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Directorate-General Joint Research Centre

In research, Directorate-General Joint Research Centre stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,562 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,065 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,665
of 28,054 · #9,836 all time
Rank in Belgium
#83
of 138
Research works
1.3k
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Directorate-General Joint Research Centre 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 #7,562 of 10,521 5.0%98 #5928
Social SciencesField #6,065 of 6,365 4.7%65 #6723

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Directorate-General Joint Research Centre 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 Joint Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 35.6 works5.4×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.17× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.25× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.81× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Directorate-General Joint Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Hyun-nie Ahn, Olivier Le Noé and Stéphane Balas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Directorate-General Joint Research Centre.

  1. 1 Hyun-nie Ahn Belgium · #154,971 worldwide 98 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Olivier Le Noé Belgium · #225,077 worldwide 2 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Stéphane Balas Belgium · #253,313 worldwide 2 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Jacques E. Dumont Belgium · #345,364 worldwide 124 citations · 95 works
  5. 5 Christiane Vollaire Belgium · #352,731 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Anne-Lise Ulmann Belgium · #399,042 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Frédérique Debout Belgium · #401,859 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Antoine Bonnemain Belgium · #457,923 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Patrick Trabal Belgium · #691,081 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Giovanni Bonato Belgium · #782,398 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Directorate-General Joint Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at Directorate-General Joint Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Public Policy, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Gender Studies, Ethnographic Research, Professional Practices and Public Action.

▲ 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. Community Engagement14▲ 23×5 topics
  2. Public Policy14▲ 15×4 topics
  3. Local Development13▲ 64×2 topics
  4. Territorial Governance13▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Gender Studies12▲ 41×3 topics
  6. Ethnographic Research11▲ 111×2 topics
  7. Professional Practices11▲ 148×1 topic
  8. Public Action11▲ 148×1 topic
  9. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.4×7 topics
  10. Mental Health10▲ 3.7×12 topics
  11. Social Justice9▲ 8.8×9 topics
  12. Citizen Participation8▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Environmental Participation8▲ 57×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation8▲ 57×1 topic
  15. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Gender7▲ 7.4×7 topics
  17. Religion7▲ 7.9×7 topics
  18. Citizenship6▲ 28×3 topics
  19. Migration6▲ 9.9×7 topics
  20. Social Innovation6▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Healthcare Access6▲ 12×4 topics
  22. History6▲ 4.4×10 topics
  23. Economic Development5▲ 3.6×2 topics
  24. Gender Equality5▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Institutionalization5▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Cooperatives5▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Solidarity Economy5▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Family Support Policies5▲ 173×1 topic
  29. Identity5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  30. Inequality5▲ 12×1 topic
  31. Resilience5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  32. Clinical Practice4▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Cultural Studies4▲ 5.7×7 topics
  34. Developmental Trauma4▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy4▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Islam4▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. North Africa4▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Medical Ethics4▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Social Change4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Palliative Care3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Directorate-General Joint Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance and Social Policies and Family.

Education, sociology, an…11Education, sociology, and vocational training: 11 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 5 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 5 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 4 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…3Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy, Sociology, Political Theory: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesClinical PsychologyPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 5 works
  4. 4 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory Sociology and Political Science 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Directorate-General Joint Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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