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Institute of Law

In research, Institute of Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,074 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,270 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#1,072 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Law is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,866
of 28,054 · #28,364 all time
Rank in China
#2,910
of 3,058
Research works
1.9k
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Institute 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 #6,074 of 10,521 8.1%295 #6422
Social SciencesField #4,270 of 6,365 8.5%206 #4287
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,072 of 1,201 8.2%67 #1125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute 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#6,422 #6,074
  2. Social Sciences#4,287 #4,270
  3. Political Science and International Relations#1,125 #1,072
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 Institute of Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 39.6 works18×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 67.2 works12×
  3. Social SciencesField · 205.8 works4.4×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.19× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.24× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.42× its world share, 206 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Wen-Chen Chang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Law.

  1. 1 Wen-Chen Chang China · #552,685 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Law

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Legal Regulation, Artificial Intelligence, International Law, Global Governance, Globalization, Economic Security and Economic Development.

▲ 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 Rights71▲ 19×55 topics
  2. Legal Regulation45▲ 55×8 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence42▲ 8.4×21 topics
  4. International Law34▲ 31×23 topics
  5. Globalization27▲ 3.8×46 topics
  6. Sustainable Development23▲ 4.0×31 topics
  7. Economic Development20▲ 6.7×24 topics
  8. Global Governance19▲ 23×18 topics
  9. Economic Security19▲ 24×6 topics
  10. Digital Economy17▲ 26×8 topics
  11. International Trade Law17▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Criminal Justice17▲ 20×7 topics
  13. Blockchain Technology16▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Public Oversight16▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Transport Policy16▲ 34×1 topic
  16. International Cooperation14▲ 76×4 topics
  17. Ethnicity13▲ 9.5×7 topics
  18. History13▲ 5.1×7 topics
  19. Intellectual Property13▲ 31×7 topics
  20. Culture13▲ 6.5×5 topics
  21. Literature12▲ 6.2×5 topics
  22. Philosophy12▲ 7.6×6 topics
  23. Environmental Law12▲ 16×6 topics
  24. Information Security12▲ 33×3 topics
  25. Modernization12▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Cybersecurity11▲ 13×4 topics
  27. European Union11▲ 13×18 topics
  28. Science11▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Democracy11▲ 8.4×10 topics
  30. Islam11▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Social Influence11▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Innovation Development11▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Air Force11▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Warfare11▲ 24×1 topic
  35. State Sovereignty10▲ 58×2 topics
  36. Arbitration10▲ 100×2 topics
  37. Digital Technologies10▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Fiscal Policy10▲ 13×6 topics
  39. Environmental Protection9▲ 52×7 topics
  40. Regulatory Challenges9▲ 28×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Policy Issues.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 16 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 11 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …11Military Technology and Strategies: 11 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues9Legal and Policy Issues: 9 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 8 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Law: 8 fractional worksUkrainian Legal and Fore…7Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies: 7 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 5 fractional worksLegal Studies and Reforms: 5 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectual Property: 5 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 16 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Legal and Policy Issues Law 9 works
  5. 5 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 8 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  7. 7 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  9. 9 Legal Studies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 5 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.2%domestic only61.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% higher 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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