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European Parliament

In research, European Parliament stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,193 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,500 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,582
of 28,054 · #26,496 all time
Rank in Belgium
#126
of 138
Research works
814
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is European Parliament 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 #8,193 of 10,521 16.6%94 #6254
Social SciencesField #5,500 of 6,365 16.2%62 #3979

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Parliament 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 European Parliament specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 29.8 works17×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.00× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Parliament?

Ranked on the composite score, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin and Jonathan Bishop lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Parliament.

  1. 1 Stéphanie Yon-Courtin Belgium · #844,839 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Jonathan Bishop Belgium · #1,418,382 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at European Parliament

Which keywords describe research at European Parliament?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Human Rights, Globalization, Economic Development, Institutionalization, Governance, Democracy and European Integration.

▲ 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 Union15▲ 56×13 topics
  2. Globalization13▲ 5.8×27 topics
  3. Human Rights13▲ 11×16 topics
  4. Economic Development9▲ 9.2×12 topics
  5. Institutionalization7▲ 68×2 topics
  6. Governance7▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Innovation7▲ 5.5×8 topics
  8. Democracy7▲ 16×7 topics
  9. European Integration6▲ 96×3 topics
  10. Regional Disparities6▲ 106×2 topics
  11. Political Dynamics6▲ 188×2 topics
  12. Sustainability6▲ 2.0×11 topics
  13. multi-level6▲ 252×1 topic
  14. normative power6▲ 252×1 topic
  15. Fiscal Policy6▲ 22×8 topics
  16. Policy5▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Judicial Review5▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.7×13 topics
  19. Economic Growth5▲ 4.8×9 topics
  20. Constitutionalism4▲ 39×1 topic
  21. European Legal Systems4▲ 96×1 topic
  22. Geopolitics4▲ 24×6 topics
  23. Social Impact4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  24. Capital Flows4▲ 96×2 topics
  25. Financial Crisis4▲ 32×6 topics
  26. Knowledge Management4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Environmental Influence4▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Tourism4▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Global Governance4▲ 15×8 topics
  30. International Law4▲ 10×11 topics
  31. Monetary Policy4▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Public Policy4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  33. Schengen Area4▲ 103×2 topics
  34. Community Engagement3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Fundamental Rights3▲ 148×2 topics
  36. Citizenship3▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Gender Equality3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  38. Knowledge Economy3▲ 25×5 topics
  39. Sovereign Debt Crises3▲ 61×2 topics
  40. National Identity3▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does European Parliament publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European Union Policy and Governance, European and International Law Studies, Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies and European Criminal Justice and Data Protection.

European Union Policy and Governance: 6 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 4 fractional worksHungarian Social, Econom…4Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 4 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justic…3European Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 3 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 3 fractional worksRegional Development and Policy: 2 fractional worksCentral European and Rus…2Central European and Russian historical studies: 2 fractional worksDiscrimination and Equality Law: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentFinanceLaw1 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 6 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  4. 4 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Central European and Russian historical studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Discrimination and Equality Law Law 2 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  10. 10 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Parliament's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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