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Institute for Law and Justice

In research, Institute for Law and Justice stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,688 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,235
of 28,054 · #35,332 all time
Rank in United States
#4,096
of 4,192
Research works
326
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Institute for Law and Justice 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 #9,688 of 10,521 8.3%61 #11166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Law and Justice 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 Institute for Law and Justice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 48.1 works5.1×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.80× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.09× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Law and Justice?

Ranked on the composite score, Iain Britton and Matthew Callender lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Law and Justice.

  1. 1 Iain Britton United States · #1,014,938 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Matthew Callender United States · #1,234,320 worldwide 6 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Law and Justice

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Law and Justice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Corporate Governance, Criminal Justice, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Constitutional Law, Policy Dimensions and Transnational Law.

▲ 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 Rights17▲ 23×14 topics
  2. Corporate Governance14▲ 25×7 topics
  3. Criminal Justice10▲ 63×4 topics
  4. Intellectual Property10▲ 112×4 topics
  5. Environmental Law9▲ 60×3 topics
  6. Constitutional Law9▲ 87×2 topics
  7. Policy Dimensions8▲ 1506×1 topic
  8. Transnational Law8▲ 1061×1 topic
  9. International Law7▲ 31×6 topics
  10. Globalization6▲ 4.0×10 topics
  11. Mental Health6▲ 5.2×16 topics
  12. Property Rights5▲ 109×5 topics
  13. Global Governance4▲ 25×6 topics
  14. Regulation3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  15. Copyright Law3▲ 218×2 topics
  16. Democracy3▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Health Claims3▲ 136×1 topic
  18. Terrorism3▲ 86×2 topics
  19. scientific opinion3▲ 813×1 topic
  20. Social Inequality3▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Climate Change Adaptation3▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Extremism3▲ 130×1 topic
  23. Radicalization3▲ 130×1 topic
  24. Discrimination3▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Compensation2▲ 1167×1 topic
  26. Eminent Domain2▲ 1167×1 topic
  27. Surveillance2▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Equality2▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Nationalism2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Civil Rights2▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Contract Law2▲ 110×2 topics
  32. Media2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Development2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. First Amendment2▲ 565×1 topic
  35. Freedom of Speech2▲ 565×1 topic
  36. Criminal Behavior2▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Environmental Governance2▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Health Care Utilization2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Racial Disparities2▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Law and Justice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Legal Cases and Commentary, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence and Property Rights and Legal Doctrine.

Legal Systems and Judici…8Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 8 fractional worksLegal Cases and Commentary3Legal Cases and Commentary: 3 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterror…3Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 3 fractional worksProperty Rights and Legal Doctrine: 2 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Develop…2Human Rights and Development: 2 fractional worksLegal case studies and regulations: 1 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 1 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsReproductive MedicineSociology and Political ScienceLaw1 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 8 works
  2. 2 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Property Rights and Legal Doctrine Law 2 works
  5. 5 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Legal case studies and regulations Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 School Choice and Performance Education 1 works
  9. 9 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Criminal Law and Evidence 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Law and Justice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% higher 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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