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The University of Mons ranked 10th in Belgium, 1221st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 118 research topics. The University of Mons ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,571 academic publications and 587,812 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1221 of 14,131 In the World
#473 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 63 In Belgium
#1 of 5 In Mons
#140 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#236 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#275 of 2,558 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#5051 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1618 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 115 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of Mons ranked 8th for Physics in Belgium and 721st in the World with 12,734 publications made and 452,569 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#264 of 1,460 In Europe
#721 of 6,729 In the World

University of Mons
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 134 956
1994 162 1161
1995 161 1365
1996 150 1820
1997 165 1706
1998 192 1763
1999 214 2134
2000 186 2429
2001 221 2978
2002 230 3418
2003 229 3951
2004 257 4602
2005 278 5627
2006 246 6032
2007 271 6878
2008 291 8195
2009 310 9223
2010 347 10295
2011 462 12934
2012 521 16637
2013 538 19221
2014 491 21370
2015 498 24081
2016 568 26934
2017 565 27257
2018 522 26657
2019 541 27523
2020 560 28365
2021 545 30276
2022 532 27353
2023 525 28635
2024 413 26469
2025 295 22159

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

Physics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 126 275
Nanotechnology 6 131 422
Theoretical Physics 8 207 443
Nuclear Physics 7 194 457
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 176 464
Condensed Matter Physics 7 184 465
Materials Science 8 212 588
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 258 641
Optical Engineering 8 255 698
Quantum and Particle physics 8 269 713
Acoustical Engineering 8 292 764
Biophysics 8 330 921
Astrobiology 9 410 1170

Engineering rankings

The University of Mons ranked 8th for Engineering in Belgium and 810th in the World with 12,209 publications made and 427,943 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#285 of 1,466 In Europe
#810 of 6,795 In the World

University of Mons
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 116 792
1994 140 948
1995 142 1072
1996 136 1450
1997 159 1459
1998 163 1501
1999 201 1921
2000 173 2097
2001 195 2677
2002 226 3155
2003 212 3597
2004 237 4338
2005 264 5290
2006 246 5830
2007 263 6519
2008 270 7808
2009 305 8956
2010 333 9953
2011 424 12088
2012 478 14867
2013 521 17259
2014 466 19095
2015 496 21083
2016 581 23385
2017 545 24026
2018 535 23855
2019 532 25064
2020 573 26610
2021 544 28796
2022 569 27063
2023 516 27907
2024 423 25979
2025 286 21659

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Mons ranked 9th for Chemistry in Belgium and 948th in the World with 11,256 publications made and 416,618 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 16 In Belgium
#320 of 1,417 In Europe
#948 of 6,561 In the World

University of Mons
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 120 771
1994 149 903
1995 127 996
1996 142 1377
1997 146 1399
1998 161 1499
1999 182 1901
2000 174 2237
2001 195 2797
2002 211 3169
2003 206 3662
2004 218 4443
2005 254 5473
2006 221 5941
2007 258 6779
2008 251 7817
2009 284 8903
2010 298 9659
2011 391 11568
2012 439 14171
2013 461 16307
2014 419 18017
2015 427 19595
2016 484 21608
2017 467 22092
2018 477 22204
2019 499 23261
2020 521 25453
2021 512 27391
2022 475 26081
2023 482 26721
2024 401 25324
2025 320 21649

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

Chemistry subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 53 140
Computational Chemistry 9 171 383
Nanotechnology 6 131 422
Chemical Engineering 6 147 495
Materials Science 8 212 588
Biochemical Engineering 8 295 718
Physical chemistry 8 259 756
Organic Chemistry 8 268 769
Pharmacy 9 335 953
Inorganic Chemistry 9 317 994
Environmental Chemistry 10 376 1134
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 411 1186
Biochemistry 9 397 1302
Radiochemistry 8 361 1531
Nutrition and Food Science 10 530 2091

Biology rankings

The University of Mons ranked 10th for Biology in Belgium and 1210th in the World with 9,558 publications made and 329,302 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#390 of 1,449 In Europe
#1210 of 6,841 In the World

University of Mons
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 75 511
1994 92 586
1995 83 653
1996 110 874
1997 112 972
1998 129 1084
1999 131 1381
2000 117 1671
2001 132 2037
2002 122 2348
2003 153 2861
2004 184 3419
2005 191 4350
2006 189 4879
2007 217 5611
2008 227 6483
2009 225 7502
2010 242 8244
2011 297 9608
2012 342 11321
2013 356 13205
2014 353 14428
2015 353 15649
2016 373 17153
2017 392 17540
2018 388 17927
2019 467 18962
2020 551 23054
2021 558 25590
2022 528 24380
2023 515 24622
2024 432 22979
2025 404 20138

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

Biology subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 131 422
Zoology 9 251 696
Entomology 8 260 766
Biophysics 8 330 921
Neuroscience 9 371 1070
Astrobiology 9 410 1170
Molecular Biology 10 373 1232
Paleontology 9 426 1278
Evolutionary Biology 10 449 1279
Biotechnology 10 386 1298
Biochemistry 9 397 1302
Botany 8 407 1351
Genetics 11 437 1442
Oncology and Cancer research 10 411 1461
Pharmacology 11 411 1554
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 483 1582
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 434 1592
Immunology 11 457 1651
Virology 11 463 1739
Forestry 11 500 1820
Nutrition and Food Science 10 530 2091
Microbiology 11 513 2104
Agricultural Science 11 590 2415
Horticulture 11 587 2614

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Mons ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Belgium and 1282nd in the World with 7,011 publications made and 215,017 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 18 In Belgium
#432 of 1,464 In Europe
#1282 of 6,888 In the World

University of Mons
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 42 337
1994 58 407
1995 68 436
1996 70 489
1997 73 589
1998 82 591
1999 87 735
2000 83 877
2001 79 1013
2002 85 1199
2003 97 1370
2004 89 1592
2005 127 2040
2006 125 2295
2007 134 2752
2008 121 3170
2009 145 3786
2010 167 4287
2011 219 5286
2012 291 7198
2013 292 8245
2014 291 9421
2015 278 10709
2016 342 12407
2017 341 12430
2018 317 12811
2019 325 13429
2020 402 14828
2021 389 16759
2022 396 15829
2023 371 16783
2024 310 14884
2025 235 12533

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

Environmental Science subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 113 378
Environmental Chemistry 10 376 1134
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 399 1152
Earth science and Geophysics 8 379 1156
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 411 1186
Ecology 9 410 1192
Oceanography 8 412 1192
Geology 8 410 1201
Urban and Regional planning 9 562 1204
Paleontology 9 426 1278
Geography and Cartography 9 465 1301
Environmental Management 9 436 1331
Geotechnical Engineering 9 425 1397
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 434 1592
Environmental Engineering 8 473 1669
Forestry 11 500 1820
Agricultural Science 11 590 2415

Computer Science rankings

The University of Mons ranked 8th for Computer Science in Belgium and 963rd in the World with 6,940 publications made and 209,512 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#350 of 1,470 In Europe
#963 of 6,855 In the World

University of Mons
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 46 281
1994 48 345
1995 58 425
1996 76 504
1997 83 545
1998 76 588
1999 95 720
2000 68 836
2001 98 913
2002 147 1476
2003 106 1544
2004 121 1639
2005 141 2000
2006 135 2491
2007 168 2802
2008 127 3156
2009 172 3601
2010 201 4310
2011 222 4960
2012 225 5768
2013 270 6550
2014 285 7531
2015 270 8120
2016 313 8892
2017 302 9146
2018 309 9543
2019 333 10353
2020 383 12079
2021 367 13679
2022 437 12901
2023 386 13616
2024 273 11960
2025 247 9809

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

Computer Science subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Database Administration 8 147 395
Software Engineering 8 196 430
Computational Linguistics 8 181 470
Library and Information science 8 268 669
Telecommunications 8 297 846
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 353 947
Data Science 9 382 959
Computer Vision 8 344 974
Neuroscience 9 371 1070
Computer Engineering 8 369 1149
Human-Computer Interaction 10 459 1173
Computer Networking 8 405 1176
Computer Graphics 10 458 1197
Cognitive Science 8 386 1202
Machine Learning 9 387 1218
Multimedia 9 442 1241
Cyber Security 9 465 1389
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 458 1456
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 483 1582
Management Information Systems 11 790 2365

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Mons ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium and 1263rd in the World with 6,181 publications made and 165,860 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 18 In Belgium
#470 of 1,502 In Europe
#1263 of 7,088 In the World

University of Mons
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 34 259
1994 48 340
1995 55 326
1996 38 408
1997 70 464
1998 67 499
1999 60 598
2000 56 651
2001 69 751
2002 100 1001
2003 82 1179
2004 105 1225
2005 107 1537
2006 107 1778
2007 139 2186
2008 132 2594
2009 137 2795
2010 142 3238
2011 176 3713
2012 217 5025
2013 221 5739
2014 264 6651
2015 267 7766
2016 306 8333
2017 291 8367
2018 284 8523
2019 296 8851
2020 334 9638
2021 380 11006
2022 371 9731
2023 334 10485
2024 252 8916
2025 233 7704

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 8 258 598
Library and Information science 8 268 669
Forensic Science 7 243 713
Philosophy 9 424 1098
Political Science 8 460 1153
History 8 432 1163
Linguistics 9 431 1192
Urban and Regional planning 9 562 1204
Aesthetics 8 476 1254
Law 10 461 1267
Archaeology 9 465 1293
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 593 1785
Education Majors 10 546 1879
Sociology 11 618 2021
Demography 11 579 2101
Anthropology 12 657 2191
Communications and Public Relations 12 841 3007

Medicine rankings

The University of Mons ranked 11th for Medicine in Belgium and 1479th in the World with 4,339 publications made and 138,145 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 17 In Belgium
#444 of 1,437 In Europe
#1479 of 6,793 In the World

University of Mons
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 37 268
1994 41 266
1995 39 283
1996 34 331
1997 44 386
1998 42 402
1999 59 580
2000 50 662
2001 52 803
2002 42 936
2003 49 1100
2004 68 1268
2005 78 1538
2006 67 1781
2007 83 2112
2008 81 2403
2009 82 2553
2010 88 3026
2011 111 3505
2012 106 4236
2013 114 4841
2014 126 5283
2015 143 5768
2016 167 6522
2017 184 6218
2018 182 6530
2019 202 7035
2020 303 10168
2021 298 11565
2022 291 11115
2023 288 10707
2024 256 9573
2025 325 9157

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

Medicine subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Audiology 8 254 701
Forensic Science 7 243 713
Pharmacy 9 335 953
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 356 1098
Radiation Therapy 10 311 1100
Biomedical Engineering 8 376 1122
Ophthalmology 8 376 1151
Anatomy and Physiology 9 395 1234
Pathology 10 394 1311
Surgery 10 418 1425
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 391 1442
Sports Medicine 9 489 1442
Oncology and Cancer research 10 411 1461
Anesthesiology 10 418 1473
Psychiatry 11 448 1496
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 472 1504
Critical Care Nursing 12 465 1504
Dermatology 10 417 1508
Clinical Psychology 9 462 1515
Pharmacology 11 411 1554
Pediatrics 10 447 1613
Immunology 11 457 1651
Orthodontics 10 529 1653
Dentistry 9 514 1673
Virology 11 463 1739
Physical Therapy 10 539 1740
Cardiology 11 524 1759
Family medicine 11 464 1812
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 551 2039
Gerontology 11 583 2047
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 587 2073
Health Science 12 572 2154
Public Health 11 616 2282
Nursing 13 620 2361

Mathematics rankings

The University of Mons ranked 9th for Mathematics in Belgium and 1253rd in the World with 3,010 publications made and 84,566 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 16 In Belgium
#437 of 1,406 In Europe
#1253 of 6,434 In the World

University of Mons
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 21 144
1994 30 212
1995 23 241
1996 26 289
1997 39 291
1998 29 293
1999 30 301
2000 35 373
2001 45 426
2002 56 601
2003 47 589
2004 68 684
2005 72 736
2006 67 981
2007 61 1101
2008 49 1388
2009 66 1558
2010 72 1839
2011 83 2259
2012 100 2828
2013 122 3247
2014 112 3502
2015 101 4065
2016 118 4313
2017 139 4605
2018 113 4344
2019 158 4869
2020 177 5032
2021 176 6217
2022 190 5651
2023 166 5887
2024 87 4063
2025 91 3373

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

Mathematics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 8 137 407
Actuarial Science 8 281 742
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 389 984
Statistics 9 415 1165
Applied Mathematics 10 437 1175
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 458 1456
Math Teachers 12 590 2268

Psychology rankings

The University of Mons ranked 9th for Psychology in Belgium and 1523rd in the World with 2,627 publications made and 75,217 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 16 In Belgium
#482 of 1,424 In Europe
#1523 of 6,663 In the World

University of Mons
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 20 144
1994 29 162
1995 20 175
1996 32 213
1997 26 248
1998 25 264
1999 40 345
2000 19 379
2001 34 423
2002 42 638
2003 27 651
2004 39 653
2005 52 830
2006 40 962
2007 56 1174
2008 43 1218
2009 45 1370
2010 56 1659
2011 56 1684
2012 64 1880
2013 72 2299
2014 87 2658
2015 75 2779
2016 89 2775
2017 121 2990
2018 99 3060
2019 131 3532
2020 171 5030
2021 178 5893
2022 201 5779
2023 183 5578
2024 151 4904
2025 193 4572

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

Psychology subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 9 371 1070
Cognitive Science 8 386 1202
Social Psychology 8 455 1311
Psychiatry 11 448 1496
Clinical Psychology 9 462 1515
Child Psychology 10 492 1593
Education Majors 10 546 1879

Business rankings

The University of Mons ranked 10th for Business in Belgium and 1422nd in the World with 2,155 publications made and 50,521 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#518 of 1,436 In Europe
#1422 of 6,366 In the World

University of Mons
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 15 102
1994 17 136
1995 15 132
1996 14 186
1997 29 202
1998 26 190
1999 36 244
2000 27 304
2001 25 295
2002 43 474
2003 46 484
2004 36 464
2005 48 615
2006 46 792
2007 59 854
2008 44 1105
2009 55 1230
2010 57 1328
2011 80 1473
2012 72 1789
2013 81 1957
2014 79 2210
2015 84 2379
2016 95 2558
2017 92 2578
2018 75 2702
2019 117 2894
2020 115 3238
2021 109 3831
2022 130 3610
2023 108 3883
2024 71 3092
2025 52 2376

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

Business subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 8 137 407
Actuarial Science 8 281 742
Construction Management 8 366 946
Management 9 444 1216
Finance 10 518 1356
Accounting 9 524 1512
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 496 1519
Advertising 9 573 1717
International Business 10 741 1798
Marketing 10 621 1869
Management Information Systems 11 790 2365

Art & Design rankings

The University of Mons ranked 8th for Art & Design in Belgium and 1115th in the World with 1,053 publications made and 24,045 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

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
#8 of 16 In Belgium
#433 of 1,385 In Europe
#1115 of 6,010 In the World

University of Mons
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 5 38
1994 10 49
1995 6 43
1996 4 61
1997 15 81
1998 11 68
1999 4 75
2000 4 89
2001 10 120
2002 17 172
2003 14 212
2004 17 169
2005 26 267
2006 16 301
2007 22 323
2008 20 447
2009 30 516
2010 38 560
2011 28 551
2012 41 766
2013 47 868
2014 44 1079
2015 51 1048
2016 54 1144
2017 43 1125
2018 50 1238
2019 43 1259
2020 76 1434
2021 66 1606
2022 65 1527
2023 55 1629
2024 43 1734
2025 36 1559

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

Art & Design subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 152 395
Art History 8 258 598
Fashion Design 8 341 831
Architecture 10 431 1057
Computer Graphics 10 458 1197
Multimedia 9 442 1241
Aesthetics 8 476 1254
Literature 10 507 1413

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Mons

Speciality Belgium Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 9 409 1040
Economics 11 545 1569
Development Studies 11 601 2026