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Directorate-General for Trade

In research, Directorate-General for Trade stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,705 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,395
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#250
of 267
Research works
291
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Directorate-General for Trade 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 #12,705 of 16,945 16.2%243

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Directorate-General for Trade 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: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.93× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.09× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.56× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Directorate-General for Trade?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Innovation, Economic Development, International Trade, Productivity, Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment 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 11 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization6▲ 12×10 topics
  2. Innovation4▲ 15×4 topics
  3. Economic Development4▲ 18×3 topics
  4. International Trade3▲ 91×1 topic
  5. Productivity3▲ 239×1 topic
  6. Economic Growth2▲ 11×10 topics
  7. Foreign Direct Investment1▲ 104×2 topics
  8. Sociolinguistics1▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  10. Artistic Expression1▲ 135×2 topics
  11. Identity1▲ 6.1×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Global trade and economics, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, Historical and Literary Analyses and International Arbitration and Investment Law.

Global trade and economics3Global trade and economics: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 1 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 1 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 1 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 1 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 0 fractional worksSpatial and Panel Data Analysis: 0 fractional worksRecommender Systems and Techniques: 0 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinancePhilosophyLiterature and Literary TheoryStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  3. 3 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 1 works
  7. 7 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 0 works
  9. 9 Spatial and Panel Data Analysis Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Recommender Systems and Techniques Information Systems 0 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.0%domestic only58.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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