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Directorate-General for Interpretation

In research, Directorate-General for Interpretation stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#412 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,798 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,089 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory — Linguistics and Language is 58.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,697
of 28,054 · #17,367 all time
Rank in Belgium
#70
of 138
Research works
1.8k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Directorate-General for Interpretation 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
Arts and HumanitiesField #412 of 1,998 11.9%218 #819
Social SciencesDomain #2,798 of 10,521 9.5%407 #4201
Social SciencesField #4,089 of 6,365 7.7%160 #5943
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #275 of 303 7.3%72 #638
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #375 of 390 6.4%67 #505

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Directorate-General for Interpretation 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Arts and Humanities#819 #412
  2. Social Sciences#4,201 #2,798
  3. Social Sciences#5,943 #4,089
  4. Language and Linguistics#638 #275
  5. Literature and Literary Theory#505 #375
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Directorate-General for Interpretation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 58.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 32.6 works58×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 72.0 works34×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 67.5 works26×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 217.8 works15×
  5. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 22.9 works12×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 15.47× its world share, 218 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 160 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Directorate-General for Interpretation?

Ranked on the composite score, Katherine Rondou, James E. Dunn and James E. Dunn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Directorate-General for Interpretation.

  1. 1 Katherine Rondou Belgium · #508,433 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 James E. Dunn Belgium · #865,112 worldwide 195 citations · 85 works
  3. 3 James E. Dunn Belgium · #1,624,863 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 James E. Dunn Belgium · #1,631,214 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Directorate-General for Interpretation

Which keywords describe research at Directorate-General for Interpretation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Literature, Corpus Linguistics, Gender, Identity, Literary Translation, Colonialism and Sociolinguistics.

▲ 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. Globalization69▲ 7.2×48 topics
  2. Literature54▲ 20×36 topics
  3. Corpus Linguistics46▲ 44×5 topics
  4. Gender44▲ 17×26 topics
  5. Identity42▲ 12×38 topics
  6. Literary Translation40▲ 163×2 topics
  7. Colonialism35▲ 15×26 topics
  8. Sociolinguistics35▲ 38×8 topics
  9. Multilingualism34▲ 42×4 topics
  10. Cross-Cultural Communication31▲ 72×3 topics
  11. Machine Translation31▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Translation31▲ 36×1 topic
  13. Translator Competence31▲ 140×1 topic
  14. Cultural Identity28▲ 11×16 topics
  15. Education27▲ 3.2×46 topics
  16. Philosophy27▲ 12×26 topics
  17. History26▲ 7.7×29 topics
  18. Cultural Studies26▲ 14×21 topics
  19. Sociology25▲ 38×16 topics
  20. Social Justice23▲ 8.2×16 topics
  21. Cultural Diversity23▲ 21×11 topics
  22. Pragmatics22▲ 27×6 topics
  23. Pedagogy21▲ 8.6×13 topics
  24. Language Policy20▲ 29×3 topics
  25. French Literature19▲ 257×3 topics
  26. Language Contact19▲ 40×4 topics
  27. Gender Studies19▲ 25×10 topics
  28. Cultural Heritage19▲ 7.0×16 topics
  29. Ethics18▲ 7.7×25 topics
  30. Language Teaching17▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Culture17▲ 6.6×18 topics
  32. Religion17▲ 7.4×20 topics
  33. Intercultural Communication17▲ 75×3 topics
  34. Language Education16▲ 30×3 topics
  35. Social History16▲ 40×3 topics
  36. Memory16▲ 14×12 topics
  37. Discourse Analysis15▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Public Space15▲ 106×2 topics
  39. Sociopolitical15▲ 90×4 topics
  40. Urban Culture15▲ 145×2 topics

Which research topics does Directorate-General for Interpretation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Translation Studies and Practices, Literature and Culture Studies, French Language Learning Methods and Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies.

Translation Studies and …31Translation Studies and Practices: 31 fractional worksLiterature and Culture Studies: 15 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…14French Language Learning Methods: 14 fractional worksLinguistic and Sociocult…14Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies: 14 fractional worksInterpreting and Communication in Healthcare: 11 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 10 fractional worksHistorical Linguistics a…9Historical Linguistics and Language Studies: 9 fractional worksFrench Literature and Poetry: 9 fractional worksContemporary art, education, critique: 7 fractional worksCaribbean and African Literature and Culture: 7 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsLiterature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and LanguageGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 31 works
  2. 2 Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 15 works
  3. 3 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 14 works
  4. 4 Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language 14 works
  5. 5 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 11 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 10 works
  7. 7 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 9 works
  8. 8 French Literature and Poetry Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  9. 9 Contemporary art, education, critique Cultural Studies 7 works
  10. 10 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 7 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Directorate-General for Interpretation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

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