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Research Collaboration Index · 2026

KU Leuven

Europe · Platinum standing

#22World rank
92.7RCI score
1,172Collaborating institutions
80Partner countries
81,577Joint works, 5 yr
3.24FWCI

Strongest in Health Professions, at #1 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

92Influence
97Brokerage
98Reach
90Diversity
98Sustained
84Impact
97International

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Philip Moons

Philip MoonsSubject Award Winner 2026

Health Professions · featured academic

Professor Moons holds the chair in healthcare and nursing science at KU Leuven's Department of Public Health and Primary Care, researching transition and care for people with congenital heart disease. His 2021 Journal of Advanced Nursing study with colleagues in Belgium, Sweden and South Africa traced illness identity trajectories and their links to patient reported outcomes.

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