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Centre for European Policy Studies

In research, Centre for European Policy Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,804 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Political Science and International Relations is 20.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,164
of 22,385 · #10,327 all time
Rank in Belgium
#77
of 105
Research works
984
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Centre for European Policy Studies

What is Centre for European Policy Studies known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,804 of 9,585 17.4%84 #2138

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for European Policy Studies 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Centre for European Policy Studies work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Centre for European Policy Studies is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (54%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (19%), Business, Management and Accounting (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 100 fractional works · 82.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 65 fractional works · 53.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 38 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 10.3% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 19.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 8.5% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre forEuropean Policy…121fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences82%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6553.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2319.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting76.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities21.6%
    5. Psychology10.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Engineering54.1%
    2. Computer Science43.1%
    3. Environmental Science43.0%
    4. Energy32.7%
    5. Mathematics10.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Medicine21.7%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience10.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centre for European Policy Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 20.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 37.7 works21×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 23.3 works8.9×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.97× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.90× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.95× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.24× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8.95×23 works
  2. Social Sciences4.24×65 works
  3. Energy2.97×3 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.90×7 works
  5. Mathematics0.76×1 works
  6. Environmental Science0.61×4 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.57×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.57×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.42×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.40×4 works
  11. Health Professions0.39×1 works
  12. Psychology0.29×1 works
  13. Engineering0.27×5 works
  14. Dentistry0.23×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×1 works
  16. Medicine0.09×2 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre for European Policy Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, Sergio Carrera, Rym Ayadi and Steven Blockmans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for European Policy Studies.

  1. 1 Sergio Carrera Belgium · #429,653 worldwide 3.2k citations · 323 works
  2. 2 Rym Ayadi Belgium · #639,175 worldwide 1.4k citations · 164 works
  3. 3 Steven Blockmans Belgium · #837,662 worldwide 1.3k citations · 253 works
  4. 4 Vasileios Rizos Belgium · #852,581 worldwide 2k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Daniel Gros Belgium · #1,243,178 worldwide 12k citations · 982 works
  6. 6 Jacques Pelkmans Belgium · #1,264,452 worldwide 2.5k citations · 266 works
  7. 7 Leonhard den Hertog Belgium · #1,496,416 worldwide 326 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Mikkel Barslund Belgium · #1,597,901 worldwide 695 citations · 89 works
  9. 9 Giovanni Grevi Belgium · #1,684,061 worldwide 281 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Joanna Parkin Belgium · #1,769,623 worldwide 308 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for European Policy Studies

What are the most cited papers from Centre for European Policy Studies?

The most cited paper from Centre for European Policy Studies is "A Voltage and Frequency Droop Control Method for Parallel Inverters" (Karel De Brabandere, Bruno Bolsens, Jeroen Van den Keybus et al., 2007), with 1,871 citations. Next come "Implementation of Circular Economy Business Models by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): Barriers and Enablers" (1,246) and "The Three Faces of Securitization: Political Agency, Audience and Context" (1,205).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Voltage and Frequency Droop Control Method for Parallel Inverters Karel De Brabandere, Bruno Bolsens, Jeroen Van den Keybus et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Jul 2007 1,871
2 Implementation of Circular Economy Business Models by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): Barriers and Enablers Vasileios Rizos, Arno Behrens, Wytze van der Gaast et al. · Sustainability Open access 23 Nov 2016 1,246
3 The Three Faces of Securitization: Political Agency, Audience and Context Thierry Balzacq · European Journal of International Relations Jun 2005 1,205
4 Who I am in how I teach is the message: self‐understanding, vulnerability and reflection Geert Kelchtermans · Teachers and Teaching Apr 2009 1,043
5 Self-fulfilling crises in the Eurozone: An empirical test Paul De Grauwe, Yuemei Ji · Journal of International Money and Finance Open access 23 Nov 2012 635
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre for European Policy Studies?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Globalization, Human Rights, Governance, European Integration, Economic Growth, Political Dynamics and multi-level.

▲ 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 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. European Union18▲ 67×13 topics
  2. Globalization17▲ 7.0×28 topics
  3. Human Rights14▲ 11×21 topics
  4. Governance11▲ 27×6 topics
  5. European Integration10▲ 141×5 topics
  6. Economic Growth8▲ 8.5×9 topics
  7. Political Dynamics8▲ 244×2 topics
  8. multi-level8▲ 349×1 topic
  9. normative power8▲ 349×1 topic
  10. Global Governance8▲ 26×11 topics
  11. Renewable Energy7▲ 3.9×12 topics
  12. Climate Change6▲ 1.98×14 topics
  13. Financial Crisis6▲ 45×8 topics
  14. Political Economy6▲ 20×8 topics
  15. Geopolitics5▲ 29×4 topics
  16. Security5▲ 6.3×7 topics
  17. Economic Development5▲ 5.2×16 topics
  18. International Relations5▲ 17×10 topics
  19. Monetary Policy5▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Democracy5▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Nationalism5▲ 8.9×8 topics
  22. Labor Market5▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Fiscal Policy4▲ 18×7 topics
  24. Immigration4▲ 33×3 topics
  25. Russia4▲ 85×3 topics
  26. NGOs4▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Judicial Review4▲ 35×3 topics
  28. Legal System4▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Ukraine4▲ 84×3 topics
  30. Human Capital3▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Energy Transition3▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Liquidity3▲ 34×3 topics
  33. Intersectionality3▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Migration3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  35. Capital Flows3▲ 69×2 topics
  36. Network Effects3▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Public Opinion3▲ 20×4 topics
  38. Conflict3▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Gender Equality3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Industrialization3▲ 40×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre for European Policy Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: European Union Policy and Governance, Migration and Labor Dynamics, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection and International Development and Aid.

European Union Policy an…8European Union Policy and Governance: 8 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 3 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 2 fractional worksDiscrimination and Equality Law: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…2European and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional worksCanadian Policy and Gove…2Canadian Policy and Governance: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentFinance3 others

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

  1. 1 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  2. 2 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  5. 5 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Discrimination and Equality Law Law 2 works
  7. 7 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 2 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  10. 10 Canadian Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 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 available61.7%not open38.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.7%domestic only67.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for European Policy Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Centre for European Policy Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Centre for European Policy Studies0.00057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre for European Policy Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Centre for European Policy Studies14.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.3% in 2021.

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