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Federal Ministry of Justice

In research, Federal Ministry of Justice stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,137 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,122 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,849
of 28,054 · #41,747 all time
Rank in Austria
#166
of 168
Research works
306
▲ 116% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Federal Ministry of Justice 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 #15,137 of 16,945 10.7%235
Social SciencesField #9,122 of 10,206 10.7%170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Ministry of Justice 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 Federal Ministry of Justice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 39.7 works4.8×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.36× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.41× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.85× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Ministry of Justice?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans-Holger Herrnfeld, Fritz Zeder and Ulrich Seibert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Ministry of Justice.

  1. 1 Hans-Holger Herrnfeld Austria · #114,354 worldwide 100 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Fritz Zeder Austria · #430,985 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Ulrich Seibert Austria · #726,723 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Stephan Quensel Austria · #1,121,419 worldwide 13 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Ministry of Justice

Which keywords describe research at Federal Ministry of Justice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Criminal Law, Youth Offenders, Prison System, Constitutional Law, Drug Policy, Legal Reforms and Security Measures.

▲ 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 Rights16▲ 23×11 topics
  2. Criminal Law13▲ 115×3 topics
  3. Youth Offenders9▲ 313×3 topics
  4. Prison System9▲ 242×3 topics
  5. Constitutional Law9▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Drug Policy7▲ 368×2 topics
  7. European Union7▲ 45×4 topics
  8. Legal Reforms7▲ 1075×1 topic
  9. Security Measures7▲ 804×1 topic
  10. Legal System6▲ 103×2 topics
  11. Judicial Cooperation6▲ 568×1 topic
  12. Mutual Recognition6▲ 568×1 topic
  13. Criminal Justice5▲ 37×4 topics
  14. Judicial Review4▲ 63×3 topics
  15. Constitutionalism3▲ 56×3 topics
  16. ECHR3▲ 128×1 topic
  17. European Legal Systems3▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Public Administration3▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Legal Ethics3▲ 192×2 topics
  20. Legal Methodology3▲ 230×1 topic
  21. Party Competition3▲ 361×1 topic
  22. Risk Assessment3▲ 6.2×2 topics
  23. Medical Ethics2▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Social Justice2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  25. Criminal Behavior2▲ 84×2 topics
  26. Crisis Management2▲ 80×2 topics
  27. End-of-Life Care2▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Environmental Law2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Gender2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  30. Informed Consent2▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Mental Disorders2▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Patient Rights2▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Psychopathy2▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Social Inequality2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Cultural Studies2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Legal Philosophy2▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Legal Theory2▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Physician Liability2▲ 80×2 topics
  39. Bioethics2▲ 82×2 topics
  40. Civil Rights2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Ministry of Justice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Criminal Law and Policy, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, European and International Law Studies and Law and Political Science.

Criminal Law and Policy7Criminal Law and Policy: 7 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 6 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 3 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence: 2 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLawClinical Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Law and Political Science Law 3 works
  5. 5 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  7. 7 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 2 works
  10. 10 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Ministry of Justice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 116% 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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