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Vinson & Elkins

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World rank, all time
#32,431
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,906
of 8,685
Research works
139
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
877
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

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: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 3.05× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.59× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vinson & Elkins?

Ranked on the composite score, Matyáš Lerch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vinson & Elkins.

  1. 1 Matyáš Lerch United States · #660,805 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Vinson & Elkins

Which keywords describe research at Vinson & Elkins?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Human Rights, Health Care Spending, Insurance Markets, Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property, Sustainability and Constitutional Law.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Primary Care16▲ 27×6 topics
  2. Human Rights11▲ 9.6×17 topics
  3. Corporate Governance11▲ 15×10 topics
  4. Health Care Spending11▲ 127×1 topic
  5. Insurance Markets11▲ 127×1 topic
  6. Sustainability10▲ 4.0×12 topics
  7. Intellectual Property8▲ 55×4 topics
  8. Constitutional Law7▲ 40×4 topics
  9. Climate Change7▲ 1.82×14 topics
  10. Environmental Law6▲ 31×3 topics
  11. Policy Dimensions6▲ 182×1 topic
  12. Transnational Law6▲ 167×1 topic
  13. Market Structure6▲ 61×2 topics
  14. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.8×5 topics
  15. International Law5▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Price Discrimination5▲ 78×2 topics
  17. R&D5▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Collusion5▲ 172×1 topic
  19. Competition5▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Risk Management4▲ 9.0×2 topics
  21. Cybersecurity4▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Pharmaceutical Industry4▲ 69×2 topics
  23. Property Rights4▲ 24×4 topics
  24. Quality Improvement4▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Regulation4▲ 4.3×4 topics
  26. Global Governance4▲ 12×8 topics
  27. Financial Reporting4▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Information Security4▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Policy Compliance4▲ 102×1 topic
  30. Tax Avoidance3▲ 55×2 topics
  31. Energy Transition3▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Natural Gas3▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Enforcement3▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Supreme Court3▲ 70×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Quality3▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Medical Ethics3▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Public Opinion3▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Continuity of Care2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. EROI2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Firm Performance2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Vinson & Elkins publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Information and Cyber Security, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes.

Information and Cyber Se…4Information and Cyber Security: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…1Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 0 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 0 fractional worksGlobal Political and Economic Relations: 0 fractional worksSustainable Finance and Green Bonds: 0 fractional worksSustainability and Innovation in Business: 0 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsManagement Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 4 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 0 works
  6. 6 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds Finance 0 works
  9. 9 Sustainability and Innovation in Business Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  10. 10 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vinson & Elkins's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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