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Massachusetts School of Law

In research, Massachusetts School of Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,221 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,355 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Law is 37.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,787
of 28,054 · #34,925 all time
Rank in United States
#4,171
of 4,192
Research works
494
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Massachusetts School 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 #10,221 of 10,521 3.8%101 #9668
Social SciencesField #6,355 of 6,365 0.9%71 #5839

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Massachusetts School 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).

What does Massachusetts School of Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 37.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 24.9 works37×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 23.7 works14×
  3. Social SciencesField · 71.3 works4.9×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.61× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.61× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.93× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Massachusetts School of Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Julie Baker, Gerald L. Neuman and Richard J. Peltz-Steele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Massachusetts School of Law.

  1. 1 Julie Baker United States · #176,037 worldwide 140 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Gerald L. Neuman United States · #195,310 worldwide 72 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Richard J. Peltz-Steele United States · #1,116,375 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Massachusetts School of Law

Which keywords describe research at Massachusetts School of Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Opinion, Human Rights, Federalism, Nationalism, Property Rights, American founding, Constitutional government and Judicial Politics.

▲ 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. Public Opinion22▲ 151×3 topics
  2. Human Rights15▲ 13×16 topics
  3. Federalism12▲ 161×2 topics
  4. Nationalism12▲ 23×3 topics
  5. American founding11▲ 318×1 topic
  6. Constitutional government11▲ 318×1 topic
  7. Property Rights11▲ 147×4 topics
  8. Globalization10▲ 4.6×15 topics
  9. Judicial Politics10▲ 527×1 topic
  10. Legal Consciousness10▲ 527×1 topic
  11. Regulation9▲ 15×4 topics
  12. International Law8▲ 22×8 topics
  13. Intellectual Property8▲ 58×4 topics
  14. Constitutional Law7▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Corporate Governance6▲ 7.1×4 topics
  16. Public Policy6▲ 9.8×3 topics
  17. Liability5▲ 166×2 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  19. Criminal Justice5▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Surveillance5▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Contracts5▲ 230×1 topic
  22. Enforcement5▲ 145×1 topic
  23. Democracy4▲ 11×4 topics
  24. History4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Environmental Law4▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Cultural Diplomacy4▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Legal Semiotics4▲ 169×1 topic
  28. Visual Jurisprudence4▲ 169×1 topic
  29. Arbitration4▲ 115×2 topics
  30. Civil Rights4▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Contract Law4▲ 131×2 topics
  32. Equality4▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Policy Dimensions3▲ 415×1 topic
  34. Transnational Law3▲ 292×1 topic
  35. Cost-Benefit Analysis3▲ 553×1 topic
  36. Discrimination3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Law and Economics3▲ 553×1 topic
  38. Sovereignty3▲ 31×3 topics
  39. First Amendment3▲ 635×1 topic
  40. Freedom of Speech3▲ 635×1 topic

Which research topics does Massachusetts School of Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems and Law in Society and Culture.

American Constitutional …11American Constitutional Law and Politics: 11 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutio…10Judicial and Constitutional Studies: 10 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 5 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 4 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 3 fractional worksLegal and Constitutional Studies: 3 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 3 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 3 fractional worksLegal principles and applications: 3 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  2. 2 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 10 works
  3. 3 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  4. 4 Law in Society and Culture Law 4 works
  5. 5 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Legal and Constitutional Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 3 works
  9. 9 Legal principles and applications Law 3 works
  10. 10 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 2 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Massachusetts School of Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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