European Journal of Law and Economics

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Law and Economics?

European Journal of Law and Economics investigates studies in Commercial law, Public finance, European integration, Law and economics and Law. The work on Commercial law tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Public economics, Enforcement, Actuarial science and Incentive, Microeconomics. Discussions in European Journal of Law and Economics are anchored in the subject of Microeconomics and the similar topic of Industrial organization.

The journal facilitates discussions on Public finance that incorporate concepts from other fields like Order (exchange), Corporate governance, Finance, Government and Accounting. It addresses concerns in European integration which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Competition (economics), Economic history, Political economy, Economy and Politics.

• Commercial law (75.90%)
• Public finance (63.30%)
• European integration (42.82%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Border tax adjustment: a feasible way to support stringent emission trading (190 citations)
• Voluntary versus enforced tax compliance: empirical evidence for the “slippery slope” framework (116 citations)
• Judicial Career Incentives and Court Performance: An Empirical Study of the German Labour Courts of Appeal (105 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Law and Economics:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Commercial law, Public finance, European integration, Microeconomics and Law and economics. The Commercial law study featured in the most cited papers falls within the larger field of Law. The published articles explore research in Corporate governance and overlapping concepts in Stock exchange to expand the discourse in European integration.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Law
• World War II
• China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Commercial law, Public finance, European integration, Law and economics and Financial system are tackled in European Journal of Law and Economics. European Journal of Law and Economics served as a forum through which researchers explored different topics like Commercial law and Context (language use). European Journal of Law and Economics held discussions to help close the divide between two different fields of study: Public finance and Pandemic.

Event study, Stock exchange, Mistake and Supreme court are some topics wherein European integration research discussed in the journal have an impact. Law and economics research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Private law, Enforcement and Sanctions. The studies on Financial system discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Endogeneity, Bureaucracy and Externality.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• How does regulatory complexity affect business demography? Evidence from Spain (5 citations)
• Institutions and corporate financial distress in Central and Eastern Europe (2 citations)
• Female policymakers and educational expenditures: cross-country evidence (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in European Journal of Law and Economics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jürgen G. Backhaus (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Juergen G. Backhaus (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alain Marciano (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Francesco Parisi (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tim Friehe (9 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in European Journal of Law and Economics (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Erfurt (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
• George Mason University (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Maastricht University (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Paris (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Eastern Piedmont (18 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 10.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.14% of all publications and 54.29% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.