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Fund for Scientific Research

In research, Fund for Scientific Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,008 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,537
of 28,054 · #4,879 all time
Rank in Belgium
#54
of 138
Research works
2.1k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
35.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Fund for Scientific Research 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 #3,008 of 10,521 38.8%117 #2546

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fund for Scientific Research 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: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.27× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.76× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.64× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fund for Scientific Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Antoinette Rouvroy, Jean‐Pierre Olivier and Anne Dufresne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fund for Scientific Research.

  1. 1 Antoinette Rouvroy · #73,645 worldwide 76 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Jean‐Pierre Olivier · #86,632 worldwide 46 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Anne Dufresne · #233,679 worldwide 13 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Herman Parret · #325,460 worldwide 28 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Julie Ringelheim · #414,329 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Kenneth Bertrams · #483,637 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Johan Meeusen · #595,421 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Françoise Bartiaux · #623,680 worldwide 80 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Antoine Brix · #637,113 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Aude Musin · #681,461 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Fund for Scientific Research

Which keywords describe research at Fund for Scientific Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Emotion Regulation, Human Rights, Psychological Well-being, Globalization, Climate Change, Neural Correlates, Identity Formation and Cultural Psychology.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 1.78×35 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 2.2×24 topics
  3. Human Rights8▲ 3.6×14 topics
  4. Emotion Regulation7▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Social Media7▲ 2.3×16 topics
  6. Mental Health7▲ 2.2×17 topics
  7. Ethics5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  8. Psychological Well-being5▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  10. Gender5▲ 4.2×15 topics
  11. Anxiety5▲ 4.8×6 topics
  12. Identity Formation5▲ 98×2 topics
  13. Neural Correlates5▲ 23×5 topics
  14. Cultural Psychology4▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Autobiographical Memory4▲ 177×1 topic
  16. Metacognition4▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Narrative Identity4▲ 177×1 topic
  18. Ethnicity4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Land Use Change4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  20. Neuroscience4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  21. Community Engagement4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  22. Citizenship3▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Psychopathology3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  24. Emotion3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  25. Episodic Memory3▲ 176×1 topic
  26. Global Governance3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  27. Memory Retrieval3▲ 176×1 topic
  28. Immigration3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Language Development3▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Bilingualism3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  31. Security Council3▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Self-Regulation3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  33. Cognitive Control3▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Environmental Services3▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Tropical Deforestation3▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Sovereignty2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Anxiety Disorders2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Network Analysis2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Neural Mechanisms2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Refugees2▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Fund for Scientific Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Identity, Memory, and Therapy, Memory Processes and Influences, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Mental Health Research Topics.

Identity, Memory, and Therapy: 4 fractional worksMemory Processes and Influences: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 2 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…2International Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 2 fractional worksBehavioral Health and In…2Behavioral Health and Interventions: 2 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeExperimental and Cognitive Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Identity, Memory, and Therapy Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Memory Processes and Influences Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 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 available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fund for Scientific Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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