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Clifford Chance

In research, Clifford Chance stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,000 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,871 of 10,206 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#2,614 of 3,268 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,974
of 28,054 · #20,967 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#762
of 1,094
Research works
847
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Clifford Chance known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,000 of 16,945 8.3%616
Social SciencesField #7,871 of 10,206 7.6%253
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #2,614 of 3,268 10.0%132
Business, Management and AccountingField #3,426 of 3,973 6.7%187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Clifford Chance 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: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.08× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.72× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Clifford Chance?

Ranked on the composite score, Clifford S. Asness, David Tayar and Ralph Thomas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Clifford Chance.

  1. 1 Clifford S. Asness United Kingdom · #408,750 worldwide 194 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 David Tayar United Kingdom · #487,004 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Ralph Thomas United Kingdom · #566,166 worldwide 32 citations · 121 works
  4. 4 Paul Einzig United Kingdom · #1,119,058 worldwide 39 citations · 185 works
  5. 5 Simon Gleeson United Kingdom · #1,249,488 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Orion Berg United Kingdom · #1,286,477 worldwide 3 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 A. R. McGill United Kingdom · #1,444,110 worldwide 9 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Clifford Chance

Which keywords describe research at Clifford Chance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Global Governance, Fiscal Policy, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Well-being 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. Machine Learning4▲ 1.74×18 topics
  2. Human Rights4▲ 5.4×10 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 1.70×11 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy2▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Global Governance2▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Cybersecurity2▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Regulation2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 1.97×4 topics
  10. Big Data2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  11. Risk Management2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  12. Well-being2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  13. International Law2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  14. Sovereignty2▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Economic Growth1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  16. Emotion1▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Genetics1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  18. International Relations1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  19. Information Security1▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Big Data Analytics1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  21. Child Development1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  22. Institutional Quality1▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Labor Market1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  24. Addiction1▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Civil Liability1▲ 63×2 topics
  26. Digital Natives1▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Digital Technology1▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Diplomacy1▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Early Modern1▲ 130×1 topic
  30. Informal Economy1▲ 30×1 topic
  31. International Criminal Law1▲ 67×1 topic
  32. International Humanitarian Law1▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Investment1▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Narrative Persuasion1▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Parental Mediation1▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Policy Compliance1▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Security Awareness1▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Tax Evasion1▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Taxation1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Transportation1▲ 8.4×1 topic

Which research topics does Clifford Chance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Law and Human Rights, Media Influence and Health, Impact of Technology on Adolescents and Information and Cyber Security.

International Law and Hu…1International Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksMedia Influence and Health1Media Influence and Health: 1 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 1 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…1Information and Cyber Security: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance …1Taxation and Compliance Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 1 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…1Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Media Influence and Health Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  3. 3 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 1 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 1 works
  10. 10 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 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 available19.3%not open80.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Clifford Chance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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