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.
Also: Flyer 'Research at Ghent University: Watch Innovation Unfold' (2017).
Research community
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headcount | FTE | date of reference |
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Number of professors ('ZAP') (incl. integration, excl. guest professors) |
1470 | 1101,5 | 31/12/2020 |
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Number of Postdocs (WP+AAP) |
1376 | 1402,9 | 31/12/2020 |
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Number of Predoc (scholarship recipients, WP, AAP, teaching assistants, incl. non-funded) |
5546 | 31/12/2020 | |
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Number of doctoral students (i.e. enrolled) |
5474 | - | 18/09/2021 |
Research expenditure
| 25% basic allowance (1st funding stream) | 70 M€ (2020) |
| 2nd, 3rd, 4th funding stream | 307,2M€ (2020) |
| Strategic Research Centres (3rd, 4th funding stream) | 38,7 M€ (2020) |
| Total | 415,9 M€ (2020) |
Scientific impact
| Number of publications (Web of Science) |
8411 (2019 incl. VABB) |
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Number of Highly cited authors |
21 (2017) 23 (2019) 25 (2020) 31 (2021) |
| Number of ERC grants (excl. Proof of Concept) |
78 (since start of ERC, up to and including September 2021) + 22 via VIB |
Doctoral degrees
| Calendar year |
Academic year |
| 596 (2014) | 659 (2014-2015) |
| 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) |
Technology transfer
| Number of spin-offs |
76 (2010-2020) |
| Number of patents |
1153 (2010-2020) |