European Union
In research, European Union stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,122 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,030 of 5,988 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#666 of 1,187 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Law (Political Science and International Relations is 13.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,033 of 22,385 · #5,527 all time
- Rank in Belgium
- #21 of 105
- Research works
- 3.9k ▼ 10% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 50k 12.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.00× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 34% world 40%
- International
- 33% world 18%
What is European Union known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,122 of 9,585 | 10.2% | 278 | #4050 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,030 of 5,988 | 10.8% | 174 | #3980 | |
| Political Science and International RelationsSubfield | #666 of 1,187 | 10.3% | 98 | #813 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,085 of 10,670 | 8.8% | 89 | #9595 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where European 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#4,050 #2,122
- Social Sciences#3,980 #3,030
- Political Science and International Relations#813 #666
- Physical Sciences#9,595 #8,085
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does European Union work in?
In 2022-now, 60% of research at European Union is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (10%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences30760.0%
- Social Sciences19137.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance5210.1%
- Business, Management and Accounting326.3%
- Arts and Humanities152.9%
- Psychology112.2%
- Decision Sciences61.2%
- Physical Sciences12123.5%
- Engineering418.0%
- Environmental Science254.9%
- Computer Science244.6%
- Energy91.8%
- Physics and Astronomy61.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences50.9%
- Materials Science50.9%
- Chemistry40.7%
- Mathematics20.4%
- Chemical Engineering00.1%
- Health Sciences5410.5%
- Medicine387.4%
- Health Professions142.7%
- Dentistry10.3%
- Nursing00.0%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences316.0%
What does European Union specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 13.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 102.9 works14×
- LawSubfield · 20.4 works6.8×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.72×52 works
- Social Sciences2.95×191 works
- Energy1.97×9 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.95×32 works
- Decision Sciences1.22×6 works
- Health Professions1.02×14 works
- Arts and Humanities1.01×15 works
- Environmental Science0.99×25 works
- Psychology0.72×11 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×16 works
- Computer Science0.60×24 works
- Dentistry0.60×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.58×5 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×1 works
- Engineering0.53×41 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.51×6 works
- Chemistry0.44×4 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.40×2 works
- Medicine0.39×38 works
- Mathematics0.37×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×9 works
- Neuroscience0.28×2 works
- Materials Science0.26×5 works
- Chemical Engineering0.25×0 works
- Veterinary0.12×0 works
- Nursing0.09×0 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4.7×
- Social Sciences 3.0×
- Energy 2.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.9×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities 1.0×
- Environmental Science 1.0×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Dentistry 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Mathematics 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.1×
- Nursing 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at European Union?
Ranked on the quality score, Walter Hübel, Kathleen Gutman and Hans Tompa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Union.
- 1
Walter Hübel
Belgium · #1,082,915 worldwide 2.3k citations · 36 works
- 2
Kathleen Gutman
Belgium · #2,939,989 worldwide 337 citations · 62 works
- 3
Hans Tompa
Belgium · #3,185,295 worldwide 1.7k citations · 42 works
- 4
Jacques‐René Rabier
Belgium · #3,673,658 worldwide 428 citations · 119 works
- 5
Emile H. Braye
Belgium · #3,856,093 worldwide 1k citations · 20 works
- 6
Sonja Puntscher Riekmann
Belgium · #4,097,580 worldwide 417 citations · 52 works
- 7
Lothar Ehring
Belgium · #4,194,986 worldwide 323 citations · 22 works
- 8
Jean-Claude Piris
Belgium · #4,357,291 worldwide 1.4k citations · 84 works
- 9
Colin Robertson
Belgium · #4,438,990 worldwide 250 citations · 39 works
- 10
Mary Ellen McCarthy
Belgium · #4,474,676 worldwide 337 citations · 29 works
Which keywords describe research at European Union?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, European Union, Democracy, Judicial Review, Globalization, Constitutionalism, ECHR and European Legal Systems.
- Economic Evaluation
- Legal System
- Environmental Policy
- Social Movements
- Schengen Area
- Financial Crisis
- Economic Growth
- multi-level
- Compliance
- Political Dynamics
- Geopolitics
- Institutionalization
- European Integration
- Global Governance
- International Law
- Climate Change
- ECHR
- Constitutionalism
- Democracy
- European Union
- Human Rights
- Globalization
- Judicial Review
- Sustainability
- European Legal Systems
- Sustainable Development
- Governance
- Economic Development
- Renewable Energy
- Sovereignty
- Artificial Intelligence
- COVID-19
- Innovation
- normative power
- Political Economy
- Monetary Policy
- Industrial Policy
- Fundamental Rights
- Energy Transition
- State Sovereignty
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Human Rights60▲ 11×45 topics
- European Union44▲ 39×19 topics
- Globalization39▲ 3.9×61 topics
- Democracy33▲ 18×16 topics
- Judicial Review30▲ 69×5 topics
- Constitutionalism27▲ 59×4 topics
- Sustainability26▲ 2.1×50 topics
- ECHR25▲ 142×1 topic
- European Legal Systems25▲ 142×1 topic
- Climate Change24▲ 1.71×44 topics
- Sustainable Development24▲ 2.9×43 topics
- International Law21▲ 13×22 topics
- Governance20▲ 12×12 topics
- Global Governance18▲ 15×17 topics
- Economic Development16▲ 4.0×21 topics
- European Integration16▲ 56×5 topics
- Renewable Energy15▲ 2.1×28 topics
- Institutionalization15▲ 32×4 topics
- Sovereignty15▲ 32×7 topics
- Geopolitics15▲ 19×10 topics
- Artificial Intelligence15▲ 2.0×25 topics
- Political Dynamics14▲ 103×2 topics
- COVID-1914▲ 2.1×19 topics
- Compliance14▲ 94×3 topics
- Innovation14▲ 2.5×25 topics
- multi-level13▲ 139×1 topic
- normative power13▲ 139×1 topic
- Economic Growth13▲ 3.1×20 topics
- Political Economy11▲ 8.6×10 topics
- Financial Crisis11▲ 19×10 topics
- Monetary Policy11▲ 9.0×8 topics
- Schengen Area10▲ 75×2 topics
- Industrial Policy9▲ 16×4 topics
- Social Movements8▲ 5.6×8 topics
- Fundamental Rights8▲ 87×2 topics
- Environmental Policy8▲ 7.5×6 topics
- Energy Transition8▲ 10×4 topics
- Legal System7▲ 15×2 topics
- State Sovereignty7▲ 31×2 topics
- Economic Evaluation7▲ 12×3 topics
Which research topics does European Union publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: European and International Law Studies, European Union Policy and Governance, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and European Criminal Justice and Data Protection.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 25 works
- 2 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 13 works
- 3 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 6 works
- 4 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 6 works
- 5 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 6 works
- 6 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 5 works
- 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 8 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 5 works
- 9 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 10 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has European Union's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is European Union as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.
Fractional works of European Union over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.8% in 2008.
Other research institutions in Brussels
- Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- European Commission
- European Union of Medical Specialists
- Institute of Natural Sciences
- IS practice
- European Corporate Governance Institute
- Material (Belgium)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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