The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
arena of Law was created using data
consolidated from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes papers and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Law research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible
list of leading scientists from the field of
Law, created using a thorough
examination of 166,880 researchers identified
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Law, as many as 1698 scholars were
investigated.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Law
The D-index threshold for including a scientist to be
examined is established at 20 if
most of their publications are in the area of Law. The
acceptance requirements for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the given discipline
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for including best scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of researchers
estimated for each area od study whilst
making sure that the top 1% of leading scientists are
incorporated into the ranking. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
Because our main goal is to make sure that only
genuine scientists are mentioned in
the ranking we believe that raw data are never
meant to be a complete means to evaluate the
output of researchers. This is why
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
metric contributing to a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the number of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scholar’s D-index
according to data gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type open to the research community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our objective is to inspire researchers,
entrepreneurs and politicians
worldwide to explore where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Law
With 53 scholars United Kingdom ranks in spot 2
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scientists in United Kingdom is University of Oxford with 10 scientists affiliated with it being features in Research.com Law ranking. It is followed by Queen's University Belfast with 7 scholars. Ranking thirds is King's College London with 5 scientists.
Prominent scientists listed in United Kingdom are representing London School of Economics and Political Science, King's College London, University College London, Birkbeck, University of London, Cardiff University, University of Essex, University of Leeds, Northumbria University, Middlesex University, University of Bristol.
Professor Jonathan Jackson from London School of Economics and Political Science is featured as the best scientist in United Kingdom in our ranking with a D-index of 56. Ranking second in United Kingdom is Shadd Maruna from Queen's University Belfast with a D-index of 44. The third spot in United Kingdom is occupied by Joseph Raz from King's College London with a D-index of 41.
The average D-index for the top 5% scholars is 47 against an average of 27 for all 53 scholars listed in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles within the field of Law for the top 3% of researchers in the ranking is 168 against an average of 145 for all 53 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 1% researchers is 14436 against an average of 5765 for all 53 researchers.
