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The University of Namur ranked 9th in Belgium, 1035th in the global 2026 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 17,083 academic publications and 472,065 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 28 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1035 of 14,131 In the World
#411 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 63 In Belgium
#1 of 5 In Namur
#298 of 2,454 For Computational Chemistry
#329 of 2,558 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#499 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#1887 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1190 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 931st in the World with 10,216 publications made and 329,484 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 16 In Belgium
#315 of 1,417 In Europe
#931 of 6,561 In the World

University of Namur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 153 1581
1994 159 1781
1995 164 2036
1996 195 2221
1997 165 2244
1998 189 2400
1999 186 2606
2000 228 2965
2001 207 3335
2002 239 3954
2003 198 4430
2004 259 5048
2005 266 6182
2006 273 6431
2007 272 7247
2008 282 7971
2009 295 8945
2010 322 9758
2011 296 11019
2012 305 11617
2013 293 12269
2014 329 12990
2015 325 13077
2016 317 13424
2017 261 14136
2018 299 14846
2019 318 15262
2020 376 17360
2021 347 18945
2022 367 19387
2023 379 19376
2024 270 18353
2025 259 16399

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 7 126 298
Nanotechnology 7 189 576
Chemical Engineering 7 189 605
Pharmacy 7 263 705
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 293 741
Organic Chemistry 9 281 807
Inorganic Chemistry 8 271 810
Biochemical Engineering 10 337 847
Biochemistry 8 292 866
Physical chemistry 9 291 872
Materials Science 9 313 924
Environmental Chemistry 9 352 1018
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 467 1430
Radiochemistry 9 370 1562
Nutrition and Food Science 8 489 1816

Biology rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Biology in Belgium and 1059th in the World with 10,060 publications made and 323,603 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#346 of 1,449 In Europe
#1059 of 6,841 In the World

University of Namur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 125 1178
1994 137 1384
1995 148 1466
1996 144 1712
1997 139 1900
1998 163 2075
1999 149 2205
2000 198 2572
2001 169 2926
2002 213 3668
2003 166 4079
2004 227 4556
2005 225 5641
2006 246 6076
2007 272 6962
2008 283 7608
2009 274 8527
2010 312 9692
2011 309 10774
2012 334 11400
2013 322 12135
2014 330 12938
2015 362 13300
2016 329 13510
2017 331 14537
2018 376 15807
2019 371 16583
2020 488 19228
2021 435 21523
2022 440 21618
2023 412 21329
2024 326 19833
2025 293 17533

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 7 189 576
Astrobiology 8 239 617
Molecular Biology 8 219 645
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 242 729
Animal Science 6 220 770
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 316 844
Biochemistry 8 292 866
Evolutionary Biology 8 335 871
Immunology 10 294 932
Oncology and Cancer research 8 288 935
Genetics 8 318 938
Virology 9 291 955
Biophysics 9 340 956
Zoology 10 338 1030
Pharmacology 8 316 1138
Biotechnology 9 357 1178
Toxicology 9 326 1188
Microbiology 9 376 1272
Paleontology 10 448 1383
Neuroscience 10 467 1480
Forestry 9 432 1490
Agricultural Science 9 441 1563
Botany 11 469 1721
Nutrition and Food Science 8 489 1816
Horticulture 10 532 2317

Physics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Physics in Belgium and 990th in the World with 9,042 publications made and 282,338 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
#361 of 1,460 In Europe
#990 of 6,729 In the World

University of Namur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 129 1515
1994 130 1649
1995 144 1985
1996 175 2048
1997 152 2070
1998 156 2118
1999 152 2309
2000 187 2430
2001 182 2903
2002 195 3108
2003 172 3618
2004 225 3969
2005 240 4930
2006 258 5097
2007 247 5881
2008 246 6376
2009 280 7096
2010 283 7926
2011 275 9061
2012 281 9379
2013 280 10081
2014 303 10677
2015 270 10561
2016 287 11008
2017 237 11849
2018 269 12717
2019 284 12923
2020 316 14551
2021 306 16370
2022 312 17285
2023 317 17283
2024 233 16193
2025 197 14494

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 7 189 576
Astrobiology 8 239 617
Nuclear Physics 9 253 636
Condensed Matter Physics 8 243 641
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 286 716
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 295 825
Theoretical Physics 9 333 837
Quantum and Particle physics 9 338 920
Materials Science 9 313 924
Optical Engineering 9 344 947
Biophysics 9 340 956
Acoustical Engineering 9 411 1172

Engineering rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Engineering in Belgium and 1126th in the World with 8,717 publications made and 267,531 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#391 of 1,466 In Europe
#1126 of 6,795 In the World

University of Namur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 119 1410
1994 111 1534
1995 128 1722
1996 160 1822
1997 128 1868
1998 153 2015
1999 156 2224
2000 173 2273
2001 168 2729
2002 187 3098
2003 168 3539
2004 218 3822
2005 224 4931
2006 254 5113
2007 245 5842
2008 252 6339
2009 257 7076
2010 273 8005
2011 287 9212
2012 252 9500
2013 286 10239
2014 307 10869
2015 259 10821
2016 280 11189
2017 242 11838
2018 282 12726
2019 310 13249
2020 324 14808
2021 298 16209
2022 325 16911
2023 319 16832
2024 235 15896
2025 203 14266

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 8 220 499
Nanotechnology 7 189 576
Chemical Engineering 7 189 605
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 293 741
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 295 825
Biochemical Engineering 10 337 847
Architecture 9 376 880
Materials Science 9 313 924
Optical Engineering 9 344 947
Metallurgical Engineering 9 337 1017
Human-Computer Interaction 9 441 1107
Acoustical Engineering 9 411 1172
Biotechnology 9 357 1178
Systems Engineering 10 467 1194
Operations Research 10 417 1229
Computer Networking 10 440 1320
Geotechnical Engineering 8 421 1377
Biomedical Engineering 10 459 1424
Aerospace Engineering 9 489 1432
Mechanical Engineering 10 501 1446
Electrical Engineering 10 500 1581
Structural Engineering 9 519 1618
Civil Engineering 10 528 1621
Remote Sensing 10 519 1624
Environmental Engineering 9 487 1739
Telecommunications 11 551 1785
Electronic Engineering 10 523 1801
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 595 2005

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Belgium and 1397th in the World with 6,187 publications made and 169,999 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 18 In Belgium
#464 of 1,464 In Europe
#1397 of 6,888 In the World

University of Namur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 60 612
1994 75 718
1995 76 794
1996 90 840
1997 73 956
1998 76 964
1999 88 1168
2000 91 1200
2001 76 1368
2002 99 1817
2003 96 2000
2004 144 2198
2005 157 2923
2006 135 3076
2007 159 3495
2008 190 3918
2009 196 4265
2010 193 4868
2011 201 5581
2012 224 6021
2013 226 6451
2014 243 7132
2015 219 7160
2016 222 7252
2017 251 7959
2018 246 8709
2019 293 9574
2020 304 10696
2021 270 12403
2022 270 12342
2023 242 12441
2024 191 11544
2025 156 10247

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 8 242 729
Environmental Chemistry 9 352 1018
Oceanography 9 454 1344
Ecology 10 448 1347
Geotechnical Engineering 8 421 1377
Paleontology 10 448 1383
Geology 10 461 1396
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 467 1430
Geography and Cartography 10 508 1480
Forestry 9 432 1490
Agricultural Science 9 441 1563
Earth science and Geophysics 10 492 1639
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 523 1654
Environmental Engineering 9 487 1739
Environmental Management 10 605 2094

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium and 1247th in the World with 5,956 publications made and 136,223 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 18 In Belgium
#462 of 1,502 In Europe
#1247 of 7,088 In the World

University of Namur
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 47 341
1994 46 407
1995 46 510
1996 70 556
1997 67 625
1998 80 604
1999 50 795
2000 65 770
2001 76 910
2002 83 1216
2003 76 1306
2004 89 1570
2005 128 1951
2006 139 2118
2007 158 2289
2008 174 2715
2009 179 3090
2010 191 3332
2011 192 3919
2012 213 4231
2013 262 4691
2014 207 5143
2015 250 4996
2016 241 4943
2017 272 5686
2018 280 6335
2019 280 7097
2020 335 8303
2021 297 9555
2022 288 9384
2023 289 9389
2024 225 8163
2025 152 7586

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 7 173 513
Law Enforcement 8 197 587
Political Economy 8 288 714
Philosophy 8 395 1014
Art History 9 425 1047
Linguistics 8 404 1093
Library and Information science 10 413 1124
Political Science 9 473 1198
Classics and Ancient History 8 450 1234
Law 9 451 1241
Public Policy / Administration 10 438 1256
Journalism and Digital Media 8 447 1327
History 10 493 1375
Gender Studies 8 446 1405
Sociology 10 481 1427
Archaeology 10 508 1438
Demography 10 465 1487
Anthropology 10 529 1556
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 547 1574
Communications and Public Relations 10 544 1578
Aesthetics 10 599 1691
Education Majors 12 581 2054

Computer Science rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Computer Science in Belgium and 1300th in the World with 4,808 publications made and 139,376 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#449 of 1,470 In Europe
#1300 of 6,855 In the World

University of Namur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 62 398
1994 44 447
1995 56 647
1996 49 588
1997 56 715
1998 80 760
1999 50 892
2000 78 955
2001 74 1028
2002 83 1682
2003 77 1755
2004 79 1858
2005 127 2294
2006 113 2648
2007 128 2828
2008 143 3383
2009 130 3803
2010 152 3986
2011 178 4615
2012 174 5146
2013 192 5414
2014 171 5665
2015 171 5554
2016 188 5792
2017 193 6649
2018 210 7261
2019 199 7664
2020 248 9100
2021 205 10656
2022 223 10687
2023 234 10616
2024 154 9239
2025 131 8002

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 99 287
Software Engineering 7 174 377
Web Design and Development 6 295 775
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 316 844
UX/UI Desgin 8 340 853
Cyber Security 8 385 1106
Human-Computer Interaction 9 441 1107
Library and Information science 10 413 1124
Computer Graphics 9 438 1140
Data Science 10 447 1165
Management Information Systems 9 492 1179
Computer Networking 10 440 1320
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 466 1381
Neuroscience 10 467 1480
Machine Learning 10 464 1546
Computational Linguistics 11 493 1580
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 497 1636
Computer Vision 10 524 1700
Telecommunications 11 551 1785
Multimedia 10 589 1953
Cognitive Science 11 567 2024

Medicine rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Medicine in Belgium and 1398th in the World with 4,367 publications made and 132,274 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#423 of 1,437 In Europe
#1398 of 6,793 In the World

University of Namur
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 51 365
1994 33 404
1995 48 506
1996 53 704
1997 40 693
1998 57 735
1999 45 717
2000 60 971
2001 56 1097
2002 78 1477
2003 49 1466
2004 69 1679
2005 83 2053
2006 82 2299
2007 100 2480
2008 119 2728
2009 88 3170
2010 123 3640
2011 120 4089
2012 167 4625
2013 161 5081
2014 140 5416
2015 175 5747
2016 170 6012
2017 177 6615
2018 197 7009
2019 193 7568
2020 266 9355
2021 254 11195
2022 226 11152
2023 203 10395
2024 185 9282
2025 168 8429

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 6 109 374
Pharmacy 7 263 705
Radiation Therapy 8 253 810
Immunology 10 294 932
Oncology and Cancer research 8 288 935
Virology 9 291 955
Cardiology 9 334 1021
Pharmacology 8 316 1138
Critical Care Nursing 10 372 1165
Toxicology 9 326 1188
Dermatology 9 371 1296
Urology 9 380 1301
Anatomy and Physiology 10 416 1333
Biomedical Engineering 10 459 1424
Surgery 11 425 1460
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 412 1541
Psychiatry 12 465 1546
Anesthesiology 11 435 1546
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 474 1553
Orthodontics 9 507 1581
Pathology 11 476 1661
Public Health 10 494 1693
Dentistry 10 533 1729
Nursing 10 529 1803
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 602 1944
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 588 2083
Family medicine 12 565 2259
Health Science 13 693 2875
Clinical Psychology 13 714 2931
Physical Therapy 13 823 3269

Mathematics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Mathematics in Belgium and 1410th in the World with 2,256 publications made and 74,546 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
#474 of 1,406 In Europe
#1410 of 6,434 In the World

University of Namur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 31 174
1994 17 240
1995 24 303
1996 39 323
1997 28 326
1998 34 347
1999 18 373
2000 30 423
2001 31 494
2002 39 681
2003 40 790
2004 38 879
2005 47 1116
2006 55 1296
2007 59 1408
2008 64 1684
2009 56 1887
2010 78 1970
2011 84 2320
2012 81 2443
2013 84 2592
2014 75 2829
2015 79 2772
2016 68 2971
2017 100 3291
2018 94 3631
2019 111 4022
2020 119 4577
2021 111 5044
2022 104 4838
2023 103 4731
2024 65 3528
2025 38 2900

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 8 329 791
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 321 807
Operations Research 10 417 1229
Statistics 10 480 1403
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 497 1636
Math Teachers 10 537 1956

Business rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Business in Belgium and 1303rd in the World with 2,236 publications made and 54,410 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#486 of 1,436 In Europe
#1303 of 6,366 In the World

University of Namur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 24 127
1994 13 101
1995 18 236
1996 26 220
1997 27 214
1998 27 241
1999 25 278
2000 24 301
2001 31 350
2002 35 573
2003 35 643
2004 32 725
2005 34 886
2006 58 1054
2007 87 1218
2008 81 1449
2009 82 1708
2010 84 1767
2011 97 2132
2012 83 2259
2013 100 2347
2014 96 2650
2015 95 2558
2016 88 2657
2017 69 2690
2018 96 3117
2019 99 3227
2020 99 3685
2021 91 4129
2022 104 3942
2023 118 3861
2024 77 3378
2025 38 2860

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 7 209 594
Tax Law 8 223 596
Risk Management 8 289 681
International Trade 8 440 789
International Business 8 425 802
Finance 8 342 846
Project Management 8 462 1068
Management Information Systems 9 492 1179
Operations Research 10 417 1229
Public Policy / Administration 10 438 1256
Accounting 10 537 1557
Management 10 538 1596
Marketing 9 568 1626
Advertising 11 625 1924

Economics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Economics in Belgium and 1062nd in the World with 1,766 publications made and 53,384 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#406 of 1,391 In Europe
#1062 of 6,188 In the World

University of Namur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 17 85
1994 9 77
1995 10 195
1996 22 164
1997 17 117
1998 24 183
1999 16 225
2000 28 269
2001 32 317
2002 32 399
2003 38 546
2004 31 647
2005 33 809
2006 43 941
2007 60 1034
2008 59 1274
2009 57 1374
2010 77 1455
2011 69 1729
2012 69 1810
2013 68 2025
2014 62 2274
2015 68 2011
2016 73 2217
2017 67 2227
2018 77 2574
2019 88 2797
2020 94 3181
2021 72 3501
2022 69 3555
2023 79 3407
2024 53 2845
2025 37 2402

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 7 209 594
International Economics 8 372 626
Political Economy 8 288 714
International Trade 8 440 789
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 321 807
Finance 8 342 846
Development Studies 9 409 1240

Art & Design rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Art & Design in Belgium and 1257th in the World with 984 publications made and 24,014 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
#483 of 1,385 In Europe
#1257 of 6,010 In the World

University of Namur
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 14 86
1994 9 93
1995 12 127
1996 10 111
1997 7 100
1998 13 106
1999 7 149
2000 17 146
2001 20 192
2002 13 239
2003 22 244
2004 17 244
2005 21 430
2006 29 429
2007 30 407
2008 25 511
2009 29 559
2010 31 670
2011 40 696
2012 36 724
2013 46 866
2014 28 881
2015 25 786
2016 37 772
2017 39 939
2018 45 972
2019 41 1130
2020 46 1288
2021 44 1391
2022 42 1379
2023 49 1433
2024 39 1347
2025 30 1247

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 8 220 499
UX/UI Desgin 8 340 853
Architecture 9 376 880
Cinematography 8 392 999
Fashion Design 9 408 1027
Art History 9 425 1047
Computer Graphics 9 438 1140
Literature 8 433 1153
Aesthetics 10 599 1691
Multimedia 10 589 1953

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Namur

Speciality Belgium Europe World Rank
Psychology 10 526 1737
Social Psychology 10 553 1740
Child Psychology 12 558 1901