Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Bruges · Belgium

United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies

In research, United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,212 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,919 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 4.7× its share of world research.

cris.unu.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#23,386
of 28,054 · #31,624 all time
Rank in Belgium
#118
of 138
Research works
239
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies 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 #9,212 of 16,945 33.7%212
Social SciencesField #5,919 of 10,206 36.7%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies 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).

What does United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 40.3 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.54× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.69× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Fredrik Söderbaum, Philippe De Lombaerde and Alex Warleigh‐Lack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies.

  1. 1 Fredrik Söderbaum Belgium · #73,849 worldwide 142 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Philippe De Lombaerde Belgium · #350,047 worldwide 61 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Alex Warleigh‐Lack Belgium · #464,788 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Ine Lietaert Belgium · #940,383 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Francis Baert Belgium · #954,617 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Stephen Kingah Belgium · #1,057,343 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies

Which keywords describe research at United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Immigration, Global Governance, Governance, Politics, Human Rights, Economic Growth and International Law.

▲ 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. Globalization11▲ 8.1×19 topics
  2. Immigration6▲ 85×4 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 3.7×18 topics
  4. Climate Change6▲ 3.2×21 topics
  5. Global Governance6▲ 38×9 topics
  6. Governance6▲ 26×5 topics
  7. Politics6▲ 31×4 topics
  8. Human Rights6▲ 8.0×13 topics
  9. Economic Growth5▲ 9.3×11 topics
  10. International Law5▲ 25×8 topics
  11. Ethnicity5▲ 20×4 topics
  12. National Identity5▲ 65×3 topics
  13. Refugees5▲ 55×4 topics
  14. Citizenship5▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 65×2 topics
  16. Multiculturalism4▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Social Boundaries4▲ 226×1 topic
  18. Economic Development4▲ 7.8×8 topics
  19. NGOs4▲ 57×3 topics
  20. International Trade3▲ 33×4 topics
  21. Development3▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Resettlement3▲ 52×3 topics
  23. China-Africa Relations3▲ 102×2 topics
  24. Development Policies3▲ 111×1 topic
  25. Foreign Aid3▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Colonialism3▲ 7.9×7 topics
  27. Labor Market3▲ 13×5 topics
  28. International Cooperation2▲ 75×2 topics
  29. Migration2▲ 11×8 topics
  30. Capital Flows2▲ 95×2 topics
  31. Democracy2▲ 9.8×8 topics
  32. Diplomacy2▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Vulnerability2▲ 16×6 topics
  34. Social Networks2▲ 13×4 topics
  35. European Union2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Human Capital2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Political Dynamics2▲ 120×2 topics
  38. Social Inequality2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. European Integration2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Market Size2▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Refugees, and Integration, International Development and Aid, European Union Policy and Governance and Global trade and economics.

Migration, Refugees, and…4Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 4 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…2Migration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …2Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics1Social Media and Politics: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance3 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  3. 3 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  5. 5 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 2 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Social Media and Politics Communication 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.2%domestic only51.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Bruges

All research institutions in Bruges

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.