Subfield · Law · United States
Law research in United States
Cornell University ranks first in United States for Law research in 2022-now (#24 worldwide), followed by Yale University and Columbia University.
- United States's world rank
- #1 of 46 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 8.5k
- Top-10% rate
- 11.5%
- Ranked institutions
- 16
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 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #24 | 47.9 | 12.4% | 82 |
| 2 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #27 | 46.0 | 14.3% | 114 |
| 3 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #32 | 43.2 | 16.2% | 72 |
| 4 | University of ChicagoChicago | #35 | 41.7 | 10.7% | 79 |
| 5 | New York UniversityNew York | #48 | 36.5 | 14.2% | 84 |
| 6 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #74 | 29.4 | 11.5% | 71 |
| 7 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #87 | 26.8 | 11.6% | 60 |
| 8 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #98 | 24.8 | 12.2% | 62 |
| 9 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #111 | 22.8 | 17.8% | 146 |
| 10 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #138 | 19.2 | 16.2% | 66 |
| 11 | Georgetown UniversityWashington | #200 | 13.1 | 17.2% | 76 |
| 12 | Indiana UniversityBloomington | #236 | 10.4 | 11.4% | 69 |
| 13 | George Mason UniversityFairfax | #327 | 5.1 | 8.5% | 68 |
| 14 | New York Law SchoolNew York | #343 | 4.3 | 8.7% | 65 |
| 15 | Human Growth FoundationNew York | #407 | 146.0 | 9.5% | 174 |
| 16 | Weatherford CollegeWeatherford | #440 | 19.0 | 9.5% | 176 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Law, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Law researchers in United States?
Richard A. Posner, Cass Robert Sunstein and James L. Gibson rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Law that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Richard A. Posner#91,704 worldwide overall49.2 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Cass Robert Sunstein#74,735 worldwide overall36.2 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
- 3James L. Gibson#18,081 worldwide overall26.2 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Lee Epstein#38,194 worldwide overall27.1 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Tom Ginsburg#119,545 worldwide overall29.3 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Tom R. Tyler#3,546 worldwide overall25.2 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Valerie P. Hans#197,978 worldwide overall28.9 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Austin D. Sarat#96,680 worldwide overall27.4 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Donald R. Songer#74,498 worldwide overall25.2 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Nuno M. Garoupa#316,424 worldwide overall27.6 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Shari Seidman Diamond#253,008 worldwide overall26.0 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Theodore A. Eisenberg#751,307 worldwide overall20.8 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Marc S. Galanter#627,373 worldwide overall20.7 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Jeremy Waldron#16,998 worldwide overall19.2 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Eric A. Posner#184,458 worldwide overall18.5 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Law alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.