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Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology

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Research works
28
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
116
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

What does Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesDomain · 25.7 works4.4×
← 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.

    Which keywords describe research at Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prison System, Youth Offenders, Criminal Law, Legal Reforms, Security Measures, Criminal Justice, Human Rights and Social Inequality.

    ▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

    Size is fractional works in all years 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

    All 26 words, with their numbers
    1. Prison System8▲ 499×2 topics
    2. Youth Offenders7▲ 640×2 topics
    3. Criminal Law6▲ 247×2 topics
    4. Legal Reforms5▲ 1729×1 topic
    5. Security Measures5▲ 1177×1 topic
    6. Criminal Justice4▲ 95×2 topics
    7. Human Rights4▲ 17×6 topics
    8. Social Inequality3▲ 50×2 topics
    9. Criminal Behavior3▲ 211×2 topics
    10. Incarceration Effects3▲ 316×1 topic
    11. Mass Incarceration3▲ 316×1 topic
    12. Psychopathy2▲ 261×1 topic
    13. Risk Assessment2▲ 15×1 topic
    14. Legal Methodology2▲ 229×2 topics
    15. European Union2▲ 25×2 topics
    16. Mental Health2▲ 5.2×4 topics
    17. Governance2▲ 18×2 topics
    18. Party Competition2▲ 346×1 topic
    19. Privacy2▲ 30×1 topic
    20. Bildungsungleichheit1▲ 168×1 topic
    21. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse1▲ 119×1 topic
    22. Judicial Cooperation1▲ 241×1 topic
    23. Mutual Recognition1▲ 241×1 topic
    24. Public Health1▲ 3.1×3 topics
    25. Developmental Trajectories1▲ 27×2 topics
    26. Psychopathology1▲ 20×2 topics

    Which research topics does Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology publish most on?

    By volume: Criminal Law and Policy, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending and Law and Political Science.

    Criminal Law and Policy5Criminal Law and Policy: 5 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 3 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 2 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justic…1European Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksGerman Security and Defense Policies: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional works
    Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyLawPolitical Science and International Relations1 others

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

    1. 1 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
    2. 2 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 3 works
    3. 3 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 2 works
    4. 4 Law and Political Science Law 2 works
    5. 5 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
    6. 6 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 1 works
    7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
    8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
    9. 9 German Security and Defense Policies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
    10. 10 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

    World: 28% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

    World: 19% is written across borders.

    How has Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology's research output changed?

    Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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