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Victorian Bar

In research, Victorian Bar stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,762 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,584 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,666
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#618
of 656
Research works
385
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Victorian Bar 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 #13,762 of 16,945 13.7%252
Social SciencesField #8,584 of 10,206 16.7%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Victorian Bar 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: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.63× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.84× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.43× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Victorian Bar?

Ranked on the composite score, Ian Freckelton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Victorian Bar.

  1. 1 Ian Freckelton Australia · #1,005,719 worldwide 58 citations · 115 works
All ranked researchers at Victorian Bar

Which keywords describe research at Victorian Bar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Global Governance, Corporate Governance, Cultural Identity, Property Rights, Contract Law and Ethical Considerations.

▲ 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 Rights6▲ 11×11 topics
  2. International Law6▲ 36×8 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  4. Global Governance3▲ 25×4 topics
  5. Corporate Governance3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  6. Contract Law2▲ 173×2 topics
  7. Cultural Identity2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  8. Property Rights2▲ 63×3 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations2▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Mental Health2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  11. Calvinism2▲ 159×1 topic
  12. Reformation2▲ 131×1 topic
  13. Corrective Justice2▲ 291×1 topic
  14. Remedies2▲ 291×1 topic
  15. European Union2▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Arbitration2▲ 104×2 topics
  17. Social Justice2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  18. Health Care Costs1▲ 33×2 topics
  19. End-of-Life1▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Palliative Care1▲ 16×1 topic
  21. Regulatory Challenges1▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Bilateral Investment Treaties1▲ 120×1 topic
  23. Foreign Direct Investment1▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Health Equity1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  26. Pediatric1▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Sovereignty1▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Surveillance1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  29. Transnational Corporations1▲ 85×2 topics
  30. Agroecology1▲ 13×1 topic
  31. CFTR1▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Cystic Fibrosis1▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Defamation1▲ 406×1 topic
  34. Financial Regulation1▲ 277×1 topic
  35. Food Sovereignty1▲ 86×1 topic
  36. Global Financial Crisis1▲ 14×1 topic
  37. International Politics1▲ 379×1 topic
  38. Internet Regulation1▲ 406×1 topic
  39. Medical Ethics1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Parental Discretion1▲ 107×1 topic

Which research topics does Victorian Bar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Legal principles and applications, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and International Arbitration and Investment Law.

Reformation and Early Mo…2Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksLegal principles and app…2Legal principles and applications: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Regulat…1Global Financial Regulation and Crises: 1 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 1 fractional worksFreedom of Expression and Defamation: 1 fractional worksLegal case studies and r…1Legal case studies and regulations: 1 fractional works
HistoryLawPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  2. 2 Legal principles and applications Law 2 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  6. 6 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Global Financial Regulation and Crises Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Freedom of Expression and Defamation Law 1 works
  10. 10 Legal case studies and regulations Political Science and International Relations 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 available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Victorian Bar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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