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Ave Maria School of Law

In research, Ave Maria School of Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,204 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,702 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,484
of 28,054 · #36,074 all time
Rank in United States
#3,986
of 4,192
Research works
657
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Ave Maria School of Law 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 #9,204 of 10,521 9.6%90 #9160
Social SciencesField #5,702 of 6,365 10.4%61 #6396

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ave Maria School of Law 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.93× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.41× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.60× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ave Maria School of Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard S. Myers and Lester Brickman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ave Maria School of Law.

  1. 1 Richard S. Myers United States · #665,261 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Lester Brickman United States · #770,177 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ave Maria School of Law

Which keywords describe research at Ave Maria School of Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Intellectual Property, International Law, Corporate Governance, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Surveillance and Environmental Law.

▲ 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 Rights24▲ 22×28 topics
  2. Intellectual Property10▲ 86×4 topics
  3. International Law8▲ 24×13 topics
  4. Corporate Governance7▲ 9.3×6 topics
  5. Constitutional Law7▲ 50×4 topics
  6. Criminal Justice6▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Surveillance6▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Environmental Law6▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Social Media6▲ 3.7×5 topics
  10. Democracy5▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Copyright5▲ 174×2 topics
  12. Economic Impact5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  13. Equality5▲ 73×4 topics
  14. Property Rights5▲ 67×4 topics
  15. Global Governance5▲ 19×7 topics
  16. Policy Dimensions5▲ 598×1 topic
  17. Transnational Law5▲ 421×1 topic
  18. Civil Rights4▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior4▲ 6.1×2 topics
  20. Discrimination4▲ 20×2 topics
  21. First Amendment4▲ 802×1 topic
  22. Freedom of Speech4▲ 802×1 topic
  23. Regulation4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  24. Digital Piracy4▲ 608×1 topic
  25. Software Piracy4▲ 608×1 topic
  26. Special Education4▲ 59×4 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Higher Education3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Sovereignty3▲ 33×4 topics
  30. Federalism3▲ 45×3 topics
  31. Nationalism3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Public Opinion3▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Copyright Law3▲ 141×3 topics
  34. Data Protection3▲ 96×3 topics
  35. European Union3▲ 11×7 topics
  36. Latin America3▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Regulatory Challenges3▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Social Inequality3▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. American founding2▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Constitutional government2▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Ave Maria School of Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Law, Rights, and Freedoms, Copyright and Intellectual Property and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 5 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 4 fractional worksCopyright and Intellectu…4Copyright and Intellectual Property: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksFreedom of Expression and Defamation: 2 fractional worksLegal Issues in Education: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…2International Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksBusiness Law and Ethics2Business Law and Ethics: 2 fractional worksLegal and Constitutional…2Legal and Constitutional Studies: 2 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law2Intellectual Property Law: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceMarketingLaw2 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Copyright and Intellectual Property Marketing 4 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Freedom of Expression and Defamation Law 2 works
  6. 6 Legal Issues in Education Law 2 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Business Law and Ethics Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Legal and Constitutional Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Intellectual Property Law Law 2 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ave Maria School of Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher 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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