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University of Luxembourg

In research, University of Luxembourg stands highest in Engineering (#246 of 6,636 worldwide), Computer Science (#175 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#587 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Finance and Linguistics and Language — Software is 15.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#686
of 28,054 · #1,004 all time
Rank in Luxembourg
#1
of 14
Research works
33k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
266k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is University of Luxembourg 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
EngineeringField #246 of 6,636 30.6%859 #500
Computer ScienceField #175 of 4,667 25.1%905 #177
Physical SciencesDomain #587 of 12,888 25.7%2,336 #891
Social SciencesDomain #540 of 10,521 19.7%1,808 #460
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #51 of 795 51.9%206 #363
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #52 of 705 29.2%167 #117
Social SciencesField #650 of 6,365 19.2%884 #457
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #270 of 2,318 27.3%264 #362
Life SciencesDomain #984 of 7,800 24.7%274 #1433
Information SystemsSubfield #166 of 1,291 33.2%122 #113

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Luxembourg 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. Engineering#500 #246
  2. Computer Science#177 #175
  3. Physical Sciences#891 #587
  4. Social Sciences#460 #540
  5. Aerospace Engineering#363 #51
  6. Computer Networks and Communications#117 #52
  7. Social Sciences#457 #650
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#362 #270
  9. Life Sciences#1,433 #984
  10. Information Systems#113 #166
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 Luxembourg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 15.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 47.1 works16×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 81.5 works5.7×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 28.7 works5.3×
  4. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 31.1 works4.1×
  5. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 166.7 works4.0×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 140 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 81 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.48× its world share, 905 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 859 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 115 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 90 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.34× its world share, 130 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.61× its world share, 168 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 72 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 199 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.86× its world share, 253 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 191 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 188 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 227 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 884 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Luxembourg?

Ranked on the composite score, Yves Le Traon, Jacques Klein and Lionel Briand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Luxembourg.

  1. 1 Yves Le Traon · #19,270 worldwide 1.6k citations · 153 works
  2. 2 Jacques Klein · #19,661 worldwide 1k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Lionel Briand · #20,068 worldwide 1.6k citations · 166 works
  4. 4 Thomas J. Boll · #33,833 worldwide 357 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Jean-Sébastien Coron · #34,973 worldwide 600 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Gert Biesta · #36,547 worldwide 579 citations · 181 works
  7. 7 Reinhard Schneider · #49,147 worldwide 384 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Michel Beine · #50,489 worldwide 448 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Rudi Balling · #51,949 worldwide 320 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Björn Ottersten · #57,834 worldwide 2.9k citations · 391 works
All ranked researchers at University of Luxembourg

Which keywords describe research at University of Luxembourg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, European Union, Globalization, Energy Efficiency, Physical Layer Security, Security Analysis and Cognitive Radio.

▲ 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. Machine Learning274▲ 1.79×81 topics
  2. Deep Learning265▲ 1.65×74 topics
  3. Globalization164▲ 1.78×113 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency119▲ 2.7×29 topics
  5. Neural Networks115▲ 1.59×33 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence104▲ 1.62×40 topics
  7. Human Rights104▲ 2.1×56 topics
  8. Mental Health93▲ 1.36×39 topics
  9. Security88▲ 2.9×23 topics
  10. Big Data87▲ 2.0×23 topics
  11. European Union82▲ 7.7×21 topics
  12. Internet of Things80▲ 1.95×19 topics
  13. Healthcare77▲ 1.46×27 topics
  14. Physical Layer Security64▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Security Analysis63▲ 7.8×4 topics
  16. Ethics59▲ 2.6×33 topics
  17. Cognitive Radio59▲ 35×2 topics
  18. LEO Satellite Constellation58▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Satellite Communications58▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Governance56▲ 3.6×16 topics
  21. Wireless Communication56▲ 7.9×6 topics
  22. IoT Security53▲ 3.5×3 topics
  23. Channel Estimation48▲ 12×4 topics
  24. 5G Networks46▲ 4.8×5 topics
  25. Surveillance45▲ 3.6×6 topics
  26. International Law45▲ 3.1×24 topics
  27. Multilingualism45▲ 5.7×6 topics
  28. Sociolinguistics43▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Wireless Networks43▲ 6.0×9 topics
  30. MIMO Systems42▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Wireless Communications41▲ 4.9×5 topics
  32. Cryptanalysis39▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Distributed Systems38▲ 4.9×6 topics
  34. Resource Allocation38▲ 4.6×10 topics
  35. Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces34▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access34▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Territorial Governance33▲ 5.6×3 topics
  38. European Integration32▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Massive MIMO32▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Institutionalization32▲ 7.3×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Luxembourg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Satellite Communication Systems, Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Software Testing and Debugging Techniques.

Satellite Communication …58Satellite Communication Systems: 58 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 34 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 28 fractional worksSoftware Testing and Debugging Techniques: 26 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 23 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Res…22Software Engineering Research: 22 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 21 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 20 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…19Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 19 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation SystemsSoftware2 others

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

  1. 1 Satellite Communication SystemsAerospace Engineering 58 works
  2. 2 Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityInformation Systems 28 works
  4. 4 Software Testing and Debugging TechniquesSoftware 26 works
  5. 5 Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationElectrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesSignal Processing 23 works
  7. 7 Software Engineering ResearchInformation Systems 22 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataArtificial Intelligence 21 works
  9. 9 Cryptographic Implementations and SecurityArtificial Intelligence 20 works
  10. 10 Radar Systems and Signal ProcessingAerospace Engineering 19 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 available55.6%not open44.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Luxembourg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.