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Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 3.4k research works in it since 1957. 10.6% 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 protection of education rights, privacy, and data protection. It includes discussions on inclusive education, digital libraries, constitutional amendments for education rights, special education, and the intersection of human rights with education and privacy. The cluster also explores issues such as child welfare, interoperability in education technology, and the legal aspects of privacy protection in the digital age.

  • Education Rights
  • Privacy Protection
  • Digital Libraries
  • Inclusive Education
  • Human Rights
  • Data Protection
  • Interoperability
  • Child Welfare
  • Constitutional Amendments
  • Special Education
Research works
3.4k
fractional, since 1957
In the world top 10%
360
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+38%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Data Privacy and Cybersecurity research?

By volume, Spain and Ecuador publish the most (273 and 125 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 273 works
  2. 2 Ecuador 125 works
  3. 3 Mexico 88 works
  4. 4 Brazil 66 works
  5. 5 Chile 63 works
  6. 6 Peru 63 works
  7. 7 Colombia 59 works
  8. 8 Argentina 54 works
  9. 9 United States 28 works
  10. 10 ?? 22 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: 32.5%Ecuador: 14.9%Mexico: 10.4%Brazil: 7.8%6 others listed: 34.3%33%largest
Spain273 · 32.5%Ecuador125 · 14.9%Mexico88 · 10.4%Brazil66 · 7.8%6 others listed288 · 34.3%

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

Which institutions lead Data Privacy and Cybersecurity research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes publishes the most Data Privacy and Cybersecurity research, followed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad Indoamérica.

Who are the leading researchers in Data Privacy and Cybersecurity?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity include Francisco José García‐Peñalvo.

  1. 1 Francisco José García‐Peñalvo Spain 1k citations

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

Where is Data Privacy and Cybersecurity research done?

The largest centres of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Ambato (Ecuador), Bogotá (Colombia) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ambato and Lima.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 75 works
  2. 2 Ambato Ecuador 65 works
  3. 3 Bogotá Colombia 36 works
  4. 4 Lima Peru 33 works
  5. 5 Santiago Chile 32 works
  6. 6 Mexico City Mexico 28 works
  7. 7 Barcelona Spain 22 works
  8. 8 Seville Spain 21 works
  9. 9 Buenos Aires Argentina 21 works
  10. 10 Trujillo Peru 18 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AmbatoEC · 65.4 works158×
  2. LimaPE · 32.7 works24×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Data Privacy and Cybersecurity than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Data Privacy and Cybersecurity?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Sevilla, Universitat de València and 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 12.45%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad de Sevilla: 13, 26.1%Universitat de València: 13, 12.9%Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes: 46, 14.0%Universidad Indoamérica: 19, 14.4%Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador: 14, 17.2%Universidad de Salamanca: 9, 6.7%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 23, 6.6%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 13, 12.5%Universidad Rey Juan Carlos: 8, 6.0%Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: 8, 8.1%Universidad de SevillaUniversidad Indoamér…Universidad Regional…Universitat de Valèn…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad de SevillaSpain 50.626.1%24.8×13 +97.0%
2 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 42.412.9%25.7×13 +717.5%
3 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 42.114.0%231.8×46
4 Universidad IndoaméricaEcuador 35.414.4%265.4×19
5Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador?? 32.217.2%174.2×14
6 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 30.76.7%30.2×9 +281.1%
7 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 29.66.6%31.1×23 +45.8%
8 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 26.712.5%14.2×13 -16.5%
9 Universidad Rey Juan CarlosSpain 26.06.0%32.8×8 +168.5%
10 Universidad Carlos III de MadridSpain 21.78.1%37.4×8 +26.1%

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 Data Privacy and Cybersecurity research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Data Privacy and Cybersecurity.

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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.

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.