University reference
KU Leuven
KU Leuven, established in 1425, is an active ROR organization in Leuven, BE. ROR classifies the organization under education, funder. This profile preserves public aliases, acronyms, external identifiers, location details and organization relationships supplied by the Research Organization Registry, then links the record to other organizations in the same city and country and to recorded airports in the same city. It is a directory profile, not a university ranking, quality assessment, admissions guide or statement of endorsement by ROR or DataOfWorld.
Key facts
- ROR identifier
- https://ror.org/05f950310
- Country
- BE
- City
- Leuven
- Administrative area
- Flanders
- Website
- https://www.kuleuven.be
- Established
- 1425
- Organization types
- education, funder
- Aliases
- Catholic University of Leuven, University of Leuven
- Acronyms
- KUL
- External identifiers
fundref 501100004040, 501100004497 grid grid.5596.f isni 0000 0001 0668 7884 wikidata Q833670 - Organization relationships
child 04sc67422, 045c7t348, 00eyng893, 02bpp8r91, 01mt46z25 related 01cz3wf89, 03w5j8p12, 0424bsv16, 056t38c37, 0038zss60 - Latitude
- 50.87959
- Longitude
- 4.70093
- ROR last modified
- 2026-03-31
ROR identity context
Names, identifiers and relationships
These identifiers describe the organization record and do not imply ranking or endorsement.
| Aliases | Catholic University of Leuven, University of Leuven |
|---|---|
| Acronyms | KUL |
| FUNDREF identifiers | 501100004040, 501100004497 |
| GRID identifiers | grid.5596.f |
| ISNI identifiers | 0000 0001 0668 7884 |
| WIKIDATA identifiers | Q833670 |
| ROR child relationships | 04sc67422, 045c7t348, 00eyng893, 02bpp8r91, 01mt46z25 |
| ROR related relationships | 01cz3wf89, 03w5j8p12, 0424bsv16, 056t38c37, 0038zss60 |
Wikidata structured context
Published identifiers and revision
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| QID | Q833670 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revision | 2510769372 | ||||||||||||
| Modified | 2026-06-26T16:41:42Z | ||||||||||||
| Structured label | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | ||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.kuleuven.be/ | ||||||||||||
| Country QID | Q31 | ||||||||||||
| Inception |
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OpenAlex institution metadata
Works and research-topic context
Institution-level directory statistics only; they are not rankings, quality judgments or endorsements.
Published topics: Semiconductor materials and devices, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Dutch Social and Cultural Studies, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, Comparative and International Law Studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Annual indicator
Institution works indexed by OpenAlex
17,037.00 works2024
Institution-level yearly works counts in OpenAlex; not a ranking or quality measure. Values retain the source period and unit.
View source data
| Period | works | Source flag | Confidentiality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,037.00 works | — | — |
| 2023 | 16,420.00 works | — | — |
| 2022 | 15,875.00 works | — | — |
| 2021 | 16,381.00 works | — | — |
| 2020 | 15,333.00 works | — | — |
| 2019 | 14,555.00 works | — | — |
| 2018 | 13,708.00 works | — | — |
| 2017 | 12,395.00 works | — | — |
| 2016 | 11,693.00 works | — | — |
| 2015 | 11,517.00 works | — | — |
| 2014 | 11,176.00 works | — | — |
| 2013 | 10,780.00 works | — | — |
| 2012 | 10,012.00 works | — | — |
| 2011 | 9,451.00 works | — | — |
| 2010 | 8,804.00 works | — | — |
Field-level provenance
Sources for this profile
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Research Organization Registry
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-20
- Dataset version
- dbdfb9b8dad3
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- Research Organization Registry (ROR)
DataOfWorld deterministic university profile template
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-20
- Dataset version
- university-profile-v1
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
- Attribution
- DataOfWorld
Wikidata structured data
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-31
- Dataset version
- ac7103432413
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- Wikidata structured data; DataOfWorld preserves QID and revision metadata.
OpenAlex metadata
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-31
- Dataset version
- b81369c81a4a
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- OpenAlex; metadata only, no full text or abstracts are published.
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