Institute of Tropical Medicine: Rankings

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Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th in Belgium, 1375th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 66 research topics. Institute of Tropical Medicine ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,884 academic publications and 350,996 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1375 of 14,131 In the World
#524 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 63 In Belgium
#2 of 6 In Antwerp
#109 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#201 of 2,913 For Family medicine
#209 of 3,582 For Virology
#4272 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1280 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 63 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 8th for Medicine in Belgium and 855th in the World with 8,916 publications made and 330,973 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Virology, Public Health, Family medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#290 of 1,437 In Europe
#855 of 6,793 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 64 845
1994 85 944
1995 116 1085
1996 76 1160
1997 110 1413
1998 109 1519
1999 109 1667
2000 119 2046
2001 124 2076
2002 130 2188
2003 128 2559
2004 158 2951
2005 155 3211
2006 197 4008
2007 219 4502
2008 254 5581
2009 282 6993
2010 296 8245
2011 296 9322
2012 341 10771
2013 340 11905
2014 381 13433
2015 346 13949
2016 337 14040
2017 337 15087
2018 348 16071
2019 347 17416
2020 490 21668
2021 431 23328
2022 496 22674
2023 395 22543
2024 428 20612
2025 307 18493

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 3 35 109
Family medicine 3 63 201
Virology 4 63 209
Epidemiology 3 91 240
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 96 303
Immunology 8 163 454
Pediatrics 8 172 467
Public Health 8 162 477
Nursing 8 185 542
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 216 571
Critical Care Nursing 8 236 606
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 220 615
Dermatology 8 219 635
Pathology 8 222 640
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 283 844
Toxicology 8 284 997
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 308 1056
Gerontology 9 366 1100
Surgery 9 342 1100
Health Science 9 371 1173
Pharmacology 9 347 1274
Psychiatry 9 436 1421
Urology 10 418 1507
Anatomy and Physiology 11 533 1803
Anesthesiology 12 504 1851
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 562 1912
Clinical Psychology 11 591 2186
Oncology and Cancer research 11 593 2457
Physical Therapy 12 781 3066

Biology rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 9th for Biology in Belgium and 1175th in the World with 8,241 publications made and 312,759 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Immunology, Virology, Biochemistry, Microbiology.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#380 of 1,449 In Europe
#1175 of 6,841 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 64 901
1994 91 1104
1995 112 1218
1996 76 1268
1997 108 1550
1998 110 1680
1999 110 1857
2000 119 2219
2001 119 2182
2002 124 2260
2003 119 2615
2004 142 2967
2005 144 3238
2006 186 4004
2007 189 4435
2008 227 5328
2009 252 6746
2010 267 7923
2011 259 8866
2012 310 10246
2013 299 11260
2014 324 12561
2015 308 13055
2016 309 13300
2017 297 14418
2018 314 15100
2019 313 16589
2020 428 20409
2021 400 22159
2022 431 21269
2023 338 21061
2024 374 19507
2025 269 17242

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Virology 4 63 209
Zoology 6 127 337
Microbiology 8 131 367
Immunology 8 163 454
Entomology 7 196 538
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 220 615
Molecular Biology 9 310 950
Toxicology 8 284 997
Genetics 9 332 1001
Forestry 8 321 1071
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 377 1087
Animal Science 9 307 1101
Pharmacology 9 347 1274
Paleontology 11 471 1456
Biochemistry 11 446 1488
Evolutionary Biology 11 529 1601
Botany 10 463 1674
Biotechnology 11 494 1816
Agricultural Science 10 542 2151
Oncology and Cancer research 11 593 2457
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 596 2482
Neuroscience 12 722 2630
Nutrition and Food Science 12 637 2686
Horticulture 12 613 2756

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium and 1787th in the World with 4,748 publications made and 166,071 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Demography, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 18 In Belgium
#609 of 1,502 In Europe
#1787 of 7,088 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 27 311
1994 33 382
1995 40 430
1996 32 414
1997 42 520
1998 37 582
1999 39 689
2000 50 758
2001 55 967
2002 61 934
2003 64 1157
2004 75 1227
2005 71 1329
2006 80 1641
2007 112 1928
2008 122 2524
2009 135 3090
2010 164 3808
2011 171 4277
2012 175 5030
2013 188 5368
2014 248 6593
2015 209 6626
2016 174 6846
2017 175 7052
2018 192 7919
2019 197 8688
2020 315 11443
2021 269 12344
2022 302 12417
2023 254 12096
2024 280 10752
2025 164 9220

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Demography 8 207 572
Human Rights Law 8 285 722
Public Policy / Administration 8 378 1064
Sociology 9 412 1146
Communications and Public Relations 8 418 1158
Anthropology 9 465 1299
Library and Information science 11 493 1445
Classics and Ancient History 9 510 1509
Law 11 554 1626
Political Science 11 614 1717
Gender Studies 10 543 1815
History 11 659 2076
Archaeology 11 704 2323
Aesthetics 12 860 2952
Philosophy 12 855 2993
Linguistics 13 837 3087
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 863 3118
Education Majors 13 1079 4560

Environmental Science rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Belgium and 1806th in the World with 4,062 publications made and 144,962 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 18 In Belgium
#558 of 1,464 In Europe
#1806 of 6,888 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 30 356
1994 29 356
1995 49 383
1996 34 439
1997 55 515
1998 51 590
1999 49 692
2000 42 783
2001 58 921
2002 60 928
2003 52 1030
2004 59 1225
2005 67 1378
2006 79 1621
2007 85 1795
2008 94 2331
2009 133 2996
2010 141 3607
2011 120 4015
2012 157 4798
2013 142 5155
2014 154 5940
2015 166 6210
2016 149 6797
2017 149 7391
2018 147 7747
2019 154 8569
2020 210 10657
2021 208 11595
2022 221 10816
2023 192 11048
2024 217 10272
2025 157 9172

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 8 321 1071
Paleontology 11 471 1456
Ecology 11 525 1707
Geology 11 584 1919
Geography and Cartography 11 633 2020
Agricultural Science 10 542 2151
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 596 2482
Environmental Management 12 751 2831
Oceanography 13 958 3811
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 1018 4152

Chemistry rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Chemistry in Belgium and 1876th in the World with 3,693 publications made and 154,281 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 16 In Belgium
#548 of 1,417 In Europe
#1876 of 6,561 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 31 430
1994 59 593
1995 62 696
1996 39 687
1997 47 870
1998 63 1004
1999 46 1063
2000 56 1286
2001 50 1214
2002 55 1202
2003 52 1399
2004 55 1446
2005 75 1694
2006 90 1948
2007 82 2208
2008 101 2587
2009 122 3134
2010 103 3650
2011 114 4400
2012 134 4829
2013 138 5561
2014 138 5931
2015 121 5975
2016 135 6556
2017 129 7191
2018 125 7635
2019 135 8600
2020 181 10729
2021 185 11688
2022 205 11419
2023 160 10853
2024 170 9844
2025 122 8444

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 11 446 1488
Organic Chemistry 11 672 2674
Nutrition and Food Science 12 637 2686
Materials Science 14 1101 4544

Computer Science rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Computer Science in Belgium and 2356th in the World with 2,553 publications made and 91,248 citations received. Main research topics: Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 17 In Belgium
#669 of 1,470 In Europe
#2356 of 6,855 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 15 237
1994 20 286
1995 20 277
1996 13 296
1997 19 351
1998 20 377
1999 26 460
2000 20 463
2001 26 595
2002 29 491
2003 31 666
2004 44 708
2005 24 815
2006 44 977
2007 52 1118
2008 85 1426
2009 62 1817
2010 93 2289
2011 96 2471
2012 100 2984
2013 106 3337
2014 102 3853
2015 118 4167
2016 102 4173
2017 95 4689
2018 114 4965
2019 94 5180
2020 153 6710
2021 137 7284
2022 167 6982
2023 134 7182
2024 137 6335
2025 101 5813

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 377 1087
Library and Information science 11 493 1445
Telecommunications 10 536 1740
Computational Linguistics 13 586 2051
Data Science 11 736 2447
Neuroscience 12 722 2630
Management Information Systems 12 885 2756
Machine Learning 13 743 2948
Computer Networking 12 841 3303
Cyber Security 11 866 3331
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 965 3730
Computer Vision 12 996 4016

Economics rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 10th for Economics in Belgium and 1181st in the World with 1,769 publications made and 64,189 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, International Trade, International Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#448 of 1,391 In Europe
#1181 of 6,188 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 10 91
1994 6 87
1995 10 84
1996 9 84
1997 20 82
1998 15 140
1999 10 131
2000 11 150
2001 11 215
2002 18 218
2003 23 314
2004 30 340
2005 27 344
2006 28 504
2007 40 581
2008 51 742
2009 56 1000
2010 69 1164
2011 59 1235
2012 72 1523
2013 62 1741
2014 112 2255
2015 75 2208
2016 63 2425
2017 78 2461
2018 65 2744
2019 80 2898
2020 129 3817
2021 103 4395
2022 127 4261
2023 106 4237
2024 110 3563
2025 53 3140

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 8 248 714
International Economics 10 703 1528
International Trade 10 750 1705
Finance 13 765 2583
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 858 3405

Psychology rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Psychology in Belgium and 1903rd in the World with 1,751 publications made and 67,015 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 16 In Belgium
#554 of 1,424 In Europe
#1903 of 6,663 In the World

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 5 142
1994 9 169
1995 12 144
1996 10 171
1997 15 223
1998 17 207
1999 19 261
2000 11 297
2001 18 353
2002 32 370
2003 27 442
2004 29 479
2005 23 527
2006 33 686
2007 38 776
2008 53 1010
2009 50 1294
2010 54 1547
2011 62 1739
2012 63 2213
2013 63 2433
2014 79 2745
2015 72 2863
2016 73 2954
2017 74 3359
2018 83 3774
2019 82 3856
2020 109 5082
2021 108 5584
2022 136 5484
2023 88 5537
2024 97 4640
2025 58 4084

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sexology 7 206 673
Psychiatry 9 436 1421
Clinical Psychology 11 591 2186
Neuroscience 12 722 2630
Child Psychology 13 763 3060
Social Psychology 13 894 3367
Education Majors 13 1079 4560

Mathematics rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Mathematics in Belgium and 2011th in the World with 1,627 publications made and 63,339 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 16 In Belgium
#612 of 1,406 In Europe
#2011 of 6,434 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 3 58
1994 6 108
1995 8 78
1996 4 102
1997 13 156
1998 9 144
1999 10 167
2000 15 196
2001 16 238
2002 19 283
2003 17 286
2004 19 286
2005 19 387
2006 24 418
2007 37 552
2008 53 732
2009 32 801
2010 57 1060
2011 72 1207
2012 76 1503
2013 76 1748
2014 78 2116
2015 73 2100
2016 64 2166
2017 71 2487
2018 76 2660
2019 70 3024
2020 100 3954
2021 113 4427
2022 119 4604
2023 95 4534
2024 97 3556
2025 50 2929

The following table provides academic rankings for Institute of Tropical Medicine in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 11 599 1938
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 858 3405

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Institute of Tropical Medicine

Speciality Belgium Europe World Rank
International Business 11 781 1953
Project Management 11 753 2024
Accounting 11 669 2160
Electrical Engineering 11 621 2177
Business 12 713 2295
Optical Engineering 11 706 2556
Management 13 750 2603
Marketing 12 779 2664
Engineering 11 799 3003
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 886 3354
Physics 11 894 3437
Art & Design 14 996 3815
Fashion Design 14 1008 3853
Aerospace Engineering 11 1017 3937
Literature 13 1013 3976
Acoustical Engineering 14 1062 4130
Quantum and Particle physics 14 1038 4178
Mechanical Engineering 15 1111 4271
Metallurgical Engineering 14 1061 4470