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Research in Luxembourg

Science Explorer records 44 research institutions in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Luxembourg, Eurofins (Luxembourg) and INTRASOFT International (Luxembourg).

Research institutions
44
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
42k
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
359k
8.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Luxembourg

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 Luxembourg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LuxembourgUniversity 34,894 #299
2National Research Fund LuxembourgNonprofit 1,191 #14,968
3Musée National d'Histoire NaturelleArchive 953 #12,178
4Eurofins (Luxembourg)Company 779 #6,787
5European Investment BankNonprofit 568 #17,731
6ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)Company 550 #21,352
7Ministère de la SantéGovernment institution 481 #18,674
8INTRASOFT International (Luxembourg)Company 385 #11,963
9Luxembourg School of BusinessUniversity 240 #16,238
10Hôpital KirchbergHospital / health system 234 #23,143 all time
11Central Bank of LuxembourgInstitution 196 #23,189 all time
12National Library of LuxembourgGovernment institution 164 #28,909 all time
13Technology Innovation InternationalInstitution 88 not ranked
14Ministry of Foreign and European AffairsGovernment institution 82 not ranked
15IEE (Luxembourg)Company 45 not ranked
16Alzheimer EuropeNonprofit 35 not ranked
17Sacred Heart UniversityUniversity 25 not ranked
18Tenaris (Luxembourg)Company 19 not ranked
19Paul Wurth (Luxembourg)Company 19 not ranked
20Advanced Biological Laboratories (Luxembourg)Company 17 not ranked
21Publications Office of the European UnionGovernment institution 15 not ranked
22Ministry of StateGovernment institution 14 not ranked
23Miami University Dolibois European CenterUniversity 7 not ranked
24European Patients ForumInstitution 7 not ranked
25OpenText (Luxembourg)Company 5 not ranked
26Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European UnionGovernment institution 4 not ranked
27Sword Group (Luxembourg)Company 4 not ranked
28Ministère de la Fonction Publique et de la Réforme AdministrativeGovernment institution 4 not ranked
29EurocarersNonprofit 3 not ranked
30European Society for Clinical Nutrition and MetabolismNonprofit 3 not ranked
31Element Six (Luxembourg)Company 3 not ranked
32LuxinnovationInstitution 3 not ranked
33BWI Group (Luxembourg)Company 2 not ranked
34Ministère de la Famille, de l'Intégration et à la Grande RégionGovernment institution 2 not ranked
35Agence eSantéInstitution 1 not ranked
36Ministry of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity EconomyGovernment institution 1 not ranked
37Real Impact AnalyticsInstitution 1 not ranked
38Confederation of European Forest OwnersNonprofit 1 not ranked
39TélévieNonprofit 0 not ranked
40Conversant (Luxembourg)Company 0 not ranked
41Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la RechercheGovernment institution 0 not ranked
42European Youth Information and Counselling AgencyNonprofit 0 not ranked
43Agence Luxembourgeoise d'Action CulturelleInstitution 0 not ranked
44Clariance (Luxembourg)Company 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 Luxembourg: 85.0%National Research Fund Luxembourg: 2.9%Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle: 2.3%Eurofins (Luxembourg): 1.9%34 others listed: 7.9%85%largest
University of Luxembourg35k · 85.0%National Research Fund Luxembourg1,191 · 2.9%Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle953 · 2.3%Eurofins (Luxembourg)779 · 1.9%34 others listed3,228 · 7.9%

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

Which fields of science does Luxembourg work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Luxembourg is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Computer Science (17%), Engineering (17%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,030 fractional works · 45.4% of its workComputer Science: 1,132 fractional works · 16.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 419 fractional works · 6.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 202 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 168 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 118 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSoftware: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1,112 fractional works · 16.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 308 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 243 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 85 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 81 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 196 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 85 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 195 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 155 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 119 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 77 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,555 fractional works · 38.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,211 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 390 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 302 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 379 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 299 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 155 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 283 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 101 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 283 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 85 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 79 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 100 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 665 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 511 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSurgery: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 136 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 430 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 206 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 137 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 106 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 84 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLuxembourg6,680fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences38%

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. Computer Science1,13216.9%
    2. Engineering1,11216.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1962.9%
    4. Environmental Science1952.9%
    5. Mathematics1552.3%
    6. Materials Science1191.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences580.9%
    8. Chemistry330.5%
    9. Energy260.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,55538.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,21118.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities3795.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2994.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2834.2%
    5. Psychology2834.2%
    6. Decision Sciences1001.5%
    1. Medicine5117.7%
    2. Health Professions1362.0%
    3. Nursing100.2%
    4. Dentistry60.1%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2063.1%
    2. Neuroscience1061.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences841.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology300.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 77 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 175 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 90 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.14× its world share, 986 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 991 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 161 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 103 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 137 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 177 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 125 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 446 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 324 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 260 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 86 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.18× its world share, 275 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 254 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 1,102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.18×275 works
  2. Computer Science2.14×986 works
  3. Mathematics1.97×137 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.90×324 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.50×86 works
  6. Social Sciences1.47×1,102 works
  7. Psychology1.41×254 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.36×260 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.34×177 works
  10. Engineering1.12×991 works
  11. Neuroscience0.94×90 works
  12. Health Professions0.80×125 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×175 works
  14. Environmental Science0.55×161 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.53×49 works
  16. Materials Science0.50×103 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×26 works
  18. Energy0.39×21 works
  19. Medicine0.39×446 works
  20. Nursing0.28×8 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×77 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.24×5 works
  23. Chemistry0.24×22 works
  24. Veterinary0.23×2 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.17×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Luxembourg?

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

▲ 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. Machine Learning350▲ 1.57×86 topics
  2. Deep Learning332▲ 1.44×74 topics
  3. Globalization233▲ 1.78×127 topics
  4. Neural Networks159▲ 1.55×38 topics
  5. Human Rights146▲ 2.1×64 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency143▲ 2.3×35 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence140▲ 1.48×47 topics
  8. Mental Health124▲ 1.30×41 topics
  9. Big Data124▲ 1.94×26 topics
  10. Security115▲ 2.6×26 topics
  11. Healthcare113▲ 1.48×33 topics
  12. European Union108▲ 7.2×24 topics
  13. Internet of Things106▲ 1.85×21 topics
  14. Ethics86▲ 2.5×41 topics
  15. Gender83▲ 2.3×37 topics
  16. Colonialism78▲ 2.5×42 topics
  17. Democracy77▲ 3.3×21 topics
  18. Governance73▲ 3.4×16 topics
  19. Physical Layer Security72▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Security Analysis70▲ 6.2×4 topics
  21. International Law67▲ 3.2×25 topics
  22. Cognitive Radio66▲ 28×2 topics
  23. LEO Satellite Constellation65▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Satellite Communications65▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Migration64▲ 2.8×27 topics
  26. IoT Security64▲ 3.1×3 topics
  27. Wireless Communication61▲ 6.3×7 topics
  28. Monetary Policy61▲ 3.9×11 topics
  29. Territorial Governance61▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Sociolinguistics57▲ 4.7×8 topics
  31. 5G Networks57▲ 4.2×5 topics
  32. Channel Estimation55▲ 9.3×4 topics
  33. Multilingualism52▲ 4.8×6 topics
  34. Wireless Networks49▲ 4.9×9 topics
  35. Local Development48▲ 6.9×2 topics
  36. MIMO Systems48▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Institutionalization44▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Financial Crisis44▲ 5.8×11 topics
  39. Cryptanalysis43▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Sovereignty42▲ 7.0×10 topics

What research is done in Luxembourg?

Satellite Communication Systems: 58 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…34Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 34 fractional worksSoftware Testing and Deb…26Software Testing and Debugging Techniques: 26 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 24 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …24French Urban and Social Studies: 24 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 23 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 22 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…22Social Sciences and Governance: 22 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringInformation SystemsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSoftware4 others

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

  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

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Luxembourg21.0% 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 25.3% in 2022.

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