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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
1.1
SJR
0.378
CiteScore
1.9
Categories
Law
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1981-2025
journal names
Legal Studies
LEGAL STUD
Publications
1 846
Citations
5 765
h-index
30
Publications
271
Citations
2 041
Top-3 citing journals
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (316 citations)
Legal Studies
Legal Studies (157 citations)
Social and Legal Studies
Social and Legal Studies (93 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Manchester
University of Manchester (48 publications)
University of Leeds
University of Leeds (38 publications)
Durham University
Durham University (32 publications)
Durham University
Durham University (10 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (9 publications)
University of Leeds
University of Leeds (8 publications)
Top-3 countries
United Kingdom (793 publications)
USA (52 publications)
Australia (48 publications)
United Kingdom (134 publications)
Ireland (12 publications)
Singapore (9 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
316 citations, 5.48%
Legal Studies
157 citations, 2.72%
Social and Legal Studies
93 citations, 1.61%
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
85 citations, 1.47%
International Journal of Law in Context
70 citations, 1.21%
Modern Law Review
60 citations, 1.04%
Feminist Legal Studies
60 citations, 1.04%
International Journal of the Legal Profession
49 citations, 0.85%
Law Teacher
41 citations, 0.71%
Cambridge Law Journal
34 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Medical Ethics
29 citations, 0.5%
Liverpool Law Review
29 citations, 0.5%
International Journal of Evidence and Proof
28 citations, 0.49%
Health Care Analysis
25 citations, 0.43%
Journal of Law and Society
24 citations, 0.42%
Clinical Ethics
21 citations, 0.36%
Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal
21 citations, 0.36%
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
20 citations, 0.35%
Griffith Law Review
20 citations, 0.35%
Edinburgh Law Review
20 citations, 0.35%
European Business Organization Law Review
19 citations, 0.33%
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
18 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Consumer Policy
18 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
18 citations, 0.31%
Sustainability
18 citations, 0.31%
International Review of Law, Computers and Technology
17 citations, 0.29%
Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
17 citations, 0.29%
Ratio Juris
16 citations, 0.28%
International Journal for the Semiotics of Law
16 citations, 0.28%
Current Issues in Criminal Justice
16 citations, 0.28%
Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies
14 citations, 0.24%
King's Law Journal
14 citations, 0.24%
German Law Journal
14 citations, 0.24%
Law and Policy
13 citations, 0.23%
Criminal Law and Philosophy
12 citations, 0.21%
Transnational Environmental Law
12 citations, 0.21%
Journal of African Law
12 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
12 citations, 0.21%
British Journal of Criminology
11 citations, 0.19%
Law and History Review
11 citations, 0.19%
International Journal of Law and Management
10 citations, 0.17%
Criminology and Criminal Justice
10 citations, 0.17%
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
10 citations, 0.17%
European Journal of Law and Economics
9 citations, 0.16%
Law and Critique
9 citations, 0.16%
Crime, Law and Social Change
9 citations, 0.16%
Law and Social Inquiry
9 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
9 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
8 citations, 0.14%
Annual Review of Law and Social Science
8 citations, 0.14%
Social Science and Medicine
8 citations, 0.14%
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
8 citations, 0.14%
Violence Against Women
8 citations, 0.14%
Social Policy and Society
8 citations, 0.14%
Laws
8 citations, 0.14%
Law, Innovation and Technology
7 citations, 0.12%
Israel Law Review
7 citations, 0.12%
Convergence
7 citations, 0.12%
The Journal of Adult Protection
7 citations, 0.12%
Regulation and Governance
7 citations, 0.12%
Irish Educational Studies
7 citations, 0.12%
Judicial Review
7 citations, 0.12%
Law and Philosophy Library
7 citations, 0.12%
Tort and Insurance Law
7 citations, 0.12%
Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
7 citations, 0.12%
Asian Journal of Comparative Law
6 citations, 0.1%
Law and Humanities
6 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law
6 citations, 0.1%
European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
6 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Corporate Law Studies
6 citations, 0.1%
Legal Theory
6 citations, 0.1%
Legal Ethics
6 citations, 0.1%
Social Sciences
6 citations, 0.1%
Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
6 citations, 0.1%
British Dental Journal
6 citations, 0.1%
International Review of Victimology
6 citations, 0.1%
Urban Studies
6 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Common Market Studies
6 citations, 0.1%
Law, Governance and Technology Series
6 citations, 0.1%
European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World
6 citations, 0.1%
Artificial Intelligence and Law
5 citations, 0.09%
Accounting, Economics and Law: A Convivium
5 citations, 0.09%
Ecclesiastical Law Journal
5 citations, 0.09%
Financial Accountability and Management
5 citations, 0.09%
Critical Perspectives on Accounting
5 citations, 0.09%
Journal of European Public Policy
5 citations, 0.09%
Computer Law and Security Review
5 citations, 0.09%
European Constitutional Law Review
5 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Money Laundering Control
5 citations, 0.09%
Progress in Human Geography
5 citations, 0.09%
Geoforum
5 citations, 0.09%
Youth Justice
5 citations, 0.09%
Disability and Society
5 citations, 0.09%
European Journal of Risk Regulation
5 citations, 0.09%
Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence
5 citations, 0.09%
Monash bioethics review
5 citations, 0.09%
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
5 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
5 citations, 0.09%
Canadian Journal of Law and Society
5 citations, 0.09%
International Sports Law Journal
5 citations, 0.09%
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Citing publishers

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Cambridge University Press
798 citations, 13.84%
Taylor & Francis
654 citations, 11.34%
Springer Nature
576 citations, 9.99%
Wiley
474 citations, 8.22%
SAGE
403 citations, 6.99%
Oxford University Press
390 citations, 6.76%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
294 citations, 5.1%
Elsevier
214 citations, 3.71%
Emerald
113 citations, 1.96%
MDPI
50 citations, 0.87%
BMJ
38 citations, 0.66%
Edinburgh University Press
23 citations, 0.4%
Walter de Gruyter
21 citations, 0.36%
Frontiers Media S.A.
21 citations, 0.36%
IGI Global
19 citations, 0.33%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
15 citations, 0.26%
Annual Reviews
11 citations, 0.19%
University of Chicago Press
10 citations, 0.17%
Virtus Interpress
10 citations, 0.17%
OpenEdition
9 citations, 0.16%
Hindawi Limited
7 citations, 0.12%
Brill
6 citations, 0.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
6 citations, 0.1%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
5 citations, 0.09%
Indiana University Press
5 citations, 0.09%
Masaryk University Press
5 citations, 0.09%
Mark Allen Group
5 citations, 0.09%
CAIRN
5 citations, 0.09%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
4 citations, 0.07%
University of Warsaw
4 citations, 0.07%
Academy of Management
4 citations, 0.07%
SciELO
4 citations, 0.07%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
4 citations, 0.07%
Consortium Erudit
4 citations, 0.07%
South Florida Publishing LLC
4 citations, 0.07%
Kutafin Moscow State Law University
4 citations, 0.07%
3 citations, 0.05%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
3 citations, 0.05%
Vilnius University Press
3 citations, 0.05%
American Psychological Association (APA)
3 citations, 0.05%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
3 citations, 0.05%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.05%
Bristol University Press
3 citations, 0.05%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.03%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.03%
University of California Press
2 citations, 0.03%
Liverpool University Press
2 citations, 0.03%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.03%
Index Copernicus
2 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Comparative Law
2 citations, 0.03%
Copernicus
2 citations, 0.03%
Tyumen State University
2 citations, 0.03%
University of Montreal
2 citations, 0.03%
North-West University
2 citations, 0.03%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2 citations, 0.03%
S. Karger AG
2 citations, 0.03%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.03%
Perm State University (PSU)
2 citations, 0.03%
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
2 citations, 0.03%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
2 citations, 0.03%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
2 citations, 0.03%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.03%
AOSIS
2 citations, 0.03%
Hans Publishers
2 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
2 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.02%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
1 citation, 0.02%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.02%
Fundacao Carlos Chagas
1 citation, 0.02%
Duke University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
MIT Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Portland Press
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
American Academy of Pediatrics
1 citation, 0.02%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.02%
Association for Perioperative Practice
1 citation, 0.02%
Architectural Institute of Japan
1 citation, 0.02%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
Association for Learning Technology
1 citation, 0.02%
Editora Universidade de Brasilia
1 citation, 0.02%
Revus Klub
1 citation, 0.02%
Fondation Nationale de Gerontologie
1 citation, 0.02%
Unisa Press
1 citation, 0.02%
American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Stockholm University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP)
1 citation, 0.02%
American Public Health Association
1 citation, 0.02%
Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University
1 citation, 0.02%
Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
International Monetary Fund
1 citation, 0.02%
The Advertising Research Foundation
1 citation, 0.02%
Royal College of General Practitioners
1 citation, 0.02%
Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of Manchester
48 publications, 2.6%
University of Leeds
38 publications, 2.06%
Durham University
32 publications, 1.73%
University of Bristol
31 publications, 1.68%
University of Southampton
29 publications, 1.57%
University of Sheffield
27 publications, 1.46%
University of Oxford
26 publications, 1.41%
University of Leicester
26 publications, 1.41%
Queen Mary University of London
25 publications, 1.35%
University of Cambridge
25 publications, 1.35%
University of Reading
25 publications, 1.35%
University of Liverpool
23 publications, 1.25%
University of Birmingham
23 publications, 1.25%
Newcastle University
23 publications, 1.25%
Keele University
22 publications, 1.19%
University of Nottingham
21 publications, 1.14%
Cardiff University
21 publications, 1.14%
University College London
20 publications, 1.08%
King's College London
20 publications, 1.08%
Lancaster University
20 publications, 1.08%
National University of Singapore
19 publications, 1.03%
Queen's University Belfast
19 publications, 1.03%
University of Exeter
19 publications, 1.03%
Ege University
18 publications, 0.98%
University of Edinburgh
17 publications, 0.92%
University of Glasgow
16 publications, 0.87%
Oxford Brookes University
15 publications, 0.81%
University of York
15 publications, 0.81%
University of Kent
15 publications, 0.81%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
14 publications, 0.76%
London School of Economics and Political Science
12 publications, 0.65%
University of the West of England
12 publications, 0.65%
Swansea University
12 publications, 0.65%
University of East Anglia
12 publications, 0.65%
University College Dublin
12 publications, 0.65%
University of Hull
11 publications, 0.6%
University of Warwick
10 publications, 0.54%
University of Strathclyde
10 publications, 0.54%
University of Melbourne
10 publications, 0.54%
University of Hong Kong
10 publications, 0.54%
University of Sussex
10 publications, 0.54%
Singapore Management University
9 publications, 0.49%
University of Colombo
8 publications, 0.43%
University of Dundee
7 publications, 0.38%
Brunel University London
7 publications, 0.38%
Manchester Metropolitan University
7 publications, 0.38%
Nottingham Trent University
7 publications, 0.38%
University of Sydney
7 publications, 0.38%
University of Essex
7 publications, 0.38%
University of Aberdeen
6 publications, 0.33%
Trinity College Dublin
6 publications, 0.33%
University of Stirling
6 publications, 0.33%
Australian National University
5 publications, 0.27%
University of Adelaide
5 publications, 0.27%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
5 publications, 0.27%
Dublin City University
5 publications, 0.27%
Aston University
4 publications, 0.22%
University of Western Australia
4 publications, 0.22%
Northumbria University
4 publications, 0.22%
De Montfort University
4 publications, 0.22%
University of Portsmouth
4 publications, 0.22%
Birkbeck, University of London
4 publications, 0.22%
University of Wolverhampton
4 publications, 0.22%
University of Limerick
4 publications, 0.22%
City, University of London
3 publications, 0.16%
Maastricht University
3 publications, 0.16%
University of Auckland
3 publications, 0.16%
University of Tasmania
3 publications, 0.16%
Tilburg University
3 publications, 0.16%
University of Surrey
3 publications, 0.16%
Coventry University
3 publications, 0.16%
University of Bradford
3 publications, 0.16%
University of Central Lancashire
3 publications, 0.16%
Maynooth University
3 publications, 0.16%
University of Galway
3 publications, 0.16%
Tel Aviv University
2 publications, 0.11%
University of New South Wales
2 publications, 0.11%
Royal Holloway University of London
2 publications, 0.11%
Kingston University
2 publications, 0.11%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.11%
European University Institute
2 publications, 0.11%
University of Otago
2 publications, 0.11%
Victoria University of Wellington
2 publications, 0.11%
Monash University
2 publications, 0.11%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 0.11%
Griffith University
2 publications, 0.11%
Macquarie University
2 publications, 0.11%
La Trobe University
2 publications, 0.11%
Bond University
2 publications, 0.11%
Georgetown University
2 publications, 0.11%
City University of Hong Kong
2 publications, 0.11%
Harvard University
2 publications, 0.11%
Aberystwyth University
2 publications, 0.11%
Robert Gordon University
2 publications, 0.11%
University of the Basque Country
2 publications, 0.11%
Leiden University
2 publications, 0.11%
Leeds Beckett University
2 publications, 0.11%
Sheffield Hallam University
2 publications, 0.11%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2 publications, 0.11%
York University
2 publications, 0.11%
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Durham University
10 publications, 3.69%
University of Cambridge
9 publications, 3.32%
University of Leeds
8 publications, 2.95%
University of Exeter
8 publications, 2.95%
University of Oxford
7 publications, 2.58%
University of Liverpool
7 publications, 2.58%
University of Bristol
7 publications, 2.58%
Queen Mary University of London
6 publications, 2.21%
Newcastle University
6 publications, 2.21%
University of York
6 publications, 2.21%
National University of Singapore
5 publications, 1.85%
University of Southampton
5 publications, 1.85%
University of Birmingham
5 publications, 1.85%
University of Glasgow
5 publications, 1.85%
University of Strathclyde
5 publications, 1.85%
Cardiff University
5 publications, 1.85%
University College Dublin
5 publications, 1.85%
Singapore Management University
5 publications, 1.85%
University of Warwick
4 publications, 1.48%
Queen's University Belfast
4 publications, 1.48%
University of East Anglia
4 publications, 1.48%
University College London
3 publications, 1.11%
King's College London
3 publications, 1.11%
University of Edinburgh
3 publications, 1.11%
London School of Economics and Political Science
3 publications, 1.11%
University of Melbourne
3 publications, 1.11%
Lancaster University
3 publications, 1.11%
Northumbria University
3 publications, 1.11%
University of Sheffield
3 publications, 1.11%
University of Portsmouth
3 publications, 1.11%
Birkbeck, University of London
3 publications, 1.11%
Maynooth University
3 publications, 1.11%
University of Dundee
2 publications, 0.74%
Oxford Brookes University
2 publications, 0.74%
Manchester Metropolitan University
2 publications, 0.74%
University of Nottingham
2 publications, 0.74%
University of Auckland
2 publications, 0.74%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2 publications, 0.74%
Trinity College Dublin
2 publications, 0.74%
Keele University
2 publications, 0.74%
Leeds Beckett University
2 publications, 0.74%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2 publications, 0.74%
University of Reading
2 publications, 0.74%
University of Leicester
2 publications, 0.74%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
2 publications, 0.74%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.37%
Kuwait University
1 publication, 0.37%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.37%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.37%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.37%
Dalian Maritime University
1 publication, 0.37%
Renmin University of China
1 publication, 0.37%
China University of Political Science and Law
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.37%
Edinburgh Napier University
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Manchester
1 publication, 0.37%
Nottingham Trent University
1 publication, 0.37%
Birmingham City University
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.37%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.37%
Swinburne University of Technology
1 publication, 0.37%
City University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.37%
Dublin City University
1 publication, 0.37%
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
1 publication, 0.37%
Swansea University
1 publication, 0.37%
Sheffield Hallam University
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Maribor
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Kent
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Ulster
1 publication, 0.37%
Coventry University
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Brighton
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Wolverhampton
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Limerick
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Galway
1 publication, 0.37%
University of Staffordshire
1 publication, 0.37%
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
1 publication, 0.37%
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United Kingdom, 793, 42.96%
United Kingdom
793 publications, 42.96%
USA, 52, 2.82%
USA
52 publications, 2.82%
Australia, 48, 2.6%
Australia
48 publications, 2.6%
Ireland, 36, 1.95%
Ireland
36 publications, 1.95%
Singapore, 28, 1.52%
Singapore
28 publications, 1.52%
China, 21, 1.14%
China
21 publications, 1.14%
Turkey, 18, 0.98%
Turkey
18 publications, 0.98%
Italy, 14, 0.76%
Italy
14 publications, 0.76%
Canada, 12, 0.65%
Canada
12 publications, 0.65%
Netherlands, 11, 0.6%
Netherlands
11 publications, 0.6%
Sri Lanka, 8, 0.43%
Sri Lanka
8 publications, 0.43%
New Zealand, 7, 0.38%
New Zealand
7 publications, 0.38%
Germany, 4, 0.22%
Germany
4 publications, 0.22%
France, 2, 0.11%
France
2 publications, 0.11%
Belgium, 2, 0.11%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.11%
Israel, 2, 0.11%
Israel
2 publications, 0.11%
Spain, 2, 0.11%
Spain
2 publications, 0.11%
South Africa, 2, 0.11%
South Africa
2 publications, 0.11%
Bahrain, 1, 0.05%
Bahrain
1 publication, 0.05%
Brazil, 1, 0.05%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.05%
Denmark, 1, 0.05%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.05%
Iraq, 1, 0.05%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.05%
Kenya, 1, 0.05%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.05%
Kuwait, 1, 0.05%
Kuwait
1 publication, 0.05%
Norway, 1, 0.05%
Norway
1 publication, 0.05%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.05%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.05%
Slovenia, 1, 0.05%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.05%
Chile, 1, 0.05%
Chile
1 publication, 0.05%
Sweden, 1, 0.05%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.05%
Jamaica, 1, 0.05%
Jamaica
1 publication, 0.05%
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United Kingdom, 134, 49.45%
United Kingdom
134 publications, 49.45%
Ireland, 12, 4.43%
Ireland
12 publications, 4.43%
Singapore, 9, 3.32%
Singapore
9 publications, 3.32%
China, 7, 2.58%
China
7 publications, 2.58%
Australia, 6, 2.21%
Australia
6 publications, 2.21%
Germany, 2, 0.74%
Germany
2 publications, 0.74%
Netherlands, 2, 0.74%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.74%
USA, 1, 0.37%
USA
1 publication, 0.37%
Bahrain, 1, 0.37%
Bahrain
1 publication, 0.37%
Kuwait, 1, 0.37%
Kuwait
1 publication, 0.37%
Norway, 1, 0.37%
Norway
1 publication, 0.37%
Slovenia, 1, 0.37%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.37%
Turkey, 1, 0.37%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.37%
Chile, 1, 0.37%
Chile
1 publication, 0.37%
Sweden, 1, 0.37%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.37%
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