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Legal Issues in Education

Legal Issues in Education is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 4.4k 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 focuses on the intersection of law and education, particularly the legal literacy required by teachers and administrators. It covers topics such as student rights, special education, parental notification, school discipline, and privacy rights in educational settings.

  • Legal Literacy
  • Education Law
  • Higher Education
  • Student Rights
  • Teacher Knowledge
  • School Discipline
  • Privacy Rights
  • Special Education
  • Parental Notification
  • Student Speech Rights
Research works
4.4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
865
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-21%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Legal Issues in Education research?

By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (257 and 37 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 257 works
  2. 2 Türkiye 37 works
  3. 3 South Africa 19 works
  4. 4 Canada 16 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 15 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 15 works
  7. 7 India 12 works
  8. 8 Nigeria 12 works
  9. 9 China 8 works
  10. 10 Brazil 7 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: 64.8%Türkiye: 9.2%South Africa: 4.7%Canada: 4.0%6 others listed: 17.2%65%largest
United States257 · 64.8%Türkiye37 · 9.2%South Africa19 · 4.7%Canada16 · 4.0%6 others listed68 · 17.2%

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Which institutions lead Legal Issues in Education research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Michigan publishes the most Legal Issues in Education research, followed by University of South Carolina and University of Massachusetts Amherst.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of MichiganUnited States 5 works
  2. 2 University of South CarolinaUnited States 5 works
  3. 3 University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States 4 works
  4. 4 University of FloridaUnited States 3 works
  5. 5 University of ZululandSouth Africa 3 works
  6. 6 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 3 works
  7. 7 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 3 works
  8. 8 Grand Canyon UniversityUnited States 3 works
  9. 9 Regent UniversityUnited States 2 works
  10. 10 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 2 works

Where is Legal Issues in Education research done?

The largest centres of Legal Issues in Education research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States), Ankara (Türkiye) and Istanbul (Türkiye).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 New York United States 12 works
  2. 2 Washington D.C. United States 10 works
  3. 3 Ankara Türkiye 6 works
  4. 4 Istanbul Türkiye 6 works
  5. 5 Ann Arbor United States 6 works
  6. 6 Columbia United States 5 works
  7. 7 Pretoria South Africa 5 works
  8. 8 Chicago United States 5 works
  9. 9 Amherst Center United States 4 works
  10. 10 Boston United States 4 works
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Is Legal Issues in Education research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Legal Issues in Education.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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