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Joint Research Center

In research, Joint Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,598 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,901
of 28,054 · #4,811 all time
Rank in Belgium
#51
of 138
Research works
1.2k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Joint Research Center 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,598 of 12,888 22.3%77 #2853

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Joint Research Center 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: 2.98× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.72× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.12× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joint Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul De Bièvre, B. Becker and F.-J. Hambsch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Research Center.

  1. 1 Paul De Bièvre Belgium · #125,440 worldwide 342 citations · 108 works
  2. 2 B. Becker Belgium · #196,972 worldwide 417 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 F.-J. Hambsch Belgium · #225,815 worldwide 259 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 S. Valkiers Belgium · #324,779 worldwide 176 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 F. Corvi Belgium · #480,958 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Christophe R. Quétel Belgium · #558,322 worldwide 52 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 T. Altzitzoglou Belgium · #629,533 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 R. Wellum Belgium · #679,360 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 H. Liskien Belgium · #766,244 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 M. Hult Belgium · #999,585 worldwide 72 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Joint Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Biomass Estimation, Global Warming, Sustainability, Waste Management and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 3.4×50 topics
  2. Remote Sensing8▲ 4.7×23 topics
  3. Sustainability7▲ 1.94×25 topics
  4. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.2×21 topics
  5. Machine Learning5◆ 1.06×22 topics
  6. Terrestrial Laser Scanning4▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Biomass Estimation4▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Global Warming4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  9. Waste Management4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  10. Food Security3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  11. Photon Counting3▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Health Effects3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  13. Extreme Events2▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Ocean Circulation2▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Land Use Change2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  17. Animal Feed2▲ 51×1 topic
  18. Edible Insects2▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Forest Carbon Stocks2▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Lidar Remote Sensing2▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Drought2▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  23. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Radiation Effects2▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Climate Modeling2▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Precipitation Extremes2▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Metamaterial2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Microbiota2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  30. Antenna2▲ 16×1 topic
  31. CMOS Technology2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Evapotranspiration2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Microstrip2▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Radiography2▲ 35×2 topics
  35. 3D Reconstruction2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  37. Point Clouds2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Photogrammetry2▲ 19×1 topic
  39. UAV2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Climate2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Joint Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect Utilization and Effects, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Climate variability and models and Antenna Design and Analysis.

Insect Utilization and E…2Insect Utilization and Effects: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…2Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and …2Climate variability and models: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…2Antenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…2Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 2 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …1Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 1 fractional works
Insect ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 2 works
  2. 2 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 2 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 1 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.4%domestic only59.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joint Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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