Universiteit Ghent, Faculteit Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
29
researchers on the list
15
rank in Belgium
1,953
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbyn, Marc | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,277 / 377,791 | 389 / 377,791 |
| Hoste, Eric A. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 155 / 44,281 | 86 / 44,281 |
| Krysko, Dmitri Vadim | Immunology | — | 551 / 176,292 |
| Vaneechoutte, Mario | Microbiology | 846 / 232,186 | 777 / 232,186 |
| Michels, Nathalie | Nutrition & Dietetics | 919 / 59,506 | 232 / 59,506 |
| Joos, Guy F.P. | Respiratory System | 490 / 71,926 | 1,485 / 71,926 |
| Leybaert, Luc | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,346 / 216,826 | 2,005 / 216,826 |
| Martens, Lennart | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,469 / 216,826 | 1,068 / 216,826 |
| Cosyn, Jan | Dentistry | 1,530 / 101,728 | 404 / 101,728 |
| Cools, Ann Marcelle J. | Sport Sciences | 818 / 41,112 | 439 / 41,112 |
| Verstraete, Alain Gaston | Analytical Chemistry | 660 / 137,328 | 2,071 / 137,328 |
| De Backer, Julie F.A. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,496 / 249,410 | 2,317 / 249,410 |
| Hoebeke, Piet B.B. | Urology & Nephrology | 1,039 / 96,288 | 1,307 / 96,288 |
| van Dyck, Delfien | Public Health | — | 1,031 / 82,273 |
| De-Sutter, Petra D. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,085 / 105,735 | 1,388 / 105,735 |
| Lefebvre, Romain Adelin Julien | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,077 / 166,116 | — |
| De-Henauw, Stefaan D. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 1,120 / 59,506 | 842 / 59,506 |
| Verstraelen, Hans | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,315 / 105,735 | 965 / 105,735 |
| de Bruyn, Hugo H. | Dentistry | 1,067 / 101,728 | 721 / 101,728 |
| Grypdonck, Maria H.F. | Nursing | 443 / 73,697 | — |
| van Hecke, Ann | Nursing | 1,371 / 73,697 | 595 / 73,697 |
| Vermaelen, Karim Y. | Immunology | — | 3,405 / 176,292 |
| Vanhoenacker, Filip Maria H.M. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,047 / 129,561 | 1,712 / 129,561 |
| van der Stuyft, Patrick | Tropical Medicine | 772 / 39,335 | — |
| Christiaens, Thierry C.M. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,025 / 360,081 | 7,037 / 360,081 |
| Maes, Leen K. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 747 / 54,521 |
| Van Oosterwijck, Jessica O. | Anesthesiology | — | 1,098 / 59,383 |
| Braeckman, Lutgart A.C.M. | Environmental & Occupational Health | — | 263 / 15,550 |
| Piers, Ruth D. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 5,539 / 360,081 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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