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The University of Antwerp ranked 6th in Belgium, 367th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 12 research topics. The University of Antwerp ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 76,584 academic publications and 2,542,296 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 44 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#367 of 14,131 In the World
#146 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 63 In Belgium
#1 of 6 In Antwerp
#23 of 1,089 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#35 of 1,020 For Broadcast Journalism
#51 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#1167 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#485 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 9 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 6th for Biology in Belgium and 330th in the World with 46,539 publications made and 1,771,217 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 17 In Belgium
#119 of 1,448 In Europe
#330 of 6,833 In the World

University of Antwerp
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 291 2692
1993 287 3099
1994 353 3720
1995 400 4421
1996 475 5554
1997 456 5933
1998 531 6896
1999 523 7954
2000 577 9351
2001 621 10427
2002 626 12293
2003 750 13962
2004 867 16036
2005 858 19455
2006 949 22539
2007 1050 25654
2008 1092 29353
2009 1195 32723
2010 1254 37721
2011 1413 43947
2012 1519 50293
2013 1628 57292
2014 1753 63060
2015 1915 69396
2016 2058 75164
2017 2097 82341
2018 2249 91389
2019 2307 105703
2020 2807 137084
2021 3019 159852
2022 2910 160472
2023 2912 165767
2024 2256 157129

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 3 24 94
Zoology 4 50 143
Neuroscience 4 93 250
Evolutionary Biology 5 95 251
Virology 5 83 268
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 104 274
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 88 274
Microbiology 6 104 291
Botany 5 110 305
Nanotechnology 4 88 314
Genetics 6 115 315
Immunology 6 117 315
Pharmacology 5 107 320
Agricultural Science 5 107 323
Forestry 5 101 323
Biotechnology 7 130 336
Biochemistry 6 120 338
Paleontology 6 127 339
Animal Science 4 113 359
Biophysics 7 139 362
Oncology and Cancer research 6 129 367
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 130 380
Molecular Biology 7 132 390
Entomology 6 160 424
Astrobiology 7 191 470
Horticulture 5 149 484
Nutrition and Food Science 6 218 648

Chemistry rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 6th for Chemistry in Belgium and 353rd in the World with 37,218 publications made and 1,471,313 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 16 In Belgium
#125 of 1,417 In Europe
#353 of 6,545 In the World

University of Antwerp
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 299 3140
1993 319 3619
1994 356 4178
1995 423 4884
1996 534 5907
1997 459 6139
1998 510 6993
1999 531 8067
2000 562 9152
2001 603 9850
2002 610 11322
2003 687 13005
2004 801 14679
2005 766 17263
2006 826 19710
2007 864 21667
2008 956 25386
2009 990 27149
2010 1056 31246
2011 1173 36724
2012 1292 42447
2013 1265 47967
2014 1425 52652
2015 1427 56721
2016 1616 62372
2017 1540 67840
2018 1595 74036
2019 1641 84197
2020 1868 104322
2021 2020 121304
2022 1883 120488
2023 1939 123485
2024 1526 116937

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 3 29 109
Computational Chemistry 3 94 233
Nanotechnology 4 88 314
Biochemistry 6 120 338
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 153 370
Organic Chemistry 5 134 373
Chemical Engineering 5 104 389
Biochemical Engineering 6 184 408
Materials Science 5 143 413
Inorganic Chemistry 5 169 476
Physical chemistry 6 177 520
Pharmacy 5 217 540
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 246 644
Nutrition and Food Science 6 218 648
Radiochemistry 6 218 853

Medicine rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 6th for Medicine in Belgium and 317th in the World with 35,491 publications made and 1,337,162 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 17 In Belgium
#112 of 1,433 In Europe
#317 of 6,775 In the World

University of Antwerp
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 198 1688
1993 186 1990
1994 227 2394
1995 256 2827
1996 332 3553
1997 294 3877
1998 358 4459
1999 350 5485
2000 381 6327
2001 389 7078
2002 393 8307
2003 490 9558
2004 563 10820
2005 569 13038
2006 649 15686
2007 736 18000
2008 782 20984
2009 840 23102
2010 898 26705
2011 999 31431
2012 1128 35983
2013 1199 41022
2014 1321 45949
2015 1466 51214
2016 1546 56425
2017 1656 61539
2018 1804 67711
2019 1833 79360
2020 2339 106420
2021 2567 126758
2022 2575 127794
2023 2518 131301
2024 1995 124552

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Audiology 2 24 83
Toxicology 3 24 94
Neurosurgery 2 71 180
Respiratory Therapy 5 83 230
Pediatrics 2 84 231
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 72 247
Critical Care Nursing 6 98 254
Epidemiology 5 98 257
Public Health 3 80 259
Virology 5 83 268
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 79 269
Psychiatry 4 99 274
Optometry 2 92 276
Pathology 4 100 277
Anatomy and Physiology 5 98 284
Family medicine 5 90 286
Cardiology 4 110 292
Nursing 3 92 295
Sports Medicine 7 112 296
Immunology 6 117 315
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 121 317
Medical Physics 7 135 319
Physical Therapy 5 118 320
Pharmacology 5 107 320
Anesthesiology 6 119 321
Occupational Therapy 7 122 331
Cosmetology 6 121 334
Urology 6 114 336
Ophthalmology 3 122 350
Social Work 3 118 351
Health Science 4 113 358
Clinical Psychology 4 124 364
Plastic Surgery 5 114 366
Oncology and Cancer research 6 129 367
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 130 380
Surgery 6 134 388
Forensic Science 5 139 396
Veterinary 7 115 402
Gerontology 6 128 433
Dermatology 6 165 436
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 153 440
Radiation Therapy 7 163 462
Dentistry 5 166 482
Biomedical Engineering 6 175 499
Orthodontics 7 188 527
Pharmacy 5 217 540
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 219 603
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 227 604
Sports / Exercise science 6 260 692

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium and 365th in the World with 32,193 publications made and 923,032 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

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

University of Antwerp
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 123 992
1993 127 1014
1994 121 1193
1995 166 1361
1996 216 1727
1997 193 1752
1998 214 2062
1999 252 2609
2000 283 2938
2001 269 3385
2002 353 4479
2003 394 4851
2004 404 5951
2005 469 7302
2006 524 8966
2007 648 10756
2008 710 12928
2009 800 15249
2010 891 17857
2011 1057 21145
2012 1154 25586
2013 1221 30592
2014 1352 34591
2015 1462 38575
2016 1491 41818
2017 1642 45864
2018 1755 52774
2019 1892 62552
2020 2215 79404
2021 2383 92310
2022 2288 93451
2023 2314 98264
2024 1669 85787

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Engineering rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 6th for Engineering in Belgium and 421st in the World with 31,921 publications made and 1,055,156 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 17 In Belgium
#155 of 1,465 In Europe
#421 of 6,782 In the World

University of Antwerp
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 189 1887
1993 212 2170
1994 250 2379
1995 285 2766
1996 393 3331
1997 311 3312
1998 361 3712
1999 353 4218
2000 418 4889
2001 434 5203
2002 489 6425
2003 524 7408
2004 627 8400
2005 624 10334
2006 679 12074
2007 694 13540
2008 815 16198
2009 847 18103
2010 952 21365
2011 1058 25195
2012 1138 30580
2013 1188 35140
2014 1299 39352
2015 1330 43574
2016 1418 48077
2017 1441 52782
2018 1477 58876
2019 1559 67549
2020 1764 81582
2021 1868 94773
2022 1724 93529
2023 1822 97768
2024 1353 90535

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Transportation Engineering 5 65 200
Operations Research 6 84 250
Systems Engineering 5 107 287
Nanotechnology 4 88 314
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 120 330
Biotechnology 7 130 336
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 153 370
Architectural Engineering 6 135 370
Environmental Engineering 3 117 371
Remote Sensing 7 132 375
Optical Engineering 6 143 379
Chemical Engineering 5 104 389
Landscape Architecture 7 189 394
Acoustical Engineering 7 151 397
Biochemical Engineering 6 184 408
Materials Science 5 143 413
Computer Networking 6 143 429
Mechanical Engineering 7 167 447
Metallurgical Engineering 5 154 454
Aviation 6 171 456
Human-Computer Interaction 5 200 482
Telecommunications 7 172 489
Product and Industrial Design 5 192 490
Electronic Engineering 7 168 491
Biomedical Engineering 6 175 499
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 167 508
Electrical Engineering 7 178 508
Civil Engineering 7 179 508
Aerospace Engineering 7 190 515
Nuclear Engineering 7 175 529
Architecture 6 245 538
Agricultural Engineering 5 155 545
Industrial Engineering 6 226 565
Marine Engineering 7 192 585
Petroleum Engineering 5 190 594
Geotechnical Engineering 7 205 616
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 203 621
Technical Drawing 6 233 624
Structural Engineering 7 256 688
Engineering Management 4 241 692
Construction Management 6 275 712
Computer Engineering 6 249 713
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 214 743
Automotive Engineering 6 256 814
Robotics 7 317 934
Automation and Control engineering 8 366 1205

Physics rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 6th for Physics in Belgium and 384th in the World with 31,341 publications made and 1,064,062 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 17 In Belgium
#146 of 1,457 In Europe
#384 of 6,713 In the World

University of Antwerp
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 215 2177
1993 225 2425
1994 275 2638
1995 301 3052
1996 428 3788
1997 347 3786
1998 375 4120
1999 395 4622
2000 456 5292
2001 462 5630
2002 501 6795
2003 578 7908
2004 663 9047
2005 635 10838
2006 673 12219
2007 688 13825
2008 792 16308
2009 821 17834
2010 927 21051
2011 1031 25039
2012 1122 30891
2013 1117 35500
2014 1235 39320
2015 1272 43838
2016 1396 48788
2017 1387 53205
2018 1415 58301
2019 1432 66919
2020 1592 77873
2021 1748 90534
2022 1564 88178
2023 1627 91970
2024 1309 86619

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 3 79 189
Condensed Matter Physics 2 69 200
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 97 216
Nanotechnology 4 88 314
Medical Physics 7 135 319
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 120 330
Biophysics 7 139 362
Optical Engineering 6 143 379
Quantum and Particle physics 6 155 388
Acoustical Engineering 7 151 397
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 171 404
Theoretical Physics 7 195 409
Materials Science 5 143 413
Astrobiology 7 191 470

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Belgium and 332nd in the World with 30,311 publications made and 1,059,606 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 18 In Belgium
#115 of 1,464 In Europe
#332 of 6,876 In the World

University of Antwerp
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 145 1330
1993 156 1496
1994 185 1799
1995 216 2107
1996 259 2465
1997 261 2772
1998 280 3234
1999 264 3517
2000 339 4431
2001 363 4942
2002 399 6191
2003 451 6669
2004 493 8060
2005 548 10001
2006 628 12068
2007 661 14366
2008 733 17031
2009 790 19064
2010 833 21942
2011 970 26006
2012 1099 30276
2013 1149 35401
2014 1202 39383
2015 1268 43597
2016 1337 47612
2017 1493 51731
2018 1482 57693
2019 1628 68017
2020 1916 83863
2021 2019 97749
2022 1879 97706
2023 1991 102208
2024 1424 93584

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Environmental Science.

Computer Science rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 7th for Computer Science in Belgium and 365th in the World with 28,451 publications made and 925,937 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 17 In Belgium
#139 of 1,469 In Europe
#365 of 6,845 In the World

University of Antwerp
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 124 1264
1993 131 1521
1994 178 1728
1995 177 1919
1996 268 2266
1997 223 2358
1998 253 2754
1999 270 3259
2000 296 3735
2001 281 4206
2002 370 5420
2003 371 5891
2004 470 6816
2005 463 8434
2006 531 9980
2007 581 11310
2008 662 13583
2009 733 15301
2010 808 18096
2011 924 21613
2012 974 25856
2013 977 28704
2014 1155 32730
2015 1251 37177
2016 1332 40121
2017 1299 45139
2018 1455 51794
2019 1572 62129
2020 1784 77906
2021 1986 91869
2022 1941 91846
2023 1950 94829
2024 1389 85144

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Computer Science.

Psychology rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 4th for Psychology in Belgium and 308th in the World with 19,134 publications made and 672,252 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 16 In Belgium
#102 of 1,423 In Europe
#308 of 6,645 In the World

University of Antwerp
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 77 796
1993 88 986
1994 92 1139
1995 111 1394
1996 130 1645
1997 145 1708
1998 147 1993
1999 167 2457
2000 180 2774
2001 183 3182
2002 214 3969
2003 218 4387
2004 269 4963
2005 284 6221
2006 342 7486
2007 365 8490
2008 385 9795
2009 431 11059
2010 462 12686
2011 568 15243
2012 585 17357
2013 647 19456
2014 795 22535
2015 875 25851
2016 916 28221
2017 924 31652
2018 1079 35870
2019 1116 42815
2020 1310 55126
2021 1463 64604
2022 1402 64897
2023 1424 68276
2024 1089 61898

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 2 48 153
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 89 244
Neuroscience 4 93 250
Psychiatry 4 99 274
Sexology 3 77 311
Child Psychology 5 94 315
Occupational Therapy 7 122 331
Social Work 3 118 351
Social Psychology 5 120 357
Clinical Psychology 4 124 364
Cognitive Science 6 137 371
Education Majors 4 124 423
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 116 473

Mathematics rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 7th for Mathematics in Belgium and 384th in the World with 13,621 publications made and 421,635 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 16 In Belgium
#144 of 1,401 In Europe
#384 of 6,418 In the World

University of Antwerp
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 56 420
1993 46 422
1994 59 497
1995 68 581
1996 97 685
1997 82 720
1998 93 831
1999 106 981
2000 141 1233
2001 113 1269
2002 170 1796
2003 171 2071
2004 192 2274
2005 225 3050
2006 277 3691
2007 287 4220
2008 338 5305
2009 361 6465
2010 375 7310
2011 466 8971
2012 493 11106
2013 504 12349
2014 536 14551
2015 581 16442
2016 585 17986
2017 641 19356
2018 745 22191
2019 780 26549
2020 927 33418
2021 1040 40278
2022 977 40746
2023 944 41744
2024 616 31723

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 6 84 250
Actuarial Science 6 102 292
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 125 315
Statistics 7 135 360
Math Teachers 5 147 486
Applied Mathematics 7 210 510
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 205 581

Business rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 4th for Business in Belgium and 305th in the World with 11,082 publications made and 312,531 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 17 In Belgium
#103 of 1,433 In Europe
#305 of 6,339 In the World

University of Antwerp
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 30 169
1993 34 225
1994 39 266
1995 37 271
1996 49 325
1997 56 328
1998 67 404
1999 59 445
2000 88 589
2001 89 693
2002 121 1002
2003 129 1138
2004 151 1445
2005 180 1756
2006 204 2268
2007 226 2789
2008 273 3509
2009 297 4233
2010 356 5206
2011 432 6373
2012 444 7969
2013 455 8854
2014 515 10616
2015 533 11579
2016 544 12588
2017 609 14284
2018 615 16423
2019 662 19716
2020 757 24108
2021 779 28230
2022 740 28070
2023 737 29264
2024 493 23561

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 4th for Economics in Belgium and 242nd in the World with 9,403 publications made and 295,304 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 17 In Belgium
#86 of 1,388 In Europe
#242 of 6,167 In the World

University of Antwerp
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 39 141
1993 24 190
1994 34 229
1995 34 205
1996 40 291
1997 44 323
1998 51 351
1999 48 424
2000 67 498
2001 74 593
2002 95 892
2003 120 1001
2004 120 1250
2005 156 1456
2006 166 1840
2007 205 2330
2008 232 2868
2009 250 3629
2010 273 4255
2011 361 5428
2012 367 6584
2013 370 7775
2014 419 9296
2015 432 9614
2016 443 10703
2017 510 11994
2018 528 13941
2019 560 16873
2020 655 20920
2021 653 25098
2022 667 25043
2023 639 26405
2024 475 21384

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 4 54 84
International Trade 3 52 87
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 56 145
Political Economy 3 74 178
Environmental Economics 4 97 228
Finance 5 96 250
Development Studies 4 88 284
Actuarial Science 6 102 292
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 125 315
Agricultural Economics 4 88 320
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 126 369

Art & Design rankings

The University of Antwerp ranked 4th for Art & Design in Belgium and 299th in the World with 5,518 publications made and 125,622 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#4 of 16 In Belgium
#116 of 1,381 In Europe
#299 of 5,966 In the World

University of Antwerp
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 17 187
1993 22 174
1994 37 196
1995 20 258
1996 54 237
1997 21 254
1998 33 283
1999 34 295
2000 34 426
2001 41 416
2002 37 568
2003 54 594
2004 77 675
2005 69 896
2006 92 1051
2007 92 1208
2008 111 1377
2009 135 1762
2010 166 1984
2011 183 2482
2012 195 2910
2013 192 3417
2014 235 4018
2015 276 4568
2016 264 4942
2017 300 5511
2018 319 6290
2019 361 7908
2020 369 9237
2021 427 11013
2022 371 11272
2023 378 12043
2024 248 10787

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Antwerp in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 1 7 12
Sculpture 1 7 12
Illustration and Concept Art 1 7 13
Entertainment Industry Business 1 11 53
Cinematography 1 24 66
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 52 136
Computer Graphics 3 67 207
Art History 4 101 251
Fashion Design 4 96 253
Graphic Design 5 100 266
Photography 6 103 284
Literature 5 113 293
Performing arts 5 144 335
Interior Design 5 146 338
Aesthetics 5 132 349
UX/UI Desgin 5 153 355
Creative Writing 4 142 372
Animation 5 149 388
Landscape Architecture 7 189 394
Multimedia 4 201 521
Architecture 6 245 538
Music 7 231 623
Game Design and Development 6 285 642