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Legal Rights and Human Rights

Legal Rights and Human Rights is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 2k research works in it since 1951. 10.6% 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 human rights, legal ethics, and international law. It includes discussions on corporate personhood, privacy protection, civil liberties, and the role of the European Court of Human Rights. The cluster also delves into ethical concepts and the intersection of law with social justice and constitutional rights.

  • Human Rights
  • Legal Ethics
  • European Court of Human Rights
  • Corporate Personhood
  • Privacy Protection
  • International Law
  • Civil Liberties
  • Social Justice
  • Constitutional Law
  • Ethical Concepts
Research works
2k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
209
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+13%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Legal Rights and Human Rights research?

By volume, the United States and Poland publish the most (37 and 25 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 37 works
  2. 2 Poland 25 works
  3. 3 Iran 24 works
  4. 4 Iraq 19 works
  5. 5 France 18 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 17 works
  7. 7 Romania 13 works
  8. 8 Russia 12 works
  9. 9 Ukraine 12 works
  10. 10 China 11 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: 19.7%Poland: 13.1%Iran: 12.6%Iraq: 10.2%6 others listed: 44.3%20%largest
United States37 · 19.7%Poland25 · 13.1%Iran24 · 12.6%Iraq19 · 10.2%6 others listed83 · 44.3%

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

Which institutions lead Legal Rights and Human Rights research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Al-Qadisiyah publishes the most Legal Rights and Human Rights research, followed by University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn and Arab International University.

Who are the leading researchers in Legal Rights and Human Rights?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Legal Rights and Human Rights include Peter Ellis.

  1. 1 Peter Ellis United Kingdom 1k citations

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

Where is Legal Rights and Human Rights research done?

The largest centres of Legal Rights and Human Rights research in 2022–2025 are Tehran (Iran), Moscow (Russia), Warsaw (Poland) and Chisinau (Moldova).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tehran Iran 7 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 6 works
  3. 3 Warsaw Poland 6 works
  4. 4 Chisinau Moldova 5 works
  5. 5 Paris France 5 works
  6. 6 Bucharest Romania 5 works
  7. 7 Kyiv Ukraine 5 works
  8. 8 Ad Dīwānīyah Iraq 4 works
  9. 9 Olsztyn Poland 4 works
  10. 10 Washington D.C. United States 4 works
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Is Legal Rights and Human Rights research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Legal Rights and Human Rights.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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