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Law & Society Trust

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Research works
8
fractional, all time
Citations
23
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Law & Society Trust

Not ranked overall: Law & Society Trust is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Law & Society Trust work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Law & Society Trust is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Psychology (16%), Health Professions (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 5 fractional works · 63.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 36.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 13.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 15.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 18.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 14.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 13.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLaw & SocietyTrust8fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences63%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences336.3%
    2. Psychology115.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance06.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting02.3%
    5. Decision Sciences02.3%
    1. Environmental Science111.1%
    2. Engineering04.4%
    3. Computer Science02.9%
    1. Health Professions113.3%
    2. Medicine00.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences04.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 5.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.45×0 works
  2. Environmental Science5.30×1 works
  3. Social Sciences3.05×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.22×0 works
  5. Psychology1.73×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.63×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.90×0 works
  8. Medicine0.09×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Law & Society Trust?

The most cited paper from Law & Society Trust is "A local perspective of the socio-environmental vulnerability to environmental pollution and economic crises: a case of locals around a coal power plant in Sri Lanka" (Anuradhi Dulangi Jayasinghe, 2023), with 7 citations. Next come "Some Notes on Bonus Distributions by Life Offices" (5) and "The role of fisheries cooperative societies in addressing small-scale fishery predicaments in Northern Sri Lanka" (3).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A local perspective of the socio-environmental vulnerability to environmental pollution and economic crises: a case of locals around a coal power plant in Sri Lanka Anuradhi Dulangi Jayasinghe · Environment Development and Sustainability Open access 11 Jan 2023 7
2 Some Notes on Bonus Distributions by Life Offices N. Benz · Journal of the Institute of Actuaries Jun 1960 5
3 The role of fisheries cooperative societies in addressing small-scale fishery predicaments in Northern Sri Lanka Anuradhi Dulangi Jayasinghe, Channaka Jayampathi Jayasinghe, Dedimuni Charmaine Nadeesha Chandrasena · Socio-Ecological Practice Research 17 Jan 2024 3
4 Use of Technology Acceptance Model to Investigate the Acceptance of Learning Management System Amongst Academics using Selected Universities in Sri Lanka D. Wickramasinghe, S.A.D.H.N. Suraweera · Sri Lanka Library Review Open access 7 Sep 2022 2
5 Valuation of Reversions and life Interests for the Purpose of Apportionment of Trust Funds N. Benz · Journal of the Institute of Actuaries Sep 1955 2
All 9 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Law & Society Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact, Energy and Environment Impacts and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…0Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 0 fractional worksHydropower, Displacement…0Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact: 0 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…0Energy and Environment Impacts: 0 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…0Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 0 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 0 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 0 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…0Crime Patterns and Interventions: 0 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 0 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 0 fractional worksFisheries and Aquacultur…0Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies: 0 fractional works
EcologySociology and Political SciencePollutionEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 0 works
  2. 2 Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 0 works
  4. 4 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 0 works
  7. 7 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Law & Society Trust's research output changed?

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