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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

In research, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,675 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,576 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,816
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,585
of 8,685
Research works
276
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
649
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 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 #15,675 of 16,945 7.5%232
Social SciencesField #9,576 of 10,206 7.9%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.26× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.99× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit?

Ranked on the composite score, Harry Edwards and Ruggero J. Aldisert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

  1. 1 Harry Edwards United States · #24,002 worldwide 301 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Ruggero J. Aldisert United States · #925,690 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Which keywords describe research at United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit?

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

▲ 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights4▲ 20×9 topics
  2. International Law3▲ 50×6 topics
  3. Corporate Governance2▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Environmental Law2▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Property Rights2▲ 134×3 topics
  6. Arbitration2▲ 293×2 topics
  7. Constitutional Law2▲ 56×3 topics
  8. Federalism2▲ 113×2 topics
  9. Intellectual Property2▲ 65×3 topics
  10. Surveillance2▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Contract Law1▲ 286×2 topics
  12. Legal Harmonization1▲ 328×2 topics
  13. Public Opinion1▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Bilateral Investment Treaties1▲ 327×1 topic
  15. Civil Rights1▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Collusion1▲ 553×1 topic
  17. Competition1▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Foreign Direct Investment1▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Freedom of Speech1▲ 1281×1 topic
  20. Price Discrimination1▲ 163×2 topics
  21. Sovereignty1▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Copyright Law1▲ 280×3 topics
  23. International Trade1▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Legal Transplants1▲ 220×2 topics
  25. Corrective Justice1▲ 422×1 topic
  26. Diplomacy1▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Remedies1▲ 422×1 topic
  28. Treaties1▲ 515×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Arbitration and Investment Law, Law, Rights, and Freedoms, Merger and Competition Analysis and Legal principles and applications.

International Arbitratio…1International Arbitration and Investment Law: 1 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms1Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 1 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 1 fractional worksLegal principles and app…1Legal principles and applications: 1 fractional worksInternational Law and Av…1International Law and Aviation: 1 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 1 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutio…1Judicial and Constitutional Studies: 1 fractional worksConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 1 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsLaw1 others

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

  1. 1 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  2. 2 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Legal principles and applications Law 1 works
  5. 5 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 1 works
  9. 9 Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Intellectual Property Law Law 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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