Research in Brussels
Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Brussels. The largest by output are Vesalius College, FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu and European Future Innovation System (EFIS) Centre.
- Research institutions
- 14
- Research works
- 229 ▼ 46% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 20.7% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Brussels?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesalius CollegeUniversity | 147 | #40,405 all time | |
| 2 | FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en LeefmilieuFunder | 22 | not ranked | |
| 3 | European Future Innovation System (EFIS) CentreNonprofit | 15 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Departement OmgevingGovernment institution | 11 | not ranked | |
| 5 | International Dairy FederationNonprofit | 11 | not ranked | |
| 6 | World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition aisblNonprofit | 6 | not ranked | |
| 7 | OPERASNonprofit | 5 | not ranked | |
| 8 | IFOAM Organics EuropeNonprofit | 5 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Marie Curie Alumni AssociationNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Académie de recherche et d'enseignement supérieurGovernment institution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Innovative Health InitiativeInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Erasmus+Institution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Fonds ErasmeFunder | 1 | not ranked | |
| 14 | Fondation Saint-LucNonprofit | 0 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.
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Which keywords describe research in Brussels?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Governance, Globalization, Human Rights, Political Dynamics, European Integration, multi-level and normative power.
- International Trade
- International Relations
- De Facto States
- Political Economy
- European Legal Systems
- Responsibility to Protect
- Ethnic Conflict
- State Sovereignty
- Sovereignty
- Eastern Partnership
- Global Governance
- Ukraine
- Security
- Russia
- Geopolitics
- International Law
- normative power
- European Integration
- Human Rights
- Globalization
- European Union
- Governance
- Political Dynamics
- multi-level
- Sustainability
- Democracy
- Innovation
- Migration
- Education
- Judicial Review
- Balkans
- Genocide
- Constitutionalism
- Security Council
- Humanitarian Intervention
- ECHR
- Nation-Building
- State-Building
- Diplomacy
- Unrecognized Quasi-States
Size is fractional works in all years 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
- European Union30▲ 54×14 topics
- Globalization23▲ 5.4×40 topics
- Governance21▲ 31×6 topics
- Human Rights19▲ 9.5×22 topics
- Political Dynamics18▲ 192×2 topics
- European Integration18▲ 119×3 topics
- multi-level16▲ 269×1 topic
- normative power16▲ 269×1 topic
- Sustainability14▲ 3.6×26 topics
- International Law13▲ 20×11 topics
- Democracy12▲ 14×10 topics
- Geopolitics11▲ 43×7 topics
- Innovation10▲ 5.0×16 topics
- Russia10▲ 127×3 topics
- Migration10▲ 14×7 topics
- Security10▲ 10×7 topics
- Education9▲ 3.0×14 topics
- Ukraine9▲ 179×2 topics
- Judicial Review8▲ 33×3 topics
- Global Governance8▲ 15×12 topics
- Balkans8▲ 160×1 topic
- Eastern Partnership8▲ 337×1 topic
- Genocide7▲ 59×2 topics
- Sovereignty7▲ 29×5 topics
- Constitutionalism7▲ 27×2 topics
- State Sovereignty6▲ 51×2 topics
- Security Council6▲ 43×2 topics
- Ethnic Conflict6▲ 76×2 topics
- Humanitarian Intervention6▲ 63×1 topic
- Responsibility to Protect6▲ 79×1 topic
- ECHR6▲ 59×1 topic
- European Legal Systems6▲ 59×1 topic
- Nation-Building5▲ 47×2 topics
- Political Economy5▲ 8.9×9 topics
- State-Building5▲ 78×2 topics
- De Facto States5▲ 232×1 topic
- Diplomacy5▲ 24×4 topics
- International Relations5▲ 11×10 topics
- Unrecognized Quasi-States5▲ 232×1 topic
- International Trade5▲ 15×3 topics
What research is done in Brussels?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability Urban Studies 1 works
- 2 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
- 3 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 1 works
- 4 Educational Tools and Methods Safety Research 1 works
- 5 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 0 works
- 6 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
- 7 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
- 8 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 0 works
- 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 0 works
- 10 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.