339
25College of Europe1,415 works
271
26Odisee, University of Applied Sciences671 works
251
27Haute École de Bruxelles306 works
233
28Centre d’Economie rurale167 works
219
29University Colleges Leuven-Limburg350 works
215
30Karel de Grote Hogeschool358 works
201
31Antwerp Maritime Academy291 works
196
32Katholieke Hogeschool Vives417 works
184
33Hogeschool PXL295 works
174
34Catholic University College of Bruges–Ostend346 works
142
35Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen297 works
125
36Haute École Provinciale de Hainaut Condorcet257 works
122
37Vesalius College343 works
91
38Haute École Léonard de Vinci254 works
78
39Brussels School of Governance286 works
76
40LUCA School of Arts295 works
69
41Haute École Louvain en Hainaut288 works
67
42Brussels School of International Studies169 works
61
43Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven77 works
54
44Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg71 works
45
45ECAM Institut Supérieur Industriel90 works
43
46Brussels Management School206 works
39
47NATO Science and Technology Organization48 works
35
49Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen25 works
28
50St John Berchmans University College93 works
28
Highlights
Within Belgium, KU Leuven ranks first in 2026 with 409,207, followed by Ghent University (296,638) and UCLouvain (158,160).
Across 50 entries, values run from 409,207 (KU Leuven) to 28 (St John Berchmans University College), with a median of 261.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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