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College of Law

In research, College of Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,359 of 10,521 worldwide), Law (#144 of 431 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,166 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Accounting — Law is 23.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,213
of 28,054 · #12,962 all time
Rank in Latvia
#12
of 33
Research works
7.2k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is 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 #3,359 of 10,521 7.7%806 #2140
LawSubfield #144 of 431 8.8%138 #45
Social SciencesField #2,166 of 6,365 7.6%542 #1363
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #614 of 1,201 8.2%185 #448
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,961 of 2,578 5.9%129 #1449
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,168 of 2,578 8.0%126 #1929
Physical SciencesDomain #11,843 of 12,888 5.6%116 #16916
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,690 of 1,775 6.0%81 #1690
Health SciencesDomain #11,475 of 11,982 4.4%61 #11687

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,140 #3,359
  2. Law#45 #144
  3. Social Sciences#1,363 #2,166
  4. Political Science and International Relations#448 #614
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,449 #1,961
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,929 #2,168
  7. Physical Sciences#16,916 #11,843
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,690 #1,690
  9. Health Sciences#11,687 #11,475
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does College of Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 23.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 138.3 works24×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 185.2 works12×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 44.1 works7.2×
  4. Gender StudiesSubfield · 20.5 works5.7×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 47.7 works5.5×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.90× its world share, 126 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.79× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.28× its world share, 542 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael S. Moore, Paul J. Heald and Margaret Thornton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of Law.

  1. 1 Michael S. Moore Latvia · #119,228 worldwide 127 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Paul J. Heald Latvia · #148,988 worldwide 63 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Margaret Thornton Latvia · #219,588 worldwide 37 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Leslie J. Reagan Latvia · #244,475 worldwide 72 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Peter L. Fitzgerald Latvia · #272,107 worldwide 394 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Matthew W. Finkin Latvia · #346,077 worldwide 31 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Don Anton Latvia · #441,793 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 John H. Minan Latvia · #488,108 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Ellen S. Podgor Latvia · #502,539 worldwide 12 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Ulla Gläßer Latvia · #508,931 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at College of Law

Which keywords describe research at 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, Criminal Justice, Environmental Law, Global Governance, Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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 Rights206▲ 20×65 topics
  2. Corporate Governance75▲ 10×25 topics
  3. International Law73▲ 24×28 topics
  4. Criminal Justice62▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence61▲ 4.5×26 topics
  6. Environmental Law60▲ 29×6 topics
  7. Globalization54▲ 2.8×72 topics
  8. Global Governance53▲ 23×22 topics
  9. Intellectual Property48▲ 42×6 topics
  10. Democracy40▲ 11×20 topics
  11. Constitutional Law38▲ 28×8 topics
  12. Regulation38▲ 7.0×14 topics
  13. Sustainable Development37▲ 2.3×44 topics
  14. Regulatory Challenges36▲ 40×4 topics
  15. Property Rights32▲ 49×6 topics
  16. Sovereignty30▲ 32×9 topics
  17. Social Justice29▲ 4.9×23 topics
  18. Public Opinion29▲ 23×6 topics
  19. Transnational Law27▲ 261×2 topics
  20. International Justice26▲ 366×1 topic
  21. Policy Dimensions26▲ 366×1 topic
  22. Federalism26▲ 39×4 topics
  23. Legal Education25▲ 29×3 topics
  24. European Union25▲ 11×15 topics
  25. Arbitration23▲ 82×2 topics
  26. Surveillance23▲ 8.4×5 topics
  27. Judicial Review22▲ 25×5 topics
  28. Legal Regulation22▲ 10×8 topics
  29. Ethnicity21▲ 5.6×12 topics
  30. Equality21▲ 35×6 topics
  31. Intellectual Property Rights20▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Social Inequality20▲ 7.4×7 topics
  33. War Crimes20▲ 46×3 topics
  34. Discrimination19▲ 9.8×7 topics
  35. Contract Law19▲ 78×2 topics
  36. Security Council19▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Global Trade18▲ 9.3×8 topics
  38. Constitutionalism18▲ 19×5 topics
  39. Ethical Issues18▲ 17×5 topics
  40. Legal System18▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does College of Law publish most on?

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

Legal Systems and Judici…26Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 26 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…16International Law and Human Rights: 16 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 15 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectual Property: 12 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…12Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 12 fractional worksDispute Resolution and Class Actions: 12 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 12 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutio…12Judicial and Constitutional Studies: 12 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 11 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 11 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsArtificial IntelligenceLawStrategy and Management1 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 26 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 15 works
  4. 4 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  5. 5 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 12 works
  6. 6 Dispute Resolution and Class Actions Strategy and Management 12 works
  7. 7 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  8. 8 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 12 works
  9. 9 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  10. 10 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 11 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 available62.6%not open37.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.6%domestic only41.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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