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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
0.6
SJR
0.120
CiteScore
0.3
Categories
History
Law
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1976, 1985, 1987, 1995-1999, 2004-2008, 2011-2022, 2024-2025
journal names
American Journal of Legal History
AM J LEG HIST
Top-3 citing journals

Law and History Review
(207 citations)

SSRN Electronic Journal
(155 citations)

Law and Social Inquiry
(51 citations)
Top-3 organizations

Harvard University
(23 publications)

Yale University
(20 publications)

University of Wisconsin–Madison
(16 publications)

Stanford University
(3 publications)

University of Nottingham
(3 publications)

University of Edinburgh
(2 publications)
Top-3 countries
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Law and History Review
207 citations, 6.1%
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SSRN Electronic Journal
155 citations, 4.57%
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3 citations, 0.09%
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Cambridge University Press
591 citations, 17.42%
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Taylor & Francis
236 citations, 6.96%
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Wiley
194 citations, 5.72%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
150 citations, 4.42%
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Oxford University Press
109 citations, 3.21%
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Springer Nature
107 citations, 3.15%
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Elsevier
96 citations, 2.83%
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SAGE
84 citations, 2.48%
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University of Chicago Press
53 citations, 1.56%
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Duke University Press
27 citations, 0.8%
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Emerald
24 citations, 0.71%
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Brill
13 citations, 0.38%
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Annual Reviews
12 citations, 0.35%
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MDPI
9 citations, 0.27%
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MIT Press
8 citations, 0.24%
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Academy of Management
6 citations, 0.18%
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Akademiai Kiado
5 citations, 0.15%
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Walter de Gruyter
4 citations, 0.12%
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Edinburgh University Press
4 citations, 0.12%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
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Indiana University Press
4 citations, 0.12%
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University of Illinois Press
4 citations, 0.12%
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Center for the Study of the Presidency
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American Psychological Association (APA)
4 citations, 0.12%
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OpenEdition
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
4 citations, 0.12%
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Cornell University Press
3 citations, 0.09%
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American Society of Comparative Law
3 citations, 0.09%
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American Economic Association
3 citations, 0.09%
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BMJ
3 citations, 0.09%
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Consortium Erudit
3 citations, 0.09%
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University of California Press
2 citations, 0.06%
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E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
2 citations, 0.06%
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Modern Language Association of America (PMLA)
2 citations, 0.06%
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JSTOR
2 citations, 0.06%
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Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
2 citations, 0.06%
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CAIRN
2 citations, 0.06%
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
2 citations, 0.06%
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John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 citation, 0.03%
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The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.03%
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Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
1 citation, 0.03%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1 citation, 0.03%
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Editions Odile Jacob
1 citation, 0.03%
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Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
1 citation, 0.03%
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Mathematical Association of America
1 citation, 0.03%
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.03%
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Centre de Recherches Archeologiques et Historiques Anciennes et Medievales, Universite de Caen
1 citation, 0.03%
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Boston University
1 citation, 0.03%
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Masaryk University Press
1 citation, 0.03%
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Carl Heymanns Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.03%
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University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies (ULICES)
1 citation, 0.03%
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Massachusetts Medical Society
1 citation, 0.03%
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American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
1 citation, 0.03%
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Royal College of Psychiatrists
1 citation, 0.03%
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Transaction Periodicals Consortium
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Casa de Velazquez
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Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
1 citation, 0.03%
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The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
1 citation, 0.03%
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Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
1 citation, 0.03%
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Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
1 citation, 0.03%
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IGI Global
1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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Omsk State University
1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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Saint-Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
1 citation, 0.03%
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Harvard University
23 publications, 0.77%
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Yale University
20 publications, 0.67%
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
16 publications, 0.53%
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University of Michigan
15 publications, 0.5%
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University of Maryland, College Park
11 publications, 0.37%
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Stanford University
10 publications, 0.33%
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New York University
10 publications, 0.33%
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University of Chicago
10 publications, 0.33%
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University of Kentucky
10 publications, 0.33%
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Princeton University
9 publications, 0.3%
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Temple University
9 publications, 0.3%
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University of Pennsylvania
9 publications, 0.3%
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University of Cambridge
8 publications, 0.27%
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
8 publications, 0.27%
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University of Edinburgh
7 publications, 0.23%
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University of California, Berkeley
7 publications, 0.23%
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
6 publications, 0.2%
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University of Nottingham
5 publications, 0.17%
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University of Glasgow
5 publications, 0.17%
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Columbia University
5 publications, 0.17%
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Georgetown University
5 publications, 0.17%
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University of Notre Dame
5 publications, 0.17%
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Nova Southeastern University
5 publications, 0.17%
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5 publications, 0.17%
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Texas Tech University
5 publications, 0.17%
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University of Oxford
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Southern California
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Birmingham
4 publications, 0.13%
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Dalhousie University
4 publications, 0.13%
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Northwestern University
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Illinois at Chicago
4 publications, 0.13%
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Duke University
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of California, San Diego
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Texas at Austin
4 publications, 0.13%
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Vanderbilt University
4 publications, 0.13%
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Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
4 publications, 0.13%
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University of Cincinnati
4 publications, 0.13%
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Ghent University
3 publications, 0.1%
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Johns Hopkins University
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Sydney
3 publications, 0.1%
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Pennsylvania State University
3 publications, 0.1%
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Monash University
3 publications, 0.1%
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American University
3 publications, 0.1%
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Catholic University of America
3 publications, 0.1%
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George Mason University
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Arizona
3 publications, 0.1%
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Northeastern Illinois University
3 publications, 0.1%
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Northeastern University
3 publications, 0.1%
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Queen's University Belfast
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Minnesota
3 publications, 0.1%
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Purdue University
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Texas at El Paso
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Alberta
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Manitoba
3 publications, 0.1%
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Carleton University
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Miami
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Florida
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of Colorado Boulder
3 publications, 0.1%
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Indiana University Bloomington
3 publications, 0.1%
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William & Mary
3 publications, 0.1%
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University of New Hampshire
3 publications, 0.1%
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Ege University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Helsinki
2 publications, 0.07%
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Florida State University
2 publications, 0.07%
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William Marsh Rice University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Drexel University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Michigan State University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Southampton
2 publications, 0.07%
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Cornell University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Auckland
2 publications, 0.07%
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Boston University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Ohio State University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of California, Los Angeles
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of California, Davis
2 publications, 0.07%
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DePaul University
2 publications, 0.07%
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.07%
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2 publications, 0.07%
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Paris Cité University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Keele University
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Wayne State University
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University of St Andrews
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Tulane University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Brown University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Cardiff University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Virginia Commonwealth University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Widener University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Toronto
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Calgary
2 publications, 0.07%
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Florida International University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Exeter
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Wright State University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Northern Kentucky University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Louisiana State University
2 publications, 0.07%
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Texas A&M University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Alabama
2 publications, 0.07%
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Wesleyan University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Connecticut
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Houston
2 publications, 0.07%
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University College Dublin
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Nottingham
3 publications, 2.38%
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Stanford University
3 publications, 2.38%
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University of Edinburgh
2 publications, 1.59%
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Yale University
2 publications, 1.59%
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2 publications, 1.59%
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Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
2 publications, 1.59%
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University of St Andrews
2 publications, 1.59%
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University of Michigan
2 publications, 1.59%
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University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Bologna
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.79%
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Cornell University
1 publication, 0.79%
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Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.79%
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Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.79%
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European University Institute
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Macerata
1 publication, 0.79%
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George Washington University
1 publication, 0.79%
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Auburn University
1 publication, 0.79%
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George Mason University
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of California, Davis
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.79%
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Texas at Austin
1 publication, 0.79%
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Queen's University Belfast
1 publication, 0.79%
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Vanderbilt University
1 publication, 0.79%
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Keele University
1 publication, 0.79%
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Tulane University
1 publication, 0.79%
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Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
1 publication, 0.79%
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Purdue University
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.79%
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University of Florida
1 publication, 0.79%
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Wake Forest University
1 publication, 0.79%
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Miami University
1 publication, 0.79%
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Brigham Young University
1 publication, 0.79%
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University College Dublin
1 publication, 0.79%
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USA
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USA, 522, 17.45%
USA
522 publications, 17.45%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 58, 1.94%
United Kingdom
58 publications, 1.94%
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Canada
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Canada, 26, 0.87%
Canada
26 publications, 0.87%
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Australia
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Australia, 13, 0.43%
Australia
13 publications, 0.43%
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Italy
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Italy, 11, 0.37%
Italy
11 publications, 0.37%
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Germany
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Germany, 8, 0.27%
Germany
8 publications, 0.27%
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Republic of Korea
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Republic of Korea, 8, 0.27%
Republic of Korea
8 publications, 0.27%
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France
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France, 7, 0.23%
France
7 publications, 0.23%
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Belgium
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Belgium, 5, 0.17%
Belgium
5 publications, 0.17%
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New Zealand
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New Zealand, 4, 0.13%
New Zealand
4 publications, 0.13%
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Ireland
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Ireland, 3, 0.1%
Ireland
3 publications, 0.1%
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Spain
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Spain, 3, 0.1%
Spain
3 publications, 0.1%
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Israel
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Israel, 2, 0.07%
Israel
2 publications, 0.07%
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Turkey
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Turkey, 2, 0.07%
Turkey
2 publications, 0.07%
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Finland
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Finland, 2, 0.07%
Finland
2 publications, 0.07%
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Montenegro
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Montenegro, 2, 0.07%
Montenegro
2 publications, 0.07%
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Austria
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Austria, 1, 0.03%
Austria
1 publication, 0.03%
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Argentina
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Argentina, 1, 0.03%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.03%
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Greece
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Greece, 1, 0.03%
Greece
1 publication, 0.03%
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Georgia
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Georgia, 1, 0.03%
Georgia
1 publication, 0.03%
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Egypt
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Egypt, 1, 0.03%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.03%
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Mexico
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Mexico, 1, 0.03%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.03%
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Netherlands
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Netherlands, 1, 0.03%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.03%
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Pakistan
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Pakistan, 1, 0.03%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.03%
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Singapore
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Singapore, 1, 0.03%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.03%
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Sweden
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Sweden, 1, 0.03%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.03%
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USA
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USA, 37, 29.37%
USA
37 publications, 29.37%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 13, 10.32%
United Kingdom
13 publications, 10.32%
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Italy
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Italy, 4, 3.17%
Italy
4 publications, 3.17%
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Germany
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Germany, 3, 2.38%
Germany
3 publications, 2.38%
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France
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France, 1, 0.79%
France
1 publication, 0.79%
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Argentina
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Argentina, 1, 0.79%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.79%
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Ireland
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Ireland, 1, 0.79%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.79%
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Canada
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Canada, 1, 0.79%
Canada
1 publication, 0.79%
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Republic of Korea
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Republic of Korea, 1, 0.79%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.79%
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Singapore
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Singapore, 1, 0.79%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.79%
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Finland
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Finland, 1, 0.79%
Finland
1 publication, 0.79%
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