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Polícia Judiciária

In research, Polícia Judiciária stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,270 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,047 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 34.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,235
of 28,054 · #36,257 all time
Rank in Portugal
#160
of 187
Research works
997
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Polícia Judiciária 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 #8,270 of 10,521 4.6%174 #11404
Social SciencesField #5,047 of 6,365 4.1%143 #6752

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polícia Judiciária 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 Polícia Judiciária specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 34.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 45.4 works35×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 29.7 works9.0×
  3. Social SciencesField · 142.9 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.06× its world share, 143 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Polícia Judiciária?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Constitutional Law, Social Justice, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy, Environmental Law and Public Administration.

▲ 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 Rights52▲ 22×37 topics
  2. Globalization28▲ 6.3×31 topics
  3. Constitutional Law24▲ 79×7 topics
  4. Legal Philosophy23▲ 156×2 topics
  5. Legal Theory23▲ 146×3 topics
  6. Social Justice23▲ 18×11 topics
  7. Environmental Law22▲ 47×7 topics
  8. Public Administration18▲ 94×3 topics
  9. Criminal Justice16▲ 33×8 topics
  10. Civil Rights15▲ 97×1 topic
  11. Judicial Activism15▲ 146×1 topic
  12. Education14▲ 3.6×24 topics
  13. Judicial Review12▲ 61×5 topics
  14. Social Rights12▲ 170×2 topics
  15. Constitutionalism12▲ 55×5 topics
  16. Latin America11▲ 26×10 topics
  17. Inclusive Education10▲ 12×8 topics
  18. European Union10▲ 19×8 topics
  19. International Law10▲ 14×12 topics
  20. Public Policy10▲ 8.6×15 topics
  21. Delinquency9▲ 93×2 topics
  22. Prison System9▲ 73×3 topics
  23. Research9▲ 32×4 topics
  24. Restorative Justice9▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Innovation8▲ 3.6×15 topics
  26. Penal System8▲ 211×1 topic
  27. Qualitative Research8▲ 4.3×10 topics
  28. Social Control8▲ 152×1 topic
  29. Social Movements8▲ 12×11 topics
  30. Constitutional Rights8▲ 180×1 topic
  31. Inter-American Court8▲ 180×1 topic
  32. Legislation8▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Online Learning8▲ 4.2×6 topics
  34. Healthcare Access7▲ 12×8 topics
  35. Prevalence7▲ 7.9×3 topics
  36. Ethics6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  37. Health6▲ 7.2×7 topics
  38. Criminal Law6▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Social Impact6▲ 7.2×7 topics
  40. Equality6▲ 43×4 topics

Which research topics does Polícia Judiciária publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Criminal Justice and Penology, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Legal processes and jurisprudence.

Brazilian Legal Issues15Brazilian Legal Issues: 15 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 8 fractional worksComparative constitution…8Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 8 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…6Legal processes and jurisprudence: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 5 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigra…4Human Rights and Immigration: 4 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 4 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 4 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 4 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsEducationSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 15 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 8 works
  3. 3 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 6 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 5 works
  6. 6 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  7. 7 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 4 works
  9. 9 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available76.3%not open23.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polícia Judiciária's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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