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Southwestern Law School

In research, Southwestern Law School stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,637 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,178 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,581
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,766
of 7,310
Research works
430
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.70×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Southwestern Law School

What is Southwestern Law School known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,637 of 14,833 7.6%373
Social SciencesField #6,178 of 9,330 8.9%256

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southwestern 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Southwestern Law School work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Southwestern Law School is in Social Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Medicine (12%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 33 fractional works · 74.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 46.2% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 15.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 10.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 9.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 11.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSouthwestern LawSchool44fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences74%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2046.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance511.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities36.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting25.2%
    5. Psychology23.8%
    6. Decision Sciences11.5%
    1. Medicine511.8%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    1. Environmental Science11.9%
    2. Engineering11.5%
    3. Computer Science11.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.31× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.31×5 works
  2. Social Sciences3.65×20 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.19×3 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.63×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.58×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.37×2 works
  7. Psychology1.24×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.13×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×2 works
  10. Medicine0.61×5 works
  11. Environmental Science0.38×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.17×1 works
  13. Engineering0.10×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Southwestern Law School?

Ranked on the quality score, Mark Cammack, James M. Fischer and John Tehranian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwestern Law School.

  1. 1 Mark Cammack United States · #1,267,621 worldwide 1.1k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 James M. Fischer United States · #1,624,846 worldwide 1.9k citations · 38 works
  3. 3 John Tehranian United States · #2,097,656 worldwide 639 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Robert E. Lutz United States · #2,399,288 worldwide 233 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Vik Kanwar United States · #2,820,724 worldwide 81 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Tracy L. Turner United States · #2,851,564 worldwide 334 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Warren S. Grimes United States · #2,957,507 worldwide 204 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Isabelle R. Gunning United States · #3,019,511 worldwide 385 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Meera E. Deo United States · #3,171,462 worldwide 203 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Michael B. Dorff United States · #3,497,577 worldwide 131 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Southwestern Law School

What are the most cited papers from Southwestern Law School?

The most cited paper from Southwestern Law School is "A Typology of Legal Transplants: Using Sociology, Legal History and Argentine Examples to Explain the Transplant Process" (Jonathan M. Miller, 2003), with 198 citations. Next come "Tai Chi and Qigong for the Treatment and Prevention of Mental Disorders" (170) and "From the Cold War to Kosovo: The Rise and Renewal of the Field of International Human Rights" (98).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Typology of Legal Transplants: Using Sociology, Legal History and Argentine Examples to Explain the Transplant Process Jonathan M. Miller · The American Journal of Comparative Law 2003 198
2 Tai Chi and Qigong for the Treatment and Prevention of Mental Disorders Ryan Benjamin Abbott, Helen Lavretsky · Psychiatric Clinics of North America Open access Mar 2013 170
3 From the Cold War to Kosovo: The Rise and Renewal of the Field of International Human Rights Yves Dezalay, Bryant G. Garth · Annual Review of Law and Social Science Review 21 Jul 2006 98
4 Lawyer Satisfaction in the Process of Structuring Legal Careers Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant G. Garth · Law & Society Review Mar 2007 93
5 Modernizing Customary International Law: The Challenge of Human Rights Isabelle R. Gunning · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 1991 91
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Southwestern Law School?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Intellectual Property, Identity, Corporate Governance, Regulation, Constitutional Law and Property Rights.

▲ 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-now 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 Rights10▲ 23×19 topics
  2. International Law5▲ 34×7 topics
  3. Intellectual Property4▲ 84×3 topics
  4. Corporate Governance4▲ 11×3 topics
  5. Identity4▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Regulation4▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Social Media3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  8. Constitutional Law3▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Property Rights3▲ 105×3 topics
  10. Environmental Law3▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Globalization3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  12. Surveillance2▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  14. Policy Dimensions2▲ 667×1 topic
  15. Transnational Law2▲ 420×1 topic
  16. Contract Law2▲ 156×2 topics
  17. Defamation2▲ 720×1 topic
  18. Enforcement2▲ 138×2 topics
  19. Internet Regulation2▲ 720×1 topic
  20. Liability2▲ 147×2 topics
  21. Market Size2▲ 56×2 topics
  22. Economic Impact2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  23. Copyright2▲ 125×2 topics
  24. Technology2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  25. Civil Rights1▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Copyright Law1▲ 170×2 topics
  27. Democracy1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  28. Gender Equality1▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Global Governance1▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Intersectionality1▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Contracts1▲ 185×1 topic
  32. Digital Piracy1▲ 457×1 topic
  33. Health Claims1▲ 99×1 topic
  34. Litigation1▲ 185×1 topic
  35. Software Piracy1▲ 457×1 topic
  36. Youth1▲ 22×2 topics
  37. scientific opinion1▲ 530×1 topic
  38. Equality1▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Public Opinion1▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Race1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Southwestern Law School publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Freedom of Expression and Defamation, Legal Cases and Commentary and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems.

Legal Systems and Judici…2Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 2 fractional worksFreedom of Expression an…2Freedom of Expression and Defamation: 2 fractional worksLegal Cases and Commentary: 1 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judi…1Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 1 fractional worksCopyright and Intellectual Property: 1 fractional worksLegal and Constitutional Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…1European and International Contract Law: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tou…1Culinary Culture and Tourism: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawReproductive MedicineEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Freedom of Expression and Defamation Law 2 works
  3. 3 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Copyright and Intellectual Property Marketing 1 works
  6. 6 Legal and Constitutional Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 European and International Contract Law Law 1 works
  8. 8 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 1 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 available78.9%not open21.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.0%domestic only97.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southwestern Law School's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Southwestern Law School as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Southwestern Law School0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Southwestern Law School over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2015Southwestern Law School4.4% in 20152010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.3% in 2009.

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