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Vrije Universiteit Brussel

In research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel stands highest in Social Sciences (#299 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#388 of 10,670 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#491 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Reproductive Medicine, Linguistics and Language and Communication (Reproductive Medicine is 3.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#333
of 22,385 · #348 all time
Rank in Belgium
#5
of 105
Research works
50k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
900k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel

What is Vrije Universiteit Brussel 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
Social SciencesDomain #299 of 9,585 14.3%1,720 #326
Physical SciencesDomain #388 of 10,670 11.0%2,133 #423
Health SciencesDomain #491 of 9,902 14.4%1,510 #538
Social SciencesField #317 of 5,988 15.2%947 #245
MedicineField #487 of 8,541 14.3%1,298 #529
Life SciencesDomain #452 of 6,403 13.0%623 #464
EngineeringField #442 of 5,901 10.7%893 #423
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #108 of 1,187 16.6%197 #163
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #242 of 2,526 14.1%302 #353
Health ProfessionsField #218 of 1,895 14.4%170 #384

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vrije Universiteit Brussel 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. Social Sciences#326 #299
  2. Physical Sciences#423 #388
  3. Health Sciences#538 #491
  4. Social Sciences#245 #317
  5. Medicine#529 #487
  6. Life Sciences#464 #452
  7. Engineering#423 #442
  8. Political Science and International Relations#163 #108
  9. Sociology and Political Science#353 #242
  10. Health Professions#384 #218
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 Vrije Universiteit Brussel work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Vrije Universiteit Brussel is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (15%).

Physical Sciences: 2,445 fractional works · 35.9% of its workEngineering: 1,002 fractional works · 14.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 257 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 191 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 96 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 471 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 170 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 276 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 211 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 113 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 111 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 100 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,956 fractional works · 28.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,090 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 347 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 219 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 98 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 244 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 236 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 90 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 160 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 160 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,689 fractional works · 24.8% of its workMedicine: 1,454 fractional works · 21.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 170 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 147 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 126 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 98 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 89 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 187 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 110 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 724 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 369 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 213 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 135 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 131 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVrijeUniversiteit…6,814fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences29%

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. Engineering1,00214.7%
    2. Computer Science4716.9%
    3. Environmental Science2764.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2113.1%
    5. Materials Science1131.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1111.6%
    7. Mathematics1071.6%
    8. Chemistry1001.5%
    9. Energy320.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering220.3%
  2. Social Sciences1,95628.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,09016.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities2443.6%
    3. Psychology2363.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1602.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1602.3%
    6. Decision Sciences661.0%
  3. Health Sciences1,68924.8%
    1. Medicine1,45421.3%
    2. Health Professions1872.7%
    3. Nursing310.5%
    4. Dentistry100.1%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3695.4%
    2. Neuroscience1352.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1311.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology731.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Vrije Universiteit Brussel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Reproductive Medicine takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 54.0 works3.5×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 26.9 works3.4×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 50.8 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: 0.40× its world share, 131 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 369 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 74 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 135 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 100 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 472 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 111 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 1,002 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 276 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 113 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 107 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 211 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 187 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 1,454 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 244 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 160 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 160 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 236 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1,090 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 1.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy1.39×211 works
  2. Mathematics1.33×107 works
  3. Social Sciences1.26×1,090 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.24×244 works
  5. Neuroscience1.22×135 works
  6. Psychology1.14×236 works
  7. Medicine1.11×1,454 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×160 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×74 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.04×111 works
  11. Health Professions1.04×187 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×369 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.00×66 works
  14. Engineering0.98×1,002 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.94×22 works
  16. Chemistry0.94×100 works
  17. Nursing0.94×31 works
  18. Computer Science0.89×472 works
  19. Environmental Science0.82×276 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×160 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×16 works
  22. Veterinary0.64×6 works
  23. Energy0.50×32 works
  24. Materials Science0.47×113 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×131 works
  26. Dentistry0.30×10 works

Who are the top researchers at Vrije Universiteit Brussel?

Ranked on the quality score, M. Maes, Jo Tondeur and Wim Thiery lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

  1. 1 M. Maes Belgium · #3,749 worldwide 54k citations · 515 works
  2. 2 Jo Tondeur Belgium · #10,685 worldwide 19k citations · 246 works
  3. 3 Wim Thiery Belgium · #15,024 worldwide 15k citations · 430 works
  4. 4 Ilse Rooman Belgium · #18,701 worldwide 30k citations · 200 works
  5. 5 M. Labare Belgium · #19,065 worldwide 17k citations · 187 works
  6. 6 C. Dorfer Belgium · #19,546 worldwide 10k citations · 159 works
  7. 7 J. Lingemann Belgium · #20,042 worldwide 12k citations · 97 works
  8. 8 R. Harr Belgium · #20,571 worldwide 13k citations · 201 works
  9. 9 S. Breeze Belgium · #21,014 worldwide 11k citations · 171 works
  10. 10 A. Beschi Belgium · #22,522 worldwide 9.3k citations · 132 works
All ranked researchers at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

What are the most cited papers from Vrije Universiteit Brussel?

The most cited paper from Vrije Universiteit Brussel is "Adam: A Method for Stochastic Optimization" (Mandi, Jayanta, Canoy, Rocsildes, Bucarey, Víctor et al., 2015), with 50,327 citations. Next come "Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis" (14,151) and "Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome" (12,195).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Adam: A Method for Stochastic Optimization Mandi, Jayanta, Canoy, Rocsildes, Bucarey, Víctor et al. · DROPS (Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics) Open access May 2015 50,327
2 Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis Alfonso José Cruz-Jentoft et al. · Age and Ageing Open access 24 Sep 2018 14,151
3 Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome Curtis Huttenhower et al. · Nature Open access248 authors Jun 2012 12,195
4 A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing Junjie Qin et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2010 11,892
5 Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome Manimozhiyan Arumugam et al. · Nature Open access 19 Apr 2011 7,806
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vrije Universiteit Brussel?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Catheter Ablation, Deep Learning, Climate Change, Human Rights and Arrhythmias.

▲ 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. Epidemiology256◆ 0.94×124 topics
  2. Globalization215▲ 1.61×112 topics
  3. Machine Learning203◆ 0.90×79 topics
  4. Deep Learning194▼ 0.82×74 topics
  5. Climate Change173◆ 0.94×96 topics
  6. Sustainability150◆ 0.90×86 topics
  7. Inflammation128◆ 0.88×77 topics
  8. Quality of Life119▲ 1.21×54 topics
  9. Human Rights114▲ 1.63×61 topics
  10. Mental Health107◆ 1.09×39 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence104◆ 1.07×39 topics
  12. Public Health103◆ 1.04×56 topics
  13. Social Media102◆ 1.08×34 topics
  14. Renewable Energy98◆ 0.99×41 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease84◆ 1.09×34 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations65▲ 2.7×19 topics
  17. European Union64▲ 4.2×23 topics
  18. Neoliberalism64▲ 2.6×26 topics
  19. Surveillance63▲ 3.3×6 topics
  20. Ethics62▲ 1.81×39 topics
  21. Catheter Ablation60▲ 7.2×2 topics
  22. Electric Vehicles55▲ 2.8×4 topics
  23. Ethnicity55▲ 2.2×20 topics
  24. Global Governance51▲ 3.1×16 topics
  25. Arrhythmias49▲ 7.7×2 topics
  26. Labor Market48▲ 2.5×13 topics
  27. Discrimination47▲ 3.3×8 topics
  28. Accountability40▲ 4.7×4 topics
  29. Infertility39▲ 4.0×4 topics
  30. Cardiomyopathy36▲ 5.8×4 topics
  31. Immigration36▲ 4.8×8 topics
  32. End-of-Life35▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Sudden Cardiac Death34▲ 5.8×2 topics
  34. Fertility Preservation33▲ 8.8×1 topic
  35. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation33▲ 8.8×1 topic
  36. Political Communication32▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Electroanatomic Mapping31▲ 9.2×1 topic
  38. Ventricular Tachycardia31▲ 9.2×1 topic
  39. Advance Care Planning28▲ 7.2×1 topic
  40. European Integration28▲ 7.4×6 topics

Which research topics does Vrije Universiteit Brussel publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Reproductive Biology and…33Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 33 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …31Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 31 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 30 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…29Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 29 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…28Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 28 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 27 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 26 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…22Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 22 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 22 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 22 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAutomotive EngineeringSafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 33 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 31 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 30 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 29 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 28 works
  6. 6 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 27 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  8. 8 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  9. 9 Social Media and Politics Communication 22 works
  10. 10 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vrije Universiteit Brussel's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher 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 Vrije Universiteit Brussel as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.026% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Vrije Universiteit Brussel0.024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vrije Universiteit Brussel 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 counting10%20%Vrije Universiteit Brussel12.9% 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 15.6% in 2017.

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Which institutions have research most like Vrije Universiteit Brussel's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Virginia has the research profile closest to Vrije Universiteit Brussel's, with both strong in Mathematics.

  1. 1 University of VirginiaUnited States · Both strong in Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 Queen's UniversityCanada · Both strong in Neuroscience, Arts and Humanities, Psychology 0.87 Compare
  3. 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Social Sciences 0.86 Compare
  4. 4 UCLouvainBelgium · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Arts and Humanities 0.81 Compare
  5. 5 University of OttawaCanada · Both strong in Neuroscience, Psychology, Medicine 0.81 Compare

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