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Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union

In research, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,995 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,280 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions, Political Science and International Relations and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — General Health Professions is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,992
of 28,054 · #42,672 all time
Rank in Belgium
#136
of 138
Research works
261
▲ 238% vs 2013–17
Citations
144
0.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union 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 #9,995 of 10,521 2.1%144 #16744
Social SciencesField #6,280 of 6,365 1.5%82 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union 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 Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 29.0 works11×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 28.8 works11×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 34.8 works8.8×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 21.8 works7.5×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 6.04× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.79× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.81× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.52× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Le Clainche, Aurélien Baudu and Yves Terrasse lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union.

  1. 1 Michel Le Clainche Belgium · #220,853 worldwide 4 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Aurélien Baudu Belgium · #270,026 worldwide 0 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Yves Terrasse Belgium · #310,549 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Fabrice Bin Belgium · #403,655 worldwide 0 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Robin Degron Belgium · #580,148 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Jean-François Calmette Belgium · #677,772 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Florent Gaullier-Camus Belgium · #792,108 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union

Which keywords describe research at Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Public Health, Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Management, Inequalities, Universal Health Coverage and Globalization.

▲ 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. Economic Development36▲ 24×14 topics
  2. Public Health29▲ 11×4 topics
  3. Social Determinants of Health28▲ 67×2 topics
  4. Healthcare Policy26▲ 151×2 topics
  5. Globalization26▲ 7.3×21 topics
  6. Healthcare Management26▲ 177×2 topics
  7. Inequalities26▲ 406×1 topic
  8. Universal Health Coverage26▲ 406×1 topic
  9. Territorial Governance17▲ 72×3 topics
  10. Institutionalization16▲ 97×2 topics
  11. Community Engagement16▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Local Development16▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Sustainable Development15▲ 5.2×15 topics
  14. Social Innovation15▲ 52×1 topic
  15. Solidarity Economy15▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Financial Reporting14▲ 66×3 topics
  17. Tax Avoidance14▲ 184×2 topics
  18. Social Responsibility13▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Migration12▲ 20×6 topics
  20. Democracy12▲ 18×6 topics
  21. Corporate Tax11▲ 187×1 topic
  22. Incentives11▲ 86×1 topic
  23. Religion11▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Innovation11▲ 5.5×10 topics
  25. Governance10▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Islam10▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Fiscal Policy9▲ 24×5 topics
  28. North Africa9▲ 130×2 topics
  29. Labor Market9▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Corruption8▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Gender8▲ 8.2×3 topics
  32. Institutional Quality8▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Family Law7▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Informal Economy7▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Reform7▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Tax Evasion7▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Industrial Policy7▲ 35×5 topics
  38. Political Economy7▲ 14×6 topics
  39. Islands7▲ 310×1 topic
  40. Small States7▲ 310×1 topic

Which research topics does Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Practices, Social Sciences and Governance, Corporate Taxation and Avoidance and Taxation and Compliance Studies.

Healthcare Systems and P…26Healthcare Systems and Practices: 26 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…15Social Sciences and Governance: 15 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and A…11Corporate Taxation and Avoidance: 11 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 7 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 7 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…7Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 7 fractional worksGlobal Politics and Economy: 4 fractional worksEconomic Zones and Regional Development: 4 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 3 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesAccountingEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 26 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 15 works
  3. 3 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 11 works
  4. 4 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  6. 6 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 7 works
  7. 7 Global Politics and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Economic Zones and Regional Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  9. 9 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 3 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 238% higher 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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