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European Faculty of Law

In research, European Faculty of Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,089 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,583
of 28,054 · #23,700 all time
Rank in Slovenia
#48
of 51
Research works
1.1k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is European Faculty of Law 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,089 of 10,521 12.7%84 #4592

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Faculty of Law 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).

What does European Faculty of Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 27.8 works18×
  2. Social SciencesField · 59.1 works4.6×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.27× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.20× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.59× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Faculty of Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Rafał Mańko, Achilles Skordas and Malcolm D. Evans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Faculty of Law.

  1. 1 Rafał Mańko Slovenia · #305,615 worldwide 19 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Achilles Skordas Slovenia · #523,742 worldwide 15 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Malcolm D. Evans Slovenia · #692,099 worldwide 57 citations · 112 works
  4. 4 Marco Loos Slovenia · #733,891 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Marko Novak Slovenia · #869,016 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Marijan Pavčnik Slovenia · #893,953 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Evans Evans Slovenia · #1,080,675 worldwide 33 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Anne van der Mei Slovenia · #1,143,841 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Evans Slovenia · #1,362,192 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at European Faculty of Law

Which keywords describe research at European Faculty of Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, European Union, International Law, Judicial Review, Global Governance, Democracy, Constitutionalism and Schengen Area.

▲ 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. Human Rights31▲ 30×28 topics
  2. European Union15▲ 64×13 topics
  3. International Law10▲ 32×16 topics
  4. Judicial Review9▲ 95×4 topics
  5. Global Governance8▲ 33×10 topics
  6. Democracy8▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Constitutionalism7▲ 72×2 topics
  8. Schengen Area7▲ 238×2 topics
  9. Legal System7▲ 72×3 topics
  10. Sovereignty7▲ 72×6 topics
  11. ECHR7▲ 172×1 topic
  12. European Legal Systems7▲ 172×1 topic
  13. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 4.4×11 topics
  14. Criminal Law6▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Fundamental Rights6▲ 316×2 topics
  16. Judicial Cooperation6▲ 361×1 topic
  17. Mutual Recognition6▲ 361×1 topic
  18. Consumer Protection4▲ 100×3 topics
  19. Regulation4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  20. COVID-194▲ 2.8×6 topics
  21. Legal Harmonization4▲ 174×2 topics
  22. Corporate Governance4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  23. Legal Transplants4▲ 140×2 topics
  24. Geopolitics3▲ 22×6 topics
  25. Contract Law3▲ 128×2 topics
  26. EU Law3▲ 200×2 topics
  27. Equality3▲ 51×4 topics
  28. International Relations3▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Security3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  30. Security Council3▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Cybersecurity3▲ 12×2 topics
  32. State Sovereignty3▲ 58×2 topics
  33. War Crimes3▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Arbitration3▲ 100×2 topics
  35. European Private Law3▲ 217×1 topic
  36. Harmonization3▲ 217×1 topic
  37. Financial Crisis2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Jurisdiction Agreements2▲ 217×1 topic
  39. Private International Law2▲ 217×1 topic
  40. Economic Sanctions2▲ 91×2 topics

Which research topics does European Faculty of Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, European and International Contract Law and Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction.

European and Internation…7European and International Law Studies: 7 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 6 fractional worksEuropean and International Contract Law: 3 fractional worksConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksEU Law and Policy Analysis: 2 fractional worksDiscrimination and Equality Law: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawStrategy and Management

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 European and International Contract Law Law 3 works
  4. 4 Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 2 works
  7. 7 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 EU Law and Policy Analysis Law 2 works
  10. 10 Discrimination and Equality Law Law 2 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Faculty of Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher 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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