Daraio, CinziaBonaccorsi, AndreaBach, LaurentBogetoft, PeterCardoso, Margarida F.Castro-Martinez, ElenaCrespi, GustavoFernandez de Lucio, IgnacioFried, HaroldGarcia-Aracil, AdelaGeuna, AldoInzelt, AnnamariaJongbloed, BenKempkes, GerhardLepori, BenedettoLlerena, PatrickMatt, MireilleOlivares, MariaCarsten, CarstenRaty, TarmoRosa, Maria J.Sarrico, Cláudia S.Simar, LéopoldSlipersaeter, StigTeixeira, Pedro N.Eeckaut, Philippe Vanden2023-03-152023-03-152011Daraio, C. [et al.] (2011). The European university landscape: A micro characterization based on evidence from the AQuaMeth project. Research Policy 40(1): 48-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2010.10.009http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/27457This paper provides a new and systematic characterization of 488 universities (HEIs) coming from 11 European countries: Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and UK. Using micro indicators built on the integrated Aquameth database, we characterize the European university landscape according to the following dimensions: history of foundation of universities, dynamics of growth, specialization patterns, subject mix, funding composition, differentiation of the offering profile and productivity.enguniversitiessizegrowthproductivityspecializationdifferentiationjournal article10.1016/j.respol.2010.10.009