Universities by Research Publications in Belgium
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1KU Leuven32,760,770 citations
314,095
2University of Liège8,832,384 citations
281,354
3Ghent University21,367,380 citations
215,451
4UCLouvain12,950,710 citations
141,779
5Université Libre de Bruxelles11,108,158 citations
113,601
6Vrije Universiteit Brussel8,147,275 citations
100,626
7University of Antwerp10,180,013 citations
96,318
8University of Mons2,015,369 citations
53,733
9Hasselt University1,599,604 citations
23,066
10University of Namur1,277,671 citations
18,979
11Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech838,586 citations
12,812
12Royal Military Academy130,011 citations
3,272
13UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels27,405 citations
3,232
14HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts128,331 citations
2,597
15Vlerick Business School89,468 citations
1,627
16Transnational University Limburg143,640 citations
1,587
17College of Europe11,720 citations
1,415
18Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts24,189 citations
1,099
19Antwerp Management School32,619 citations
877
20Odisee, University of Applied Sciences10,949 citations
671
21Thomas More Kempen19,376 citations
610
22ORSI Academy31,548 citations
500
23Artevelde University College Ghent26,939 citations
469
24Leuven Stem Cell Institute55,159 citations
424
25Katholieke Hogeschool Vives7,777 citations
417
26Karel de Grote Hogeschool11,235 citations
358
27Evangelical Theological Faculty806 citations
354
28University Colleges Leuven-Limburg15,549 citations
350
29Catholic University College of Bruges–Ostend11,433 citations
346
30Vesalius College4,228 citations
343
31Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches des Industries Alimentaires et Chimiques29,047 citations
315
32Haute École de Bruxelles8,219 citations
306
33Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen6,585 citations
297
34Hogeschool PXL7,296 citations
295
35LUCA School of Arts2,718 citations
295
36Antwerp Maritime Academy13,196 citations
291
37Haute École Louvain en Hainaut2,733 citations
288
38Brussels School of Governance3,341 citations
286
39University College West Flanders26,631 citations
275
40Royal Conservatory of Brussels463 citations
267
41Haute École Provinciale de Hainaut Condorcet5,446 citations
257
42Haute École Léonard de Vinci3,108 citations
254
43Brussels Management School2,143 citations
206
44La Cambre1,171 citations
200
45Brussels School of International Studies2,594 citations
169
46Centre d’Economie rurale10,908 citations
167
47Haute École Libre Mosane698 citations
155
48L’Institut Wallon de l’Évaluation, de la Prospective et de la Statistique1,266 citations
152
49Haute École de la Province de Liège1,149 citations
146
50Higher Education Institution Lucia de Brouckère1,009 citations
101
Highlights
Within Belgium, KU Leuven ranks first in 2026 with 314,095, followed by University of Liège (281,354) and Ghent University (215,451).
Across 50 entries, values run from 314,095 (KU Leuven) to 101 (Higher Education Institution Lucia de Brouckère), with a median of 388.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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