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Supreme Court of the United States

In research, Supreme Court of the United States stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,206 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,152 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 36.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,679
of 28,054 · #28,695 all time
Rank in United States
#3,871
of 4,192
Research works
942
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Supreme Court of the United States 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 #8,206 of 10,521 9.0%134 #6695
Social SciencesField #5,152 of 6,365 9.1%105 #4710

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Supreme Court of the United States 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 Supreme Court of the United States specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 36.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 34.1 works36×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 44.0 works18×
  3. Social SciencesField · 104.9 works5.2×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.48× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.16× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Supreme Court of the United States?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Grahame Allen and Maeva Marcus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Supreme Court of the United States.

  1. 1 Ruth Bader Ginsburg United States · #507,295 worldwide 15 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Grahame Allen United States · #538,371 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Maeva Marcus United States · #618,311 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Northern District of California United States · #666,770 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Sandra Day O’Connor United States · #693,569 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Jonas R. Rappeport United States · #1,193,850 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Supreme Court of the United States

Which keywords describe research at Supreme Court of the United States?

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

▲ 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▲ 27×36 topics
  2. Legal Regulation20▲ 56×8 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 7.8×14 topics
  4. Criminal Justice17▲ 48×6 topics
  5. International Law16▲ 32×14 topics
  6. Intellectual Property11▲ 59×5 topics
  7. Environmental Law9▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Corporate Governance8▲ 6.7×11 topics
  9. Blockchain Technology8▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Digital Economy8▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Democracy8▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Gender Equality7▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Judicial Review7▲ 47×3 topics
  14. Constitutionalism6▲ 42×2 topics
  15. European Union6▲ 17×10 topics
  16. War Crimes6▲ 89×3 topics
  17. Economic Development6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  18. Transitional Justice6▲ 46×3 topics
  19. ECHR6▲ 95×1 topic
  20. European Legal Systems6▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Social Justice6▲ 6.1×10 topics
  22. Constitutional Law6▲ 26×6 topics
  23. Criminal Trials6▲ 285×2 topics
  24. Cybersecurity6▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Legal Education6▲ 39×3 topics
  26. Sovereignty5▲ 36×5 topics
  27. Fiscal Policy5▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Public Policy5▲ 6.5×2 topics
  29. Access to Justice5▲ 112×2 topics
  30. Regulation5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  31. International Cooperation5▲ 64×2 topics
  32. Constitutional Reform5▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Legal Modernization5▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Environmental Information5▲ 213×1 topic
  35. Global Society5▲ 213×1 topic
  36. Equality5▲ 47×4 topics
  37. Contract Law4▲ 115×2 topics
  38. Environmental Protection4▲ 56×5 topics
  39. Security Council4▲ 52×2 topics
  40. Social Responsibility4▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Supreme Court of the United States publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Legal and Policy Issues, Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies and Legal Studies and Reforms.

European and Internation…6European and International Law Studies: 6 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues5Legal and Policy Issues: 5 fractional worksUkrainian Legal and Fore…5Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies: 5 fractional worksLegal Studies and Reforms4Legal Studies and Reforms: 4 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence: 4 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 3 fractional worksWar, Law, and Justice3War, Law, and Justice: 3 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 3 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Law: 3 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…3Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 Legal and Policy Issues Law 5 works
  3. 3 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Legal Studies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 4 works
  6. 6 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 War, Law, and Justice Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  10. 10 Legal Education and Practice Innovations 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Supreme Court of the United States's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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