KU Leuven

171.4k papers and 5.7M indexed citations

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with KU Leuven have published 171.4k papers, which have received a total of 5.7M indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 19.4k papers in Molecular Biology, 13.5k papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 11.8k papers in Surgery on the topics of Semiconductor materials and devices (2.6k papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (1.8k papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (1.8k papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Molecular Biology (859.1k citations), Surgery (411.4k citations) and Biomedical Engineering (408.4k citations). Authors at KU Leuven collaborate with scholars in Belgium, United States and Netherlands and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine. Some of KU Leuven's most productive authors include Erik De Clercq, Peter Carmeliet, Koen Binnemans, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Jean Poesen, Luc Van Gool, Jan Tack, Jan A. Delcour, Bart De Strooper and Johan A. K. Suykens.

In The Last Decade

KU Leuven

160.7k papers receiving 5.7M citations

Fields of papers published by authors at KU Leuven

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing scholars working at KU Leuven

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