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European Patent Organisation

In research, European Patent Organisation stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,764 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,164
of 28,054 · #29,984 all time
Rank in Germany
#910
of 1,178
Research works
405
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is European Patent Organisation 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 #13,764 of 16,945 14.8%222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Patent Organisation 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.84× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.58× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Patent Organisation?

Ranked on the composite score, David Rogers, Thomas Heinz Meitinger and Claudia Fuchs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Patent Organisation.

  1. 1 David Rogers Germany · #37,492 worldwide 435 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Thomas Heinz Meitinger Germany · #508,652 worldwide 3 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Claudia Fuchs Germany · #719,460 worldwide 0 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Cees A.M. Mulder Germany · #913,213 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Michael Holoubek Germany · #1,368,450 worldwide 0 citations · 150 works
  6. 6 Thomas Heinz Meitinger Germany · #1,545,396 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at European Patent Organisation

Which keywords describe research at European Patent Organisation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Human Rights, Intellectual Property Rights, Regulatory Agencies, Legal Methodology, Party Competition, Patent Analysis and Technology Roadmapping.

▲ 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. Innovation12▲ 17×8 topics
  2. Human Rights11▲ 17×12 topics
  3. Intellectual Property Rights7▲ 142×2 topics
  4. Regulatory Agencies6▲ 444×2 topics
  5. Legal Methodology6▲ 520×1 topic
  6. Party Competition6▲ 817×1 topic
  7. Patent Analysis5▲ 605×1 topic
  8. Technology Roadmapping5▲ 605×1 topic
  9. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 4.6×4 topics
  10. Corporate Governance4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  11. Digitalization4▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Innovation Policy4▲ 58×3 topics
  13. Regulatory Challenges4▲ 64×4 topics
  14. Consumer Protection4▲ 121×2 topics
  15. Ethical Issues3▲ 39×2 topics
  16. International Trade3▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Regulatory Framework3▲ 117×2 topics
  18. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.5×6 topics
  19. Digital Markets Act2▲ 461×1 topic
  20. EU Competition Law2▲ 461×1 topic
  21. Copyright2▲ 133×2 topics
  22. Governance2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Leadership2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  24. Complex Systems2▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Copyright Law2▲ 156×1 topic
  26. Cyberbiosecurity2▲ 146×1 topic
  27. Legal Implications2▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Participation2▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Policy Change2▲ 224×1 topic
  30. Trademark Law2▲ 310×1 topic
  31. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Criminal Law2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Data Protection2▲ 106×2 topics
  34. International Law2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  35. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  36. Global Governance2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Industrial Policy2▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Medical Ethics2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Cybersecurity2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Digital Rights2▲ 252×1 topic

Which research topics does European Patent Organisation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Law and Political Science, Intellectual Property and Patents, Diverse Legal and Medical Studies and Public Administration and Political Analysis.

Law and Political Science6Law and Political Science: 6 fractional worksIntellectual Property an…5Intellectual Property and Patents: 5 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 2 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectua…2Law, AI, and Intellectual Property: 2 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy: 2 fractional worksInnovation Policy and R&D: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional works
LawManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Law and Political Science Law 6 works
  2. 2 Intellectual Property and Patents Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  3. 3 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 2 works
  4. 4 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Intellectual Property Law Law 2 works
  6. 6 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 2 works
  8. 8 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Patent Organisation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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