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Vesalius College

In research, Vesalius College stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,043 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#40,405
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#858
of 1,041
Research works
147
▼ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Vesalius College 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 #14,043 of 16,945 29.9%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vesalius College 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).

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.

Who are the top researchers at Vesalius College?

Ranked on the composite score, Dominik Tolksdorf lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vesalius College.

  1. 1 Dominik Tolksdorf ?? · #724,737 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Vesalius College

Which keywords describe research at Vesalius College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Governance, Globalization, Political Dynamics, European Integration, Human Rights, multi-level and normative power.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. European Union30▲ 84×13 topics
  2. Governance21▲ 48×5 topics
  3. Globalization21▲ 7.7×34 topics
  4. Political Dynamics18▲ 299×2 topics
  5. European Integration18▲ 186×3 topics
  6. Human Rights17▲ 13×19 topics
  7. multi-level16▲ 419×1 topic
  8. normative power16▲ 419×1 topic
  9. Democracy12▲ 22×10 topics
  10. International Law12▲ 30×10 topics
  11. Geopolitics11▲ 67×7 topics
  12. Russia10▲ 197×3 topics
  13. Migration10▲ 22×6 topics
  14. Security10▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Ukraine9▲ 279×2 topics
  16. Balkans8▲ 249×1 topic
  17. Eastern Partnership8▲ 525×1 topic
  18. Genocide7▲ 92×2 topics
  19. Global Governance7▲ 22×12 topics
  20. Education7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  21. Sovereignty7▲ 43×5 topics
  22. Innovation7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  23. Judicial Review7▲ 43×2 topics
  24. State Sovereignty6▲ 80×2 topics
  25. Security Council6▲ 67×2 topics
  26. Economic Growth6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  27. Ethnic Conflict6▲ 116×2 topics
  28. Humanitarian Intervention6▲ 98×1 topic
  29. Responsibility to Protect6▲ 123×1 topic
  30. Constitutionalism6▲ 35×1 topic
  31. European Legal Systems6▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Diplomacy5▲ 37×4 topics
  33. Nation-Building5▲ 72×2 topics
  34. State-Building5▲ 118×2 topics
  35. De Facto States5▲ 349×1 topic
  36. Unrecognized Quasi-States5▲ 349×1 topic
  37. Political Economy5▲ 13×8 topics
  38. International Relations5▲ 15×8 topics
  39. International Trade5▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Public Opinion4▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does Vesalius College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies.

International Relations …0International Relations and Foreign Policy: 0 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…0Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…0Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 0 fractional worksDefense, Military, and P…0Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 0 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  3. 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  4. 4 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  5. 5 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 0 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 available11.8%not open88.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vesalius College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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.

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