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Chicago Kent College of Law

In research, Chicago Kent College of Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,016 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,492 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics — Law is 24.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,596
of 28,054 · #9,268 all time
Rank in United States
#3,542
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Chicago Kent College 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 #7,016 of 10,521 6.0%269 #1331
Social SciencesField #4,492 of 6,365 7.6%162 #1260

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chicago Kent College 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).

What does Chicago Kent College of Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 24.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 46.6 works25×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 57.9 works12×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 34.2 works6.7×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.47× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.65× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.98× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chicago Kent College of Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Katz, Lori B. Andrews and Graeme B. Dinwoodie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chicago Kent College of Law.

  1. 1 Daniel Katz United States · #65,746 worldwide 235 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Lori B. Andrews United States · #135,149 worldwide 120 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Graeme B. Dinwoodie United States · #151,646 worldwide 58 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Richard W. Wright United States · #190,810 worldwide 67 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Evelyn Brody United States · #383,299 worldwide 23 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Carolyn Shapiro United States · #619,621 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Heidi M. Hurd United States · #768,628 worldwide 19 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Felice Batlan United States · #784,960 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Greg Reilly United States · #800,554 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 John Martinez United States · #805,264 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Chicago Kent College of Law

Which keywords describe research at Chicago Kent College of Law?

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

▲ 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 Rights48▲ 14×39 topics
  2. Corporate Governance22▲ 9.4×14 topics
  3. International Law21▲ 21×18 topics
  4. Intellectual Property21▲ 56×4 topics
  5. Globalization20▲ 3.2×30 topics
  6. Public Opinion20▲ 50×5 topics
  7. Constitutional Law19▲ 43×5 topics
  8. Property Rights19▲ 87×6 topics
  9. Regulation19▲ 11×12 topics
  10. Innovation16▲ 4.8×16 topics
  11. Environmental Law16▲ 25×7 topics
  12. Federalism14▲ 66×2 topics
  13. Nationalism14▲ 9.2×9 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 3.1×14 topics
  15. Criminal Justice14▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Intellectual Property Rights13▲ 51×3 topics
  17. Democracy11▲ 10.0×12 topics
  18. Sovereignty11▲ 36×5 topics
  19. Market Value10▲ 132×2 topics
  20. Political Philosophy10▲ 56×3 topics
  21. Policy Dimensions10▲ 443×1 topic
  22. Taxation10▲ 37×5 topics
  23. Transnational Law10▲ 312×1 topic
  24. American founding10▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Constitutional government10▲ 102×1 topic
  26. Global Governance10▲ 14×11 topics
  27. Legal Education10▲ 36×3 topics
  28. Supreme Court10▲ 100×2 topics
  29. Public Policy10▲ 6.0×3 topics
  30. Surveillance9▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Access to Justice9▲ 96×2 topics
  32. Discrimination9▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Patent Analysis9▲ 205×1 topic
  34. Technology Roadmapping9▲ 205×1 topic
  35. Health Impacts8▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Welfare Rights Advice8▲ 163×1 topic
  37. Arbitration8▲ 90×2 topics
  38. Criminal Trials8▲ 206×2 topics
  39. Equality8▲ 41×5 topics
  40. Judicial Independence8▲ 133×2 topics

Which research topics does Chicago Kent College of Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Intellectual Property and Patents and Legal Education and Practice Innovations.

Legal Systems and Judici…10Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 10 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …10American Constitutional Law and Politics: 10 fractional worksIntellectual Property an…9Intellectual Property and Patents: 9 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…8Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 8 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 8 fractional worksLegal and Constitutional Studies: 8 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…6International Arbitration and Investment Law: 6 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 6 fractional worksJury Decision Making Processes: 5 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsManagement of Technology and InnovationLawEconomics and Econometrics1 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 10 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  3. 3 Intellectual Property and Patents Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  4. 4 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 8 works
  5. 5 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 8 works
  6. 6 Legal and Constitutional Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  7. 7 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 6 works
  8. 8 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  9. 9 Jury Decision Making Processes Law 5 works
  10. 10 Law in Society and Culture Law 4 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 available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chicago Kent College of Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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