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National Law School of India University

In research, National Law School of India University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,799 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,317 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Political Science and International Relations — Law is 20.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,845
of 28,054 · #37,273 all time
Rank in India
#1,319
of 1,840
Research works
591
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
989
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is National Law School of India University 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 #4,799 of 10,521 10.3%159 #10444
Social SciencesField #5,317 of 6,365 11.6%102 #8217

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Law School of India University 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 National Law School of India University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 20.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 23.1 works20×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 23.3 works8.0×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.16× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.98× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.41× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.12× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Law School of India University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rahul Singh and Sony Pellissery lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Law School of India University.

  1. 1 Rahul Singh India · #531,482 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Sony Pellissery India · #1,272,527 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Law School of India University

Which keywords describe research at National Law School of India University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Colonialism, Globalization, Conflict, Regulation, Ethnicity, Sustainable Development and International 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 Rights31▲ 15×34 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 4.7×34 topics
  3. Colonialism15▲ 16×11 topics
  4. Sustainable Development11▲ 3.4×12 topics
  5. Conflict9▲ 29×5 topics
  6. Regulation9▲ 8.1×8 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 3.1×11 topics
  8. Ethnicity8▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Innovation8▲ 3.9×8 topics
  10. Economic Development8▲ 4.7×10 topics
  11. International Law7▲ 12×12 topics
  12. Property Rights7▲ 54×5 topics
  13. Development7▲ 10.0×7 topics
  14. Global Governance7▲ 15×9 topics
  15. Federalism6▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Neoliberalism6▲ 8.9×7 topics
  17. Insurgency6▲ 144×1 topic
  18. Kashmir6▲ 144×1 topic
  19. Politics6▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Democracy6▲ 8.1×6 topics
  21. Labor Market6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  22. Liability5▲ 103×2 topics
  23. India5▲ 34×3 topics
  24. Environmental Law5▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Intellectual Property Rights5▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Transnational Corporations5▲ 99×2 topics
  27. Cultural Diplomacy5▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Political Economy4▲ 8.9×9 topics
  29. Legal Semiotics4▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Market Value4▲ 91×2 topics
  31. Visual Jurisprudence4▲ 108×1 topic
  32. Regulatory Challenges4▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Accountability4▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Contract Law4▲ 84×2 topics
  35. Economic Reforms4▲ 72×3 topics
  36. International Cooperation4▲ 41×3 topics
  37. Enforcement4▲ 70×2 topics
  38. Gender Bias4▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Land Tenure4▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Public Opinion4▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does National Law School of India University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Law in Society and Culture, Intellectual Property and Patents and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems.

South Asian Studies and …6South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 6 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture4Law in Society and Culture: 4 fractional worksIntellectual Property an…4Intellectual Property and Patents: 4 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judi…4Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 4 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 3 fractional worksAnthropological Studies and Insights: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental law and po…3Environmental law and policy: 3 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Diaspora: 3 fractional worksHuman Rights and Develop…2Human Rights and Development: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawManagement of Technology and InnovationEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 Law in Society and Culture Law 4 works
  3. 3 Intellectual Property and Patents Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  4. 4 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 3 works
  6. 6 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 3 works
  7. 7 Environmental law and policy Law 3 works
  8. 8 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 3 works
  9. 9 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 3 works
  10. 10 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Law School of India University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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