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Office of the Attorney General

In research, Office of the Attorney General stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,409 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,706 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 26.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,306
of 28,054 · #17,777 all time
Rank in United States
#3,308
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Office of the Attorney General 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 #7,409 of 10,521 7.0%129 #5801
Social SciencesField #5,706 of 6,365 8.1%94 #4207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Office of the Attorney General 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 Office of the Attorney General specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 26.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 26.5 works26×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 25.0 works9.8×
  3. Social SciencesField · 94.3 works4.3×
  4. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 26.0 works4.2×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.31× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.20× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.31× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Office of the Attorney General?

Ranked on the composite score, Gönenç Gürkaynak, Maureen Cushing and Peter J. Riga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Office of the Attorney General.

  1. 1 Gönenç Gürkaynak United States · #295,058 worldwide 34 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Maureen Cushing United States · #557,788 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Peter J. Riga United States · #590,508 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Jack Schwartz United States · #618,949 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Brendan Williams United States · #650,804 worldwide 56 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 J Svoboda United States · #807,488 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Alan Dumoff United States · #898,212 worldwide 36 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Neil L. Chayet United States · #1,054,878 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Kishor Uprety United States · #1,342,559 worldwide 5 citations · 91 works
  10. 10 Şahin Ardıyok United States · #1,448,635 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Office of the Attorney General

Which keywords describe research at Office of the Attorney General?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Criminal Justice, International Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Corporate Governance, Artificial Intelligence and Regulation.

▲ 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 Rights40▲ 22×40 topics
  2. Criminal Justice16▲ 41×6 topics
  3. International Law15▲ 29×17 topics
  4. Environmental Law15▲ 41×6 topics
  5. Intellectual Property11▲ 55×5 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 4.6×16 topics
  7. Corporate Governance10▲ 7.7×9 topics
  8. Sustainable Development9▲ 3.3×23 topics
  9. Regulation8▲ 8.8×9 topics
  10. Legal Regulation8▲ 20×8 topics
  11. Globalization7▲ 2.1×15 topics
  12. Restorative Justice7▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Legal Education7▲ 44×3 topics
  14. Discrimination6▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Legal System6▲ 37×3 topics
  16. Consumer Protection6▲ 76×4 topics
  17. Property Rights6▲ 50×5 topics
  18. Social Justice6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  19. Democracy6▲ 9.0×7 topics
  20. Global Governance6▲ 14×8 topics
  21. Legal Research5▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Equality5▲ 51×4 topics
  23. Omnibus Law5▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Regulatory Reform5▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Sovereignty5▲ 31×4 topics
  26. Ethics5▲ 5.7×7 topics
  27. Constitutional Law5▲ 20×5 topics
  28. Surveillance5▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Judicial Review5▲ 29×4 topics
  30. Intellectual Property Rights4▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Legal Pluralism4▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Healthcare Regulation4▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Ethical Norms4▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Environmental Protection4▲ 44×6 topics
  35. Legal Transplants4▲ 83×2 topics
  36. Criminal Law4▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Social Inequality4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Constitutionalism4▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Gender Equality4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  40. Corruption3▲ 12×6 topics

Which research topics does Office of the Attorney General publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, Legal Studies and Policies and Legal Systems and Judicial Processes.

Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 5 fractional worksLegal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia: 4 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 3 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 3 fractional worksLegal and Social Justice Studies: 3 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 2 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judi…2Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…2European and International Contract Law: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawEconomics and EconometricsSafety Research1 others

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

  1. 1 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia Law 4 works
  3. 3 Legal Studies and Policies Law 3 works
  4. 4 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Legal and Social Justice Studies Law 3 works
  6. 6 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 2 works
  7. 7 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  9. 9 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 European and International Contract Law Law 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Office of the Attorney General's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

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