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Evolving Legal Systems and Governance

Evolving Legal Systems and Governance is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 1.1k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the evolution of legal systems, governance, and human rights, encompassing topics such as international law, judicial procedures, constitutional law, civil society, and ethical dilemmas. It delves into the intersection of law, ethics, and global governance, shedding light on the challenges and developments in legal frameworks across different regions.

  • Legal Systems
  • Global Governance
  • Human Rights
  • International Law
  • Judicial Procedures
  • Constitutional Law
  • Rule of Law
  • Sovereignty
  • Civil Society
  • Ethical Dilemmas
Research works
1.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
115
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+54%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
34% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Evolving Legal Systems and Governance

Which countries lead Evolving Legal Systems and Governance research?

By volume, the United States and India publish the most (68 and 30 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 68 works
  2. 2 India 30 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 21 works
  4. 4 Germany 17 works
  5. 5 Russia 15 works
  6. 6 Italy 13 works
  7. 7 Poland 10 works
  8. 8 China 10 works
  9. 9 Nigeria 9 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 8 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 33.8%India: 15.1%United Kingdom: 10.4%Germany: 8.6%6 others listed: 32.1%34%largest
United States68 · 33.8%India30 · 15.1%United Kingdom21 · 10.4%Germany17 · 8.6%6 others listed65 · 32.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Evolving Legal Systems and Governance research?

By volume in 2022-now, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy publishes the most Evolving Legal Systems and Governance research, followed by Emory University and Emory and Henry College.

Who are the leading researchers in Evolving Legal Systems and Governance?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Evolving Legal Systems and Governance include Makoto Matsuoka and Yoshiharu Matsuura.

  1. 1 Makoto Matsuoka Japan 46k citations
  2. 2 Yoshiharu Matsuura Japan 36k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Evolving Legal Systems and Governance?

The most cited paper in Evolving Legal Systems and Governance is "A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European Empires, 1400-1900" (Lauren A. Benton, 2009), with 507 citations. Next come "Religion, Law and the State in India" (247) and "Toward a Social Theory of Law: An Essay on the Study of Law and Development" (240).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European Empires, 1400-1900 Lauren A. Benton 30 Nov 2009 507
2 Religion, Law and the State in India Donald E. Smith · Pacific Affairs Dec 1969 247
3 Toward a Social Theory of Law: An Essay on the Study of Law and Development David M. Trubek · The Yale Law Journal Open access Nov 1972 240
4 NATURAL RIGHT AND CIVIL COMMUNITY: THE CIVIL PHILOSOPHY OF HUGO GROTIUS Annabel S. Brett · The Historical Journal Mar 2002 182
5 The World Bank's Uses of the “Rule of Law” Promise in Economic Development Álvaro Santos · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter 21 Aug 2006 181
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Where is Evolving Legal Systems and Governance research done?

The largest centres of Evolving Legal Systems and Governance research in 2022-now are Hamburg (Germany), Moscow (Russia), Atlanta (United States) and New York (United States).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 HamburgGermany 9 works
  2. 2 MoscowRussia 8 works
  3. 3 AtlantaUnited States 6 works
  4. 4 New YorkUnited States 6 works
  5. 5 EmoryUnited States 6 works
  6. 6 LondonUnited Kingdom 5 works
  7. 7 BudapestHungary 4 works
  8. 8 Los AngelesUnited States 4 works
  9. 9 WarsawPoland 3 works
  10. 10 AlmatyKazakhstan 3 works
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Is Evolving Legal Systems and Governance research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Evolving Legal Systems and Governance.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Evolving Legal Systems and Governance as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Evolving Legal Systems and Governance over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

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