Legal Studies and Reforms
Legal Studies and Reforms is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 5.8k research works in it since 1950. 9.1% 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 international human rights, law, and their intersection with various aspects of society and governance. It includes discussions on the right to health, criminal justice, environmental protection, economic development, gender equality, legal regulation, social responsibility, and ethical dilemmas. The papers reflect a comprehensive exploration of human rights issues from legal, ethical, and practical perspectives.
- Human Rights
- International Law
- Health
- Criminal Justice
- Environmental Protection
- Economic Development
- Gender Equality
- Legal Regulation
- Social Responsibility
- Ethical Dilemmas
- Research works
- 5.8k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 526 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +322% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Legal Studies and Reforms research?
By volume, Ukraine and Russia publish the most (928 and 297 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ukraine 928 works
- 2 Russia 297 works
- 3 United States 237 works
- 4 Indonesia 103 works
- 5 Germany 64 works
- 6 Latvia 56 works
- 7 ?? 49 works
- 8 Poland 49 works
- 9 Uzbekistan 39 works
- 10 China 37 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.
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Which institutions lead Legal Studies and Reforms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Human Growth Foundation publishes the most Legal Studies and Reforms research, followed by Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs and National Academy of Internal Affairs.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 117 works
- 2 Kharkiv National University of Internal AffairsUkraine 102 works
- 3 National Academy of Internal AffairsUkraine 57 works
- 4 Max Planck SocietyGermany 57 works
- 5 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 53 works
- 6 Yaroslav Mudryi National Law UniversityUkraine 52 works
- 7 Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivUkraine 47 works
- 8 West Ukrainian National UniversityUkraine 33 works
- 9 Kutafin Moscow State Law UniversityRussia 30 works
- 10 University of LatviaLatvia 27 works
Where is Legal Studies and Reforms research done?
The largest centres of Legal Studies and Reforms research in 2022–2025 are Kyiv (Ukraine), Kharkiv (Ukraine), Moscow (Russia) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv and Ternopil.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KhmelnytskyiUA · 26.2 works173×
- KharkivUA · 212.9 works94×
- TernopilUA · 34.4 works79×
- OdesaUA · 56.7 works72×
- ZaporizhiaUA · 20.8 works60×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Legal Studies and Reforms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Legal Studies and Reforms?
Among universities, judged by research, Comenius University Bratislava, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Yaroslav Mudryi National Law 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 | Comenius University BratislavaSlovakia | 54.9 | 28.8% | 19.5× | 8 | +271.1% |
| 2 | Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivUkraine | 49.7 | 15.8% | 78.4× | 47 | +1735.6% |
| 3 | Yaroslav Mudryi National Law UniversityUkraine | 46.0 | 13.9% | 705.3× | 52 | +583.3% |
| 4 | Kharkiv National University of Internal AffairsUkraine | 45.4 | 8.9% | 685.8× | 102 | +1429.8% |
| 5 | Lviv State University of Internal AffairsUkraine | 40.3 | 21.0% | 626.1× | 26 | — |
| 6 | Odessa State University of Internal AffairsUkraine | 38.7 | 23.6% | 713.1× | 18 | — |
| 7 | Weatherford CollegeUnited States | 38.2 | 4.5% | 18.3× | 53 | +211.3% |
| 8 | State Tax UniversityUkraine | 34.8 | 13.3% | 360.3× | 10 | +339.8% |
| 9 | West Ukrainian National UniversityUkraine | 33.6 | 4.5% | 173.4× | 33 | +924.0% |
| 10 | V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityUkraine | 33.0 | 16.1% | 43.9× | 19 | — |
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 Legal Studies and Reforms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 322% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Legal Studies and Reforms.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.