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The University of Namur ranked 8th in Belgium, 1055th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 123 research topics. The University of Namur ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,729 academic publications and 450,795 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 28 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1055 of 14,131 In the World
#403 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 63 In Belgium
#1 of 5 In Namur
#292 of 2,426 For Computational Chemistry
#329 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#485 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#1833 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1222 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 120 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Chemistry in Belgium and 907th in the World with 10,017 publications made and 316,052 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 16 In Belgium
#310 of 1,417 In Europe
#907 of 6,545 In the World

University of Namur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 130 1572
1993 153 1580
1994 159 1778
1995 164 2036
1996 194 2219
1997 165 2244
1998 189 2398
1999 186 2608
2000 228 2965
2001 207 3332
2002 239 3953
2003 198 4425
2004 259 5045
2005 266 6185
2006 273 6431
2007 273 7244
2008 282 7971
2009 294 8943
2010 323 9768
2011 296 11035
2012 306 11631
2013 292 12275
2014 329 12988
2015 326 13087
2016 316 13444
2017 261 14139
2018 298 14845
2019 318 15285
2020 377 17392
2021 348 18996
2022 368 19429
2023 378 19386
2024 270 18233

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

Chemistry subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 7 125 292
Nanotechnology 7 186 565
Chemical Engineering 7 182 581
Pharmacy 7 260 689
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 278 707
Organic Chemistry 9 274 789
Inorganic Chemistry 8 269 792
Biochemical Engineering 10 339 837
Biochemistry 8 290 847
Physical chemistry 9 288 848
Materials Science 9 308 891
Environmental Chemistry 9 351 986
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 464 1409
Radiochemistry 9 368 1530
Nutrition and Food Science 8 479 1767

Biology rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Biology in Belgium and 1031st in the World with 9,841 publications made and 312,111 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#340 of 1,448 In Europe
#1031 of 6,833 In the World

University of Namur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 101 1114
1993 125 1177
1994 137 1381
1995 148 1467
1996 143 1709
1997 139 1900
1998 163 2072
1999 149 2205
2000 198 2572
2001 169 2922
2002 214 3666
2003 166 4077
2004 227 4556
2005 225 5641
2006 246 6074
2007 271 6964
2008 283 7608
2009 275 8541
2010 312 9690
2011 308 10790
2012 336 11419
2013 322 12131
2014 330 12938
2015 363 13317
2016 330 13520
2017 331 14558
2018 376 15814
2019 374 16637
2020 488 19268
2021 435 21540
2022 440 21618
2023 415 21339
2024 326 19642

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

Biology subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 186 565
Astrobiology 8 236 602
Molecular Biology 8 218 642
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 240 721
Animal Science 6 216 752
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 315 833
Biochemistry 8 290 847
Evolutionary Biology 8 331 850
Oncology and Cancer research 8 285 916
Immunology 10 292 919
Genetics 8 316 923
Virology 9 286 940
Biophysics 9 337 949
Zoology 10 332 1017
Pharmacology 8 314 1111
Biotechnology 9 351 1151
Toxicology 9 323 1166
Microbiology 9 376 1256
Paleontology 10 444 1354
Neuroscience 10 457 1424
Forestry 9 421 1453
Agricultural Science 9 436 1528
Botany 11 465 1685
Nutrition and Food Science 8 479 1767
Horticulture 10 523 2282

Physics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Physics in Belgium and 962nd in the World with 8,885 publications made and 270,460 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#354 of 1,457 In Europe
#962 of 6,713 In the World

University of Namur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 114 1449
1993 129 1514
1994 130 1649
1995 144 1982
1996 174 2047
1997 152 2070
1998 157 2126
1999 152 2310
2000 187 2429
2001 182 2902
2002 195 3106
2003 172 3612
2004 225 3969
2005 240 4933
2006 258 5096
2007 246 5881
2008 246 6382
2009 280 7097
2010 282 7928
2011 275 9047
2012 282 9381
2013 280 10080
2014 303 10682
2015 272 10577
2016 285 11012
2017 237 11847
2018 265 12711
2019 283 12930
2020 315 14563
2021 306 16362
2022 312 17274
2023 317 17283
2024 233 16086

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

Physics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 150 329
Nanotechnology 7 186 565
Astrobiology 8 236 602
Condensed Matter Physics 8 240 624
Nuclear Physics 9 252 627
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 281 698
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 293 800
Theoretical Physics 9 332 828
Materials Science 9 308 891
Quantum and Particle physics 9 337 896
Optical Engineering 9 339 935
Biophysics 9 337 949
Acoustical Engineering 9 404 1129

Engineering rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Engineering in Belgium and 1092nd in the World with 8,561 publications made and 256,372 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#387 of 1,465 In Europe
#1092 of 6,782 In the World

University of Namur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 100 1316
1993 119 1409
1994 111 1534
1995 128 1721
1996 159 1820
1997 128 1868
1998 153 2013
1999 156 2225
2000 173 2272
2001 168 2726
2002 187 3096
2003 168 3533
2004 218 3821
2005 224 4934
2006 254 5113
2007 245 5843
2008 252 6340
2009 257 7080
2010 273 8009
2011 287 9199
2012 253 9498
2013 285 10239
2014 307 10867
2015 263 10853
2016 279 11195
2017 243 11835
2018 280 12731
2019 309 13256
2020 324 14833
2021 299 16232
2022 325 16926
2023 319 16840
2024 234 15809

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

Engineering subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 8 216 485
Nanotechnology 7 186 565
Chemical Engineering 7 182 581
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 278 707
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 293 800
Biochemical Engineering 10 339 837
Architecture 9 377 884
Materials Science 9 308 891
Optical Engineering 9 339 935
Metallurgical Engineering 9 330 980
Human-Computer Interaction 9 431 1067
Acoustical Engineering 9 404 1129
Systems Engineering 10 453 1140
Biotechnology 9 351 1151
Operations Research 10 410 1192
Computer Networking 10 436 1297
Geotechnical Engineering 8 422 1359
Biomedical Engineering 10 451 1388
Aerospace Engineering 9 484 1398
Mechanical Engineering 10 495 1422
Electrical Engineering 10 498 1544
Civil Engineering 10 517 1578
Structural Engineering 9 512 1579
Remote Sensing 10 517 1598
Environmental Engineering 9 475 1679
Telecommunications 11 544 1763
Electronic Engineering 10 523 1791
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 588 1973

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Belgium and 1363rd in the World with 6,063 publications made and 164,592 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 18 In Belgium
#452 of 1,464 In Europe
#1363 of 6,876 In the World

University of Namur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 47 603
1993 60 610
1994 75 718
1995 76 793
1996 90 840
1997 73 956
1998 76 962
1999 88 1168
2000 91 1200
2001 76 1366
2002 99 1813
2003 96 1992
2004 144 2195
2005 157 2923
2006 135 3074
2007 159 3494
2008 190 3919
2009 196 4268
2010 193 4880
2011 202 5597
2012 224 6034
2013 226 6457
2014 244 7128
2015 218 7160
2016 221 7246
2017 251 7977
2018 245 8738
2019 291 9579
2020 307 10741
2021 271 12413
2022 270 12347
2023 238 12442
2024 189 11407

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

Environmental Science subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 240 721
Environmental Chemistry 9 351 986
Oceanography 9 442 1296
Ecology 10 441 1313
Paleontology 10 444 1354
Geotechnical Engineering 8 422 1359
Geology 10 456 1368
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 464 1409
Geography and Cartography 10 502 1451
Forestry 9 421 1453
Agricultural Science 9 436 1528
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 518 1604
Earth science and Geophysics 9 485 1607
Environmental Engineering 9 475 1679
Environmental Management 10 591 2024

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium and 1221st in the World with 5,837 publications made and 132,950 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 18 In Belgium
#455 of 1,500 In Europe
#1221 of 7,081 In the World

University of Namur
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 39 331
1993 47 341
1994 46 407
1995 46 510
1996 70 555
1997 67 625
1998 80 604
1999 50 797
2000 65 769
2001 76 910
2002 83 1217
2003 76 1306
2004 89 1569
2005 128 1954
2006 139 2115
2007 157 2290
2008 175 2719
2009 179 3080
2010 192 3336
2011 192 3924
2012 214 4231
2013 262 4701
2014 207 5159
2015 251 4994
2016 239 4969
2017 271 5685
2018 280 6359
2019 280 7121
2020 337 8330
2021 298 9583
2022 289 9397
2023 286 9376
2024 217 8032

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 165 498
Law Enforcement 8 192 576
Political Economy 8 282 703
Philosophy 8 391 997
Art History 9 422 1043
Linguistics 8 400 1081
Library and Information science 10 407 1108
Political Science 9 469 1175
Law 8 446 1220
Classics and Ancient History 8 448 1221
Public Policy / Administration 10 439 1260
History 10 486 1347
Gender Studies 8 438 1380
Journalism and Digital Media 8 457 1380
Sociology 10 475 1403
Archaeology 10 499 1411
Demography 10 459 1464
Anthropology 10 517 1510
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 542 1548
Communications and Public Relations 10 539 1563
Aesthetics 10 583 1646
Education Majors 12 579 2058

Computer Science rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Computer Science in Belgium and 1262nd in the World with 4,714 publications made and 136,775 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#443 of 1,469 In Europe
#1262 of 6,845 In the World

University of Namur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 32 341
1993 62 398
1994 44 447
1995 56 645
1996 49 587
1997 56 716
1998 80 759
1999 50 892
2000 78 953
2001 74 1028
2002 83 1678
2003 77 1755
2004 79 1859
2005 127 2297
2006 113 2647
2007 128 2830
2008 144 3382
2009 129 3793
2010 152 3990
2011 178 4627
2012 177 5142
2013 192 5420
2014 172 5674
2015 171 5551
2016 189 5804
2017 193 6673
2018 211 7267
2019 200 7654
2020 250 9124
2021 204 10674
2022 225 10700
2023 236 10610
2024 153 9163

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

Computer Science subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Database Administration 5 98 282
Software Engineering 7 167 364
Web Design and Development 6 291 767
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 315 833
UX/UI Desgin 8 337 839
Human-Computer Interaction 9 431 1067
Cyber Security 8 372 1070
Computer Graphics 9 425 1100
Library and Information science 10 407 1108
Data Science 10 439 1129
Management Information Systems 9 482 1149
Computer Networking 10 436 1297
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 461 1349
Neuroscience 10 457 1424
Machine Learning 10 458 1511
Computational Linguistics 11 489 1567
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 494 1612
Computer Vision 10 522 1658
Telecommunications 11 544 1763
Multimedia 10 584 1903
Cognitive Science 11 561 1981

Medicine rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Medicine in Belgium and 1375th in the World with 4,245 publications made and 125,701 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#419 of 1,433 In Europe
#1375 of 6,775 In the World

University of Namur
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 36 358
1993 51 365
1994 33 404
1995 48 506
1996 53 703
1997 40 694
1998 57 734
1999 44 716
2000 60 972
2001 56 1095
2002 79 1478
2003 49 1466
2004 69 1679
2005 83 2053
2006 82 2298
2007 100 2477
2008 119 2726
2009 88 3172
2010 123 3643
2011 121 4092
2012 170 4633
2013 160 5083
2014 142 5417
2015 175 5744
2016 170 6028
2017 177 6618
2018 197 7006
2019 193 7579
2020 268 9367
2021 254 11239
2022 226 11152
2023 204 10430
2024 187 9169

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

Medicine subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 6 106 365
Pharmacy 7 260 689
Radiation Therapy 8 254 811
Oncology and Cancer research 8 285 916
Immunology 10 292 919
Virology 9 286 940
Cardiology 9 331 995
Pharmacology 8 314 1111
Critical Care Nursing 10 367 1152
Toxicology 9 323 1166
Urology 9 376 1275
Dermatology 9 371 1298
Anatomy and Physiology 10 411 1312
Biomedical Engineering 10 451 1388
Surgery 11 422 1448
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 410 1510
Orthodontics 9 492 1526
Psychiatry 12 460 1528
Anesthesiology 11 430 1531
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 470 1536
Pathology 11 473 1632
Public Health 10 487 1661
Dentistry 10 518 1689
Nursing 11 520 1769
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 614 1985
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 586 2073
Family medicine 12 550 2231
Health Science 13 685 2843
Clinical Psychology 13 707 2879
Physical Therapy 13 812 3215

Mathematics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Mathematics in Belgium and 1382nd in the World with 2,223 publications made and 71,204 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 16 In Belgium
#471 of 1,401 In Europe
#1382 of 6,418 In the World

University of Namur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 19 165
1993 31 174
1994 17 240
1995 24 303
1996 39 323
1997 28 326
1998 34 347
1999 18 374
2000 30 422
2001 31 494
2002 39 680
2003 40 790
2004 38 879
2005 47 1125
2006 55 1295
2007 59 1409
2008 64 1679
2009 56 1886
2010 78 1971
2011 84 2318
2012 82 2442
2013 84 2596
2014 75 2841
2015 79 2777
2016 69 2986
2017 100 3294
2018 94 3657
2019 110 4044
2020 121 4625
2021 111 5106
2022 104 4871
2023 101 4736
2024 63 3488

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

Mathematics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 8 325 783
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 320 803
Operations Research 10 410 1192
Statistics 10 474 1379
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 494 1612
Math Teachers 10 534 1927

Business rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Business in Belgium and 1271st in the World with 2,206 publications made and 52,018 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#478 of 1,433 In Europe
#1271 of 6,339 In the World

University of Namur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 21 134
1993 24 127
1994 13 101
1995 18 236
1996 26 220
1997 27 214
1998 27 242
1999 25 282
2000 24 298
2001 31 350
2002 35 572
2003 35 643
2004 32 725
2005 34 885
2006 58 1054
2007 87 1220
2008 82 1445
2009 82 1706
2010 83 1760
2011 97 2131
2012 83 2261
2013 100 2344
2014 96 2655
2015 96 2564
2016 88 2656
2017 69 2695
2018 97 3105
2019 99 3222
2020 99 3700
2021 91 4124
2022 104 3961
2023 118 3876
2024 75 3336

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

Business subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 204 584
Tax Law 8 223 597
Risk Management 8 289 681
International Trade 8 425 760
International Business 8 422 783
Finance 8 338 831
Project Management 8 451 1049
Management Information Systems 9 482 1149
Operations Research 10 410 1192
Public Policy / Administration 10 439 1260
Accounting 10 525 1522
Management 10 531 1564
Marketing 9 560 1585
Advertising 10 614 1886

Economics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Economics in Belgium and 1046th in the World with 1,734 publications made and 51,030 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#401 of 1,388 In Europe
#1046 of 6,167 In the World

University of Namur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 15 85
1993 17 85
1994 9 77
1995 10 195
1996 22 164
1997 17 117
1998 24 183
1999 16 227
2000 28 268
2001 32 317
2002 32 398
2003 38 547
2004 31 648
2005 33 811
2006 43 941
2007 60 1036
2008 59 1272
2009 57 1372
2010 76 1452
2011 69 1731
2012 68 1812
2013 68 2030
2014 62 2273
2015 68 2007
2016 73 2217
2017 67 2233
2018 78 2565
2019 88 2785
2020 94 3197
2021 72 3510
2022 69 3582
2023 80 3420
2024 51 2807

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

Economics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 204 584
International Economics 8 361 611
Political Economy 8 282 703
International Trade 8 425 760
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 320 803
Finance 8 338 831
Development Studies 9 403 1215

Art & Design rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Art & Design in Belgium and 1238th in the World with 963 publications made and 22,997 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

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
#10 of 16 In Belgium
#480 of 1,381 In Europe
#1238 of 5,966 In the World

University of Namur
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 9 100
1993 14 86
1994 9 93
1995 12 127
1996 10 111
1997 7 100
1998 13 106
1999 7 149
2000 17 145
2001 20 192
2002 13 239
2003 22 244
2004 17 244
2005 21 430
2006 29 429
2007 30 408
2008 26 510
2009 29 560
2010 30 665
2011 40 700
2012 36 723
2013 46 868
2014 28 885
2015 25 781
2016 37 770
2017 39 941
2018 46 974
2019 41 1129
2020 46 1288
2021 44 1389
2022 42 1369
2023 50 1429
2024 41 1332

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

Art & Design subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 8 216 485
UX/UI Desgin 8 337 839
Architecture 9 377 884
Fashion Design 9 399 1003
Art History 9 422 1043
Computer Graphics 9 425 1100
Literature 8 431 1145
Aesthetics 10 583 1646
Multimedia 10 584 1903

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Namur

Speciality Belgium Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 10 544 1716
Psychology 10 521 1717
Child Psychology 12 547 1853