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Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies

Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of constitutional rights, legal theory, and human rights in the context of Latin America. It delves into topics such as judicial review, constitutionalism, social rights, the role of the Inter-American Court, and various aspects of legal philosophy. The papers analyze the development and application of constitutional rights within the region, providing insights into jurisprudence and legal practices.

  • Constitutional Rights
  • Legal Theory
  • Human Rights
  • Judicial Review
  • Latin America
  • Constitutionalism
  • Social Rights
  • Inter-American Court
  • Jurisprudence
  • Legal Philosophy
Research works
25k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-25%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Spain
24% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies

Which countries lead Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies research?

By volume, Spain and Brazil publish the most (890 and 523 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Spain 890 works
  2. 2 Brazil 523 works
  3. 3 Mexico 470 works
  4. 4 Colombia 404 works
  5. 5 Chile 366 works
  6. 6 Ecuador 360 works
  7. 7 Argentina 308 works
  8. 8 Peru 242 works
  9. 9 United States 117 works
  10. 10 Bolivia 65 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Spain: 23.8%Brazil: 14.0%Mexico: 12.5%Colombia: 10.8%6 others listed: 38.9%24%largest
Spain890 · 23.8%Brazil523 · 14.0%Mexico470 · 12.5%Colombia404 · 10.8%6 others listed1,459 · 38.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies research, followed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad de Buenos Aires.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 94 works
  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 79 works
  3. 3 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 66 works
  4. 4 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 64 works
  5. 5 Universidad Carlos III de MadridSpain 60 works
  6. 6 University of ChileChile 51 works
  7. 7 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 48 works
  8. 8 Universidad IndoaméricaEcuador 39 works
  9. 9 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 39 works
  10. 10 Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPeru 36 works

Who are the leading researchers in Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies include Pierre Bourdıeu, Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky.

  1. 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 268k citations
  2. 2 Michel Foucault France 208k citations
  3. 3 Noam Chomsky United States 141k citations
  4. 4 Amartya Kumar Sen United States 117k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies?

The most cited paper in Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies is "The Crisis of Democracy. Report on the Governability of democracies to the Trilateral Commission" (Michael James Crozier, Samuel P. Huntington, Jōji Watanuki, 2012), with 1,303 citations. Next come "Teoria dos direitos fundamentais" (838) and "Deliberation and Constitution Making" (571).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Crisis of Democracy. Report on the Governability of democracies to the Trilateral Commission Michael James Crozier, Samuel P. Huntington, Jōji Watanuki · Digitum: Institutional Repository of the University of Murcia (University of Murcia) Open access 2012 1,303
2 Teoria dos direitos fundamentais Michelli Pfaffenseller · Revista Jurídica da Presidência Open access 2007 838
3 Deliberation and Constitution Making Jon Elster · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter 28 Mar 1998 571
4 A Corte Interamericana de direitos humanos Andressa de Sousa e Silva · Revista Jurídica da Presidência Open access 2006 386
5 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible David Barrero-Barrero, Fabio Baquero Valdés · Revista Científica General José María Córdova Open access 2020 340
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Where is Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies research done?

The largest centres of Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies research in 2022-now are Madrid (Spain), Bogotá (Colombia), Santiago (Chile) and Mexico City (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Durán, Ambato and Valdivia.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 MadridSpain 296 works
  2. 2 BogotáColombia 213 works
  3. 3 SantiagoChile 201 works
  4. 4 Mexico CityMexico 156 works
  5. 5 Buenos AiresArgentina 155 works
  6. 6 LimaPeru 142 works
  7. 7 AmbatoEcuador 107 works
  8. 8 São PauloBrazil 81 works
  9. 9 BarcelonaSpain 76 works
  10. 10 QuitoEcuador 70 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Durán28.6 works75×
  2. AmbatoEC · 107.0 works63×
  3. ValdiviaCL · 39.8 works58×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo and Universidad Complutense de Madrid score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 22.3%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Catholic University …Universidad Nacional…Universidad Complute…Universidad Carlos I…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Universidad Carlos III de MadridSpain 64.513.9%72.6×60 +27.5%
2Universidad Nacional de ChimborazoEcuador 64.431.5%51.6×15 +995.8%
3Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 63.414.5%24.3×79 +12.4%
4Catholic University of ColombiaColombia 61.238.2%277.6×18 -15.8%
5Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador 59.817.9%44.1×32 +29.4%
6Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 58.135.2%21.4×9 -
7Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 56.27.4%16.8×48 +64.5%
8Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador 55.218.5%49.6×22 +160.6%
9Universidad San Gregorio de PortoviejoEcuador 54.625.8%93.2×12 +134.8%
10Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador 54.520.1%98.4×29 -

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, country by country

Is Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2016.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.022% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies0.015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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