Criminal Law and Policy
Criminal Law and Policy is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 8.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to the criminal justice system in Germany, including criminal law, prison system, legal reforms, youth offenders, security measures, drug policy, human rights violations, constitutional law, psychiatric evaluation, and corporate criminal liability.
- Criminal Law
- Prison System
- Legal Reforms
- Youth Offenders
- Security Measures
- Drug Policy
- Human Rights Violations
- Constitutional Law
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Corporate Criminal Liability
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 922 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 8.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Criminal Law and Policy research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (1.2k and 161 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 1.2k works
- 2 Austria 161 works
- 3 Türkiye 81 works
- 4 United States 72 works
- 5 Switzerland 67 works
- 6 Poland 64 works
- 7 Russia 40 works
- 8 United Kingdom 29 works
- 9 China 27 works
- 10 Spain 23 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Criminal Law and Policy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Vienna publishes the most Criminal Law and Policy research, followed by Bergmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of ViennaAustria 33 works
- 2 Bergmann und Partner RechtsanwälteGermany 33 works
- 3 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 29 works
- 4 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 28 works
- 5 München KlinikGermany 25 works
- 6 University of MünsterGermany 23 works
- 7 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 23 works
- 8 Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielGermany 23 works
- 9 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 19 works
- 10 Johannes Kepler University of LinzAustria 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Criminal Law and Policy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Criminal Law and Policy include Peter Strasser.
- 1 Peter Strasser Germany 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Criminal Law and Policy research done?
The largest centres of Criminal Law and Policy research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Hamburg (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hamm.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Berlin Germany 108 works
- 2 Munich Germany 91 works
- 3 Vienna Austria 74 works
- 4 Hamburg Germany 60 works
- 5 Cologne Germany 55 works
- 6 Münster Germany 40 works
- 7 Frankfurt am Main Germany 36 works
- 8 Heidelberg Germany 34 works
- 9 Hanover Germany 33 works
- 10 Hamm Germany 33 works
Where it is the local speciality
- HammDE · 33.0 works348×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Criminal Law and Policy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Criminal Law and Policy?
Among universities, judged by research, Hochschule für Polizei und Öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen, German Police University and Goethe University Frankfurt 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hochschule für Polizei und Öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-WestfalenGermany | 64.0 | 37.4% | 563.3× | 14 | -87.4% |
| 2 | German Police UniversityGermany | 61.2 | 33.1% | 778.6× | 8 | +41.4% |
| 3 | Goethe University FrankfurtGermany | 60.5 | 15.2% | 24.0× | 19 | +32.8% |
| 4 | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielGermany | 59.7 | 1.8% | 50.0× | 22 | +147.0% |
| 5 | University of MünsterGermany | 58.6 | 9.8% | 34.1× | 23 | +41.5% |
| 6 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany | 58.4 | 1.6% | 23.3× | 29 | +59.9% |
| 7 | University of CologneGermany | 57.2 | 7.5% | 26.9× | 17 | +102.9% |
| 8 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 56.5 | 1.2% | 27.7× | 28 | +15.3% |
| 9 | University of TübingenGermany | 56.3 | 0.0% | 20.6× | 15 | +286.5% |
| 10 | Bielefeld UniversityGermany | 55.7 | 5.7% | 48.6× | 23 | +62.2% |
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 Criminal Law and Policy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Criminal Law and Policy.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.