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College of Europe

In research, College of Europe stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,904 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,916 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 30.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,592
of 28,054 · #15,322 all time
Rank in Belgium
#69
of 138
Research works
862
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is College of Europe 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 #5,904 of 10,521 33.2%82 #4356
Social SciencesField #3,916 of 6,365 31.2%61 #2727

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of Europe 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 College of Europe specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 30.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 43.6 works30×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.69× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.26× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 5.01× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of Europe?

Ranked on the composite score, Laure Delcour, Jean-Pierre Cassarino and Sacha Garben lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of Europe.

  1. 1 Laure Delcour Belgium · #121,849 worldwide 66 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Jean-Pierre Cassarino Belgium · #262,668 worldwide 60 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Sacha Garben Belgium · #414,834 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Phedon Nicolaides Belgium · #544,956 worldwide 81 citations · 144 works
  5. 5 Ludwig Krämer Belgium · #548,251 worldwide 41 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Jan De Groof Belgium · #648,241 worldwide 10 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Christopher Reynolds Belgium · #737,098 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Michele Chang Belgium · #812,900 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Andriy Tyushka Belgium · #855,674 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Dominik Hanf Belgium · #935,649 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at College of Europe

Which keywords describe research at College of Europe?

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

▲ 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. Human Rights19▲ 20×28 topics
  2. European Union19▲ 87×12 topics
  3. Political Dynamics14▲ 520×2 topics
  4. Governance13▲ 41×5 topics
  5. European Integration12▲ 228×2 topics
  6. Institutionalization12▲ 139×2 topics
  7. multi-level12▲ 646×1 topic
  8. normative power12▲ 646×1 topic
  9. Judicial Review10▲ 117×4 topics
  10. International Law10▲ 33×12 topics
  11. Democracy9▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Globalization9▲ 5.0×19 topics
  13. Constitutionalism8▲ 92×2 topics
  14. Global Governance8▲ 38×12 topics
  15. ECHR8▲ 218×1 topic
  16. European Legal Systems8▲ 218×1 topic
  17. Sovereignty5▲ 55×6 topics
  18. Security4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  19. Geopolitics4▲ 27×6 topics
  20. International Relations4▲ 17×9 topics
  21. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.4×9 topics
  22. Financial Crisis4▲ 33×3 topics
  23. Social Media4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  24. Economic Development3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  25. Political Economy3▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Diplomacy3▲ 33×4 topics
  27. Information Warfare3▲ 98×2 topics
  28. Economic Growth3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  29. Decentralization3▲ 13×2 topics
  30. State Sovereignty3▲ 58×2 topics
  31. National Identity2▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Legal System2▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Russia2▲ 58×2 topics
  34. Ukraine2▲ 73×2 topics
  35. Soft Power2▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Bilateral Investment Treaties2▲ 122×1 topic
  37. Conflict2▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Foreign Direct Investment2▲ 47×1 topic
  39. International Trade2▲ 16×5 topics
  40. Industrial Policy2▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does College of Europe publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European Union Policy and Governance, European and International Law Studies, International Arbitration and Investment Law and Global Financial Regulation and Crises.

European Union Policy an…12European Union Policy and Governance: 12 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…8European and International Law Studies: 8 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Regulation and Crises: 2 fractional worksPolitical Systems and Governance: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 1 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 1 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsStrategy and ManagementFinanceEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  3. 3 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 2 works
  4. 4 Global Financial Regulation and Crises Finance 2 works
  5. 5 Political Systems and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Europe's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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