Best Law Universities in United States 2023

The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field of Law relies os data combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising 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 data for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Law research
Our best universities ranking is a trustworthy account of leading scientists from the field of Law , based on a thorough study of 166,880 researchers identified from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of Law, as many as 1698 scientists were examined.

What is D-index approval threshold for Law
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be considered is established at 20 if the majority of of their publications are in the area of Law. The approval criteria for scholars to be considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, proportion of the publications made within the selected field of study in addition to the awards and achievements of the scientists. The D-index threshold for including top researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of scholars assessed for each area od study whilst making sure that the top 1% of leading 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.

Extra verification practices
Since our main mission is to make sure that only genuine scientists are included in our ranking we are aware that metrics are never meant to be a full measure to assess the output of scholars. For that reason we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a varied range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a element defining a scientist’s position in Research.com ranking, the quantity of papers published in major journals and conference proceedings should form a reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a specific area of science. Position in the ranking is based on every scientist’s D-index using metrics compiled from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric databases of this kind open to the scientific community. A comprehensive definition of our research policy can be found on our methodology page.

Our goal
Our aim is to motivate scholars, entrepreneurs and administrative bodies worldwide to explore where prominent experts are heading and to give an opportunity for the entire scientific 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
With 68 universities United States ranks in spot 1 globally.

As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in United States is University of California System with 20 researchers affiliated with it being listed in our Law ranking. It is followed by Harvard University with 17 scholars and Yale University with 14 researchers.

The most prominent researchers in the discipline of Law in United States are representing University of Chicago, American Bar Foundation, Northwestern University, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Louisville, Duke University, Arizona State University, Columbia University, Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation. Harvard University is listed as the best university in the United States in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 658. Ranking on the second place is University of California System with a total D-index of 546. The third position is taken by New York University with a total D-index of 409.

The average total D-index for the top 3% universities is 120 in comparison to an average of 120 for all 68 institutions featured in the ranking.

The average number of published papers in the field of Law by scientists affiliated with the top 5% of researchers in the ranking is 560 in comparison to an average of 560 for all 68 universities.

The average number of citations of scholars affiliated with the top 10% universities is 33772 against an average of 33772 for all 68 universities.

World
National
University Details
Scholars
Σ Publications
Σ D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
1 World 1 National
Harvard University

Harvard University

United States
Scholars 17 3,145 Σ D-index 658
2 World 2 National Scholars 20 2,897 Σ D-index 546
3 World 3 National
New York University

New York University

United States
Scholars 13 2,334 Σ D-index 409
4 World 4 National
Arizona State University

Arizona State University

United States
Scholars 12 1,620 Σ D-index 407
5 World 5 National
Yale University

Yale University

United States
Scholars 14 2,033 Σ D-index 400
6 World 6 National
Stanford University

Stanford University

United States
Scholars 10 1,631 Σ D-index 399
7 World 7 National
University of Chicago

University of Chicago

United States
Scholars 8 1,844 Σ D-index 346
8 World 8 National
Columbia University

Columbia University

United States
Scholars 9 1,254 Σ D-index 335
9 World 9 National Scholars 8 1,444 Σ D-index 276
10 World 10 National
University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati

United States
Scholars 7 711 Σ D-index 229
12 World 11 National
George Mason University

George Mason University

United States
Scholars 8 1,212 Σ D-index 226
14 World 12 National
University of Virginia

University of Virginia

United States
Scholars 6 979 Σ D-index 214
15 World 13 National
Duke University

Duke University

United States
Scholars 5 824 Σ D-index 192
16 World 14 National Scholars 6 620 Σ D-index 187
17 World 15 National
Florida State University

Florida State University

United States
Scholars 5 601 Σ D-index 185
18 World 16 National
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University

United States
Scholars 5 889 Σ D-index 179
20 World 17 National Scholars 5 486 Σ D-index 165
21 World 18 National Scholars 4 541 Σ D-index 160
23 World 19 National
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

United States
Scholars 5 880 Σ D-index 142
24 World 20 National
Northwestern University

Northwestern University

United States
Scholars 4 581 Σ D-index 132
25 World 21 National
Cornell University

Cornell University

United States
Scholars 4 562 Σ D-index 125
26 World 22 National Scholars 5 663 Σ D-index 118
27 World 23 National Scholars 4 524 Σ D-index 107
28 World 24 National
Georgetown University

Georgetown University

United States
Scholars 2 845 Σ D-index 107
30 World 25 National
Northeastern University

Northeastern University

United States
Scholars 3 387 Σ D-index 94
33 World 26 National Scholars 2 281 Σ D-index 85
34 World 27 National
Boston University

Boston University

United States
Scholars 2 523 Σ D-index 77
35 World 28 National
Temple University

Temple University

United States
Scholars 2 369 Σ D-index 77
36 World 29 National Scholars 3 287 Σ D-index 76
37 World 30 National Scholars 3 196 Σ D-index 76
39 World 31 National
Clemson University

Clemson University

United States
Scholars 2 357 Σ D-index 70
40 World 32 National Scholars 2 204 Σ D-index 68
41 World 33 National Scholars 2 171 Σ D-index 65
43 World 34 National Scholars 2 249 Σ D-index 63
44 World 35 National
Princeton University

Princeton University

United States
Scholars 2 426 Σ D-index 62
46 World 36 National
University of Louisville

University of Louisville

United States
Scholars 1 238 Σ D-index 58
47 World 37 National Scholars 2 277 Σ D-index 56
48 World 38 National
East Carolina University

East Carolina University

United States
Scholars 2 141 Σ D-index 56
49 World 39 National Scholars 2 287 Σ D-index 55
50 World 40 National Scholars 2 184 Σ D-index 55
51 World 41 National Scholars 2 235 Σ D-index 54
52 World 42 National Scholars 2 179 Σ D-index 54
54 World 43 National
Emory University

Emory University

United States
Scholars 2 236 Σ D-index 53
55 World 44 National Scholars 2 183 Σ D-index 53
56 World 45 National Scholars 2 159 Σ D-index 49
62 World 46 National Scholars 1 121 Σ D-index 44
66 World 47 National Scholars 1 89 Σ D-index 35
73 World 48 National
Indiana University

Indiana University

United States
Scholars 1 152 Σ D-index 31
77 World 49 National
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

United States
Scholars 1 156 Σ D-index 30
79 World 50 National
University of Delaware

University of Delaware

United States
Scholars 1 123 Σ D-index 30
81 World 51 National
Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University

United States
Scholars 1 163 Σ D-index 29
83 World 52 National Scholars 1 514 Σ D-index 28
84 World 53 National
University of Alabama

University of Alabama

United States
Scholars 1 258 Σ D-index 28
85 World 54 National Scholars 1 124 Σ D-index 27
87 World 55 National Scholars 1 119 Σ D-index 27
95 World 56 National Scholars 1 80 Σ D-index 26
96 World 57 National Scholars 1 234 Σ D-index 25
97 World 58 National
Utah State University

Utah State University

United States
Scholars 1 174 Σ D-index 25
101 World 59 National
University of Arizona

University of Arizona

United States
Scholars 1 71 Σ D-index 25
102 World 60 National
Rice University

Rice University

United States
Scholars 1 64 Σ D-index 25
103 World 61 National
Naval War College

Naval War College

United States
Scholars 1 241 Σ D-index 24
109 World 62 National
MIT

MIT

United States
Scholars 1 75 Σ D-index 24
111 World 63 National
University of Washington

University of Washington

United States
Scholars 1 62 Σ D-index 24
121 World 64 National
Claremont Colleges

Claremont Colleges

United States
Scholars 1 98 Σ D-index 22
126 World 65 National Scholars 1 63 Σ D-index 21
128 World 66 National
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

United States
Scholars 1 223 Σ D-index 20
129 World 67 National
Tufts University

Tufts University

United States
Scholars 1 152 Σ D-index 20
130 World 68 National
Middlebury College

Middlebury College

United States
Scholars 1 66 Σ D-index 20

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