Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
Digitalization, Law, and Regulation is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 9.1k research works in it since 1950. 14.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the legal implications of digital technologies, covering topics such as data protection, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, big data, robotics liability, privacy regulations, the internet of things, and economic sanctions. It delves into the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital transformation across various sectors and addresses ethical and regulatory considerations in the use of digital technologies.
- Data Protection
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Rights
- Cybersecurity
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Big Data
- Robotics Liability
- Privacy Regulations
- Internet of Things
- Economic Sanctions
- Research works
- 9.1k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +50% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Digitalization, Law, and Regulation research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (1.1k and 133 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 1.1k works
- 2 Austria 133 works
- 3 United States 105 works
- 4 Türkiye 65 works
- 5 Switzerland 64 works
- 6 United Kingdom 55 works
- 7 Netherlands 49 works
- 8 Italy 42 works
- 9 France 40 works
- 10 Belgium 27 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 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Bergmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte publishes the most Digitalization, Law, and Regulation research, followed by University of Vienna and Universität Innsbruck.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Bergmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte Germany 36 works
- 2 University of Vienna Austria 20 works
- 3 Universität Innsbruck Austria 19 works
- 4 Goethe University Frankfurt Germany 18 works
- 5 München Klinik Germany 16 works
- 6 Philipps University of Marburg Germany 15 works
- 7 University of Graz Austria 14 works
- 8 Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology Germany 14 works
- 9 University of Kassel Germany 13 works
- 10 LVR-Klinik Köln Germany 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Digitalization, Law, and Regulation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Digitalization, Law, and Regulation include Volker Krey.
- 1 Volker Krey 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Digitalization, Law, and Regulation research done?
The largest centres of Digitalization, Law, and Regulation 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 92 works
- 2 Munich Germany 75 works
- 3 Vienna Austria 66 works
- 4 Hamburg Germany 45 works
- 5 Cologne Germany 40 works
- 6 Frankfurt am Main Germany 38 works
- 7 Hamm Germany 36 works
- 8 Stuttgart Germany 31 works
- 9 Darmstadt Germany 27 works
- 10 Düsseldorf Germany 26 works
Where it is the local speciality
- HammDE · 36.3 works410×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Digitalization, Law, and Regulation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Digitalization, Law, and Regulation?
Among universities, judged by research, Tilburg University, Leibniz University Hannover and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 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 | Tilburg University Netherlands | 73.8 | 25.7% | 27.8× | 8 | +94.8% |
| 2 | Leibniz University Hannover Germany | 69.8 | 24.5% | 16.5× | 9 | +92.4% |
| 3 | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany | 66.2 | 19.6% | 14.2× | 9 | +76.1% |
| 4 | University of Tübingen Germany | 63.9 | 19.8% | 12.6× | 9 | — |
| 5 | University of Vienna Austria | 62.4 | 10.4% | 21.8× | 20 | +4.6% |
| 6 | Philipps University of Marburg Germany | 62.4 | 13.6% | 33.0× | 15 | +88.7% |
| 7 | University of Kassel Germany | 62.0 | 12.6% | 43.7× | 13 | +134.6% |
| 8 | University of Cologne Germany | 60.1 | 8.1% | 20.6× | 12 | +154.9% |
| 9 | Goethe University Frankfurt Germany | 59.4 | 6.1% | 24.0× | 18 | +103.5% |
| 10 | University of Bremen Germany | 59.0 | 16.4% | 19.3× | 8 | +68.3% |
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 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Digitalization, Law, and Regulation.
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.