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Research in Namur

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Namur, Belgium. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Namur and Service Public de Wallonie.

Research institutions
13
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
268k
22.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Namur

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 Namur?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NamurUniversity 10,062 #2,188
2Service Public de WallonieGovernment institution 484 #17,870
3Agence Wallonne du PatrimoineGovernment institution 133 #31,690 all time
4Centre Hospitalier Régional de NamurHospital / health system 125 #33,383 all time
5L’Institut Wallon de l’Évaluation, de la Prospective et de la StatistiqueUniversity 82 not ranked
6Institut de Conseil et d'Études en Développement DurableNonprofit 82 not ranked
7Institut Supérieur de Musique et de PédagogieUniversity 32 not ranked
8Volition (Belgium)Company 30 not ranked
9Nanocyl (Belgium)Company 27 not ranked
10Le Beau Vallon - Psychiatric HospitalHospital / health system 14 not ranked
11Haute École Albert JacquardUniversity 10 not ranked
12Haute École de la Province de NamurUniversity 9 not ranked
13Walloon GovernmentGovernment institution 1 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 Namur: 90.7%Service Public de Wallonie: 4.4%Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine: 1.2%Centre Hospitalier Régional de Namur: 1.1%9 others listed: 2.6%91%largest
University of Namur10k · 90.7%Service Public de Wallonie484 · 4.4%Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine133 · 1.2%Centre Hospitalier Régional de Namur125 · 1.1%9 others listed287 · 2.6%

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

Which fields of science does Namur work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Namur is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (14%), Computer Science (9%).

Physical Sciences: 616 fractional works · 34.8% of its workComputer Science: 162 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 48 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 132 fractional works · 7.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 83 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 53 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 66 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 57 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 55 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 497 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 243 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 93 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 47 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 121 fractional works · 6.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 44 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 37 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 438 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 376 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSurgery: 48 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 38 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 48 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 220 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 110 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 63 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNamur1,771fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences28%

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 Science1629.1%
    2. Engineering1327.4%
    3. Materials Science834.7%
    4. Chemistry663.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy573.2%
    6. Environmental Science553.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences201.1%
    8. Mathematics160.9%
    9. Energy160.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.5%
    1. Social Sciences24313.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities1216.8%
    3. Psychology442.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting372.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance341.9%
    6. Decision Sciences181.0%
    1. Medicine37621.2%
    2. Health Professions482.7%
    3. Veterinary70.4%
    4. Nursing50.3%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1106.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences633.6%
    3. Neuroscience221.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology181.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Namur?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Territorial Governance, Local Development, Community Engagement, Epidemiology, Catalysis, Gender Studies, Gender and Citizen 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-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. Epidemiology74◆ 1.04×110 topics
  2. Machine Learning44▼ 0.75×49 topics
  3. Globalization41▲ 1.18×64 topics
  4. Inflammation40◆ 1.07×61 topics
  5. Catalysis36▲ 3.0×23 topics
  6. Community Engagement31▲ 5.4×8 topics
  7. Diagnosis31▲ 1.89×38 topics
  8. Gender30▲ 3.1×28 topics
  9. Territorial Governance29▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Local Development29▲ 16×2 topics
  11. History26▲ 2.1×33 topics
  12. Economic Development26▲ 1.82×17 topics
  13. Social Justice26▲ 2.4×16 topics
  14. Public Policy25▲ 3.0×9 topics
  15. Governance24▲ 4.1×12 topics
  16. Gender Studies22▲ 8.1×9 topics
  17. Religion20▲ 2.4×25 topics
  18. Citizen Participation18▲ 8.9×2 topics
  19. Institutionalization17▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Environmental Participation16▲ 13×1 topic
  21. Proximity and Innovation16▲ 13×1 topic
  22. Inequality15▲ 3.8×10 topics
  23. Sociolinguistics15▲ 4.5×8 topics
  24. Citizenship14▲ 6.7×8 topics
  25. Palliative Care14▲ 5.1×3 topics
  26. Social Innovation14▲ 5.1×6 topics
  27. Ethnographic Research13▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Educational Policies13▲ 6.9×2 topics
  29. Professional Practices13▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Public Action13▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Density Functional Theory13▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Cooperatives13▲ 9.7×1 topic
  33. Solidarity Economy13▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Sociopolitical12▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Sign Language12▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Hydrogen Bonding12▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Psychological Trauma12▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Patient Rights11▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Ethical Practices11▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Healthcare Legislation11▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Namur?

French Urban and Social Studies: 15 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 12 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…12Social Sciences and Governance: 12 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…11Health, Medicine and Society: 11 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 8 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 7 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…7French Historical and Cultural Studies: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 7 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 7 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…7Classical Antiquity Studies: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 12 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 11 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 8 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  7. 7 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  9. 9 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 7 works
  10. 10 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 7 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%30%Namur16.2% 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 25.6% in 2006.

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