Institute of Tropical Medicine: Rankings

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Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th in Belgium, 1420th in the global 2025 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 9,605 academic publications and 333,942 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1420 of 14,131 In the World
#510 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 63 In Belgium
#2 of 6 In Antwerp
#106 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#197 of 2,858 For Family medicine
#202 of 3,499 For Virology
#4206 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1315 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 63 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 8th for Medicine in Belgium and 838th in the World with 8,668 publications made and 315,864 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Virology, Public Health, Family medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#284 of 1,433 In Europe
#838 of 6,775 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 70 883
1993 64 845
1994 85 943
1995 116 1085
1996 76 1160
1997 110 1410
1998 109 1519
1999 109 1666
2000 118 2045
2001 124 2076
2002 130 2185
2003 128 2556
2004 158 2949
2005 156 3207
2006 197 4005
2007 219 4503
2008 254 5578
2009 282 6975
2010 296 8243
2011 296 9318
2012 341 10772
2013 342 11908
2014 380 13435
2015 346 13923
2016 337 14046
2017 337 15095
2018 347 16084
2019 347 17449
2020 490 21760
2021 435 23425
2022 493 22697
2023 397 22538
2024 418 20394

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 34 106
Family medicine 3 61 197
Virology 4 62 202
Epidemiology 3 86 232
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 96 300
Immunology 8 164 450
Pediatrics 8 168 455
Public Health 8 157 462
Nursing 8 182 531
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 214 565
Critical Care Nursing 8 233 592
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 214 595
Dermatology 8 215 619
Pathology 8 219 627
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 278 825
Toxicology 8 281 973
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 305 1037
Gerontology 9 360 1081
Surgery 9 337 1088
Health Science 9 371 1184
Pharmacology 9 343 1252
Psychiatry 9 435 1393
Urology 10 421 1508
Anatomy and Physiology 11 520 1754
Anesthesiology 12 499 1828
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 556 1875
Clinical Psychology 11 584 2147
Oncology and Cancer research 11 584 2384
Physical Therapy 12 764 2981

Biology rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 9th for Biology in Belgium and 1151st in the World with 8,035 publications made and 298,269 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Immunology, Virology, Biochemistry, Microbiology.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#374 of 1,448 In Europe
#1151 of 6,833 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 75 1028
1993 64 900
1994 91 1103
1995 112 1218
1996 76 1268
1997 108 1548
1998 110 1680
1999 110 1856
2000 118 2218
2001 119 2180
2002 124 2257
2003 119 2612
2004 142 2965
2005 144 3236
2006 186 4001
2007 189 4435
2008 227 5325
2009 253 6737
2010 267 7919
2011 259 8864
2012 311 10249
2013 300 11262
2014 325 12567
2015 307 13035
2016 310 13306
2017 298 14423
2018 313 15124
2019 316 16624
2020 430 20551
2021 403 22215
2022 431 21266
2023 338 21049
2024 369 19346

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 62 202
Zoology 6 126 337
Microbiology 8 131 365
Immunology 8 164 450
Entomology 7 191 526
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 214 595
Molecular Biology 9 310 947
Toxicology 8 281 973
Genetics 9 332 979
Forestry 8 316 1044
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 371 1059
Animal Science 9 304 1090
Pharmacology 9 343 1252
Paleontology 11 465 1440
Biochemistry 11 441 1456
Evolutionary Biology 11 526 1576
Botany 10 455 1640
Biotechnology 11 491 1785
Agricultural Science 10 535 2113
Oncology and Cancer research 11 584 2384
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 588 2442
Neuroscience 12 717 2590
Nutrition and Food Science 12 618 2607
Horticulture 12 605 2709

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium and 1752nd in the World with 4,627 publications made and 157,417 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Demography, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 18 In Belgium
#597 of 1,500 In Europe
#1752 of 7,081 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 27 312
1993 27 315
1994 33 380
1995 40 431
1996 32 414
1997 42 517
1998 37 582
1999 39 687
2000 50 760
2001 55 967
2002 61 934
2003 64 1158
2004 75 1229
2005 71 1324
2006 80 1640
2007 112 1930
2008 122 2524
2009 136 3085
2010 164 3812
2011 172 4284
2012 176 5032
2013 190 5383
2014 249 6601
2015 209 6646
2016 177 6887
2017 179 7117
2018 192 7945
2019 197 8739
2020 313 11652
2021 268 12447
2022 306 12497
2023 255 12132
2024 273 10618

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 8 204 561
Human Rights Law 8 285 723
Public Policy / Administration 8 381 1073
Communications and Public Relations 8 405 1130
Sociology 9 410 1136
Anthropology 9 457 1283
Library and Information science 11 490 1430
Classics and Ancient History 9 517 1535
Law 11 548 1598
Political Science 11 604 1682
Gender Studies 10 528 1765
History 11 649 2043
Archaeology 11 689 2270
Aesthetics 12 861 2961
Philosophy 13 852 2979
Linguistics 13 835 3067
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 859 3100
Education Majors 13 1067 4499

Environmental Science rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Belgium and 1764th in the World with 3,946 publications made and 133,512 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 18 In Belgium
#552 of 1,464 In Europe
#1764 of 6,876 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 28 373
1993 30 356
1994 29 355
1995 49 383
1996 34 439
1997 55 514
1998 51 590
1999 49 691
2000 42 783
2001 58 921
2002 60 927
2003 52 1030
2004 58 1221
2005 66 1378
2006 79 1621
2007 85 1797
2008 94 2338
2009 134 2992
2010 141 3605
2011 120 4001
2012 157 4795
2013 142 5164
2014 154 5923
2015 163 6157
2016 150 6808
2017 152 7411
2018 144 7739
2019 159 8594
2020 213 10580
2021 210 11582
2022 223 10842
2023 192 11051
2024 215 10181

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 8 316 1044
Paleontology 11 465 1440
Ecology 11 519 1656
Geology 11 579 1896
Geography and Cartography 11 624 1975
Agricultural Science 10 535 2113
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 588 2442
Environmental Management 12 747 2807
Oceanography 13 963 3830
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 1021 4149

Chemistry rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Chemistry in Belgium and 1843rd in the World with 3,614 publications made and 143,802 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 16 In Belgium
#544 of 1,417 In Europe
#1843 of 6,545 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 41 542
1993 31 430
1994 59 593
1995 62 698
1996 39 687
1997 47 867
1998 63 1004
1999 46 1063
2000 56 1288
2001 50 1213
2002 55 1202
2003 53 1397
2004 56 1448
2005 75 1693
2006 90 1947
2007 82 2206
2008 101 2585
2009 123 3133
2010 104 3650
2011 115 4421
2012 134 4837
2013 141 5581
2014 137 5936
2015 119 5962
2016 134 6567
2017 130 7219
2018 125 7677
2019 139 8697
2020 187 10950
2021 187 11760
2022 208 11471
2023 161 10913
2024 164 9762

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 11 441 1456
Nutrition and Food Science 12 618 2607
Organic Chemistry 11 665 2618
Materials Science 14 1094 4508

Computer Science rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Computer Science in Belgium and 2322nd in the World with 2,478 publications made and 86,923 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
#662 of 1,469 In Europe
#2322 of 6,845 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 11 245
1993 15 236
1994 20 286
1995 20 277
1996 13 296
1997 19 350
1998 20 377
1999 26 460
2000 20 463
2001 26 595
2002 29 489
2003 31 663
2004 44 708
2005 24 815
2006 44 975
2007 52 1120
2008 84 1428
2009 63 1816
2010 93 2281
2011 96 2450
2012 100 2993
2013 107 3347
2014 103 3879
2015 118 4184
2016 102 4209
2017 96 4709
2018 116 4998
2019 95 5196
2020 151 6888
2021 141 7373
2022 168 7040
2023 133 7257
2024 134 6259

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 10 371 1059
Library and Information science 11 490 1430
Telecommunications 10 527 1708
Computational Linguistics 13 575 1973
Data Science 11 738 2427
Neuroscience 12 717 2590
Management Information Systems 12 880 2694
Machine Learning 13 740 2892
Cyber Security 11 862 3286
Computer Networking 12 844 3298
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 959 3698
Computer Vision 12 996 4030

Economics rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 10th for Economics in Belgium and 1166th in the World with 1,729 publications made and 59,154 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#447 of 1,388 In Europe
#1166 of 6,167 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 6 81
1993 10 91
1994 6 85
1995 10 84
1996 9 84
1997 20 81
1998 15 140
1999 10 130
2000 11 150
2001 11 215
2002 18 218
2003 23 314
2004 31 346
2005 26 344
2006 28 504
2007 40 581
2008 51 744
2009 57 995
2010 69 1166
2011 59 1235
2012 72 1531
2013 62 1757
2014 111 2264
2015 73 2200
2016 62 2437
2017 78 2453
2018 66 2768
2019 81 2946
2020 133 3874
2021 101 4416
2022 127 4298
2023 108 4281
2024 108 3508

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 8 245 702
International Economics 10 702 1517
International Trade 10 745 1677
Finance 13 761 2549

Psychology rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Psychology in Belgium and 1865th in the World with 1,714 publications made and 63,393 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 16 In Belgium
#546 of 1,423 In Europe
#1865 of 6,645 In the World

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 5 177
1993 5 142
1994 9 168
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 29 478
2005 23 525
2006 33 686
2007 38 776
2008 53 1014
2009 49 1287
2010 54 1543
2011 62 1731
2012 63 2218
2013 64 2440
2014 80 2759
2015 72 2912
2016 73 2982
2017 74 3390
2018 84 3806
2019 85 3927
2020 110 5240
2021 109 5676
2022 137 5535
2023 91 5603
2024 93 4578

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 7 196 657
Psychiatry 9 435 1393
Clinical Psychology 11 584 2147
Neuroscience 12 717 2590
Child Psychology 13 776 3117
Social Psychology 13 887 3345
Education Majors 13 1067 4499

Mathematics rankings

Institute of Tropical Medicine ranked 11th for Mathematics in Belgium and 1972nd in the World with 1,617 publications made and 61,458 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 16 In Belgium
#603 of 1,401 In Europe
#1972 of 6,418 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 62
1993 3 58
1994 6 107
1995 8 78
1996 4 102
1997 13 156
1998 9 144
1999 10 169
2000 15 196
2001 16 238
2002 19 283
2003 17 286
2004 19 287
2005 19 386
2006 24 418
2007 37 553
2008 53 731
2009 33 800
2010 57 1060
2011 73 1222
2012 76 1515
2013 78 1756
2014 78 2145
2015 76 2138
2016 64 2185
2017 72 2523
2018 78 2692
2019 74 3130
2020 108 4238
2021 115 4565
2022 122 4731
2023 97 4594
2024 96 3562

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 11 593 1904

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Institute of Tropical Medicine

Speciality Belgium Europe World Rank
International Business 11 772 1914
Project Management 11 759 2046
Accounting 11 662 2112
Electrical Engineering 11 615 2133
Business 11 703 2256
Optical Engineering 11 706 2542
Management 13 744 2569
Marketing 13 776 2637
Engineering 11 794 2973
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 890 3369
Physics 11 884 3399
Fashion Design 14 994 3787
Art & Design 14 989 3793
Aerospace Engineering 11 1005 3891
Literature 13 1005 3930
Acoustical Engineering 14 1055 4093
Quantum and Particle physics 14 1028 4133
Mechanical Engineering 15 1122 4343
Metallurgical Engineering 14 1046 4422