Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 19.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the economic analysis of law and legal systems, focusing on topics such as public enforcement, contracts, litigation, regulation, transaction cost theory, property rights, judicial efficiency, plea bargaining, liability, and norms. The research delves into the intersection of economic principles with legal frameworks and their impact on societal behavior and outcomes.
- Enforcement
- Contracts
- Litigation
- Regulation
- Transaction Cost Theory
- Property Rights
- Judicial Efficiency
- Plea Bargaining
- Liability
- Norms
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (1k and 374 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 Brazil 374 works
- 3 United Kingdom 230 works
- 4 China 209 works
- 5 Germany 127 works
- 6 France 119 works
- 7 Italy 104 works
- 8 India 102 works
- 9 Russia 94 works
- 10 Australia 88 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Cornell University publishes the most Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems research, followed by George Mason University and Universidade de São Paulo.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Cornell UniversityUnited States 23 works
- 2 George Mason UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 21 works
- 4 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 19 works
- 5 University of MichiganUnited States 17 works
- 6 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 17 works
- 7 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 16 works
- 8 University of TorontoCanada 15 works
- 9 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil 15 works
- 10 New York UniversityUnited States 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems include Daniel Kahneman, Andrei Shleifer and Oliver E. Williamson.
- 1 Daniel Kahneman United States 21k citations
- 2 Andrei Shleifer United States 10k citations
- 3 Oliver E. Williamson United States 6.6k citations
- 4 Richard H. Thaler United States 5.9k citations
- 5 Oliver Hart United States 5k citations
- 6 Jean Tirole France 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems research done?
The largest centres of Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), New York (United States), London (United Kingdom) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Fairfax.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 64 works
- 2 New York United States 62 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 61 works
- 4 Beijing China 54 works
- 5 Moscow Russia 52 works
- 6 Washington D.C. United States 45 works
- 7 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 41 works
- 8 Paris France 32 works
- 9 Chicago United States 28 works
- 10 Lisbon Portugal 28 works
Where it is the local speciality
- FairfaxUS · 21.2 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems?
Among universities, judged by research, Bocconi University, London School of Economics and Political Science and George Mason University 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocconi UniversityItaly | 62.9 | 30.4% | 27.1× | 8 | +59.7% |
| 2 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 62.2 | 27.1% | 14.4× | 12 | -1.2% |
| 3 | George Mason UniversityUnited States | 60.3 | 14.0% | 17.8× | 21 | +16.5% |
| 4 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 57.0 | 5.9% | 9.8× | 16 | +188.1% |
| 5 | Fayetteville State UniversityUnited States | 55.5 | 27.6% | 125.5× | 11 | -97.0% |
| 6 | Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael | 54.5 | 14.9% | 8.8× | 13 | +109.8% |
| 7 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil | 54.1 | 3.9% | 20.4× | 15 | +279.7% |
| 8 | Tilburg UniversityNetherlands | 52.3 | 19.1% | 15.6× | 9 | +35.0% |
| 9 | Fundação Getulio VargasBrazil | 51.2 | 11.7% | 31.3× | 11 | +101.8% |
| 10 | Cornell UniversityUnited States | 50.9 | 16.3% | 6.3× | 23 | -29.0% |
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 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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