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New York Law School

In research, New York Law School stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,621 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,557 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#609 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics — Law is 25.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,888
of 28,054 · #10,769 all time
Rank in United States
#1,940
of 4,192
Research works
3.5k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is New York Law School 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 #3,621 of 10,521 12.1%386 #1682
Social SciencesField #2,557 of 6,365 13.2%247 #1357
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #609 of 1,201 14.5%95 #405
LawSubfield #318 of 431 12.5%65 #94

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,682 #3,621
  2. Social Sciences#1,357 #2,557
  3. Political Science and International Relations#405 #609
  4. Law#94 #318
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does New York Law School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 25.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 65.4 works25×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 95.1 works14×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 47.3 works6.7×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 59.1 works6.2×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 22.3 works5.7×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.52× its world share, 51 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.17× its world share, 59 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.36× its world share, 247 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York Law School?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruti Teitel, Marcel Kahan and Eleanor M. Fox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York Law School.

  1. 1 Ruti Teitel United States · #72,960 worldwide 83 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Marcel Kahan United States · #145,696 worldwide 150 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Eleanor M. Fox United States · #166,316 worldwide 66 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Frank Munger United States · #198,160 worldwide 59 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Richard Briffault United States · #221,422 worldwide 83 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Jethro K. Lieberman United States · #289,903 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Michael Wood United States · #306,816 worldwide 38 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Edward A. Purcell United States · #320,589 worldwide 22 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Richard K. Sherwin United States · #330,740 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Morris Ploscowe United States · #567,340 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at New York Law School

Which keywords describe research at New York Law School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Property Rights, International Law, Regulation, Global Governance, Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property and Constitutional 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 Rights90▲ 19×51 topics
  2. Property Rights40▲ 132×7 topics
  3. International Law36▲ 26×20 topics
  4. Regulation33▲ 14×14 topics
  5. Globalization29▲ 3.3×54 topics
  6. Global Governance29▲ 28×17 topics
  7. Corporate Governance25▲ 7.5×15 topics
  8. Intellectual Property24▲ 46×7 topics
  9. Constitutional Law22▲ 36×7 topics
  10. Security Council21▲ 88×2 topics
  11. Sovereignty20▲ 48×9 topics
  12. Public Opinion20▲ 35×4 topics
  13. Environmental Law19▲ 21×6 topics
  14. Democracy18▲ 12×16 topics
  15. Criminal Justice17▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Equality16▲ 57×6 topics
  17. Enforcement14▲ 112×2 topics
  18. Nationalism14▲ 6.8×15 topics
  19. State Sovereignty14▲ 64×2 topics
  20. Taxation14▲ 36×5 topics
  21. Liability13▲ 110×2 topics
  22. Surveillance13▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Contract Law13▲ 122×2 topics
  24. War Crimes13▲ 66×3 topics
  25. Transnational Law13▲ 275×2 topics
  26. Federalism12▲ 42×3 topics
  27. International Justice12▲ 375×1 topic
  28. Policy Dimensions12▲ 375×1 topic
  29. Supreme Court12▲ 88×2 topics
  30. International Criminal Law12▲ 115×1 topic
  31. International Humanitarian Law12▲ 115×1 topic
  32. Discrimination12▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Norms12▲ 67×2 topics
  34. Social Responsibility11▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Contracts11▲ 139×1 topic
  36. European Union11▲ 11×13 topics
  37. Genocide11▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Litigation11▲ 139×1 topic
  39. Regulatory Challenges11▲ 27×4 topics
  40. Rule of Law11▲ 125×3 topics

Which research topics does New York Law School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, International Law and Human Rights, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems and Judicial and Constitutional Studies.

Legal Systems and Judici…12Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 12 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…12International Law and Human Rights: 12 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 11 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutio…10Judicial and Constitutional Studies: 10 fractional worksLegal principles and app…10Legal principles and applications: 10 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 9 fractional worksLegal and Constitutional Studies: 9 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …8American Constitutional Law and Politics: 8 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 7 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 7 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsLawSociology and Political Science

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

  1. 1 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  3. 3 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  4. 4 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 10 works
  5. 5 Legal principles and applications Law 10 works
  6. 6 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  7. 7 Legal and Constitutional Studies Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  9. 9 Law in Society and Culture Law 7 works
  10. 10 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 7 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York Law School'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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