Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 24.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores various aspects of cybercrime, including identity theft, online fraud, drug trafficking on the dark web, hacker communities, and the application of routine activity theory to understand victimization. It delves into the complexities of cryptomarkets, law enforcement challenges, and the psychological and financial impact of cyber-fraud victimization.
- Cybercrime
- Dark Web
- Identity Theft
- Cryptomarkets
- Online Fraud
- Routine Activity Theory
- Law Enforcement
- Drug Trafficking
- Hacker Communities
- Victimization
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +90% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (803 and 632 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 803 works
- 2 India 632 works
- 3 Indonesia 383 works
- 4 China 367 works
- 5 United Kingdom 322 works
- 6 Nigeria 210 works
- 7 Malaysia 160 works
- 8 Russia 153 works
- 9 Australia 153 works
- 10 South Africa 125 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.
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Which institutions lead Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies research, followed by University of Indonesia and University of South Africa.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 26 works
- 2 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 25 works
- 3 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 21 works
- 4 Binus UniversityIndonesia 16 works
- 5 George Mason UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 6 Chandigarh UniversityIndia 14 works
- 7 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 14 works
- 8 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 13 works
- 9 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 12 works
- 10 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies include Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo and Vern Paxson.
- 1 Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo United States 3.8k citations
- 2 Vern Paxson United States 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies research done?
The largest centres of Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), London (United Kingdom) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ibadan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IbadanNG · 20.8 works8.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Northumbria University, Swansea University and University of Portsmouth 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 | Northumbria UniversityUnited Kingdom | 77.9 | 59.3% | 9.3× | 10 | +188.9% |
| 2 | Swansea UniversityUnited Kingdom | 77.5 | 58.5% | 10.6× | 10 | +163.0% |
| 3 | University of PortsmouthUnited Kingdom | 71.8 | 54.4% | 15.6× | 12 | +67.6% |
| 4 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 64.1 | 21.0% | 6.6× | 26 | +434.8% |
| 5 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 61.3 | 25.1% | 9.3× | 21 | +55.3% |
| 6 | Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia | 54.1 | 45.4% | 6.1× | 11 | +61.5% |
| 7 | Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 53.8 | 16.5% | 11.8× | 11 | +136.5% |
| 8 | Tshwane University of TechnologySouth Africa | 53.4 | 29.7% | 15.8× | 11 | — |
| 9 | Tashkent State University of LawUzbekistan | 53.1 | 28.8% | 25.3× | 12 | — |
| 10 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 52.7 | 54.9% | 1.5× | 10 | +184.4% |
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 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 90% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies.
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.