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The University of Namur ranked 8th in Belgium, 1016th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. The University of Namur ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,173 academic publications and 359,400 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1016 of 14,131 In the World
#388 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 63 In Belgium
#1 of 5 In Namur
#271 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
#320 of 2,461 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#378 of 1,054 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#1891 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1222 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Chemistry in Belgium and 873rd in the World with 9,219 publications made and 266,114 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 16 In Belgium
#306 of 1,401 In Europe
#873 of 6,447 In the World

University of Namur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 115 1356
1992 122 1396
1993 142 1419
1994 149 1547
1995 152 1780
1996 179 1903
1997 152 1960
1998 177 2045
1999 166 2212
2000 220 2540
2001 188 2896
2002 225 3340
2003 181 3606
2004 242 4314
2005 236 5220
2006 232 5357
2007 268 6408
2008 269 7047
2009 274 7936
2010 308 8647
2011 277 9944
2012 290 10546
2013 266 11238
2014 328 11758
2015 318 11939
2016 316 12294
2017 255 12694
2018 288 13575
2019 313 13918
2020 359 15342
2021 349 17138
2022 337 17716
2023 354 17390

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 7 117 271
Nanotechnology 7 183 541
Chemical Engineering 7 180 554
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 257 631
Pharmacy 6 250 637
Organic Chemistry 8 264 743
Inorganic Chemistry 8 260 748
Biochemical Engineering 9 321 767
Physical chemistry 9 279 795
Biochemistry 8 287 822
Materials Science 9 307 839
Environmental Chemistry 9 338 923
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 455 1346
Radiochemistry 8 350 1409
Nutrition and Food Science 9 469 1660

Biology rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Biology in Belgium and 986th in the World with 8,957 publications made and 257,287 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#327 of 1,445 In Europe
#986 of 6,770 In the World

University of Namur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 85 925
1992 90 980
1993 118 1060
1994 131 1192
1995 134 1242
1996 135 1454
1997 126 1624
1998 152 1744
1999 132 1831
2000 189 2160
2001 154 2498
2002 195 3055
2003 154 3267
2004 209 3918
2005 184 4693
2006 215 5085
2007 264 6058
2008 264 6642
2009 260 7518
2010 302 8487
2011 294 9697
2012 325 10274
2013 295 10921
2014 320 11478
2015 353 11929
2016 345 12199
2017 317 12842
2018 352 14222
2019 359 14851
2020 457 16718
2021 420 19043
2022 406 19673
2023 385 19160

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 7 183 541
Astrobiology 8 218 558
Molecular Biology 8 222 644
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 240 698
Animal Science 6 225 723
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 307 775
Evolutionary Biology 8 317 798
Biochemistry 8 287 822
Oncology and Cancer research 8 278 860
Virology 9 277 864
Immunology 10 293 896
Genetics 8 313 897
Biophysics 9 343 951
Entomology 9 302 976
Zoology 10 347 1051
Biotechnology 9 342 1084
Toxicology 9 322 1088
Pharmacology 8 319 1104
Microbiology 9 372 1165
Paleontology 10 429 1263
Neuroscience 10 438 1322
Forestry 9 418 1399
Agricultural Science 8 419 1406
Botany 11 466 1638
Nutrition and Food Science 9 469 1660
Horticulture 9 497 2065

Physics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Physics in Belgium and 903rd in the World with 8,149 publications made and 222,690 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
#339 of 1,446 In Europe
#903 of 6,603 In the World

University of Namur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 101 1271
1992 104 1304
1993 122 1390
1994 118 1462
1995 136 1749
1996 160 1762
1997 137 1804
1998 148 1835
1999 134 1971
2000 173 2078
2001 164 2511
2002 181 2591
2003 149 2942
2004 216 3365
2005 212 4097
2006 222 4212
2007 239 5154
2008 232 5561
2009 255 6238
2010 265 6866
2011 256 8105
2012 265 8387
2013 244 9113
2014 304 9603
2015 270 9521
2016 283 9804
2017 230 10531
2018 260 11331
2019 272 11500
2020 283 12591
2021 299 13947
2022 297 14442
2023 308 14392

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 8 149 320
Nanotechnology 7 183 541
Astrobiology 8 218 558
Nuclear Physics 9 237 567
Condensed Matter Physics 8 238 583
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 268 650
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 277 731
Theoretical Physics 9 321 796
Materials Science 9 307 839
Quantum and Particle physics 9 326 846
Optical Engineering 9 338 892
Biophysics 9 343 951
Acoustical Engineering 9 392 1079

Engineering rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Engineering in Belgium and 1023rd in the World with 7,841 publications made and 210,325 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#370 of 1,453 In Europe
#1023 of 6,684 In the World

University of Namur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 89 1180
1992 90 1165
1993 108 1266
1994 109 1353
1995 119 1501
1996 143 1570
1997 119 1606
1998 141 1683
1999 138 1887
2000 157 1895
2001 150 2332
2002 176 2489
2003 148 2855
2004 202 3207
2005 200 4047
2006 221 4211
2007 244 5047
2008 240 5435
2009 237 6085
2010 267 6843
2011 267 8035
2012 247 8364
2013 257 9117
2014 306 9533
2015 266 9576
2016 276 9877
2017 229 10321
2018 261 11249
2019 287 11786
2020 300 12868
2021 296 14078
2022 304 14536
2023 295 14415

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Belgium and 1262nd in the World with 5,555 publications made and 130,395 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 18 In Belgium
#440 of 1,458 In Europe
#1262 of 6,798 In the World

University of Namur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 46 492
1992 42 535
1993 57 522
1994 78 628
1995 71 646
1996 88 731
1997 65 826
1998 73 814
1999 84 974
2000 88 982
2001 67 1141
2002 92 1502
2003 86 1624
2004 134 1832
2005 134 2378
2006 130 2535
2007 170 2966
2008 163 3295
2009 193 3711
2010 187 4206
2011 193 4764
2012 216 5188
2013 195 5696
2014 225 6026
2015 228 6245
2016 226 6213
2017 233 6709
2018 222 7489
2019 269 8382
2020 290 9063
2021 273 10372
2022 236 10371
2023 221 10324

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 8 240 698
Environmental Chemistry 9 338 923
Oceanography 9 406 1145
Ecology 10 431 1220
Geotechnical Engineering 8 401 1241
Geology 9 437 1262
Paleontology 10 429 1263
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 455 1346
Geography and Cartography 10 488 1357
Forestry 9 418 1399
Agricultural Science 8 419 1406
Earth science and Geophysics 9 467 1496
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 503 1505
Environmental Engineering 8 452 1521
Environmental Management 10 555 1819

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium and 1069th in the World with 5,293 publications made and 99,148 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 18 In Belgium
#421 of 1,492 In Europe
#1069 of 7,020 In the World

University of Namur
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 29 236
1992 35 282
1993 48 277
1994 45 342
1995 43 358
1996 65 450
1997 63 498
1998 76 483
1999 54 650
2000 63 615
2001 69 745
2002 78 957
2003 71 998
2004 88 1255
2005 116 1521
2006 125 1707
2007 157 1850
2008 165 2115
2009 172 2415
2010 190 2648
2011 171 3228
2012 213 3363
2013 232 3915
2014 188 4179
2015 244 4140
2016 237 4057
2017 256 4426
2018 261 5088
2019 273 5879
2020 304 6480
2021 278 7449
2022 265 7517
2023 246 7305

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 6 124 378
Law Enforcement 8 207 605
Political Economy 8 258 651
Philosophy 8 370 904
Classics and Ancient History 8 368 962
Library and Information science 9 365 969
Art History 8 396 994
Linguistics 8 384 1005
Political Science 9 415 1010
Law 8 400 1073
Public Policy / Administration 10 419 1199
Sociology 10 440 1248
History 9 459 1256
Anthropology 10 460 1258
Journalism and Digital Media 8 432 1259
Gender Studies 8 407 1261
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 484 1293
Archaeology 10 475 1307
Demography 10 442 1315
Communications and Public Relations 9 482 1383
Aesthetics 11 577 1628
Education Majors 12 573 2028

Computer Science rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Computer Science in Belgium and 1155th in the World with 4,333 publications made and 105,099 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 17 In Belgium
#424 of 1,459 In Europe
#1155 of 6,752 In the World

University of Namur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 39 205
1992 31 281
1993 61 314
1994 43 366
1995 52 512
1996 46 452
1997 57 544
1998 78 602
1999 50 710
2000 75 783
2001 67 844
2002 79 1292
2003 70 1322
2004 76 1532
2005 107 1789
2006 112 2110
2007 128 2346
2008 135 2698
2009 131 3123
2010 146 3241
2011 172 3873
2012 176 4190
2013 176 4660
2014 166 4717
2015 163 4559
2016 181 4774
2017 180 5484
2018 201 6078
2019 193 6579
2020 232 7373
2021 196 8438
2022 200 8438
2023 206 8138

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 4 70 222
Software Engineering 6 144 309
Web Design and Development 6 267 698
UX/UI Desgin 8 321 771
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 307 775
Human-Computer Interaction 9 399 941
Data Science 10 390 952
Library and Information science 9 365 969
Cyber Security 8 360 989
Computer Graphics 9 422 1073
Management Information Systems 9 452 1083
Computer Networking 9 423 1195
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 439 1216
Computational Linguistics 11 437 1306
Neuroscience 10 438 1322
Machine Learning 10 439 1373
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 465 1452
Computer Vision 10 504 1540
Telecommunications 10 512 1614
Cognitive Science 11 574 2013

Medicine rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Medicine in Belgium and 1289th in the World with 3,885 publications made and 104,498 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 16 In Belgium
#410 of 1,417 In Europe
#1289 of 6,680 In the World

University of Namur
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 30 307
1992 31 304
1993 48 317
1994 32 334
1995 42 429
1996 56 588
1997 40 580
1998 51 592
1999 44 568
2000 61 802
2001 52 967
2002 79 1247
2003 53 1202
2004 65 1441
2005 74 1732
2006 73 1926
2007 97 2167
2008 102 2374
2009 101 2752
2010 118 3164
2011 113 3637
2012 154 4118
2013 148 4485
2014 141 4700
2015 166 5069
2016 179 5379
2017 171 5787
2018 191 6243
2019 201 6846
2020 253 8071
2021 247 10012
2022 209 10257
2023 191 9399

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 6 101 321
Pharmacy 6 250 637
Radiation Therapy 8 265 857
Oncology and Cancer research 8 278 860
Virology 9 277 864
Immunology 10 293 896
Cardiology 9 338 1040
Critical Care Nursing 11 353 1059
Toxicology 9 322 1088
Pharmacology 8 319 1104
Dermatology 9 354 1181
Anatomy and Physiology 10 394 1204
Biomedical Engineering 10 412 1206
Urology 9 372 1231
Orthodontics 9 457 1380
Surgery 11 436 1459
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 469 1473
Psychiatry 12 454 1475
Anesthesiology 11 430 1490
Public Health 10 466 1491
Pathology 11 451 1502
Dentistry 9 484 1530
Nursing 11 500 1646
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 444 1656
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 582 1813
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 580 2007
Family medicine 11 516 2012
Clinical Psychology 13 702 2790
Health Science 13 686 2845
Physical Therapy 13 778 3003

Mathematics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Mathematics in Belgium and 1240th in the World with 2,096 publications made and 56,512 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
#446 of 1,388 In Europe
#1240 of 6,305 In the World

University of Namur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 21 133
1992 20 152
1993 31 140
1994 18 195
1995 23 219
1996 37 271
1997 26 274
1998 35 287
1999 22 324
2000 29 342
2001 29 400
2002 33 494
2003 35 567
2004 42 674
2005 44 784
2006 54 954
2007 60 1099
2008 56 1233
2009 57 1429
2010 77 1489
2011 73 1784
2012 75 1855
2013 82 2160
2014 74 2227
2015 74 2172
2016 76 2353
2017 94 2631
2018 93 2973
2019 101 3426
2020 117 3771
2021 113 4209
2022 98 4206
2023 93 3906

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 8 301 722
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 304 749
Operations Research 10 363 1043
Statistics 10 450 1272
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 465 1452
Math Teachers 10 498 1754

Business rankings

The University of Namur ranked 9th for Business in Belgium and 1144th in the World with 2,063 publications made and 39,870 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 17 In Belgium
#441 of 1,414 In Europe
#1144 of 6,187 In the World

University of Namur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 13 76
1992 21 105
1993 25 91
1994 13 82
1995 17 166
1996 25 178
1997 24 164
1998 27 185
1999 25 207
2000 27 213
2001 31 267
2002 34 379
2003 32 432
2004 27 535
2005 33 616
2006 53 754
2007 86 887
2008 82 1062
2009 85 1274
2010 83 1332
2011 93 1649
2012 76 1723
2013 91 1999
2014 88 2030
2015 90 1970
2016 90 2114
2017 77 2098
2018 77 2453
2019 99 2614
2020 92 2857
2021 93 3346
2022 103 3141
2023 105 3073

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

Business subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
Tax Law 8 197 537
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 201 555
Risk Management 8 291 675
International Trade 8 396 690
International Business 8 384 710
Finance 8 327 800
Project Management 8 405 954
Operations Research 10 363 1043
Management Information Systems 9 452 1083
Public Policy / Administration 10 419 1199
Accounting 9 479 1324
Marketing 9 491 1326
Management 10 503 1421
Advertising 10 535 1602

Economics rankings

The University of Namur ranked 8th for Economics in Belgium and 952nd in the World with 1,620 publications made and 39,126 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 17 In Belgium
#367 of 1,366 In Europe
#952 of 5,995 In the World

University of Namur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 70
1992 14 83
1993 16 76
1994 6 62
1995 10 136
1996 21 130
1997 20 96
1998 24 145
1999 18 169
2000 26 216
2001 29 248
2002 29 289
2003 36 409
2004 25 486
2005 29 566
2006 38 709
2007 62 808
2008 52 959
2009 58 1076
2010 78 1150
2011 68 1347
2012 61 1410
2013 63 1667
2014 60 1841
2015 65 1609
2016 77 1737
2017 74 1805
2018 60 2079
2019 87 2330
2020 86 2549
2021 72 2820
2022 69 2796
2023 75 2678

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

Economics subfield Belgium ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 8 335 555
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 201 555
Political Economy 8 258 651
International Trade 8 396 690
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 304 749
Finance 8 327 800
Development Studies 9 364 1055

Art & Design rankings

The University of Namur ranked 10th for Art & Design in Belgium and 1162nd in the World with 838 publications made and 17,927 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
#454 of 1,349 In Europe
#1162 of 5,720 In the World

University of Namur
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 7 59
1992 8 83
1993 15 70
1994 7 78
1995 10 99
1996 10 86
1997 6 65
1998 11 78
1999 6 106
2000 14 110
2001 18 134
2002 13 195
2003 14 178
2004 18 203
2005 21 343
2006 25 305
2007 26 331
2008 20 380
2009 30 476
2010 30 514
2011 39 593
2012 38 582
2013 36 741
2014 24 729
2015 26 651
2016 34 622
2017 43 761
2018 39 759
2019 37 916
2020 39 998
2021 37 1082
2022 36 1045
2023 41 1068

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 8 196 435
UX/UI Desgin 8 321 771
Architecture 8 376 874
Fashion Design 9 381 923
Art History 8 396 994
Computer Graphics 9 422 1073
Literature 8 417 1080
Aesthetics 11 577 1628

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Namur

Speciality Belgium Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 10 526 1575
Psychology 10 514 1599
Child Psychology 11 507 1636