European and International Law Studies
European and International Law Studies is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 12.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of judicial review, particularly within the context of European legal systems, with a focus on constitutionalism, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), democracy, and the influence of the EFTA Court. It delves into the dynamics of legal culture and the integration of Nordic countries into the EU, emphasizing human rights and the role of courts in upholding them.
- Judicial Review
- European Legal Systems
- Constitutionalism
- ECHR
- Democracy
- Nordic Countries
- EU Integration
- Legal Culture
- Human Rights
- EFTA Court
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead European and International Law Studies research?
By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (718 and 644 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 718 works
- 2 United States 644 works
- 3 Poland 556 works
- 4 Germany 483 works
- 5 United Kingdom 471 works
- 6 Ukraine 459 works
- 7 Denmark 452 works
- 8 France 370 works
- 9 Norway 359 works
- 10 Italy 243 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 European and International Law Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Aarhus University publishes the most European and International Law Studies research, followed by Human Growth Foundation and Aalborg University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 163 works
- 2 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 95 works
- 3 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 78 works
- 4 University of OsloNorway 71 works
- 5 University of WarsawPoland 63 works
- 6 Kyiv National University of Culture and ArtsUkraine 58 works
- 7 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 56 works
- 8 Vilnius UniversityLithuania 50 works
- 9 The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian FederationRussia 49 works
- 10 Yerevan State UniversityArmenia 48 works
Who are the leading researchers in European and International Law Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on European and International Law Studies include Cass R. Sunstein.
- 1 Cass R. Sunstein United States 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is European and International Law Studies research done?
The largest centres of European and International Law Studies research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Oslo (Norway) and Aarhus (Denmark). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Durrës, Yerevan and Makhachkala.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DurrësAL · 21.3 works79×
- YerevanAM · 136.6 works38×
- MakhachkalaRU · 23.7 works33×
- ChisinauMD · 80.1 works30×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in European and International Law Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study European and International Law Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Hertie School, European University Institute and Comenius University Bratislava 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 | Hertie SchoolGermany | 67.3 | 51.5% | 114.1× | 15 | +15.3% |
| 2 | European University InstituteItaly | 65.4 | 36.3% | 63.0× | 38 | +39.2% |
| 3 | Comenius University BratislavaSlovakia | 63.8 | 22.5% | 16.6× | 26 | +312.4% |
| 4 | University of OsloNorway | 60.5 | 18.9% | 18.3× | 71 | +45.8% |
| 5 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 59.8 | 31.2% | 9.6× | 26 | +49.9% |
| 6 | Maastricht UniversityNetherlands | 59.5 | 24.4% | 14.2× | 37 | +32.8% |
| 7 | Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido CarliItaly | 59.2 | 29.3% | 41.5× | 14 | +119.7% |
| 8 | BI Norwegian Business SchoolNorway | 58.9 | 31.9% | 40.2× | 13 | +69.8% |
| 9 | Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivUkraine | 57.7 | 10.5% | 16.2× | 36 | +430.3% |
| 10 | University of WarsawPoland | 57.2 | 16.1% | 15.3× | 63 | +73.8% |
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 European and International Law Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are European and International Law 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.