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Service Public de Wallonie

In research, Service Public de Wallonie stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,089 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,392 of 9,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,194 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,870
of 22,385 · #14,164 all time
Rank in Belgium
#80
of 105
Research works
484
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Service Public de Wallonie

What is Service Public de Wallonie 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 #7,089 of 14,833 9.9%237
Social SciencesField #5,392 of 9,330 10.3%145
Physical SciencesDomain #14,194 of 17,446 6.6%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Service Public de Wallonie 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 fields of science does Service Public de Wallonie work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Service Public de Wallonie is in Social Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (25%), Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 30 fractional works · 36.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 9.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 28.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 27.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKService Public deWallonie81fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences37%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1923.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities79.0%
    3. Psychology22.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2024.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Environmental Science78.8%
    2. Engineering78.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences34.3%
    4. Materials Science22.4%
    5. Computer Science11.8%
    6. Mathematics11.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    8. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine33.3%
    2. Health Professions33.3%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 5.17× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.10× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.17×20 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.10×7 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.71×3 works
  4. Social Sciences1.83×19 works
  5. Environmental Science1.77×7 works
  6. Health Professions1.23×3 works
  7. Mathematics1.11×1 works
  8. Psychology0.80×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×3 works
  10. Materials Science0.68×2 works
  11. Engineering0.57×7 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.30×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×1 works
  15. Veterinary0.26×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.24×2 works
  17. Energy0.23×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.21×0 works
  19. Medicine0.17×3 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Service Public de Wallonie?

Ranked on the quality score, Alain M. Licoppe, Valérie De Waele and Georges Michel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Service Public de Wallonie.

  1. 1 Alain M. Licoppe Belgium · #524,624 worldwide 2k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Valérie De Waele Belgium · #1,347,200 worldwide 578 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Georges Michel Belgium · #2,445,309 worldwide 281 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Olivier Collette Belgium · #3,284,698 worldwide 342 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Florence Hennart Belgium · #3,861,255 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Philippe Mignot Belgium · #4,205,159 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jean-Yves Baugnée Belgium · #5,766,207 worldwide 53 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Frédéric Chérot Belgium · #7,167,321 worldwide 519 citations · 112 works
All ranked researchers at Service Public de Wallonie

What are the most cited papers from Service Public de Wallonie?

The most cited paper from Service Public de Wallonie is "Brain drain and economic growth: theory and evidence" (Michel A. R. Beine, Fredérić Docquier, Hillel Rapoport, 2001), with 1,270 citations. Next come "The timing and spatiotemporal patterning of Neanderthal disappearance" (911) and "The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions" (446).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Brain drain and economic growth: theory and evidence Michel A. R. Beine, Fredérić Docquier, Hillel Rapoport · Journal of Development Economics Feb 2001 1,270
2 The timing and spatiotemporal patterning of Neanderthal disappearance Tom Higham et al. · Nature Open access 19 Aug 2014 911
3 The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions M. S. Warren, Dirk Maes, Chris van Swaay et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 11 Jan 2021 446
4 Dental evidence for ontogenetic differences between modern humans and Neanderthals Tanya M. Smith, Paul Tafforeau, Donald J. Reid et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 15 Nov 2010 334
5 The European 2015 drought from a hydrological perspective Gregor Laaha et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences Open access 22 Jun 2017 283
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Service Public de Wallonie?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Invasive Species, Social Justice, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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-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
  1. Community Engagement9▲ 34×3 topics
  2. Local Development9▲ 105×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance9▲ 95×2 topics
  4. Public Policy8▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Climate Change8▲ 3.6×29 topics
  6. Invasive Species7▲ 20×18 topics
  7. Sustainable Development7▲ 5.4×2 topics
  8. Citizen Participation6▲ 70×1 topic
  9. Environmental Participation6▲ 113×1 topic
  10. Social Justice6▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Biodiversity5▲ 8.7×18 topics
  12. Phylogeny5▲ 36×11 topics
  13. Biogeography4▲ 20×11 topics
  14. Biological Control4▲ 33×9 topics
  15. Taxonomy4▲ 32×8 topics
  16. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 23×8 topics
  17. Conservation3▲ 8.1×13 topics
  18. DNA Barcoding3▲ 19×7 topics
  19. Gender2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  20. Social Innovation2▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Consumer Perception2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Ecology2▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Water Quality2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  28. Adaptation2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  29. Evolution2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  30. Gender Studies2▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Integrated Pest Management2▲ 105×2 topics
  32. Professional Practices2▲ 63×1 topic
  33. Public Action2▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Toxins2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Biomimetic Synthesis2▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Peptide-Directed Materials2▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Groundwater2▲ 22×4 topics
  38. Halyomorpha halys2▲ 279×1 topic
  39. Phylogenetics2▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Stink Bug2▲ 279×1 topic

Which research topics does Service Public de Wallonie publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Diatoms and Algae Research.

French Urban and Social …6French Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research: 2 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHemiptera Insect Studies2Hemiptera Insect Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 1 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesBiomaterialsEnvironmental Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 2 works
  5. 5 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Hemiptera Insect Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Service Public de Wallonie's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Service Public de Wallonie as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Service Public de Wallonie0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Service Public de Wallonie 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Service Public de Wallonie4.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2018.

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