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University of Liège

In research, University of Liège stands highest in Health Sciences (#589 of 11,982 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#188 of 3,409 worldwide) and Medicine (#619 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Anthropology and Small Animals — Veterinary is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#834
of 28,054 · #384 all time
Rank in Belgium
#7
of 138
Research works
140k
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Liège 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
Health SciencesDomain #589 of 11,982 15.3%1,302 #257
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #188 of 3,409 25.8%381 #140
MedicineField #619 of 10,443 15.8%1,052 #264
Social SciencesDomain #768 of 10,521 14.7%1,608 #399
Life SciencesDomain #610 of 7,800 20.4%995 #371
Physical SciencesDomain #1,130 of 12,888 15.9%1,904 #418
Arts and HumanitiesField #262 of 1,998 16.1%400 #164
Social SciencesField #858 of 6,365 12.5%779 #458
Environmental ScienceField #573 of 3,551 21.2%364 #414
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #752 of 3,579 17.8%366 #351

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Liège 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#257 #589
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#140 #188
  3. Medicine#264 #619
  4. Social Sciences#399 #768
  5. Life Sciences#371 #610
  6. Physical Sciences#418 #1,130
  7. Arts and Humanities#164 #262
  8. Social Sciences#458 #858
  9. Environmental Science#414 #573
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#351 #752
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does University of Liège specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 49.2 works6.2×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 78.9 works4.8×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 32.8 works4.6×
← 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: 1.38× its world share, 380 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 366 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 71 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 160 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 86 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 210 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 157 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 668 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 364 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 132 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 194 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 146 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 1,052 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.23× its world share, 49 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 400 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 80 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 246 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 779 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Liège?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrizio Lancellotti, Olivier Bruyère and Philippe Kolh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Liège.

  1. 1 Patrizio Lancellotti · #86 worldwide 4.1k citations · 241 works
  2. 2 Olivier Bruyère · #1,874 worldwide 2k citations · 442 works
  3. 3 Philippe Kolh · #2,203 worldwide 1.1k citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Marcel Ausloos · #2,995 worldwide 3.7k citations · 214 works
  5. 5 Luc Piérard · #3,208 worldwide 1k citations · 154 works
  6. 6 Marc Aubinet · #3,295 worldwide 1.9k citations · 113 works
  7. 7 Michel Georges · #4,369 worldwide 795 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Yves Reginster · #7,055 worldwide 2.1k citations · 782 works
  9. 9 Jacques Defourny · #7,537 worldwide 368 citations · 88 works
  10. 10 Jacques Piette · #10,242 worldwide 576 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at University of Liège

Which keywords describe research at University of Liège?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Community Engagement, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology269▲ 1.17×128 topics
  2. Climate Change252▲ 1.61×99 topics
  3. Sustainability149◆ 1.05×81 topics
  4. Inflammation134◆ 1.11×81 topics
  5. Globalization133▲ 1.17×103 topics
  6. Mental Health116▲ 1.37×38 topics
  7. Environmental Impact100◆ 1.02×56 topics
  8. Social Justice96▲ 2.8×29 topics
  9. Sustainable Development96◆ 1.03×49 topics
  10. Remote Sensing84▲ 1.18×31 topics
  11. Community Engagement82▲ 4.2×12 topics
  12. Gender80▲ 2.5×37 topics
  13. Public Policy78▲ 2.7×15 topics
  14. Territorial Governance77▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Identity75▲ 1.78×50 topics
  16. Local Development75▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage73▲ 2.3×30 topics
  18. Migration66▲ 3.4×26 topics
  19. Religion60▲ 2.2×28 topics
  20. Gender Studies59▲ 6.5×11 topics
  21. Citizen Participation58▲ 8.1×2 topics
  22. Environmental Participation54▲ 12×1 topic
  23. Proximity and Innovation54▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Sociolinguistics53▲ 4.8×9 topics
  25. Memory51▲ 3.6×17 topics
  26. Pragmatics49▲ 5.2×6 topics
  27. Adaptation48▲ 2.9×14 topics
  28. Archaeology48▲ 6.1×10 topics
  29. Ethnographic Research38▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Professional Practices38▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Public Action38▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Rhetoric38▲ 5.9×6 topics
  33. Citizenship37▲ 5.3×7 topics
  34. Argumentation35▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Ethos35▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Attachment35▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Digital Communication32▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Childhood Trauma31▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. New Media30▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Documentary Practices30▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Liège publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts.

French Urban and Social …54French Urban and Social Studies: 54 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…38Education, sociology, and vocational training: 38 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…35Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 35 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…28Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 28 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 28 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 27 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…24Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 24 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 22 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 21 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…21Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 21 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyComputer Networks and CommunicationsGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 54 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 38 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 35 works
  4. 4 Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Networks and Communications 28 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 28 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchClinical Psychology 27 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical Science and International Relations 24 works
  8. 8 Historical and Literary StudiesAnthropology 22 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 21 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 21 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Liège's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Liège

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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.