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Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie

In research, Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,921 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,792 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,038
of 28,054 · #19,843 all time
Rank in Belgium
#114
of 138
Research works
411
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,921 of 16,945 23.4%191
Social SciencesField #7,792 of 10,206 23.6%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie 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: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14.40× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.57× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.78× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie?

Ranked on the composite score, Christophe Mincke, Nele Samyn and Luc Robert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie.

  1. 1 Christophe Mincke Belgium · #425,249 worldwide 4 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Nele Samyn Belgium · #589,784 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Luc Robert Belgium · #645,118 worldwide 45 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Gert De Boeck Belgium · #822,914 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie

Which keywords describe research at Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Forensic Toxicology, Criminal Behavior, Method Validation, Social Inequality, Youth Violence, Developmental Trajectories, Neighborhood Effects and Designer Drugs.

▲ 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. Forensic Toxicology9▲ 348×2 topics
  2. Criminal Behavior7▲ 175×2 topics
  3. Method Validation6▲ 105×2 topics
  4. Social Inequality6▲ 21×2 topics
  5. Designer Drugs5▲ 280×1 topic
  6. Developmental Trajectories5▲ 41×2 topics
  7. Drug Analysis5▲ 280×1 topic
  8. Neighborhood Effects5▲ 46×2 topics
  9. Youth Violence5▲ 114×3 topics
  10. Criminal Justice5▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Crime5▲ 178×1 topic
  12. Mental Health5▲ 3.3×15 topics
  13. Social Structure5▲ 125×1 topic
  14. Mass Incarceration5▲ 164×1 topic
  15. Prison System5▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Public Health5▲ 3.2×6 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations4▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 27×4 topics
  19. Medical Chemistry4▲ 493×1 topic
  20. Serial Homicide4▲ 493×1 topic
  21. Community Engagement4▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Territorial Governance4▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Neural Correlates3▲ 34×3 topics
  24. Risk Assessment3▲ 4.6×3 topics
  25. Mental Disorders3▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Public Policy3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  27. Psychopathy3▲ 82×2 topics
  28. Neurobiological Basis2▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Violent Recidivism2▲ 157×1 topic
  30. Serotonin2▲ 63×2 topics
  31. Law Enforcement2▲ 40×3 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  33. Detection2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  34. Digital Health2▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Citizen Participation2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Environmental Participation2▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Imaging2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Migration2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  39. Healthcare Policy2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Inequalities2▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Historical and Scientific Studies.

Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 5 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 5 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…5Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 5 fractional worksHistorical and Scientifi…4Historical and Scientific Studies: 4 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Ps…2Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …2French Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 2 fractional worksMemory Processes and Influences: 2 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional works
ToxicologySociology and Political SciencePathology and Forensic MedicineClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 5 works
  2. 2 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Historical and Scientific Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Memory Processes and Influences Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.0%domestic only68.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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