The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
arena of Law is based on data
derived from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a researcher’s
D-index (Discipline H-index), which only includes
publications and citation values for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Law research
Research.com’s best researchers ranking is a trustworthy
account of leading scientists from the discipline of
Law, established by means of a thorough
examination of 166,880 researchers identified
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Law, as many as 1698 scholars were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Law
The D-index threshold for including a scientist to be
considered is established at 20 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Law. The
acceptance factors for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
proportion of the publications made within the given
discipline in addition to the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for listing leading
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scientists assessed for each
discipline whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
best scientists are incorporated into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a scholar’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification rules
Because our primary mission is to make sure that only
actual scientists are included in
the ranking we are aware that metrics are never
meant to be a complete tool to assess the
work of researchers. Because of that
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. Even though it’s not a
metric defining a scientist’s position in
our ranking, the number of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
valuable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every researcher’s D-index
with the help of metrics collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type accessible to the research community. A
thorough overview of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our objective is to motivate researchers,
entrepreneurs and politicians
worldwide to explore where leading experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Law
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest
number of leading scholars in the world is Harvard University with
18 scientists affiliated with it being present in
the Law ranking.
It is followed by New York University with
16 scholars.
Ranking thirds is Yale University with 16
scientists.
Prominent scientists featured in the world are affiliated with American Bar Foundation, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Australian National University, Stanford University, University of Louisville, London School of Economics and Political Science, Arizona State University, Columbia University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation.
Professor Cass R. Sunstein from Harvard University is listed as the best scholar in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 114. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is Richard A. Posner from University of Chicago with a D-index of 98. The third position in the world is occupied by Alejandro Portes from University of Miami with a D-index of 96.
The average D-index for the top 3% scholars is 81 against an average of 30 for all scholars included in our ranking.
The average number of published articles in the discipline of Law for the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 571 against an average of 150 for all scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scientists is 24748 against an average of 8304 for all scholars.