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Swiss Institute of Comparative Law

In research, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,505 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,115
of 28,054 · #4,102 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#169
of 220
Research works
834
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Swiss Institute of Comparative 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 #9,505 of 10,521 14.3%64 #1076

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss Institute of Comparative 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).

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: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.48× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Institute of Comparative Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Herbst, Ilaria Pretelli and Lee Sharks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Institute of Comparative Law.

  1. 1 Robert Herbst Switzerland · #145,910 worldwide 63 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Ilaria Pretelli Switzerland · #654,757 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Lee Sharks Switzerland · #1,533,318 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Institute of Comparative Law

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Institute of Comparative Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Democracy, European Union, International Law, Judicial Review, Constitutionalism, European Legal Systems and Ethnicity.

▲ 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 Rights15▲ 14×23 topics
  2. Democracy6▲ 16×4 topics
  3. European Union6▲ 24×7 topics
  4. International Law5▲ 17×14 topics
  5. Judicial Review5▲ 58×3 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  7. Constitutionalism4▲ 41×1 topic
  8. European Legal Systems4▲ 102×1 topic
  9. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  10. Ethnicity4▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Global Governance4▲ 16×8 topics
  12. Philosophy3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  13. Religion3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  14. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  15. Governance2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  16. Nationalism2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  17. Schengen Area2▲ 83×2 topics
  18. Conflict2▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Gender Equality2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  20. Regulation2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Digitalization2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Family Law2▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Islam2▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Sovereignty2▲ 23×4 topics
  25. Fundamental Rights2▲ 109×2 topics
  26. Cybersecurity2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  27. Legal Transplants2▲ 77×2 topics
  28. Data Protection2▲ 68×2 topics
  29. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 7.9×1 topic
  30. Civil Liability2▲ 67×2 topics
  31. Contract Law2▲ 67×2 topics
  32. Criminal Law2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  33. Digital Rights2▲ 183×1 topic
  34. Equality2▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Gender Studies2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Intersectionality2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Legal System2▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Refugees2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Telemedicine2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. War Crimes2▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Swiss Institute of Comparative Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

European and Internation…4European and International Law Studies: 4 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Contract Law: 1 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 1 fractional worksOmbudsman and Human Rights1Ombudsman and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…1Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and Management1 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 2 works
  3. 3 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 European and International Contract Law Law 1 works
  6. 6 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Ombudsman and Human Rights Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 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 available72.8%not open27.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Institute of Comparative Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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