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Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory

In research, Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,351 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,138 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 40.0× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#26,184
of 28,054 · #22,980 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,072
of 1,178
Research works
2.2k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory 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 #8,351 of 10,521 7.2%169 #3879
Social SciencesField #5,138 of 6,365 7.5%126 #3663

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory 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 Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 40.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 41.0 works40×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 35.5 works14×
  3. Social SciencesField · 125.8 works5.7×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 27.8 works5.5×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.47× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.65× its world share, 126 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory?

Ranked on the composite score, Heinz Mohnhaupt, Karl Härter and Miloš Več lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory.

  1. 1 Heinz Mohnhaupt Germany · #212,862 worldwide 10 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Karl Härter Germany · #216,203 worldwide 17 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Miloš Več Germany · #235,304 worldwide 32 citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Michael Stolleis Germany · #278,344 worldwide 70 citations · 252 works
  5. 5 Caspar Ehlers Germany · #302,116 worldwide 1 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Thomas Duve Germany · #313,144 worldwide 11 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Thomas Gergen Germany · #347,096 worldwide 3 citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Manuela Bragagnolo Germany · #376,968 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Stefan Vogenauer Germany · #379,207 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Jan-Henrik Meyer Germany · #382,023 worldwide 17 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Nationalism, Legal Methodology, Constitutionalism, Gender, Criminal Justice, Regulatory Agencies and Constitutional Courts.

▲ 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 Rights36▲ 20×22 topics
  2. Nationalism16▲ 19×12 topics
  3. Constitutionalism15▲ 91×5 topics
  4. Legal Methodology15▲ 470×2 topics
  5. Gender14▲ 15×18 topics
  6. Criminal Justice14▲ 36×4 topics
  7. Globalization14▲ 4.0×23 topics
  8. Regulatory Agencies14▲ 350×2 topics
  9. Constitutional Courts14▲ 509×2 topics
  10. Migration Law14▲ 520×2 topics
  11. Privacy13▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Digital Governance13▲ 634×1 topic
  13. Party Competition13▲ 634×1 topic
  14. Colonialism12▲ 15×18 topics
  15. African Diaspora10▲ 153×3 topics
  16. Legal History10▲ 210×4 topics
  17. Public Opinion10▲ 45×3 topics
  18. Cultural Identity10▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Racial Identity9▲ 221×2 topics
  20. Religion9▲ 11×13 topics
  21. Reformation9▲ 179×2 topics
  22. Identity9▲ 7.2×14 topics
  23. Atlantic History8▲ 277×1 topic
  24. Transatlantic Slave Trade8▲ 277×1 topic
  25. Religious Influence8▲ 237×2 topics
  26. History8▲ 6.2×13 topics
  27. Democracy8▲ 12×8 topics
  28. Judicial Review8▲ 47×3 topics
  29. European Union7▲ 18×13 topics
  30. Social Change7▲ 32×3 topics
  31. Federalism7▲ 60×3 topics
  32. Political Philosophy7▲ 68×3 topics
  33. Cultural Studies7▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Constitutional Law6▲ 26×5 topics
  35. Legal Education6▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Ethical Theory6▲ 499×1 topic
  37. Nordic Welfare States6▲ 615×1 topic
  38. Imperialism6▲ 40×4 topics
  39. American founding5▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Constitutional government5▲ 100×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Law and Political Science, Colonialism, slavery, and trade, Historical Legal Studies and Society and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

  1. 1 Law and Political Science Law 13 works
  2. 2 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 8 works
  3. 3 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 4 works
  7. 7 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  8. 8 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 4 works
  9. 9 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  10. 10 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory'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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