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Southwestern Law School

In research, Southwestern Law School stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,244 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,679 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,438
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,076
of 8,685
Research works
430
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

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 #12,244 of 16,945 11.9%373
Social SciencesField #7,679 of 10,206 14.1%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.30× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.58× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southwestern Law School?

Ranked on the composite score, Catherine L. Carpenter, Faisal Kutty and Hila Keren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwestern Law School.

  1. 1 Catherine L. Carpenter United States · #186,330 worldwide 129 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Faisal Kutty United States · #910,840 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Hila Keren United States · #1,036,885 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Warren S. Grimes United States · #1,161,851 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Southwestern Law School

Which keywords describe research at Southwestern Law School?

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

▲ 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 Rights10▲ 23×18 topics
  2. International Law5▲ 36×7 topics
  3. Intellectual Property4▲ 86×3 topics
  4. Corporate Governance4▲ 12×3 topics
  5. Regulation4▲ 16×4 topics
  6. Constitutional Law3▲ 53×2 topics
  7. Property Rights3▲ 107×3 topics
  8. Environmental Law3▲ 31×3 topics
  9. Identity3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  10. Social Media3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  11. Globalization3▲ 3.2×6 topics
  12. Surveillance2▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  14. Policy Dimensions2▲ 662×1 topic
  15. Transnational Law2▲ 466×1 topic
  16. Contract Law2▲ 164×2 topics
  17. Defamation2▲ 835×1 topic
  18. Enforcement2▲ 142×2 topics
  19. Internet Regulation2▲ 835×1 topic
  20. Liability2▲ 147×2 topics
  21. Market Size2▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Economic Impact2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  23. Technology2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  24. Civil Rights1▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Copyright1▲ 127×2 topics
  26. Democracy1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  27. Gender Equality1▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Global Governance1▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Intersectionality1▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Contracts1▲ 180×1 topic
  31. Gender1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  32. Health Claims1▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Litigation1▲ 180×1 topic
  34. scientific opinion1▲ 644×1 topic
  35. Digital Piracy1▲ 480×1 topic
  36. Equality1▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Public Opinion1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Race1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Software Piracy1▲ 480×1 topic
  40. Taxation1▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Southwestern Law School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksMedical and Health Scien…1Medical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksEuropean and International Contract Law: 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 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 European and International Contract Law Law 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southwestern Law School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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