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Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho

In research, Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,793 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#42,841
of 42,892
Rank in Costa Rica
#39
of 39
Research works
134
▼ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
70
0.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #16,793 of 16,945 1.3%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho 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.

Environmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.90× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho?

Ranked on the composite score, Jaime del Arenal Fenochio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho.

  1. 1 Jaime del Arenal Fenochio Costa Rica · #835,392 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Constitutionalism, Latin America, Social Rights, Judicial Review, Globalization, Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Rights40▲ 35×19 topics
  2. Constitutionalism33▲ 214×3 topics
  3. Latin America26▲ 103×11 topics
  4. Social Rights25▲ 522×2 topics
  5. Judicial Review24▲ 170×3 topics
  6. Globalization23▲ 9.4×20 topics
  7. Legal Philosophy21▲ 260×2 topics
  8. Legal Theory21▲ 242×2 topics
  9. Constitutional Rights20▲ 661×1 topic
  10. Inter-American Court20▲ 661×1 topic
  11. Criminal Justice14▲ 67×5 topics
  12. Social Movements14▲ 33×6 topics
  13. Democracy14▲ 27×6 topics
  14. International Law13▲ 36×8 topics
  15. Constitutional Law12▲ 68×6 topics
  16. Education12▲ 6.8×16 topics
  17. Public Policy12▲ 20×6 topics
  18. European Union10▲ 32×6 topics
  19. Transparency10▲ 102×2 topics
  20. Sustainable Development9▲ 6.0×9 topics
  21. Political Power9▲ 113×4 topics
  22. Welfare State8▲ 65×3 topics
  23. Historiography8▲ 42×4 topics
  24. Cultural Identity8▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Inequality8▲ 22×6 topics
  26. Revolution7▲ 162×2 topics
  27. Legal Evidence7▲ 386×1 topic
  28. Standards of Proof7▲ 386×1 topic
  29. Hispanic World7▲ 275×1 topic
  30. Independence7▲ 275×1 topic
  31. Environmental Law7▲ 35×4 topics
  32. Prison System6▲ 88×3 topics
  33. Gender6▲ 8.3×11 topics
  34. Equality6▲ 60×3 topics
  35. Elections6▲ 531×1 topic
  36. Political Parties6▲ 531×1 topic
  37. Penal System6▲ 305×1 topic
  38. Social Control6▲ 210×1 topic
  39. Social Justice6▲ 8.5×5 topics
  40. Public Administration5▲ 49×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Legal processes and jurisprudence, Administrative Law and Governance and Finance, Taxation, and Governance.

Comparative constitution…2Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 2 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 1 fractional worksAdministrative Law and Governance: 1 fractional worksFinance, Taxation, and Governance: 1 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Govern…1Public Policy and Governance: 1 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 0 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 0 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 1 works
  3. 3 Administrative Law and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Finance, Taxation, and Governance Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 0 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 available63.4%not open36.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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