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Research in Luxembourg

Science Explorer records 49 research institutions in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Luxembourg, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg and National Research Fund Luxembourg.

Research institutions
49
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
42k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.4%
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 Luxembourg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LuxembourgUniversity 33,467 #686
2Centre Hospitalier de LuxembourgHospital / health system 1,321 #12,274
3National Research Fund LuxembourgNonprofit 1,191 #12,879
4Musée National d'Histoire NaturelleArchive 953 #20,878
5Max Planck Institute Luxemburg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural LawInstitution 911 #36,678 all time
6European Investment BankNonprofit 568 #23,595
7ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)Company 550 #25,745
8Ministère de la SantéGovernment institution 481 #25,475
9EurostatGovernment institution 453 #17,707 all time
10INTRASOFT International (Luxembourg)Company 385 #20,134
11Luxembourg School of BusinessUniversity 240 #24,494
12Hôpital KirchbergHospital / health system 234 #19,464 all time
13Central Bank of LuxembourgInstitution 196 #34,286 all time
14National Library of LuxembourgGovernment institution 164 #29,799 all time
15Médecins Sans FrontièresNonprofit 117 not ranked
16Technology Innovation InternationalInstitution 88 not ranked
17Ministry of Foreign and European AffairsGovernment institution 82 not ranked
18Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive AgencyGovernment institution 80 not ranked
19IEE (Luxembourg)Company 45 not ranked
20Alzheimer EuropeNonprofit 35 not ranked
21Sacred Heart UniversityUniversity 25 not ranked
22Tenaris (Luxembourg)Company 19 not ranked
23Paul Wurth (Luxembourg)Company 19 not ranked
24Advanced Biological Laboratories (Luxembourg)Company 17 not ranked
25Publications Office of the European UnionGovernment institution 15 not ranked
26Ministry of StateGovernment institution 14 not ranked
27Miami University Dolibois European CenterUniversity 7 not ranked
28European Patients ForumInstitution 7 not ranked
29OpenText (Luxembourg)Company 5 not ranked
30Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European UnionGovernment institution 4 not ranked
31Sword Group (Luxembourg)Company 4 not ranked
32Ministère de la Fonction Publique et de la Réforme AdministrativeGovernment institution 4 not ranked
33EurocarersNonprofit 3 not ranked
34European Society for Clinical Nutrition and MetabolismNonprofit 3 not ranked
35Element Six (Luxembourg)Company 3 not ranked
36LuxinnovationInstitution 3 not ranked
37BWI Group (Luxembourg)Company 2 not ranked
38Ministère de la Famille, de l'Intégration et à la Grande RégionGovernment institution 2 not ranked
39Agence eSantéInstitution 1 not ranked
40Ministry of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity EconomyGovernment institution 1 not ranked
41Real Impact AnalyticsInstitution 1 not ranked
42Confederation of European Forest OwnersNonprofit 1 not ranked
43Conversant (Luxembourg)Company 0 not ranked
44TélévieNonprofit 0 not ranked
45Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la RechercheGovernment institution 0 not ranked
46European Youth Information and Counselling AgencyNonprofit 0 not ranked
47Agence Luxembourgeoise d'Action CulturelleInstitution 0 not ranked
48Eurofins (Luxembourg)Company 0 not ranked
49Clariance (Luxembourg)Company 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 Luxembourg: 80.2%Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg: 3.2%National Research Fund Luxembourg: 2.9%Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle: 2.3%38 others listed: 11.5%80%largest
University of Luxembourg33k · 80.2%Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg1,321 · 3.2%National Research Fund Luxembourg1,191 · 2.9%Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle953 · 2.3%38 others listed4,789 · 11.5%

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

What is Luxembourg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Luxembourg is most concentrated in Software, Finance and Linguistics and Language (12.7× the world share in Software).

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 48.3 works13×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 109.2 works6.1×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 31.5 works4.7×
  4. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 180.7 works3.4×
  5. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 31.9 works3.3×
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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 Luxembourg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Globalization, European Union, Human Rights, Energy Efficiency, Physical Layer Security and Security Analysis.

▲ 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. Machine Learning301▲ 1.56×85 topics
  2. Deep Learning289▲ 1.43×74 topics
  3. Globalization209▲ 1.80×121 topics
  4. Human Rights133▲ 2.2×62 topics
  5. Neural Networks131▲ 1.44×36 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency128▲ 2.3×33 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence120▲ 1.48×45 topics
  8. Mental Health115▲ 1.33×41 topics
  9. Big Data104▲ 1.95×26 topics
  10. Healthcare101▲ 1.52×33 topics
  11. Security100▲ 2.6×25 topics
  12. European Union98▲ 7.3×21 topics
  13. Internet of Things96▲ 1.87×21 topics
  14. Gender74▲ 2.3×36 topics
  15. Democracy69▲ 3.3×20 topics
  16. Governance68▲ 3.5×16 topics
  17. Ethics67▲ 2.4×39 topics
  18. Security Analysis65▲ 6.4×4 topics
  19. Physical Layer Security64▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Cognitive Radio59▲ 28×2 topics
  21. LEO Satellite Constellation58▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Satellite Communications58▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Community Engagement58▲ 3.0×12 topics
  24. Migration58▲ 2.9×25 topics
  25. IoT Security57▲ 3.0×3 topics
  26. International Law57▲ 3.2×25 topics
  27. Territorial Governance56▲ 7.6×3 topics
  28. Wireless Communication56▲ 6.3×6 topics
  29. Monetary Policy55▲ 3.9×11 topics
  30. Sociolinguistics54▲ 4.8×8 topics
  31. 5G Networks49▲ 4.1×5 topics
  32. Multilingualism48▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Channel Estimation48▲ 9.5×4 topics
  34. Local Development45▲ 6.7×2 topics
  35. Wireless Networks44▲ 4.9×9 topics
  36. MIMO Systems42▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Institutionalization41▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Financial Crisis41▲ 6.2×11 topics
  39. Cryptanalysis40▲ 8.2×4 topics
  40. European Integration35▲ 10×6 topics

What research is done in Luxembourg?

  1. 1 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 58 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 34 works
  3. 3 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  4. 4 Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Software 26 works
  5. 5 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 24 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  8. 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  9. 9 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 22 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 22 works

Research output over time

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