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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

In research, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,644 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,029 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Law is 28.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,145
of 28,054 · #23,970 all time
Rank in Germany
#680
of 1,178
Research works
2.4k
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and 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 #4,644 of 10,521 19.6%176 #4686
Social SciencesField #4,029 of 6,365 16.6%123 #2871

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and 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).

What does Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 28.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 34.3 works28×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 32.3 works10×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 43.9 works5.9×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.28× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.63× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.65× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Sabine Gleß, Ralf Poscher and Michael Kilchling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.

  1. 1 Sabine Gleß Germany · #252,680 worldwide 25 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Ralf Poscher Germany · #277,127 worldwide 9 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Michael Kilchling Germany · #281,284 worldwide 21 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Joachim Obergfell-Fuchs Germany · #303,847 worldwide 35 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Helmut Kury Germany · #333,926 worldwide 58 citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Tatjana Hörnle Germany · #344,769 worldwide 45 citations · 81 works
  7. 7 Dietrich Oberwittler Germany · #372,939 worldwide 97 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Jörg Arnold Germany · #382,460 worldwide 9 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Hans-Heinrich Jescheck Germany · #410,865 worldwide 12 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Ivó Coca Vila Germany · #494,803 worldwide 15 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

Which keywords describe research at Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Artificial Intelligence, Youth Offenders, Legal Regulation and European Union.

▲ 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 Rights34▲ 16×36 topics
  2. Globalization21▲ 5.1×23 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 5.4×10 topics
  4. Constitutional Law14▲ 50×7 topics
  5. Criminal Law13▲ 38×4 topics
  6. Youth Offenders12▲ 125×3 topics
  7. Legal Regulation11▲ 24×6 topics
  8. European Union11▲ 22×9 topics
  9. Prison System10▲ 89×3 topics
  10. Mental Health9▲ 3.1×17 topics
  11. Ethics9▲ 9.0×8 topics
  12. Criminal Behavior9▲ 102×2 topics
  13. Transitional Justice9▲ 53×3 topics
  14. Drug Policy8▲ 142×2 topics
  15. Legal Semiotics8▲ 195×1 topic
  16. Visual Jurisprudence8▲ 195×1 topic
  17. Youth Violence8▲ 83×3 topics
  18. International Law8▲ 12×11 topics
  19. Forensic Science7▲ 163×2 topics
  20. Identity7▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Legal Reforms7▲ 355×1 topic
  22. Security Measures7▲ 266×1 topic
  23. Blockchain Technology7▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Neighborhood Effects7▲ 30×3 topics
  25. Digital Economy7▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Delinquency6▲ 71×2 topics
  27. Developmental Trajectories6▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Criminal Justice6▲ 13×6 topics
  29. Emotion6▲ 14×7 topics
  30. Legal Ethics6▲ 126×2 topics
  31. Crime6▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Social Structure6▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Psychopathy6▲ 87×2 topics
  34. Fundamental Rights6▲ 138×2 topics
  35. Schengen Area6▲ 92×2 topics
  36. Criminal Trials5▲ 214×2 topics
  37. Cybercrime5▲ 43×4 topics
  38. Detective Stories5▲ 501×1 topic
  39. Legal System5▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Sherlock Holmes5▲ 501×1 topic

Which research topics does Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Law in Society and Culture, Criminal Law and Policy, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Crime and Detective Fiction Studies.

Law in Society and Culture: 8 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy: 7 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…6Crime Patterns and Interventions: 6 fractional worksCrime and Detective Fict…5Crime and Detective Fiction Studies: 5 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence: 5 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…4Digital Transformation in Law: 4 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 4 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 3 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 3 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Law in Society and Culture Law 8 works
  2. 2 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Crime and Detective Fiction Studies Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  5. 5 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 5 works
  6. 6 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  8. 8 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  9. 9 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower than in 2013–2017.

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