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Research in Brussels

Science Explorer records 423 research institutions in Brussels, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Université Libre de Bruxelles and European Commission.

Research institutions
423
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
211k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3M
20.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Brussels

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Brussels?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Libre de BruxellesUniversity 58,272 #369
2Vrije Universiteit BrusselUniversity 49,524 #333
3European CommissionGovernment institution 26,603 #566
4European Union of Medical SpecialistsInstitution 5,270 #4,094
5European UnionGovernment institution 3,877 #5,033
6Institute of Natural SciencesResearch facility 3,077 #2,737
7IS practiceInstitution 2,995 #7,986
8European Corporate Governance InstituteNonprofit 2,685 #8,542
9Material (Belgium)Company 2,587 #5,140
10Solvay (Belgium)Company 2,215 #9,464
11Fund for Scientific ResearchNonprofit 2,090 #6,297
12Union des Industries Ferroviaires EuropéennesInstitution 1,776 #4,903
13Health Information ManagementInstitution 1,692 #7,487
14Royal Military AcademyUniversity 1,641 #6,541
15Leefmilieu BrusselInstitution 1,262 #14,892
16Royal Observatory of BelgiumResearch facility 1,253 #16,405
17Statistics BelgiumGovernment institution 1,238 #6,427
18UCB Pharma (Belgium)Company 1,203 #12,888
19Institut Scientifique de Santé PubliqueResearch facility 1,163 #8,370 all time
20Royal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyResearch facility 1,138 #18,974
21Research Foundation - FlandersGovernment institution 1,123 #5,881
22de Duve InstituteResearch facility 1,034 #6,458
23Umicore (Belgium)Company 990 #7,954
24Centre for European Policy StudiesNonprofit 984 #17,164
25Erasmus University College BrusselsUniversity 882 #11,237 all time
26North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationFunder 867 #12,121
27Research Institute for Nature and ForestResearch facility 830 #13,098
28European ParliamentGovernment institution 814 #15,334
29International Solvay InstitutesInstitution 810 #5,917
30Sciensano (Belgium)Company 775 #4,810
31Royal Meteorological Institute of BelgiumResearch facility 742 #21,008
32Total (Belgium)Company 733 #11,695
33European CouncilGovernment institution 715 #12,775
34European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerNonprofit 681 #18,549
35Cosmetics EuropeInstitution 675 #19,070
36European Society of AnaesthesiologyInstitution 668 #12,077 all time
37University FoundationNonprofit 627 #16,924
38European Trade Union InstituteNonprofit 612 #21,009
39BruegelNonprofit 611 #9,968
40Veterinary and Agrochemical Research CentreResearch facility 591 #19,546 all time
41Médecins du MondeHospital / health system 563 #17,942
42European Automobile Manufacturers AssociationInstitution 561 #16,482
43International Zinc AssociationNonprofit 534 #19,056
44Clinique Saint JeanHospital / health system 526 #17,999
45Pour la SolidaritéInstitution 468 #18,012
46SirrisNonprofit 460 #17,556
47National Bank of BelgiumGovernment institution 458 #21,843
48Buildings Performance Institute EuropeNonprofit 435 #24,826 all time
49French Community of BelgiumGovernment institution 429 #17,213 all time
50Institut National de Criminalistique et de CriminologieGovernment institution 411 #16,697
51École Pratique des Hautes Études CommercialesUniversity 380 #12,334
52Flemish GovernmentGovernment institution 377 #13,432 all time
53International Crisis GroupNonprofit 364 #19,407
54State Archives of BelgiumArchive 352 #22,046 all time
55Flemish CommunityGovernment institution 313 #14,121 all time
56Queen Astrid Military HospitalHospital / health system 312 #15,646 all time
57Research Institute of Organic AgricultureNonprofit 312 #22,221 all time
58Tractebel Engineering (Belgium)Company 303 #28,969 all time
59Service Public Fédéral ÉconomieGovernment institution 286 #22,612 all time
60Royal Institute for Cultural HeritageInstitution 283 #16,374 all time

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Université Libre de Bruxelles: 29.8%Vrije Universiteit Brussel: 25.3%European Commission: 13.6%European Union of Medical Specialists: 2.7%56 others listed: 28.5%30%largest
Université Libre de Bruxelles58k · 29.8%Vrije Universiteit Brussel50k · 25.3%European Commission27k · 13.6%European Union of Medical Specialists5,270 · 2.7%56 others listed56k · 28.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Brussels work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Brussels is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 11k fractional works · 32.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,577 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,770 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,343 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 496 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 293 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 229 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 201 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 168 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 168 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 137 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 129 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 128 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 100 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 206 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,717 fractional works · 5.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 327 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 258 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 236 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 236 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 201 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 133 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 242 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,160 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 774 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 245 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 141 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1,091 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 476 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 271 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 172 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 946 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 306 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 212 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 125 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 108 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 81 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 349 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 155 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 124 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9,220 fractional works · 27.8% of its workEngineering: 3,040 fractional works · 9.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 629 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 460 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 306 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 249 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 241 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 170 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 170 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 162 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 152 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 126 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 120 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 93 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,606 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 332 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 313 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 202 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 176 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 175 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 78 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 76 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 75 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1,519 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 551 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 288 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 189 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 146 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 131 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 213 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 989 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 311 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 246 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 195 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 129 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 644 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 196 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 113 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 108 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 101 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 472 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 248 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 343 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 260 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 325 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 119 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 78 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 127 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 192 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 134 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8,814 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 7,326 fractional works · 22.1% of its workSurgery: 908 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 603 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 534 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 517 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 475 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 422 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 323 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 315 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 236 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 232 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 228 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 218 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 191 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 182 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 178 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 144 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 139 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 129 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 106 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 94 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 69 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 68 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 417 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1,159 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 748 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 81 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 69 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 180 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 175 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 114 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 98 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 40 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4,346 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,763 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 744 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 569 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 144 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 224 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,584 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInsect Science: 534 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 366 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 288 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 150 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 246 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 569 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 316 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 76 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 346 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 226 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBrussels33kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences33%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5,57716.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,7175.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,1603.5%
    4. Psychology1,0913.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting9462.8%
    6. Decision Sciences3491.0%
    1. Engineering3,0409.2%
    2. Environmental Science1,6064.8%
    3. Computer Science1,5194.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy9893.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences6441.9%
    6. Materials Science4721.4%
    7. Mathematics3431.0%
    8. Chemistry3251.0%
    9. Energy1920.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering900.3%
  3. Health Sciences8,81426.5%
    1. Medicine7,32622.1%
    2. Health Professions1,1593.5%
    3. Dentistry1750.5%
    4. Nursing1140.3%
    5. Veterinary400.1%
  4. Life Sciences4,34613.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,7635.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,5844.8%
    3. Neuroscience5691.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3461.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics830.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Brussels strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Brussels is most concentrated in Insect Science, General Energy and Public Administration (6.3× the world share in Insect Science).

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 520.6 works6.3×
  2. General EnergySubfield · 31.4 works4.0×
  3. Public AdministrationSubfield · 48.0 works3.1×
  4. ClassicsSubfield · 49.4 works2.9×
  5. PaleontologySubfield · 97.9 works2.8×
  6. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 1,182.9 works2.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1,447 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 1,559 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 298 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 466 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 69 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 77 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 275 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 1,306 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 527 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 164 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 2,680 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 1,365 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 408 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 286 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 821 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 150 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 1,032 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 6,414 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 98 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 32 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 1,502 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 838 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 295 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 1,072 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 931 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 4,882 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.79×1,502 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.73×1,072 works
  3. Health Professions1.35×1,032 works
  4. Social Sciences1.33×4,882 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.27×821 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×527 works
  7. Medicine1.15×6,414 works
  8. Dentistry1.07×150 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.05×1,447 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.05×295 works
  11. Psychology1.05×931 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×298 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×1,559 works
  14. Neuroscience0.99×466 works
  15. Environmental Science0.95×1,365 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×838 works
  17. Mathematics0.84×286 works
  18. Veterinary0.82×32 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.76×77 works
  20. Nursing0.69×98 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×69 works
  22. Energy0.62×164 works
  23. Engineering0.62×2,680 works
  24. Chemistry0.60×275 works
  25. Computer Science0.58×1,306 works
  26. Materials Science0.40×408 works

Which keywords describe research in Brussels?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Climate Change, DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity and Evolution.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology1,552▲ 1.17×140 topics
  2. Globalization1,159▲ 1.78×174 topics
  3. Climate Change1,064▲ 1.18×126 topics
  4. Sustainability818◆ 1.01×133 topics
  5. Machine Learning740▼ 0.67×94 topics
  6. Public Health705▲ 1.46×75 topics
  7. Quality of Life674▲ 1.41×61 topics
  8. Biodiversity638▲ 2.5×36 topics
  9. Human Rights620▲ 1.82×89 topics
  10. Inflammation620◆ 0.88×83 topics
  11. Mental Health590▲ 1.24×47 topics
  12. Invasive Species505▲ 3.6×21 topics
  13. Phylogeny440▲ 7.9×17 topics
  14. Evolution438▲ 4.9×19 topics
  15. Identity410▲ 1.70×77 topics
  16. Taxonomy400▲ 8.3×15 topics
  17. DNA Barcoding396▲ 6.9×9 topics
  18. Gender383▲ 2.1×58 topics
  19. Public Policy374▲ 2.4×33 topics
  20. Conservation370▲ 2.6×24 topics
  21. Social Justice366▲ 1.85×54 topics
  22. Colonialism365▲ 2.3×51 topics
  23. Democracy361▲ 3.1×30 topics
  24. European Union349▲ 4.7×28 topics
  25. Biological Control320▲ 6.3×10 topics
  26. Community Engagement307▲ 2.8×20 topics
  27. Cryptic Species268▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Lepidoptera260▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Molecular Phylogenetics260▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Host Specificity246▲ 6.6×5 topics
  31. Sustainable Energy240▲ 3.9×5 topics
  32. Territorial Governance226▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Institutionalization218▲ 7.1×5 topics
  34. Local Development212▲ 6.2×2 topics
  35. Pest Management210▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Ecological Impact205▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Economic Assessment194▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Environmental Challenge193▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Water Hyacinth193▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Pheromones167▲ 9.5×3 topics

What research is done in Brussels?

Lepidoptera: Biology and…259Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 259 fractional worksBiological Control of Invasive Species: 193 fractional worksInsect Pheromone Researc…141Insect Pheromone Research and Control: 141 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …134French Urban and Social Studies: 134 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 110 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 100 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…95European and International Law Studies: 95 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 77 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 77 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 72 fractional works
GeneticsInsect ScienceSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 259 works
  2. 2 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 193 works
  3. 3 Insect Pheromone Research and Control Insect Science 141 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 134 works
  5. 5 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 110 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 100 works
  7. 7 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 95 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 77 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 77 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 72 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Brussels16.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.8% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Brussels for research?

Science Explorer records 423 research institutions in Brussels, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Université Libre de Bruxelles and European Commission.

Which research institutions are in Brussels?
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