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Cosmetics Europe

In research, Cosmetics Europe stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,922 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#12,302 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,554 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,070
of 22,385 · #19,059 all time
Rank in Belgium
#95
of 105
Research works
675
▲ 128% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.5k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Cosmetics Europe

What is Cosmetics Europe known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #12,922 of 16,688 7.1%185
MedicineField #12,302 of 14,558 6.7%139
Life SciencesDomain #9,554 of 11,023 5.9%124
Social SciencesDomain #13,071 of 14,833 7.7%182
Physical SciencesDomain #16,377 of 17,446 6.2%184

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

Which fields of science does Cosmetics Europe work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Cosmetics Europe is in Health Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 52 fractional works · 34.8% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 27.1% of its workDermatology: 16 fractional works · 11.0% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 33.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 8.0% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCosmetics Europe149fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences9%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4027.1%
    2. Health Professions63.8%
    3. Veterinary32.3%
    4. Dentistry10.9%
    5. Nursing10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1913.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences128.0%
    3. Neuroscience96.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics75.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    1. Engineering106.5%
    2. Environmental Science74.5%
    3. Materials Science64.0%
    4. Chemistry53.6%
    5. Computer Science42.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    7. Energy10.4%
    8. Mathematics10.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Arts and Humanities74.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21.6%
    3. Social Sciences21.5%
    4. Psychology21.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.68× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.43× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.78× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14.25× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.31× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 17.05× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 17.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary17.05×3 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics14.25×8 works
  3. Neuroscience3.78×9 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.43×19 works
  5. Chemistry2.31×5 works
  6. Dentistry1.79×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.68×12 works
  8. Nursing1.61×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.59×7 works
  10. Health Professions1.44×6 works
  11. Medicine1.41×40 works
  12. Materials Science1.13×6 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.91×7 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.77×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×2 works
  17. Engineering0.44×10 works
  18. Energy0.43×1 works
  19. Psychology0.42×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.36×4 works
  21. Mathematics0.30×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.27×1 works
  23. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cosmetics Europe?

Ranked on the quality score, Martina Klarić, Bertrand Desprez and Nicola J. Hewitt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cosmetics Europe.

  1. 1 Martina Klarić Belgium · #1,417,783 worldwide 3.3k citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Bertrand Desprez Belgium · #1,970,871 worldwide 994 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Nicola J. Hewitt Belgium · #2,647,605 worldwide 5.6k citations · 138 works
  4. 4 Arianna Giusti Belgium · #3,811,942 worldwide 138 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Graduate Belgium · #4,833,716 worldwide 16 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Carmel Davis Belgium · #4,860,906 worldwide 40 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Nicky J. Hewitt Belgium · #4,915,320 worldwide 149 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Bryan Leyland Belgium · #5,186,849 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Lewis Henry LaRue Belgium · #5,339,370 worldwide 102 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Xavier Serrano Hortelano Belgium · #5,506,335 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Cosmetics Europe

What are the most cited papers from Cosmetics Europe?

The most cited paper from Cosmetics Europe is "What Kind of Citizen? The Politics of Educating for Democracy" (Joel Westheimer, Joseph E. Kahne, 2004), with 2,476 citations. Next come "A leader's framework for decision making" (1,643) and "A strategy for structuring and reporting a read-across prediction of toxicity" (1,589).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 What Kind of Citizen? The Politics of Educating for Democracy Joel Westheimer, Joseph E. Kahne · American Educational Research Journal 2004 2,476
2 A leader's framework for decision making David J. Snowden, Mary Elizabeth Boone · Harvard business review 2007 1,643
3 A strategy for structuring and reporting a read-across prediction of toxicity Terry Wayne Schultz, Patric Amcoff, Elisabet Berggren et al. · Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology Open access 21 May 2015 1,589
4 The problem with incident reporting Carl Macrae · BMJ Quality & Safety Open access 7 Sep 2015 374
5 Comparison of Aroma-Active Volatiles in Oolong Tea Infusions Using GC–Olfactometry, GC–FPD, and GC–MS Jiancai Zhu, Feng Chen, LingYing Wang et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 10 Aug 2015 280
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cosmetics Europe?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, DNA Damage, Skin Cancer, UV Radiation, Collagen Production, Photoaging and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress15▲ 6.0×22 topics
  2. Antioxidants11▲ 16×6 topics
  3. DNA Damage10▲ 81×3 topics
  4. Skin Cancer9▲ 84×2 topics
  5. UV Radiation9▲ 130×2 topics
  6. Collagen Production9▲ 196×1 topic
  7. Photoaging9▲ 196×1 topic
  8. Inflammation8▲ 2.5×20 topics
  9. Antioxidant8▲ 7.8×20 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications7▲ 3.9×20 topics
  11. Cancer7▲ 3.4×19 topics
  12. Skin Barrier Function6▲ 108×2 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 5.9×15 topics
  14. Wound Healing6▲ 14×6 topics
  15. Metabolism5▲ 6.4×9 topics
  16. Microneedles5▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles5▲ 114×1 topic
  18. Auditory Cortex5▲ 92×1 topic
  19. Emotional Responses5▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Temporal Processing5▲ 124×1 topic
  21. Regeneration4▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Health Effects4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  23. Antimicrobial Activity4▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  25. Flavonoids4▲ 10.0×4 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  27. Regulation4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  28. Angiogenesis4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. Adaptation4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  30. Medicinal Plants4▲ 6.3×9 topics
  31. Melanin3▲ 98×1 topic
  32. Pigmentation3▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Informal Learning3▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Music Education3▲ 69×1 topic
  35. Phenolic Compounds3▲ 12×5 topics
  36. ARRIVE Guidelines3▲ 181×1 topic
  37. Animal Research Reporting3▲ 181×1 topic
  38. Antimicrobial3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  39. Environmental Exposure3▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Cosmetics Europe publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Skin Protection and Aging, Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Neuroscience and Music Perception and melanin and skin pigmentation.

Skin Protection and Aging9Skin Protection and Aging: 9 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 5 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music P…5Neuroscience and Music Perception: 5 fractional worksmelanin and skin pigment…3melanin and skin pigmentation: 3 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 3 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 3 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…3Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 3 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 3 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders: 2 fractional works
DermatologyPharmaceutical ScienceCognitive NeuroscienceCell Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 9 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 5 works
  3. 3 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 melanin and skin pigmentation Cell Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 3 works
  6. 6 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 3 works
  7. 7 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  8. 8 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  9. 9 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 2 works
  10. 10 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cosmetics Europe's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 128% higher 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 Cosmetics Europe as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Cosmetics Europe0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cosmetics Europe 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cosmetics Europe5.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.1% in 2005.

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