Ghent University remains the highest ranked Belgian university in the Academic Ranking of World Universities

Ghent University remains the highest ranked Belgian university in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. This year, Ghent University is ranked 74th in this list of more than 2,500 research institutions from around the world. Ghent University remains the highest ranked Belgian university in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. This year, Ghent University is ranked 74th in this list of more than 2,500 research institutions from around the world. In 2010, Ghent University was the first Belgian university to enter the top 100 of the so-called Shanghai Ranking (it was then ranked 90th) and it has remained the highest ranked university in the country ever since. As in previous years, Ghent University has earned its position in the Shanghai Ranking largely thanks to its considerable number of academic publications. In addition, the presence of scholars and academics who are frequently cited by others and the number of publications in prominent journals such as Nature and Science have also contributed to this.