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European Social Observatory

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Research works
107
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: European Social Observatory is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.72× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.87× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Social Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Pochet, Bart Vanhercke and Cécile Barbier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Social Observatory.

  1. 1 Philippe Pochet Belgium · #203,693 worldwide 60 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Bart Vanhercke Belgium · #597,323 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Cécile Barbier Belgium · #773,264 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at European Social Observatory

Which keywords describe research at European Social Observatory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Income Inequality, Social Policy, European Union, Public Opinion, Political Economy, Welfare State and Ideational Power.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Globalization20▲ 9.9×19 topics
  2. Income Inequality13▲ 85×4 topics
  3. Social Policy12▲ 82×3 topics
  4. European Union11▲ 43×7 topics
  5. Public Opinion11▲ 58×2 topics
  6. Political Economy11▲ 40×3 topics
  7. Welfare State11▲ 105×2 topics
  8. Ideational Power11▲ 258×1 topic
  9. Institutional Change11▲ 221×1 topic
  10. Health Outcomes10▲ 42×2 topics
  11. European Integration9▲ 134×3 topics
  12. Institutionalization9▲ 86×2 topics
  13. Governance9▲ 27×4 topics
  14. Political Dynamics8▲ 192×1 topic
  15. normative power8▲ 290×1 topic
  16. Labor Market8▲ 29×6 topics
  17. Mental Health8▲ 6.4×9 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 29×4 topics
  19. Economic Growth6▲ 7.9×8 topics
  20. Unemployment6▲ 80×2 topics
  21. Austerity Measures6▲ 94×2 topics
  22. Economic Crisis6▲ 55×2 topics
  23. Job Insecurity6▲ 106×1 topic
  24. Precarious Employment6▲ 106×1 topic
  25. Human Rights5▲ 5.9×7 topics
  26. Chronic Disease5▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Life Expectancy5▲ 77×2 topics
  28. Ageing Population5▲ 113×1 topic
  29. Health Care Expenditure5▲ 113×1 topic
  30. Retirement4▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Age Discrimination4▲ 125×2 topics
  32. Healthcare4▲ 5.0×10 topics
  33. Corporate Governance4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  34. Labor Force Participation4▲ 66×2 topics
  35. Health Effects3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  36. Aging Workforce3▲ 127×1 topic
  37. Employment Patterns3▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Trade Unions3▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Labor Movement3▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Union Revitalization3▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does European Social Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Labor Movements and Unions, Employment and Welfare Studies, Social Policy and Reform Studies and European Union Policy and Governance.

Labor Movements and Unions: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…1Social Policy and Reform Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…1European Union Policy and Governance: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 0 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 0 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work…0Digital Economy and Work Transformation: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques: 0 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 0 fractional worksRecommender Systems and Techniques: 0 fractional works
Public AdministrationGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International RelationsLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 1 works
  2. 2 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 0 works
  6. 6 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  9. 9 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available42.3%not open57.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Social Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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