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Research in Liège

Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Liège, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Liège, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège and European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility.

Research institutions
25
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
155k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Liège?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LiègeUniversity 140,193 #834
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LiègeHospital / health system 9,345 #5,926
3Clinique Saint-JosephHospital / health system 1,447 #21,042
4Centre hospitalier régional de la CitadelleHospital / health system 1,035 #20,534
5Physiol (Belgium)Company 551 #6,587 all time
6Advanced Coatings (Belgium)Company 547 #11,254
7European Theoretical Spectroscopy FacilityResearch facility 456 #6,889
8Centre Hospitalier ChrétienHospital / health system 435 #23,608
9Royal Conservatory of LiègeInstitution 241 #42,839 all time
10Institut Scientifique de Service PublicNonprofit 110 not ranked
11Haute École de la Province de LiègeUniversity 58 not ranked
12Haute École de la Ville de LiègeUniversity 56 not ranked
13Centre for Expertise in the Treatment and Management of WaterNonprofit 54 not ranked
14Haute École Libre MosaneUniversity 53 not ranked
15Haute École CharlemagneUniversity 47 not ranked
16École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc de LiègeUniversity 40 not ranked
17Spacebel (Belgium)Company 32 not ranked
18Mithra Pharmaceuticals (Belgium)Company 30 not ranked
19Institut D’Eco-PédagogieNonprofit 6 not ranked
20ImCyse (Belgium)Company 5 not ranked
21Federation of European Aquaculture ProducersInstitution 5 not ranked
22Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de LiègeUniversity 5 not ranked
23Ionic Software (Belgium)Company 2 not ranked
24Agence pour l’Entreprise & l’InnovationInstitution 1 not ranked
25European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation PlatformNonprofit 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.

University of Liège: 90.6%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège: 6.0%Clinique Saint-Joseph: 0.9%Centre hospitalier régional de la Citadelle: 0.7%20 others listed: 1.8%91%largest
University of Liège140k · 90.6%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège9,345 · 6.0%Clinique Saint-Joseph1,447 · 0.9%Centre hospitalier régional de la Citadelle1,035 · 0.7%20 others listed2,734 · 1.8%

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

What is Liège strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Liège is most concentrated in Veterinary, Anthropology and Small Animals (5.2× the world share in Veterinary).

  1. VeterinaryField · 51.0 works5.2×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 81.2 works4.0×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 34.4 works3.9×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Liège?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Inflammation, Community Engagement, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology416▲ 1.45×132 topics
  2. Climate Change262▲ 1.34×99 topics
  3. Inflammation194▲ 1.29×82 topics
  4. Sustainability154◆ 0.87×85 topics
  5. Mental Health146▲ 1.37×38 topics
  6. Globalization143◆ 1.00×104 topics
  7. Treatment133▲ 1.51×50 topics
  8. Quality of Life129▲ 1.23×56 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress121◆ 1.02×61 topics
  10. Public Health113◆ 1.07×55 topics
  11. Social Justice105▲ 2.5×30 topics
  12. Diagnosis103▲ 1.52×40 topics
  13. Community Engagement93▲ 3.9×13 topics
  14. Gender88▲ 2.2×40 topics
  15. Identity87▲ 1.65×54 topics
  16. Territorial Governance86▲ 9.4×4 topics
  17. Public Policy86▲ 2.4×19 topics
  18. Local Development84▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage82▲ 2.1×31 topics
  20. Migration68▲ 2.8×28 topics
  21. Gender Studies68▲ 6.0×11 topics
  22. Citizen Participation64▲ 7.2×2 topics
  23. Environmental Participation60▲ 10×1 topic
  24. Proximity and Innovation60▲ 10×1 topic
  25. Memory58▲ 3.3×17 topics
  26. Sociolinguistics55▲ 4.0×9 topics
  27. Palliative Care54▲ 4.6×6 topics
  28. Pragmatics50▲ 4.2×6 topics
  29. Archaeology50▲ 5.1×10 topics
  30. Medical Ethics47▲ 4.9×5 topics
  31. Patient Rights44▲ 8.2×2 topics
  32. Psychological Trauma44▲ 9.2×2 topics
  33. Attachment44▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. Ethical Practices44▲ 9.4×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Legislation44▲ 9.8×1 topic
  36. Sociological Analysis41▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Ethnographic Research41▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Professional Practices41▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Public Action41▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Childhood Trauma40▲ 8.7×2 topics

What research is done in Liège?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 60 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 44 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 36 works
  5. 5 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 35 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 32 works
  7. 7 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 28 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 26 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 25 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 24 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.