KU Leuven

164.1k papers and 5.5M indexed citations i.

About

In recent decades, authors affiliated with KU Leuven have published 164.1k papers, which have received a total of 5.5M indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 19.0k papers in Molecular Biology, 13.4k papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 11.6k papers in Surgery on the topics of Semiconductor materials and devices (2.9k papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (1.9k papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (1.5k papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Molecular Biology (833.2k citations), Surgery (394.6k citations) and Biomedical Engineering (388.9k citations). Authors at KU Leuven collaborate with scholars in Belgium, United States and The Netherlands and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Cell. Some of KU Leuven's most productive authors include Peter Carmeliet, Jean Poesen, Erik De Clercq, Bart De Strooper and Dirk De Vos.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at KU Leuven

Since Specialization
EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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Countries citing scholars working at KU Leuven

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Citations

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