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National Police Academy

In research, National Police Academy stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,197 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,838 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,705
of 28,054 · #36,207 all time
Rank in Japan
#664
of 1,070
Research works
874
▼ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is National Police Academy 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 #9,197 of 10,521 8.1%120 #14101
Social SciencesField #5,838 of 6,365 8.3%81 #8616

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Police Academy 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 National Police Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 26.4 works8.8×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.80× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.96× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.18× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Police Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Law Enforcement, International Law, Cybercrime, Drug Trafficking, Criminal Justice, Intellectual Property and Environmental 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 Rights22▲ 10×26 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.78×24 topics
  3. Law Enforcement9▲ 80×3 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 3.3×19 topics
  5. International Law8▲ 13×15 topics
  6. Cybercrime8▲ 69×3 topics
  7. Globalization8▲ 2.0×21 topics
  8. Drug Trafficking7▲ 62×2 topics
  9. Criminal Justice7▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Sustainable Development6▲ 1.97×15 topics
  11. Intellectual Property6▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Environmental Law6▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Mental Health6▲ 2.0×14 topics
  14. Legal Regulation6▲ 14×8 topics
  15. Legal System6▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Security6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  17. Dark Web6▲ 111×1 topic
  18. Global Trade6▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Identity Theft6▲ 111×1 topic
  20. Restorative Justice6▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Criminal Law6▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Big Data5▲ 2.8×14 topics
  23. Data Privacy5▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Digital Economy5▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Geopolitics4▲ 14×5 topics
  26. International Relations4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  27. Community Participation4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  28. Democracy4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  29. Violence4▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Child Protection4▲ 28×1 topic
  31. European Union4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  32. Legal Education4▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Legal Framework4▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Customer Satisfaction4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  35. Legal Research4▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Surveillance4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  37. Terrorism4▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Omnibus Law3▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Regulatory Reform3▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Corruption3▲ 9.2×3 topics

Which research topics does National Police Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies, Legal and Social Justice Studies, Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies and Legal Studies and Policies.

Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 6 fractional worksLegal and Social Justice Studies: 4 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Reg…3Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 3 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies3Legal Studies and Policies: 3 fractional worksUkrainian Legal and Forensic Studies: 3 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 2 fractional worksPolicing Practices and P…2Policing Practices and Perceptions: 2 fractional worksMaritime Security and Hi…2Maritime Security and History: 2 fractional worksGlobal Political and Eco…2Global Political and Economic Relations: 2 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…2Crime Patterns and Interventions: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsLawPolitical Science and International RelationsTransportation1 others

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

  1. 1 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 6 works
  2. 2 Legal and Social Justice Studies Law 4 works
  3. 3 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Legal Studies and Policies Law 3 works
  5. 5 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Maritime Security and History Transportation 2 works
  9. 9 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.4%domestic only73.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Police Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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