European Criminal Justice and Data Protection
European Criminal Justice and Data Protection is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores various aspects of European Union criminal law and justice cooperation, including mutual recognition, human rights protection, the European Arrest Warrant, prosecution service function, and the legal framework within the Schengen Area. It delves into the complexities and challenges of harmonizing criminal proceedings across EU member states while upholding fundamental rights and judicial cooperation.
- European Union
- Criminal Law
- Mutual Recognition
- Human Rights
- Judicial Cooperation
- European Arrest Warrant
- Prosecution Service
- Fundamental Rights
- Legal System
- Schengen Area
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead European Criminal Justice and Data Protection research?
By volume, France and Germany publish the most (246 and 209 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 France 246 works
- 2 Germany 209 works
- 3 United States 200 works
- 4 Poland 197 works
- 5 Spain 180 works
- 6 Hungary 177 works
- 7 United Kingdom 176 works
- 8 Italy 167 works
- 9 Netherlands 134 works
- 10 Romania 123 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 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ludovika University of Public Service publishes the most European Criminal Justice and Data Protection research, followed by University of Zagreb and Moldova State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ludovika University of Public ServiceHungary 43 works
- 2 University of ZagrebCroatia 36 works
- 3 Moldova State UniversityMoldova 28 works
- 4 University of ViennaAustria 25 works
- 5 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 22 works
- 6 Ştefan cel Mare Police AcademyMoldova 20 works
- 7 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 19 works
- 8 University of MariborSlovenia 17 works
- 9 Tilburg UniversityNetherlands 17 works
- 10 University of BelgradeSerbia 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in European Criminal Justice and Data Protection?
The most-cited researchers publishing on European Criminal Justice and Data Protection include András Jakab.
- 1 András Jakab Switzerland 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is European Criminal Justice and Data Protection research done?
The largest centres of European Criminal Justice and Data Protection research in 2022–2025 are Budapest (Hungary), Chisinau (Moldova), Zagreb (Croatia) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chisinau.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChisinauMD · 58.9 works53×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in European Criminal Justice and Data Protection than the world average.
Where is the best place to study European Criminal Justice and Data Protection?
Among universities, judged by research, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Maastricht University and Leiden University 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 | Université Libre de BruxellesBelgium | 76.6 | 58.2% | 11.9× | 10 | +136.0% |
| 2 | Maastricht UniversityNetherlands | 68.5 | 36.9% | 14.1× | 15 | +65.8% |
| 3 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 66.4 | 36.9% | 10.8× | 12 | +122.2% |
| 4 | Ludovika University of Public ServiceHungary | 64.7 | 9.2% | 118.8× | 44 | +198.9% |
| 5 | Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands | 62.7 | 39.4% | 8.8× | 12 | +95.1% |
| 6 | Tilburg UniversityNetherlands | 60.1 | 31.7% | 31.3× | 17 | +8.2% |
| 7 | Vrije Universiteit BrusselBelgium | 58.4 | 25.7% | 13.7× | 12 | +78.6% |
| 8 | University of MariborSlovenia | 57.6 | 18.4% | 28.1× | 17 | +133.6% |
| 9 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 57.3 | 18.3% | 13.0× | 22 | -0.2% |
| 10 | Université Grenoble AlpesFrance | 56.4 | 4.2% | 14.3× | 15 | +663.9% |
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 Criminal Justice and Data Protection research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are European Criminal Justice and Data Protection.
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.