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National Law University, Delhi

In research, National Law University, Delhi stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,249 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,883 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Law is 20.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,455
of 28,054 · #33,328 all time
Rank in India
#1,424
of 1,840
Research works
854
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is National Law University, Delhi 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 #7,249 of 10,521 8.6%205 #8914
Social SciencesField #4,883 of 6,365 9.2%127 #5238

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 20.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 31.8 works20×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 40.4 works10×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 28.2 works4.8×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.05× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.85× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.69× its world share, 127 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Law University, Delhi?

Ranked on the composite score, Praveen Kumar Yadav and Sweety Sharma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Law University, Delhi.

  1. 1 Praveen Kumar Yadav India · #312,471 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Sweety Sharma India · #1,493,428 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Law University, Delhi

Which keywords describe research at National Law University, Delhi?

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

▲ 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 Rights45▲ 16×42 topics
  2. International Law19▲ 23×19 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence18▲ 4.9×17 topics
  4. Globalization18▲ 3.4×36 topics
  5. Criminal Justice12▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Legal Regulation12▲ 20×7 topics
  7. Innovation11▲ 4.0×18 topics
  8. Democracy11▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.6×22 topics
  10. Economic Development10▲ 4.7×17 topics
  11. Corporate Governance10▲ 4.9×13 topics
  12. Global Governance10▲ 16×13 topics
  13. Economic Growth9▲ 3.9×15 topics
  14. Ethnicity9▲ 8.6×9 topics
  15. Social Inequality9▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Regulation8▲ 5.4×9 topics
  17. Arbitration7▲ 94×2 topics
  18. Colonialism7▲ 5.6×6 topics
  19. Property Rights7▲ 39×5 topics
  20. Public Opinion7▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Intellectual Property7▲ 22×6 topics
  22. Supreme Court7▲ 83×2 topics
  23. Conflict7▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Ethics7▲ 5.2×8 topics
  25. Judicial Review7▲ 27×4 topics
  26. Sovereignty7▲ 26×7 topics
  27. Federalism6▲ 35×3 topics
  28. Mass Incarceration6▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Prison System6▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Rule of Law6▲ 122×2 topics
  31. Digital Economy6▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Violence6▲ 15×4 topics
  33. State Sovereignty6▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Transitional Justice6▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Foreign Direct Investment6▲ 44×2 topics
  36. Judicial Politics6▲ 124×1 topic
  37. Legal Consciousness6▲ 124×1 topic
  38. Environmental Protection6▲ 43×3 topics
  39. Surveillance6▲ 7.6×4 topics
  40. Intellectual Property Rights6▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does National Law University, Delhi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Law in Society and Culture and International Arbitration and Investment Law.

Criminal Justice and Cor…6Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 6 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutio…6Judicial and Constitutional Studies: 6 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture5Law in Society and Culture: 5 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…5International Arbitration and Investment Law: 5 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 5 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 5 fractional worksCorporate Insolvency and…4Corporate Insolvency and Governance: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…3Digital Transformation in Law: 3 fractional worksInternational Maritime L…3International Maritime Law Issues: 3 fractional worksLegal principles and app…3Legal principles and applications: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLawStrategy and ManagementPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 6 works
  3. 3 Law in Society and Culture Law 5 works
  4. 4 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 5 works
  5. 5 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  7. 7 Corporate Insolvency and Governance Accounting 4 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  9. 9 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  10. 10 Legal principles and applications Law 3 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 available71.5%not open28.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Law University, Delhi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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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