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Brooklyn Law School

In research, Brooklyn Law School stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,927 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,199
of 28,054 · #22,592 all time
Rank in United States
#3,943
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▼ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Brooklyn Law School 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 #8,927 of 10,521 8.3%89 #4713

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brooklyn Law School 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.98× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.07× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.88× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brooklyn Law School?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank Pasquale, Roberta S. Karmel and Alexander Bolonkin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brooklyn Law School.

  1. 1 Frank Pasquale United States · #199,133 worldwide 88 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Roberta S. Karmel United States · #441,966 worldwide 30 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Alexander Bolonkin United States · #453,579 worldwide 224 citations · 112 works
  4. 4 Susan N. Herman United States · #460,143 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 David J. Reiss United States · #460,908 worldwide 94 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Edward K. Cheng United States · #474,853 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Aaron D. Twerski United States · #487,884 worldwide 16 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Lawrence M. Solan United States · #533,003 worldwide 46 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 James A. Fanto United States · #548,907 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Marsha Garrison United States · #647,506 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Brooklyn Law School

Which keywords describe research at Brooklyn Law School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Global Governance, Property Rights, Corporate Governance, Regulation, Democracy and Security Council.

▲ 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 Rights20▲ 18×19 topics
  2. International Law9▲ 25×11 topics
  3. Global Governance7▲ 28×6 topics
  4. Globalization7▲ 3.1×11 topics
  5. Property Rights6▲ 85×4 topics
  6. Corporate Governance6▲ 7.6×7 topics
  7. Regulation6▲ 9.8×6 topics
  8. Democracy6▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Security Council6▲ 97×2 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.4×10 topics
  11. Equality5▲ 75×4 topics
  12. Criminal Justice5▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Sovereignty5▲ 47×3 topics
  14. Surveillance5▲ 16×4 topics
  15. State Sovereignty5▲ 88×2 topics
  16. Intellectual Property5▲ 37×4 topics
  17. Judicial Review4▲ 44×3 topics
  18. Constitutional Law4▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Discrimination4▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Civil Rights4▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Neoliberalism4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  22. Privacy Rights4▲ 315×2 topics
  23. Financial Reporting4▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Tax Avoidance4▲ 79×2 topics
  25. Criminal Trials4▲ 268×2 topics
  26. Privacy4▲ 11×2 topics
  27. First Amendment3▲ 686×1 topic
  28. Freedom of Speech3▲ 686×1 topic
  29. Exclusionary Rule3▲ 334×1 topic
  30. Human Rights Act3▲ 334×1 topic
  31. Humanitarian Intervention3▲ 78×2 topics
  32. International Trade Law3▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Public Opinion3▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Environmental Law3▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Legal System3▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Regulatory Challenges3▲ 29×4 topics
  37. Responsibility to Protect3▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Social Responsibility3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. United Nations3▲ 87×1 topic
  40. International Criminal Law3▲ 110×1 topic

Which research topics does Brooklyn Law School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Law, Rights, and Freedoms, Criminal Law and Evidence, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and World Trade Organization Law.

Law, Rights, and Freedoms3Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 3 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence3Criminal Law and Evidence: 3 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 3 fractional worksWorld Trade Organization…3World Trade Organization Law: 3 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…3International Law and Human Rights: 3 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectua…2Law, AI, and Intellectual Property: 2 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 2 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLawPolitical Science and International RelationsArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 3 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 World Trade Organization Law Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 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 available76.4%not open23.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.3%domestic only97.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brooklyn Law School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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