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Science in Luxembourg

Luxembourg ranks #81 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#76 all time), with 7.7k research works and 21.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#81
of 192 · #76 all time
Works, 2022–2025
7.7k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
1 in the top 1,000
Open access
54%
world 63%

What is Luxembourg strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Luxembourg ranks highest in Engineering (#61 of 134), Computer Science (#62 of 131) and Social Sciences (#85 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial relations, Software and Medical Terminology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #61 of 134 25.1%1,345 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #62 of 131 24.5%1,139 Institutions
Social SciencesField #85 of 151 20.0%1,302 Institutions
MedicineField #92 of 155 19.4%737 Institutions
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #40 of 67 49.6%239 Institutions
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #57 of 89 23.1%384 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #81 of 122 19.9%426 Institutions
PsychologyField #75 of 109 21.7%292 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #68 of 97 19.6%310 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #77 of 106 14.5%356 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #94 of 125 19.5%291 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #82 of 108 24.8%281 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Industrial relationsSubfield · 2.8 works12×
  2. SoftwareSubfield · 54.8 works11×
  3. Medical TerminologySubfield · 1.8 works7.5×
  4. FinanceSubfield · 123.6 works5.3×
  5. Chemical Health and SafetySubfield · 2.4 works4.8×
  6. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 10.0 works4.0×
  7. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 32.6 works3.7×
  8. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 214.4 works3.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 135 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 281 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 55 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 114 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.89× its world share, 1,139 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 77 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 43 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 1,345 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 291 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 222 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.60× its world share, 146 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 204 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 168 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 736 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 356 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 303 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 104 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 333 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 292 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 1,302 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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, Energy Efficiency, Physical Layer Security, Cognitive Radio and LEO Satellite Constellation.

▲ 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 country'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 Learning364▲ 1.44×86 topics
  2. Deep Learning355▲ 1.34×75 topics
  3. Globalization258▲ 1.70×126 topics
  4. Sustainability185◆ 0.98×101 topics
  5. Epidemiology181▼ 0.59×132 topics
  6. Neural Networks154▲ 1.29×37 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency153▲ 2.1×35 topics
  8. Mental Health142▲ 1.25×42 topics
  9. Human Rights140▲ 1.76×63 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence137▲ 1.29×46 topics
  11. Big Data134▲ 1.91×27 topics
  12. Public Health134▲ 1.19×61 topics
  13. Internet of Things127▲ 1.88×22 topics
  14. Healthcare123▲ 1.41×35 topics
  15. Security116▲ 2.3×25 topics
  16. European Union109▲ 6.2×23 topics
  17. Gender83▲ 1.99×40 topics
  18. Governance80▲ 3.1×17 topics
  19. Democracy76▲ 2.8×22 topics
  20. Physical Layer Security74▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Security Analysis72▲ 5.4×4 topics
  22. IoT Security71▲ 2.9×3 topics
  23. Cognitive Radio69▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Territorial Governance68▲ 7.0×3 topics
  25. Labor Market68▲ 3.0×14 topics
  26. LEO Satellite Constellation68▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Satellite Communications68▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Monetary Policy65▲ 3.5×12 topics
  29. 5G Networks64▲ 4.0×5 topics
  30. Wireless Communication64▲ 5.4×7 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics57▲ 3.9×9 topics
  32. Resource Allocation53▲ 3.9×10 topics
  33. Wireless Networks53▲ 4.5×9 topics
  34. Channel Estimation52▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Local Development51▲ 5.7×2 topics
  36. Income Inequality50▲ 4.5×7 topics
  37. Financial Crisis47▲ 5.4×13 topics
  38. Institutionalization47▲ 6.5×5 topics
  39. European Integration45▲ 10×6 topics
  40. MIMO Systems45▲ 7.2×3 topics

How many world-class institutions does Luxembourg hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

501st to 1,000th1

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 1 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Luxembourg lead research?

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology and Luxembourg Institute of Health rank highest in Luxembourg on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 16.0571%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Luxembourg: 4,699, 23.3%Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology: 813, 17.9%Luxembourg Institute of Health: 376, 23.8%Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research: 240, 35.1%Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg: 207, 15.1%National Research Fund Luxembourg: 94, 18.4%Laboratoire National de Santé: 83, 12.6%Centre François Baclesse: 65, 12.7%INTRASOFT International (Luxembourg): 129, 14.2%Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle: 155, 9.7%European Investment Bank: 109, 15.5%Luxembourg School of Business: 86, 15.9%Ministère de la Santé: 70, 4.9%ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg): 83, 5.7%Luxembourg Institute…Luxembourg Institute…University of Luxemb…Luxembourg Institute…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of LuxembourgUniversity · Luxembourg · #686 worldwide23.3% top 10% · 4.7k works
  2. 2Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyNonprofit · Belvaux · #3,747 worldwide17.9% top 10% · 813 works
  3. 3Luxembourg Institute of HealthNonprofit · Strassen · #3,839 worldwide23.8% top 10% · 376 works
  4. 4Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic ResearchNonprofit · Esch-sur-Alzette · #9,520 worldwide35.1% top 10% · 240 works
  5. 5Centre Hospitalier de LuxembourgHospital / health system · Luxembourg · #12,274 worldwide15.1% top 10% · 207 works
  6. 6National Research Fund LuxembourgNonprofit · Luxembourg · #12,879 worldwide18.4% top 10% · 94 works
  7. 7Laboratoire National de SantéResearch facility · Dudelange · #15,507 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 83 works
  8. 8Centre François BaclesseNonprofit · Esch-sur-Alzette · #20,100 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 65 works
  9. 9INTRASOFT International (Luxembourg)Company · Luxembourg · #20,134 worldwide14.2% top 10% · 129 works
  10. 10Musée National d'Histoire NaturelleArchive · Luxembourg · #20,878 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 155 works
  11. 11European Investment BankNonprofit · Luxembourg · #23,595 worldwide15.5% top 10% · 109 works
  12. 12Luxembourg School of BusinessUniversity · Luxembourg · #24,494 worldwide15.9% top 10% · 86 works
  13. 13Ministère de la SantéGovernment institution · Luxembourg · #25,475 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 70 works
  14. 14ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)Company · Luxembourg · #25,745 worldwide5.7% top 10% · 83 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Luxembourg

Who are the top researchers in Luxembourg?

Yves Le Traon, Jacques Klein and Lionel Briand rank highest among researchers based in Luxembourg.

  1. 1 Yves Le Traon · #19,270 worldwide 1.6k citations · 153 works
  2. 2 Jacques Klein · #19,661 worldwide 1k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Lionel Briand · #20,068 worldwide 1.6k citations · 166 works
  4. 4 Marc Diederich · #29,919 worldwide 1k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Thomas J. Boll · #33,833 worldwide 357 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Jean-Sébastien Coron · #34,973 worldwide 600 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Gert Biesta · #36,547 worldwide 579 citations · 181 works
  8. 8 Antonino Marvuglia · #37,686 worldwide 508 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Reinhard Schneider · #49,147 worldwide 384 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Michel Beine · #50,489 worldwide 448 citations · 62 works
Top researchers in Luxembourg

Which cities in Luxembourg are research hubs?

  1. 1 Luxembourg Luxembourg 42k works

How open and international is Luxembourg's research?

54% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 29% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.0%domestic only71.0%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Luxembourg's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Luxembourg