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King & Spalding

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World rank, all time
#38,847
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,148
of 8,685
Research works
150
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.75× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at King & Spalding?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Arbitration, Sovereignty, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Foreign Direct Investment, Global Governance and Primary Care.

▲ 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 Rights14▲ 11×11 topics
  2. International Law11▲ 27×6 topics
  3. Arbitration8▲ 178×2 topics
  4. Sovereignty7▲ 44×4 topics
  5. Bilateral Investment Treaties6▲ 199×1 topic
  6. Foreign Direct Investment6▲ 82×1 topic
  7. Clinical Trials6▲ 6.3×10 topics
  8. Global Governance6▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Innovation5▲ 3.9×5 topics
  10. Primary Care5▲ 8.6×2 topics
  11. Corporate Governance5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  12. Health Care Spending5▲ 54×1 topic
  13. Insurance Markets5▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Technology5▲ 8.0×2 topics
  15. Environmental Law5▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Economic Development5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  17. Intellectual Property4▲ 29×4 topics
  18. Regulatory Challenges4▲ 34×4 topics
  19. Intellectual Property Rights4▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Regulation4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  21. Financial Reporting4▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Oil and Gas4▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Subsea4▲ 185×1 topic
  24. Tax Avoidance4▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Constitutional Law4▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Pharmaceutical Industry4▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Offshore Decommissioning4▲ 221×1 topic
  28. Risk Management4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  29. Ship Recycling4▲ 221×1 topic
  30. Cybersecurity3▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Game Theory3▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Judicial Review3▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Patent Analysis3▲ 120×1 topic
  34. Publication Bias3▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Technology Roadmapping3▲ 120×1 topic
  36. Global Trade3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Information Security3▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Policy Compliance3▲ 81×1 topic
  39. International Trade3▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Taxation3▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does King & Spalding publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health Policies and Education, Law, logistics, and international trade, Global Health Workforce Issues and Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare.

Public Health Policies a…0Public Health Policies and Education: 0 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and inte…0Law, logistics, and international trade: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …0Global Health Workforce Issues: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical industry …0Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare: 0 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksDispute Resolution and Class Actions: 0 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…0European and International Contract Law: 0 fractional worksLegal principles and applications: 0 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 0 fractional worksSex and Gender in Health…0Sex and Gender in Healthcare: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsAccountingEmergency Medical ServicesPharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 0 works
  2. 2 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 0 works
  3. 3 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare Pharmacology 0 works
  5. 5 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Dispute Resolution and Class Actions Strategy and Management 0 works
  7. 7 European and International Contract Law Law 0 works
  8. 8 Legal principles and applications Law 0 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 0 works
  10. 10 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King & Spalding's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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