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Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law

In research, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,177 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,682 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#675 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Law is 24.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,111
of 28,054 · #15,743 all time
Rank in Germany
#714
of 1,178
Research works
2.2k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International 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 #4,177 of 10,521 17.3%212 #2516
Social SciencesField #2,682 of 6,365 18.8%162 #1725
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #675 of 1,201 21.8%81 #354

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,516 #4,177
  2. Social Sciences#1,725 #2,682
  3. Political Science and International Relations#354 #675
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 24.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 33.7 works25×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 81.1 works23×
  3. Social SciencesField · 161.5 works5.4×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.92× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.31× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.43× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephan W. Schill, Armin von Bogdandy and Jochen Abr. Frowein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law.

  1. 1 Stephan W. Schill Germany · #95,255 worldwide 62 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Armin von Bogdandy Germany · #103,047 worldwide 140 citations · 134 works
  3. 3 Jochen Abr. Frowein Germany · #119,195 worldwide 58 citations · 78 works
  4. 4 Matthias Goldmann Germany · #161,970 worldwide 36 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Karin Oellers-Frahm Germany · #199,953 worldwide 88 citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Rainer Grote Germany · #220,826 worldwide 13 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Jochen von Bernstorff Germany · #227,318 worldwide 30 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Anne Peters Germany · #245,497 worldwide 84 citations · 108 works
  9. 9 Nele Matz‐Lück Germany · #258,587 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Georg Nolte Germany · #259,150 worldwide 15 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Sovereignty, Global Governance, Security Council, War Crimes, International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law.

▲ 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 Rights81▲ 34×39 topics
  2. International Law50▲ 70×21 topics
  3. Sovereignty36▲ 167×9 topics
  4. Global Governance35▲ 65×14 topics
  5. Security Council28▲ 224×2 topics
  6. Globalization22▲ 4.8×30 topics
  7. War Crimes18▲ 181×3 topics
  8. International Criminal Law18▲ 326×1 topic
  9. International Humanitarian Law18▲ 326×1 topic
  10. Colonialism17▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Ethics17▲ 15×10 topics
  12. State Sovereignty16▲ 140×2 topics
  13. European Union16▲ 30×13 topics
  14. Humanitarian Intervention15▲ 170×2 topics
  15. Governance14▲ 17×8 topics
  16. Democracy13▲ 16×11 topics
  17. NGOs13▲ 56×3 topics
  18. Environmental Law13▲ 26×6 topics
  19. Judicial Review12▲ 56×5 topics
  20. Economic Growth11▲ 5.3×8 topics
  21. Transnational Corporations10▲ 182×2 topics
  22. Constitutionalism10▲ 45×4 topics
  23. Responsibility to Protect10▲ 145×1 topic
  24. Theology10▲ 45×2 topics
  25. United Nations10▲ 145×1 topic
  26. International Relations10▲ 18×8 topics
  27. Public Opinion10▲ 33×5 topics
  28. Federalism9▲ 62×4 topics
  29. Diplomacy9▲ 40×3 topics
  30. Hugo Grotius9▲ 538×1 topic
  31. Thomas Hobbes9▲ 538×1 topic
  32. Criminal Justice8▲ 15×7 topics
  33. ECHR8▲ 86×1 topic
  34. European Legal Systems8▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Humanitarianism8▲ 53×4 topics
  36. Constitutional Courts8▲ 217×2 topics
  37. Legal Methodology8▲ 173×2 topics
  38. Civil Rights7▲ 44×3 topics
  39. Decolonization7▲ 38×3 topics
  40. International Aid7▲ 62×2 topics

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Law and Human Rights, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought and European and International Law Studies.

International Law and Hu…18International Law and Human Rights: 18 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 10 fractional worksSeventeenth-Century Poli…9Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought: 9 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…8European and International Law Studies: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 7 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 6 fractional worksLaw and Political Science6Law and Political Science: 6 fractional worksInternational Developmen…6International Development and Aid: 6 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…6International Arbitration and Investment Law: 6 fractional worksWar, Ethics, and Justifi…5War, Ethics, and Justification: 5 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyLawHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  3. 3 Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought Philosophy 9 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 Environmental law and policy Law 7 works
  6. 6 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 6 works
  7. 7 Law and Political Science Law 6 works
  8. 8 International Development and Aid Development 6 works
  9. 9 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 6 works
  10. 10 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 5 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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