Latin American Legal and Economic Studies
Latin American Legal and Economic Studies is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 2.5k research works in it since 1952. 5.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to public policy, social development, and economic institutions in Latin America. It includes discussions on environmental management, legal clinics, fiscal policy, family dynamics, cultural conservation, healthcare access, and educational reform.
- Public Policy
- Social Development
- Economic Institutions
- Environmental Management
- Legal Clinics
- Fiscal Policy
- Family Dynamics
- Cultural Conservation
- Healthcare Access
- Educational Reform
- Research works
- 2.5k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 145 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Latin American Legal and Economic Studies research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (74 and 65 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Latin American Legal and Economic Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Panamá publishes the most Latin American Legal and Economic Studies research, followed by Universidad de Sevilla and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de PanamáPanama 8 works
- 2 Universidad de SevillaSpain 8 works
- 3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 7 works
- 4 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 5 works
- 5 Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de HidalgoMexico 5 works
- 6 Universidad César VallejoPeru 5 works
- 7 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 5 works
- 8 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 4 works
- 9 National University of San MarcosPeru 4 works
- 10 Universidad de Los AndesBolivia 4 works
Where is Latin American Legal and Economic Studies research done?
The largest centres of Latin American Legal and Economic Studies research in 2022–2025 are Bogotá (Colombia), Madrid (Spain), Lima (Peru) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bogotá.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Bogotá Colombia 31 works
- 2 Madrid Spain 25 works
- 3 Lima Peru 18 works
- 4 Buenos Aires Argentina 17 works
- 5 Mexico City Mexico 15 works
- 6 Panama City Panama 13 works
- 7 Santiago Chile 11 works
- 8 Seville Spain 10 works
- 9 Medellín Colombia 8 works
- 10 Quito Ecuador 6 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BogotáCO · 30.8 works42×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Latin American Legal and Economic Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Latin American Legal and Economic Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Panamá score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de PanamáPanama | 6.0 | 0.0% | 185.1× | 8 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Latin American Legal and Economic Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Latin American Legal and Economic Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.