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Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement

In research, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,077 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,271 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Psychology — Sociology and Political Science is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,630
of 28,054 · #12,421 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#167
of 237
Research works
709
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
43.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement 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 #5,077 of 10,521 41.8%114 #2159
Social SciencesField #3,271 of 6,365 45.3%86 #1741

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement 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 Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 52.1 works10×
  2. PsychologyField · 22.6 works5.1×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.13× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.72× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement?

Ranked on the composite score, Rutger Leukfeldt, Frank M. Weerman and Wim Bernasco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement.

  1. 1 Rutger Leukfeldt Netherlands · #235,282 worldwide 150 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Frank M. Weerman Netherlands · #264,881 worldwide 132 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Wim Bernasco Netherlands · #323,482 worldwide 169 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Henk Elffers Netherlands · #540,514 worldwide 86 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 T.M.C.J. Schalken Netherlands · #623,216 worldwide 1 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Gerben Bruinsma Netherlands · #624,270 worldwide 104 citations · 116 works
  7. 7 Stijn Ruiter Netherlands · #1,059,985 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Steve van de Weijer Netherlands · #1,474,216 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Samuel Langton Netherlands · #1,481,109 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Criminal Behavior, Youth Violence, Law Enforcement, Developmental Trajectories, Neighborhood Effects, Crime, Social Structure and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Criminal Behavior19▲ 317×2 topics
  2. Youth Violence17▲ 260×3 topics
  3. Law Enforcement17▲ 204×3 topics
  4. Developmental Trajectories16▲ 88×3 topics
  5. Neighborhood Effects15▲ 97×3 topics
  6. Crime15▲ 368×1 topic
  7. Social Structure15▲ 259×1 topic
  8. Mental Health14▲ 6.5×23 topics
  9. Globalization12▲ 4.2×12 topics
  10. Human Rights12▲ 7.7×24 topics
  11. Drug Trafficking11▲ 138×2 topics
  12. Criminal Justice10▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Mass Incarceration9▲ 225×1 topic
  14. Prison System9▲ 116×1 topic
  15. Social Media9▲ 4.3×12 topics
  16. Violence8▲ 39×5 topics
  17. Social Identity7▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Victimization7▲ 169×2 topics
  19. Cybercrime7▲ 80×3 topics
  20. Dark Web6▲ 171×1 topic
  21. Identity Theft6▲ 171×1 topic
  22. Public Health6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  23. Psychological Impact6▲ 12×8 topics
  24. Corruption6▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Criminal Networks5▲ 172×1 topic
  26. Organized Crime5▲ 172×1 topic
  27. Police Legitimacy5▲ 344×1 topic
  28. Procedural Justice5▲ 344×1 topic
  29. Emotion Recognition5▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Mental Disorders5▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Psychopathy5▲ 105×2 topics
  32. Risk Assessment5▲ 4.9×1 topic
  33. Violent Recidivism5▲ 209×1 topic
  34. Detection4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Emotion4▲ 12×6 topics
  36. Intimate Partner Violence4▲ 63×2 topics
  37. Cyberbullying4▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Substance Abuse3▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Bystander Education3▲ 146×1 topic
  40. Sexual Violence Prevention3▲ 146×1 topic

Which research topics does Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance.

Crime Patterns and Inter…15Crime Patterns and Interventions: 15 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 9 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 6 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 5 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 5 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Ps…5Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 5 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 3 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 3 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsPolitical Science and International RelationsClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 6 works
  4. 4 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Misinformation and Its Impacts 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% lower than in 2013–2017.

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