Research in numbers
Of course research is more than just a set of dry facts and figures but sometimes you need to get a quick impression of the research profile of a university.
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Research community
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|
head count | date of reference |
|
Number of professors ('ZAP') (incl. integration, excl. guest professors) |
1,517 |
31/12/2024 |
|
Number of Postdocs (WP+AAP) |
1,805 |
31/12/2024 |
|
Number of Predoc (scholarship recipients, WP, AAP, teaching assistants, incl. non-funded) |
6,139 |
31/12/2024 |
|
Number of doctoral students (i.e. enrolled) |
5,847 |
01/09/2025 |
Research expenditure
| 25% basic allowance (1st funding stream) |
106.88 M€ (2024) |
| 2nd & 3rd funding stream |
446.7 M€ (2024) |
| 4the funding stream |
86 M€ (2024) |
| Total |
532.6 M€ (2024) |
Scientific impact
| Number of publications (2014-2024) |
93,241 (Web of Science incl. VABB) |
|
Number of Highly cited authors |
25 (2024) |
| Number of ERC projects |
167 (UGent) 32 (VIB) |
Doctoral degrees
| Calendar year |
Academic year |
|
675 (2015) |
690 (2015-2016) |
|
674 (2016) |
691 (2016-2017) |
|
689 (2017) |
679 (2017-2018) |
|
683 (2018) |
715 (2018-2019) |
|
721 (2019) |
693 (2019-2020) |
|
691 (2020) |
660 (2020-2021) |
|
651 (2021) |
700 (2021-2022) |
|
731 (2022) |
754 (2022-2023) |
|
786 (2023) |
787 (2023-2024) |
|
797 (2024) |
857 (2024-2025) |
Technology transfer
| Number of spin-offs |
88 (2014-2024) |
| Number of patents granted |
1609 (2014-2024) |