The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field of
Law is based on data combined from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022. Position
in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Law research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a reliable list of
leading researchers from the area of Law,
based on a meticulous examination of
166,880 scientists discovered from various
bibliometric data sources. For the field of Law, over
1698 researchers were examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Law
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
considered is set to 20 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Law. The
inclusion requirements for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
area as well as the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for including leading
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
researchers estimated for each
discipline whilst making sure that the top 1% of
leading scientists are incorporated into the ranking.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a scientist’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
Since our leading aim is to ensure that only
actual scientists are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we are aware that numbers are never
meant to be an absolute tool to evaluate the
contributions of scholars. For that reason
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of trustworthy sources. While it’s not a
metric contributing to a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the quantity of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
valuable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on each scholar’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the research community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our goal is to inspire researchers,
entrepreneurs and politicians
around the world to investigate where top experts are heading
and to offer a way for the whole scientific community to
get to know 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
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest
number of top researchers in the world is University of California System with 20
researchers affiliated with it being present in Research.com
Law ranking.
It is followed by Harvard University with 17
scholars
and Yale University with 14 scientists.
The most prominent researchers in the discipline of Law in the world are affiliated with University of Chicago, American Bar Foundation, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Northwestern University, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Louisville, London School of Economics and Political Science, Duke University, Arizona State University.
Harvard University is featured as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 658. Ranking second in the world is University of California System with a total D-index of 546. The third spot in the world is taken by New York University with a total D-index of 409.
The average total D-index for the top 10% universities is 84 against an average of 84 for all 130 institutions listed in our ranking.
The average number of publications within the discipline of Law by researchers affiliated with the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 417 against an average of 417 for all 130 universities.
The average number of citations of scientists affiliated with the top 5% universities is 22456 against an average of 22456 for all 130 universities.
