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Law research in United Kingdom

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Law research in 2022–2025 (#10 worldwide), followed by London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Glasgow.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.4k
Top-10% rate
17.7%
Ranked institutions
13

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Law in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #1062.018.7%233
2London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #3441.926.7%97
3University of GlasgowGlasgow #5234.923.2%86
4University of EdinburghEdinburgh #5533.926.5%110
5University College LondonLondon #6132.220.1%93
6University of CambridgeCambridge #9225.517.2%164
7King's College LondonLondon #10822.825.6%93
8Durham UniversityDurham #17714.718.4%71
9Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #18014.417.1%62
10University of BristolBristol #21511.514.5%98
11University of LeedsLeeds #2469.217.9%64
12University of WarwickCoventry #2976.116.0%66
13Cardiff UniversityCardiff #3115.416.4%69

Institutions in United Kingdom above the floor of 40 fractional works in Law, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Law researchers in United Kingdom?

Joseph Raz, Rhona Smith and Neil MacCormick rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom.

  1. 1Joseph Raz#4,629 worldwide overall579 citations · 19 works
  2. 2Rhona Smith#9,382 worldwide overall247 citations · 18 works
  3. 3Neil MacCormick#11,804 worldwide overall316 citations · 23 works
  4. 4Colin Murray#17,247 worldwide overall235 citations · 10 works
  5. 5Ewan McKendrick#29,903 worldwide overall139 citations · 19 works
  6. 6David Carson#32,949 worldwide overall289 citations · 14 works
  7. 7I. M. Ward#38,640 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 9 works
  8. 8Andrew Ashworth#41,291 worldwide overall130 citations · 12 works
  9. 9David Sugarman#45,700 worldwide overall111 citations · 16 works
  10. 10Alan Watson#51,448 worldwide overall397 citations · 20 works
  11. 11Martin Dixon#52,666 worldwide overall166 citations · 40 works
  12. 12Christopher McCrudden#55,617 worldwide overall107 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Jürgen Schwarze#57,648 worldwide overall213 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Paul Craig#59,585 worldwide overall160 citations · 14 works
  15. 15Glanville Williams#62,650 worldwide overall85 citations · 16 works

How United Kingdom compares with other countries in Law