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2026-08-27 · Research focus · Université Libre de Bruxelles · Belgium

What drives Université Libre de Bruxelles's research

Ask where Université Libre de Bruxelles's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 27,703 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies; Plant and animal studies; Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.74, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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