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American Bar Foundation

In research, American Bar Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,717 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Sociology and Political Science is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,014
of 28,054 · #8,029 all time
Rank in United States
#4,067
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
52.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is American Bar Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,717 of 10,521 9.2%67 #1417

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Bar Foundation sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does American Bar Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 20.3 works7.2×
  2. Social SciencesField · 49.6 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.54× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.49× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.99× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Bar Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Lucien Karpik, Terence C. Halliday and Elizabeth Mertz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Bar Foundation.

  1. 1 Lucien Karpik · #84,802 worldwide 154 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Terence C. Halliday · #97,805 worldwide 84 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth Mertz · #98,462 worldwide 156 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 B.S. Schweigert · #102,743 worldwide 164 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Yves Dezalay · #133,544 worldwide 65 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 C. F. Niven · #200,992 worldwide 155 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Shari Seidman Diamond · #247,779 worldwide 67 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Bryant G. Garth · #250,361 worldwide 49 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Rebecca L. Sandefur · #253,971 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Robert L. Nelson · #264,472 worldwide 71 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at American Bar Foundation

Which keywords describe research at American Bar Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Colonialism, Legal Education, Cultural Diplomacy, Professionalism, Civil Rights and Legal Semiotics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights12▲ 15×16 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 5.4×24 topics
  3. Colonialism6▲ 16×6 topics
  4. Legal Education5▲ 77×2 topics
  5. Cultural Diplomacy4▲ 68×2 topics
  6. Civil Rights4▲ 78×2 topics
  7. Professionalism4▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Legal Semiotics4▲ 251×1 topic
  9. Visual Jurisprudence4▲ 251×1 topic
  10. Health Impacts4▲ 57×1 topic
  11. Welfare Rights Advice4▲ 311×1 topic
  12. Nationalism4▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Public Opinion4▲ 38×4 topics
  14. Identity4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  15. Decolonization3▲ 54×2 topics
  16. Economic Development3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  17. History3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  18. Humanitarianism3▲ 64×1 topic
  19. International Aid3▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Democracy3▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Gender Equality3▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Social Movements3▲ 13×7 topics
  23. Sovereignty3▲ 40×4 topics
  24. Race3▲ 30×4 topics
  25. Ethics3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  26. Intersectionality3▲ 18×6 topics
  27. Corruption2▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Feminism2▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Regulation2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Supreme Court2▲ 100×2 topics
  31. Gender2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  32. Civil Society2▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Democratization2▲ 39×3 topics
  34. Global Governance2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Immigration2▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Interrogation2▲ 156×2 topics
  37. Politics2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  38. Youth Violence2▲ 55×3 topics
  39. Judicial Politics2▲ 134×1 topic
  40. Legal Consciousness2▲ 134×1 topic

Which research topics does American Bar Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Law in Society and Culture, Legal Education and Practice Innovations, Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics and Judicial and Constitutional Studies.

Law in Society and Culture: 4 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 3 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 2 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 1 fractional worksAsian American and Pacific Histories: 1 fractional works
LawHistorySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Law in Society and Culture Law 4 works
  2. 2 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 4 works
  3. 3 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 3 works
  4. 4 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 2 works
  5. 5 Torture, Ethics, and Law Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Bar Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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