Subfield · Law · United States
Law research in United States
Yale University ranks first in United States for Law research in 2022–2025 (#94 worldwide), followed by University of Virginia and University of Michigan.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 48 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 8.5k
- Top-10% rate
- 13.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 14
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Law in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #94 | 25.1 | 10.6% | 112 |
| 2 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #100 | 24.1 | 25.6% | 65 |
| 3 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #140 | 18.5 | 9.6% | 141 |
| 4 | Georgetown UniversityWashington | #149 | 17.5 | 17.0% | 72 |
| 5 | New York UniversityNew York | #156 | 16.8 | 16.7% | 77 |
| 6 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #157 | 16.6 | 17.9% | 69 |
| 7 | Human Growth FoundationNew York | #184 | 14.0 | 10.2% | 174 |
| 8 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #197 | 12.9 | 16.7% | 81 |
| 9 | University of ChicagoChicago | #203 | 12.4 | 18.7% | 78 |
| 10 | Weatherford CollegeWeatherford | #260 | 8.3 | 7.9% | 176 |
| 11 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #269 | 7.8 | 11.9% | 70 |
| 12 | George Mason UniversityFairfax | #271 | 7.7 | 17.9% | 68 |
| 13 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #278 | 7.2 | 17.4% | 60 |
| 14 | New York Law SchoolNew York | #318 | 5.0 | 12.5% | 65 |
Institutions in United States 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 States?
Richard A. Posner, Martha C. Nussbaum and Franco Ferrari rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Richard A. Posner#212 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 54 works
- 2Martha C. Nussbaum#279 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 18 works
- 3Franco Ferrari#827 worldwide overall661 citations · 22 works
- 4Tom R. Tyler#1,668 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 16 works
- 5Steven Shavell#1,827 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 10 works
- 6Barry R. Weingast#2,644 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 9 works
- 7Cass R. Sunstein#4,061 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 42 works
- 8Lucian A. Bebchuk#4,717 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 17 works
- 9Jeremy Waldron#5,358 worldwide overall482 citations · 17 works
- 10Keith Clarke#6,008 worldwide overall705 citations · 15 works
- 11James L. Gibson#6,082 worldwide overall665 citations · 17 works
- 12Harold J. Berman#8,292 worldwide overall322 citations · 12 works
- 13Aziz Z. Huq#8,789 worldwide overall457 citations · 9 works
- 14Robert A. Kagan#9,156 worldwide overall569 citations · 10 works
- 15Carl J. Friedrich#9,672 worldwide overall246 citations · 9 works