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The University of Law

In research, The University of Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,265 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,877 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,672
of 28,054 · #20,903 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#799
of 1,094
Research works
608
▲ 94% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is The University of Law 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 #7,265 of 10,521 15.1%112 #4233
Social SciencesField #4,877 of 6,365 15.5%75 #3867

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Law 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 The University of Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 23.3 works12×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.47× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.92× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.48× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.33× its world share, 75 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 The University of Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Priscilla Sarton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Law.

  1. 1 Priscilla Sarton United Kingdom · #680,368 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Law

Which keywords describe research at The University of Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, International Law, Sovereignty, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Law, Global Governance and State Sovereignty.

▲ 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 Rights24▲ 17×35 topics
  2. Globalization14▲ 5.1×28 topics
  3. International Law10▲ 25×15 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 4.1×15 topics
  5. Sovereignty6▲ 46×7 topics
  6. Environmental Law6▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Global Governance6▲ 18×9 topics
  8. Big Data5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.4×12 topics
  10. Social Justice5▲ 6.2×9 topics
  11. State Sovereignty5▲ 73×2 topics
  12. Legal Education5▲ 40×3 topics
  13. Corporate Governance5▲ 4.6×14 topics
  14. Criminal Justice5▲ 15×8 topics
  15. Security Council5▲ 63×2 topics
  16. Depression4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  17. European Union4▲ 14×10 topics
  18. Democracy4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  19. Legal System4▲ 31×3 topics
  20. Anxiety4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  21. Gender Equality4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  22. Arbitration4▲ 94×2 topics
  23. Surveillance4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  24. Judicial Review4▲ 28×4 topics
  25. Transnational Corporations3▲ 98×2 topics
  26. Accountability3▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Criminal Law3▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Professionalism3▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Bilateral Investment Treaties3▲ 117×1 topic
  30. Constitutionalism3▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Cybersecurity3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  32. Discrimination3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Foreign Direct Investment3▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Supreme Court3▲ 69×2 topics
  35. Data Privacy3▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Decentralization3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  37. Intellectual Property3▲ 18×4 topics
  38. International Criminal Law3▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Public Opinion3▲ 17×3 topics
  40. War Crimes3▲ 49×2 topics

Which research topics does The University of Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Arbitration and Investment Law, International Law and Human Rights, European and International Law Studies and International Labor and Employment Law.

International Arbitratio…3International Arbitration and Investment Law: 3 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…3International Law and Human Rights: 3 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Labor and Employment Law: 2 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 2 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 2 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions2Labor Movements and Unions: 2 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementPolitical Science and International RelationsLawApplied Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 3 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 International Labor and Employment Law Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 2 works
  6. 6 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 2 works
  8. 8 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 2 works
  9. 9 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.1%domestic only72.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 94% 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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