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Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland

In research, Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,362 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,310 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Law is 41.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,821
of 28,054 · #37,951 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#218
of 220
Research works
609
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
968
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland 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 #10,362 of 10,521 2.6%95 #11136
Social SciencesField #6,310 of 6,365 2.0%84 #7403

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 41.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 26.1 works41×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 34.8 works21×
  3. Social SciencesField · 84.4 works6.1×
  4. Social SciencesDomain · 94.7 works3.5×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 6.09× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland?

Ranked on the composite score, Perfecto Andrés Ibáñez, Eros Roberto Grau and Rafael Fernández Montalvo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.

  1. 1 Perfecto Andrés Ibáñez Switzerland · #282,296 worldwide 5 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Eros Roberto Grau Switzerland · #299,363 worldwide 0 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Rafael Fernández Montalvo Switzerland · #381,620 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Caio Tácito Switzerland · #450,984 worldwide 1 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Bilac Pinto Switzerland · #550,639 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Peter W. Heermann Switzerland · #552,436 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Oswaldo Trigueiro Switzerland · #574,998 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Luiz Gallotti Switzerland · #786,059 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Aliomar Baleeiro Switzerland · #854,319 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Djaci Falcão Switzerland · #925,751 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland

Which keywords describe research at Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Public Administration, Environmental Law, European Union, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy and Judicial Review.

▲ 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 Rights32▲ 28×18 topics
  2. Constitutional Law29▲ 194×4 topics
  3. Public Administration23▲ 239×3 topics
  4. Environmental Law22▲ 97×4 topics
  5. European Union19▲ 76×6 topics
  6. Legal Theory19▲ 243×3 topics
  7. Legal Philosophy18▲ 252×2 topics
  8. Judicial Review17▲ 169×4 topics
  9. Social Rights13▲ 359×2 topics
  10. Sustainable Development13▲ 7.3×7 topics
  11. Social Justice12▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Civil Rights12▲ 152×1 topic
  13. Judicial Activism12▲ 230×1 topic
  14. Globalization10▲ 4.8×11 topics
  15. Transparency10▲ 74×2 topics
  16. Government10▲ 857×1 topic
  17. Legal Studies10▲ 1180×1 topic
  18. International Law9▲ 28×6 topics
  19. Criminal Justice9▲ 38×4 topics
  20. Consumer Rights8▲ 343×2 topics
  21. Environmental Regulation8▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Legal Ethics8▲ 323×2 topics
  23. Responsibility8▲ 171×2 topics
  24. Contractual Law8▲ 591×1 topic
  25. Judicial System8▲ 193×1 topic
  26. Schengen Area8▲ 249×2 topics
  27. Welfare State7▲ 78×3 topics
  28. COVID-197▲ 4.6×5 topics
  29. Constitutionalism7▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Latin America7▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Constitutional Rights6▲ 304×1 topic
  32. Inter-American Court6▲ 304×1 topic
  33. Equality6▲ 95×2 topics
  34. Labor Law6▲ 223×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Access6▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Legal Evidence5▲ 338×1 topic
  37. Standards of Proof5▲ 338×1 topic
  38. Judicialization4▲ 134×1 topic
  39. Medication4▲ 134×1 topic
  40. Social Determinants4▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Administrative Law and Governance, Comparative International Legal Studies and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies.

Brazilian Legal Issues12Brazilian Legal Issues: 12 fractional worksAdministrative Law and Governance: 10 fractional worksComparative Internationa…8Comparative International Legal Studies: 8 fractional worksComparative constitution…6Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 6 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 6 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 5 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil4Public Health in Brazil: 4 fractional worksFinance, Taxation, and Governance: 3 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 3 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 2 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law1 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 12 works
  2. 2 Administrative Law and Governance Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  3. 3 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 5 works
  7. 7 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Finance, Taxation, and Governance Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 3 works
  10. 10 Law and Political Science 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 available77.5%not open22.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.4%domestic only58.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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