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Bruegel

In research, Bruegel stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,865 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,567
of 28,054 · #15,887 all time
Rank in Belgium
#49
of 138
Research works
611
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Bruegel known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,865 of 10,521 20.1%135 #5883

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bruegel sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Bruegel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 50.0 works13×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 34.5 works13×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 28.0 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.82× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.55× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.40× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13.45× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bruegel?

Ranked on the composite score, Guntram B. Wolff, Jean Pisani‐Ferry and J. Scott Marcus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bruegel.

  1. 1 Guntram B. Wolff Belgium · #93,477 worldwide 243 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Jean Pisani‐Ferry Belgium · #119,321 worldwide 207 citations · 120 works
  3. 3 J. Scott Marcus Belgium · #700,413 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Santiago Fernández de Lis Belgium · #716,731 worldwide 18 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Georg Zachmann Belgium · #774,534 worldwide 64 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero Belgium · #777,883 worldwide 102 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Uri Dadush Belgium · #957,059 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Georgios Petropoulos Belgium · #1,049,894 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Norbert Vanhove Belgium · #1,214,113 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Bruegel

Which keywords describe research at Bruegel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Globalization, Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Climate Change, Political Economy, International Relations and Geopolitics.

▲ 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 institution'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. Globalization22▲ 6.5×29 topics
  2. Economic Development20▲ 14×17 topics
  3. Climate Change16▲ 3.5×13 topics
  4. Monetary Policy12▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Economic Growth12▲ 7.9×14 topics
  6. Political Economy11▲ 24×8 topics
  7. Sustainability11▲ 2.6×16 topics
  8. International Relations11▲ 26×7 topics
  9. Renewable Energy10▲ 4.1×11 topics
  10. Geopolitics10▲ 37×8 topics
  11. Innovation10▲ 5.2×16 topics
  12. Sustainable Development9▲ 3.4×13 topics
  13. Global Governance9▲ 23×7 topics
  14. Global Economy8▲ 36×5 topics
  15. Financial Integration8▲ 153×2 topics
  16. Fiscal Policy8▲ 21×6 topics
  17. Industrial Policy7▲ 39×6 topics
  18. Leadership7▲ 8.3×4 topics
  19. Governance7▲ 12×9 topics
  20. International Trade6▲ 25×6 topics
  21. Energy Security6▲ 90×2 topics
  22. Energy Transition6▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Innovation Policy6▲ 32×5 topics
  24. Health Research5▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Management Consulting5▲ 3506×1 topic
  26. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises5▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Price Discrimination5▲ 81×2 topics
  29. European Union5▲ 13×10 topics
  30. Natural Gas5▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Russia5▲ 63×3 topics
  32. Policy Instruments5▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Environmental Policy4▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Financial Crisis4▲ 23×7 topics
  35. Inequality4▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Capitalism4▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Policy Evaluation4▲ 91×1 topic
  38. R&D4▲ 31×3 topics
  39. Supply Diversity4▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Digital Economy4▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Bruegel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ayn Rand and Brontë studies, Global Energy Security and Policy, Climate Change Policy and Economics and Russia and Soviet political economy.

Ayn Rand and Brontë stud…5Ayn Rand and Brontë studies: 5 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security a…4Global Energy Security and Policy: 4 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…4Climate Change Policy and Economics: 4 fractional worksRussia and Soviet politi…3Russia and Soviet political economy: 3 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 3 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19, Geopolitics, T…3COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, Migration: 3 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 3 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…2Economic and Technological Innovation: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral EnergyPolitical Science and International RelationsFinance2 others

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

  1. 1 Ayn Rand and Brontë studies Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 4 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  6. 6 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 3 works
  7. 7 COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, Migration Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Economic and Technological Innovation Economics and Econometrics 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.7%domestic only49.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bruegel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% higher 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.

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