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Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

In research, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,955 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,119 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,767
of 28,054 · #17,989 all time
Rank in Belgium
#93
of 138
Research works
451
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Directorate-General for Research and Innovation 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,955 of 16,945 32.8%185
Physical SciencesDomain #13,119 of 21,541 23.5%151

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

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: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.53× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Directorate-General for Research and Innovation?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Cantley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.

  1. 1 Mark Cantley Belgium · #329,532 worldwide 79 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

Which keywords describe research at Directorate-General for Research and Innovation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Governance, Neuroscience, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Innovation Policy, European Integration and Smart Specialization.

▲ 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 Union6▲ 39×6 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.4×26 topics
  3. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.3×15 topics
  4. Governance3▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 2.0×15 topics
  6. Innovation3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  7. Neuroscience3▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Human Rights2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  9. COVID-192▲ 2.5×8 topics
  10. European Integration2▲ 59×3 topics
  11. Health Effects2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  12. Innovation Policy2▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  14. Smart Specialization2▲ 88×2 topics
  15. Financial Crisis2▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Political Dynamics2▲ 109×1 topic
  17. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Sustainable Development2▲ 1.88×9 topics
  19. normative power2▲ 154×1 topic
  20. Economic Development2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  21. DSM2▲ 118×1 topic
  22. Economic Growth2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  23. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Phenomenology2▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Territorial Capital2▲ 84×2 topics
  26. Sovereignty2▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Taxation2▲ 29×2 topics
  28. CO2 Emissions2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Competition Law2▲ 211×1 topic
  30. European Union Cohesion Policy2▲ 116×1 topic
  31. Regional Growth2▲ 36×1 topic
  32. State Aid2▲ 390×1 topic
  33. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  34. Criminal Law1▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Mutual Recognition1▲ 114×1 topic
  36. R&D1▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Vulnerability1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Food Systems1▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Diets1▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Global Governance1▲ 6.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Directorate-General for Research and Innovation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European Union Policy and Governance, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Regional Development and Policy and EU Law and Policy Analysis.

European Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and…2Regional Development and Policy: 2 fractional worksEU Law and Policy Analysis2EU Law and Policy Analysis: 2 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…1Vehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksInnovation Policy and R&D: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyLawEcology4 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 2 works
  2. 2 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 EU Law and Policy Analysis Law 2 works
  5. 5 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Directorate-General for Research and Innovation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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