The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Law and Political Science was created using data
derived from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
collected on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist'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 and Political Science research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a reliable
account of leading scholars from the discipline of
Law and Political Science, created using a detailed
examination of 166,880 scholars discovered
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Law and Political Science, as many as 3028 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Law and Political Science
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
evaluated is set to 20 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Law and Political Science. The
acceptance requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the given area
plus the awards and achievements of the researchers. The
D-index threshold for including leading researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars
estimated for each area od study whilst
making sure that the top 1% of leading scholars are
added into the ranking. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
Since our main goal is to make sure that only
genuine scholars are listed in
Research.com ranking we are aware that numbers are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to quantify the
contributions of scientists. This is why
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
factor defining a scholar’s position in
Research.com ranking, the number of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
given discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on each scientist’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
detailed explanation of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our objective is to inspire researchers,
businessmen and decision-makers
around the world to explore where leading experts are heading
and to provide an opportunity for the whole research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Law and Political Science
With 20 scholars Belgium ranks in spot 11
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in Belgium is KU Leuven with 5 scientists affiliated with it being features in our Law and Political Science ranking. It is followed by KU Leuven with 5 scientists. Ranking thirds is University of Antwerp with 3 scholars.
Prominent scientists ranking in Belgium are representing KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Bruegel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University, Université Catholique de Louvain, University of Liège, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Professor Marc Hooghe from KU Leuven is featured as the best researcher in Belgium in our ranking with a D-index of 60. Ranking on the second place in Belgium is Christopher Pollitt from KU Leuven with a D-index of 50. The third position in Belgium is occupied by Stefaan Walgrave from University of Antwerp with a D-index of 44.
The average D-index for the top 5% scholars is 60 in comparison to an average of 28 for all 20 researchers included in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Law and Political Science for the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 103 in comparison to an average of 103 for all 20 scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 1% scholars is 6029 against an average of 6029 for all 20 scholars.
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