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Research in Liège

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Liège, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Liège, European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility and Advanced Coatings (Belgium).

Research institutions
24
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
155k
▼ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4M
8.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Liège

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 Liège?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LiègeUniversity 154,451 #564
2Clinique Saint-JosephHospital / health system 1,447 #17,836
3Centre hospitalier régional de la CitadelleHospital / health system 1,035 #18,994
4Physiol (Belgium)Company 551 #15,599 all time
5Advanced Coatings (Belgium)Company 547 #12,126
6European Theoretical Spectroscopy FacilityResearch facility 456 #9,713
7Centre Hospitalier ChrétienHospital / health system 435 #18,627
8Royal Conservatory of LiègeInstitution 241 #32,444 all time
9Institut Scientifique de Service PublicNonprofit 110 not ranked
10Haute École de la Province de LiègeUniversity 58 not ranked
11Haute École de la Ville de LiègeUniversity 56 not ranked
12Centre for Expertise in the Treatment and Management of WaterNonprofit 54 not ranked
13Haute École Libre MosaneUniversity 53 not ranked
14Haute École CharlemagneUniversity 47 not ranked
15École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc de LiègeUniversity 40 not ranked
16Spacebel (Belgium)Company 32 not ranked
17Mithra Pharmaceuticals (Belgium)Company 30 not ranked
18Institut D’Eco-PédagogieNonprofit 6 not ranked
19ImCyse (Belgium)Company 5 not ranked
20Federation of European Aquaculture ProducersInstitution 5 not ranked
21Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de LiègeUniversity 5 not ranked
22Ionic Software (Belgium)Company 2 not ranked
23Agence pour l’Entreprise & l’InnovationInstitution 1 not ranked
24European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation PlatformNonprofit 0 not ranked

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.

University of Liège: 96.7%Clinique Saint-Joseph: 0.9%Centre hospitalier régional de la Citadelle: 0.6%Physiol (Belgium): 0.3%19 others listed: 1.4%97%largest
University of Liège154k · 96.7%Clinique Saint-Joseph1,447 · 0.9%Centre hospitalier régional de la Citadelle1,035 · 0.6%Physiol (Belgium)551 · 0.3%19 others listed2,183 · 1.4%

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

Which fields of science does Liège work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Liège is in Health Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,530 fractional works · 29.8% of its workMedicine: 2,163 fractional works · 25.5% of its workSurgery: 272 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 209 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 156 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 112 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 102 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 101 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 98 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 93 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 71 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 230 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 151 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEquine: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,520 fractional works · 29.7% of its workEngineering: 882 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 141 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 125 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 123 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 120 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 84 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 459 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 276 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 97 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 262 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 98 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 81 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInstrumentation: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 218 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 106 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 193 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 106 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,107 fractional works · 24.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,009 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 378 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 149 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 96 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 533 fractional works · 6.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 111 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 322 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 120 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 108 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,324 fractional works · 15.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 524 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 258 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 125 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 444 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPlant Science: 127 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 222 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 131 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 110 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLiège8,481fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences25%

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. Health Sciences2,53029.8%
    1. Medicine2,16325.5%
    2. Health Professions2302.7%
    3. Veterinary580.7%
    4. Dentistry410.5%
    5. Nursing380.4%
    1. Engineering88210.4%
    2. Environmental Science4595.4%
    3. Computer Science2763.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2623.1%
    5. Materials Science2182.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1932.3%
    7. Chemistry1061.3%
    8. Energy540.6%
    9. Mathematics470.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering230.3%
  3. Social Sciences2,10724.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,00911.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities5336.3%
    3. Psychology3223.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1081.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance901.1%
    6. Decision Sciences440.5%
  4. Life Sciences1,32415.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5246.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4445.2%
    3. Neuroscience2222.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1101.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics240.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 394 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 458 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 95 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 189 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 97 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 230 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 163 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 752 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 391 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 180 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.37× its world share, 221 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 200 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 1,896 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.18× its world share, 51 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.08× its world share, 435 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 89 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 277 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 830 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.18×51 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.08×435 works
  3. Neuroscience1.61×189 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.43×163 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.37×221 works
  6. Medicine1.36×1,896 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.30×95 works
  8. Psychology1.25×277 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×458 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.14×394 works
  11. Environmental Science1.08×391 works
  12. Health Professions1.05×200 works
  13. Dentistry1.04×36 works
  14. Nursing0.93×33 works
  15. Social Sciences0.91×830 works
  16. Chemistry0.85×97 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×19 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.72×18 works
  19. Materials Science0.71×180 works
  20. Engineering0.69×752 works
  21. Energy0.66×44 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×81 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.50×35 works
  24. Mathematics0.45×38 works
  25. Computer Science0.41×230 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×89 works

Which keywords describe research in Liège?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Inflammation, Gender Studies, Community Engagement and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Epidemiology473▲ 1.40×133 topics
  2. Climate Change311▲ 1.35×101 topics
  3. Inflammation220▲ 1.22×82 topics
  4. Sustainability181◆ 0.87×89 topics
  5. Globalization180◆ 1.08×112 topics
  6. Mental Health163▲ 1.34×40 topics
  7. Quality of Life151▲ 1.23×56 topics
  8. Treatment149▲ 1.44×51 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress137◆ 0.98×62 topics
  10. Social Justice123▲ 2.4×31 topics
  11. Diagnosis114▲ 1.45×41 topics
  12. Identity108▲ 1.75×58 topics
  13. Gender105▲ 2.3×42 topics
  14. Community Engagement103▲ 3.7×14 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage97▲ 2.2×31 topics
  16. Territorial Governance95▲ 9.7×4 topics
  17. Public Policy94▲ 2.3×24 topics
  18. Local Development92▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Gender Studies84▲ 6.5×13 topics
  20. Migration79▲ 2.7×28 topics
  21. Memory71▲ 3.4×19 topics
  22. Citizen Participation68▲ 7.0×2 topics
  23. Sociolinguistics66▲ 4.2×9 topics
  24. Environmental Participation63▲ 10×1 topic
  25. Proximity and Innovation63▲ 10×1 topic
  26. Palliative Care60▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Pragmatics57▲ 4.3×6 topics
  28. Archaeology56▲ 5.1×10 topics
  29. Patient Rights49▲ 8.3×2 topics
  30. Psychological Trauma48▲ 9.3×2 topics
  31. Sociological Analysis48▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Ethical Practices48▲ 9.3×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Legislation48▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Attachment48▲ 6.5×4 topics
  35. Ethnographic Research47▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Professional Practices47▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Public Action47▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Intercultural Communication45▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Childhood Trauma44▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Digital Communication44▲ 7.7×4 topics

What research is done in Liège?

French Urban and Social Studies: 60 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 44 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…41Education, sociology, and vocational training: 41 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…36Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 36 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 35 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 32 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…28Asthma and respiratory diseases: 28 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 26 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 25 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…24Diabetes Treatment and Management: 24 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophyClinical Psychology4 others

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

  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

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%Liège15.2% 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 15.8% in 2023.

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