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Université Libre de Bruxelles

In research, Université Libre de Bruxelles stands highest in Health Sciences (#377 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#335 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#402 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and History and Philosophy of Science (Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 4.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#369
of 22,385 · #435 all time
Rank in Belgium
#6
of 105
Research works
58k
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6M
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Université Libre de Bruxelles

What is Université Libre de Bruxelles known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #377 of 9,902 11.1%2,269 #398
MedicineField #335 of 8,541 11.1%2,077 #353
Social SciencesDomain #402 of 9,585 12.4%1,640 #492
Physical SciencesDomain #478 of 10,670 10.2%1,765 #470
Life SciencesDomain #443 of 6,403 10.6%842 #522
Social SciencesField #420 of 5,988 13.4%949 #545
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #85 of 1,187 16.1%258 #231
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #230 of 2,526 12.3%365 #388
EngineeringField #630 of 5,901 8.9%512 #629
Arts and HumanitiesField #290 of 1,896 11.9%273 #362

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Libre de Bruxelles 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#398 #377
  2. Medicine#353 #335
  3. Social Sciences#492 #402
  4. Physical Sciences#470 #478
  5. Life Sciences#522 #443
  6. Social Sciences#545 #420
  7. Political Science and International Relations#231 #85
  8. Sociology and Political Science#388 #230
  9. Engineering#629 #630
  10. Arts and Humanities#362 #290
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Université Libre de Bruxelles work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Université Libre de Bruxelles is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,558 fractional works · 34.6% of its workMedicine: 2,345 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSurgery: 327 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 251 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 187 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 185 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 111 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 107 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 105 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 91 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 87 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 166 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 111 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,971 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEngineering: 557 fractional works · 7.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 112 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 110 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 407 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 115 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 103 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 325 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 133 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 199 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 134 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 119 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 98 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 86 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,886 fractional works · 25.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,105 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 424 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 299 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAnthropology: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 311 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhilosophy: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 212 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 84 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 131 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 91 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 80 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 969 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 463 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 213 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 105 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 203 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 115 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 178 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 110 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 73 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité Librede Bruxelles7,384fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences26%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,55834.6%
    1. Medicine2,34531.8%
    2. Health Professions1662.2%
    3. Nursing220.3%
    4. Dentistry200.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Engineering5577.5%
    2. Physics and Astronomy4075.5%
    3. Computer Science3254.4%
    4. Environmental Science1992.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1341.8%
    6. Mathematics1191.6%
    7. Materials Science981.3%
    8. Chemistry861.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering240.3%
    10. Energy200.3%
  3. Social Sciences1,88625.5%
    1. Social Sciences1,10515.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities3114.2%
    3. Psychology2122.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1311.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting801.1%
    6. Decision Sciences470.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4636.3%
    2. Neuroscience2032.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1782.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1101.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Université Libre de Bruxelles specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 103.0 works4.4×
  2. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 37.2 works3.4×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 37.9 works3.3×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 66.5 works3.2×
  5. GastroenterologySubfield · 26.5 works3.0×
  6. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 64.6 works2.8×
  7. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 299.2 works2.7×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 178 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 463 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 110 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 203 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 86 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 325 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 134 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 557 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 199 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 119 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.48× its world share, 407 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 166 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 2,345 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 311 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 80 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 131 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 212 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1,105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.48×407 works
  2. Neuroscience1.70×203 works
  3. Medicine1.65×2,345 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.48×110 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.46×311 works
  6. Mathematics1.37×119 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×463 works
  8. Social Sciences1.18×1,105 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×134 works
  10. Psychology0.94×212 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.93×24 works
  12. Health Professions0.85×166 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×131 works
  14. Chemistry0.75×86 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.66×47 works
  16. Nursing0.62×22 works
  17. Computer Science0.57×325 works
  18. Dentistry0.56×20 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×14 works
  20. Environmental Science0.54×199 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×178 works
  22. Engineering0.50×557 works
  23. Veterinary0.45×4 works
  24. Materials Science0.38×98 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×80 works
  26. Energy0.30×20 works

Who are the top researchers at Université Libre de Bruxelles?

Ranked on the quality score, H. Geenen, Cédric Blanpain and J. Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Libre de Bruxelles.

  1. 1 H. Geenen Belgium · #7,509 worldwide 38k citations · 331 works
  2. 2 Cédric Blanpain Belgium · #12,542 worldwide 40k citations · 243 works
  3. 3 J. Wang Belgium · #18,481 worldwide 14k citations · 135 works
  4. 4 Miriam Cnop Belgium · #19,649 worldwide 26k citations · 241 works
  5. 5 Nathan Goldman Belgium · #23,355 worldwide 15k citations · 239 works
  6. 6 Marco Dorigo Belgium · #30,234 worldwide 91k citations · 627 works
  7. 7 Stefano Pironio Belgium · #32,814 worldwide 15k citations · 131 works
  8. 8 J. Talvitie Belgium · #32,918 worldwide 19k citations · 319 works
  9. 9 Chantal Depondt Belgium · #34,146 worldwide 18k citations · 205 works
  10. 10 M. Rodozov Belgium · #35,176 worldwide 16k citations · 209 works
All ranked researchers at Université Libre de Bruxelles

What are the most cited papers from Université Libre de Bruxelles?

The most cited paper from Université Libre de Bruxelles is "The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)" (Mervyn Singer, Clifford Scott Deutschman, Christopher W. Seymour et al., 2016), with 29,012 citations. Next come "The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30: A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Use in International Clinical Trials in Oncology" (16,252) and "Ant system: optimization by a colony of cooperating agents" (12,083).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) Mervyn Singer, Clifford Scott Deutschman, Christopher W. Seymour et al. · JAMA Open access 22 Feb 2016 29,012
2 The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30: A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Use in International Clinical Trials in Oncology N.K. Aaronson, Sam Hjelmeland Ahmedzai, Bengt Bergman et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 3 Mar 1993 16,252
3 Ant system: optimization by a colony of cooperating agents Marco Dorigo, Vittorio Maniezzo, A. Colorni · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part B (Cybernetics) Feb 1996 12,083
4 The SOFA (Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment) score to describe organ dysfunction/failure Jean‐Louis Vincent, Rui Paulo Moreno, Jukka A. Takala et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Jul 1996 11,938
5 Signatures of mutational processes in human cancer Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome Initiative et al. · Nature Open access 14 Aug 2013 10,284
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université Libre de Bruxelles?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Democracy, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Diagnosis, Migration and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology468▲ 1.59×131 topics
  2. Globalization229▲ 1.58×114 topics
  3. Inflammation203▲ 1.29×80 topics
  4. Climate Change166▼ 0.83×96 topics
  5. Treatment142▲ 1.58×50 topics
  6. Diagnosis140▲ 2.0×41 topics
  7. Quality of Life138▲ 1.29×53 topics
  8. Chemotherapy127▲ 2.4×25 topics
  9. Public Health121◆ 1.12×56 topics
  10. Management121▲ 2.0×33 topics
  11. Mental Health116◆ 1.10×44 topics
  12. Immunotherapy112▲ 2.1×18 topics
  13. Democracy105▲ 4.1×20 topics
  14. Gender99▲ 2.5×45 topics
  15. Nationalism93▲ 2.8×27 topics
  16. Biomarkers91▲ 1.77×18 topics
  17. Migration91▲ 3.6×25 topics
  18. Identity88▲ 1.64×57 topics
  19. Colonialism86▲ 2.5×39 topics
  20. Religion80▲ 2.4×36 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines79▲ 1.95×14 topics
  22. Complications78▲ 2.1×17 topics
  23. Survival Analysis78▲ 3.8×7 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations73▲ 2.3×23 topics
  25. Radiotherapy70▲ 2.4×13 topics
  26. Community Engagement69▲ 2.9×13 topics
  27. Territorial Governance63▲ 7.4×3 topics
  28. European Union62▲ 3.7×21 topics
  29. Politics62▲ 3.2×20 topics
  30. Local Development60▲ 7.9×2 topics
  31. Breast Cancer59▲ 3.2×11 topics
  32. Citizenship53▲ 6.0×9 topics
  33. Immigration51▲ 6.2×7 topics
  34. Institutionalization50▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Public Opinion48▲ 5.4×7 topics
  36. Environmental Participation42▲ 8.1×1 topic
  37. Proximity and Innovation42▲ 8.1×1 topic
  38. Political Dynamics41▲ 20×2 topics
  39. European Integration39▲ 9.4×6 topics
  40. North Africa39▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Université Libre de Bruxelles publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Education, sociology, and vocational training and European Union Policy and Governance.

French Urban and Social …42French Urban and Social Studies: 42 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…34Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 34 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 33 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…32European Union Policy and Governance: 32 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…27Healthcare Systems and Practices: 27 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 24 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 23 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…23Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 23 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 23 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 22 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 42 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 34 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  4. 4 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 32 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 27 works
  6. 6 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 24 works
  7. 7 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 23 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 23 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 23 works
  10. 10 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 22 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université Libre de Bruxelles's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Université Libre de Bruxelles as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.028% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Université Libre de Bruxelles0.027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université Libre de Bruxelles 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%Université Libre de Bruxelles11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2012.

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Which institutions have research most like Université Libre de Bruxelles'?

Among the world's leading institutions, Sorbonne Université has the research profile closest to Université Libre de Bruxelles', with both strong in Physics and Astronomy.

  1. 1 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Medicine 0.86 Compare
  2. 2 Universität HamburgGermany · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Medicine 0.85 Compare
  3. 3 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Medicine 0.83 Compare
  4. 4 Dartmouth CollegeUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.81 Compare
  5. 5 UCLouvainBelgium · Both strong in Neuroscience, Arts and Humanities, Physics and Astronomy 0.81 Compare

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