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Centre for European Policy Studies

In research, Centre for European Policy Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,236 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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 21.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,162
of 28,054 · #13,169 all time
Rank in Belgium
#85
of 138
Research works
984
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Centre for European Policy Studies 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 #6,236 of 10,521 25.3%84 #2434

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Centre for European Policy Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 21.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 33.2 works22×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 21.6 works9.8×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.82× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.21× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Sergio Carrera, Michael Emerson and Jacques Pelkmans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for European Policy Studies.

  1. 1 Sergio Carrera Belgium · #40,409 worldwide 179 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Michael Emerson Belgium · #104,978 worldwide 89 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Jacques Pelkmans Belgium · #297,529 worldwide 116 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Arno Behrens Belgium · #518,479 worldwide 118 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Daniel Gros Belgium · #561,535 worldwide 305 citations · 244 works
  6. 6 Christian Egenhofer Belgium · #671,175 worldwide 60 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Sonia Piedrafita Belgium · #705,033 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Andrea Renda Belgium · #735,759 worldwide 22 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Willem Pieter De Groen Belgium · #768,756 worldwide 36 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Noriko Fujiwara Belgium · #850,130 worldwide 15 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for European Policy Studies

Which keywords describe research at Centre for European Policy Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Globalization, Human Rights, Governance, European Integration, Economic Growth, normative power and Political Dynamics.

▲ 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. European Union16▲ 70×12 topics
  2. Globalization14▲ 7.0×25 topics
  3. Human Rights12▲ 11×19 topics
  4. Governance10▲ 29×5 topics
  5. European Integration9▲ 149×4 topics
  6. Economic Growth8▲ 9.2×9 topics
  7. Political Dynamics7▲ 253×1 topic
  8. normative power7▲ 358×1 topic
  9. Global Governance6▲ 27×9 topics
  10. Climate Change6▲ 1.98×12 topics
  11. Political Economy5▲ 20×8 topics
  12. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.5×10 topics
  13. Financial Crisis5▲ 44×7 topics
  14. Economic Development5▲ 6.0×16 topics
  15. Monetary Policy5▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Geopolitics5▲ 30×4 topics
  17. Democracy5▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Fiscal Policy4▲ 20×7 topics
  19. Security4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  20. Nationalism4▲ 8.6×7 topics
  21. Labor Market4▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Russia4▲ 89×3 topics
  23. NGOs4▲ 37×3 topics
  24. Immigration4▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Judicial Review4▲ 39×3 topics
  26. Legal System4▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Ukraine3▲ 89×3 topics
  28. Regulation3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  29. Liquidity3▲ 37×3 topics
  30. Capital Flows3▲ 72×2 topics
  31. Conflict3▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Human Capital3▲ 17×5 topics
  33. International Relations3▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Energy Transition3▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Industrialization3▲ 46×3 topics
  36. Migration3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Criminal Law3▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Innovation Policy3▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Mutual Recognition3▲ 160×1 topic
  40. Smart Specialization3▲ 69×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: European Union Policy and Governance, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency and International Development and Aid.

European Union Policy an…7European Union Policy and Governance: 7 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 3 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy2Economic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and Policy: 2 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsFinanceDevelopmentSociology and Political Science2 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 7 works
  2. 2 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 2 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 2 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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.

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