Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
Legal Systems and Judicial Processes is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 9.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of legal and policy topics, including transnational law, international justice, corporate governance, human rights, constitutional law, criminal justice, intellectual property, and environmental law. The papers explore various dimensions of legal and policy issues in a transnational context, reflecting the complexities and challenges of navigating the intersection of law and global affairs.
- Transnational Law
- Policy Dimensions
- International Justice
- Legal Profession
- Human Rights
- Corporate Governance
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Justice
- Intellectual Property
- Environmental Law
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -41% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Legal Systems and Judicial Processes research?
By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (1.1k and 69 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 Indonesia 69 works
- 3 United Kingdom 64 works
- 4 Canada 43 works
- 5 India 37 works
- 6 Latvia 26 works
- 7 Russia 25 works
- 8 Australia 21 works
- 9 China 13 works
- 10 Germany 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.
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Which institutions lead Legal Systems and Judicial Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Michigan publishes the most Legal Systems and Judicial Processes research, followed by College of Law and Yale University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of MichiganUnited States 47 works
- 2 College of LawLatvia 26 works
- 3 Yale UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 4 Georgetown UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 5 Boston UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 6 New York Law SchoolUnited States 12 works
- 7 University of VirginiaUnited States 12 works
- 8 University of FloridaUnited States 11 works
- 9 Texas A&M University School of LawUnited States 11 works
- 10 Texas Tech UniversityUnited States 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Legal Systems and Judicial Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Legal Systems and Judicial Processes include Cass R. Sunstein and Richard A. Posner.
- 1 Cass R. Sunstein United States 2.5k citations
- 2 Richard A. Posner United States 1.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Legal Systems and Judicial Processes research done?
The largest centres of Legal Systems and Judicial Processes research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States), Ann Arbor (United States) and Chicago (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Riga and Ann Arbor.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 72 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 60 works
- 3 Ann Arbor United States 48 works
- 4 Chicago United States 30 works
- 5 Boston United States 28 works
- 6 Riga Latvia 26 works
- 7 Philadelphia United States 22 works
- 8 New Haven United States 18 works
- 9 Los Angeles United States 16 works
- 10 Houston United States 15 works
Where it is the local speciality
- RigaLV · 26.4 works34×
- Ann ArborUS · 47.8 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Legal Systems and Judicial Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Legal Systems and Judicial Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, Georgetown University, University of Michigan and College of Law 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 | Georgetown UniversityUnited States | 63.3 | 13.1% | 30.5× | 15 | -20.5% |
| 2 | University of MichiganUnited States | 60.5 | 3.6% | 23.9× | 48 | -12.9% |
| 3 | College of LawLatvia | 58.8 | 3.3% | 366.0× | 26 | -26.6% |
| 4 | Boston UniversityUnited States | 51.8 | 7.9% | 17.6× | 13 | -28.6% |
| 5 | New York Law SchoolUnited States | 48.2 | 3.9% | 375.3× | 12 | +6.0% |
| 6 | Texas A&M University School of LawUnited States | 48.1 | 4.5% | 587.5× | 11 | +12.2% |
| 7 | University of ChicagoUnited States | 46.3 | 15.8% | 7.1× | 8 | -46.3% |
| 8 | University of MississippiUnited States | 43.9 | 1.6% | 54.7× | 10 | +15.3% |
| 9 | Indiana UniversityUnited States | 42.2 | 3.2% | 51.3× | 10 | -9.5% |
| 10 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 41.6 | 0.8% | 12.6× | 18 | -32.5% |
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 Systems and Judicial Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 41% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012.
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.