Animal Law and Welfare
Animal Law and Welfare is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 2.1k research works in it since 1961. 11.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the legal and ethical considerations surrounding animal rights, including topics such as animal trials, sentience, the legal relationship between animals and humans, ethical considerations of animal welfare, criminalization of animal abuse, and the debate around personhood for nonhuman subjects. It also delves into specific issues like bullfighting and the implications of cultural practices on animal rights.
- Animal Trials
- Sentience
- Legal Relationship
- Ethical Considerations
- Animal Welfare
- Criminalization
- Nonhuman Subjects
- Personhood
- Animal Abuse
- Bullfighting
- Research works
- 2.1k fractional, since 1961
- In the world top 10%
- 241 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +101% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Animal Law and Welfare research?
By volume, Brazil and Spain publish the most (281 and 123 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Animal Law and Welfare research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes publishes the most Animal Law and Welfare research, followed by Universidade do Estado do Pará and Universidad de Sevilla.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 11 works
- 2 Universidade do Estado do ParáBrazil 7 works
- 3 Universidad de SevillaSpain 6 works
- 4 Universitat Rovira i VirgiliSpain 6 works
- 5 Secretaria da SaúdeBrazil 6 works
- 6 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 6 works
- 7 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 6 works
- 8 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 5 works
- 9 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 5 works
- 10 Centro Universitário de Volta RedondaBrazil 5 works
Where is Animal Law and Welfare research done?
The largest centres of Animal Law and Welfare research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Madrid (Spain) and Ambato (Ecuador). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rio de Janeiro.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 41 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 24 works
- 3 Madrid Spain 22 works
- 4 Ambato Ecuador 16 works
- 5 Belém Brazil 14 works
- 6 Bogotá Colombia 13 works
- 7 Belo Horizonte Brazil 12 works
- 8 Santiago Chile 9 works
- 9 Recife Brazil 9 works
- 10 Lima Peru 9 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Rio de JaneiroBR · 23.8 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Animal Law and Welfare than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Animal Law and Welfare?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador | 6.0 | 17.0% | 78.5× | 11 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Animal Law and Welfare research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 101% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Animal Law and Welfare.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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