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Covington and Burling

In research, Covington and Burling stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,298 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,015 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,962
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,321
of 8,685
Research works
403
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Covington and Burling 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 #16,298 of 16,945 4.2%280
Social SciencesField #10,015 of 10,206 5.8%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Covington and Burling 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.51× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Covington and Burling?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Sovereignty, European Union, Corporate Governance, Judicial Review, Financial Crisis 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 all years 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 Rights61▲ 18×23 topics
  2. International Law30▲ 27×10 topics
  3. Sovereignty29▲ 66×5 topics
  4. European Union28▲ 28×9 topics
  5. Corporate Governance26▲ 12×13 topics
  6. Judicial Review24▲ 55×3 topics
  7. Financial Crisis21▲ 37×5 topics
  8. Regulation21▲ 8.5×12 topics
  9. Global Governance21▲ 23×9 topics
  10. Innovation19▲ 5.1×9 topics
  11. Taxation19▲ 49×3 topics
  12. Market Structure18▲ 68×2 topics
  13. Democracy18▲ 12×5 topics
  14. COVID-1917▲ 6.4×4 topics
  15. Pharmaceutical Industry17▲ 107×2 topics
  16. Constitutionalism17▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Arbitration17▲ 136×2 topics
  18. Industrial Policy16▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Price Discrimination16▲ 90×2 topics
  20. Competition Law16▲ 271×2 topics
  21. ECHR16▲ 88×1 topic
  22. European Legal Systems16▲ 88×1 topic
  23. Bilateral Investment Treaties16▲ 183×1 topic
  24. Foreign Direct Investment16▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Legal Transplants15▲ 100×2 topics
  26. Fiscal Aid15▲ 458×1 topic
  27. State Aid15▲ 458×1 topic
  28. Market Size14▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Competition14▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Consumer Protection14▲ 70×3 topics
  31. R&D14▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Collusion13▲ 170×1 topic
  33. Vertical Integration13▲ 170×1 topic
  34. Clinical Trials13▲ 5.1×5 topics
  35. Intellectual Property12▲ 31×5 topics
  36. Drug Development Costs11▲ 107×1 topic
  37. Generic Drugs11▲ 107×1 topic
  38. Environmental Law10▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Legal System10▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Constitutional Law10▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Covington and Burling publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Merger and Competition Analysis, International Relations and Foreign Policy, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues.

Merger and Competition Analysis: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justic…1European Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …1Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices: 1 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 0 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activitie…0Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsPharmacyInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  5. 5 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  7. 7 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Covington and Burling's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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