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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
1 863
Citations
5 943
h-index
31
Publications
288
Citations
2 214
Top-3 citing journals
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (321 citations)
Legal Studies
Legal Studies (158 citations)
Social and Legal Studies
Social and Legal Studies (95 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Manchester
University of Manchester (48 publications)
University of Leeds
University of Leeds (39 publications)
Durham University
Durham University (33 publications)
Durham University
Durham University (11 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (10 publications)
University of Leeds
University of Leeds (9 publications)
Top-3 countries
United Kingdom (803 publications)
USA (52 publications)
Australia (48 publications)
United Kingdom (131 publications)
Ireland (11 publications)
Singapore (10 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
321 citations, 5.4%
Legal Studies
158 citations, 2.66%
Social and Legal Studies
95 citations, 1.6%
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
87 citations, 1.46%
International Journal of Law in Context
70 citations, 1.18%
Feminist Legal Studies
61 citations, 1.03%
Modern Law Review
60 citations, 1.01%
International Journal of the Legal Profession
52 citations, 0.87%
Law Teacher
41 citations, 0.69%
Cambridge Law Journal
34 citations, 0.57%
Liverpool Law Review
30 citations, 0.5%
International Journal of Evidence and Proof
29 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Medical Ethics
29 citations, 0.49%
Health Care Analysis
27 citations, 0.45%
Journal of Law and Society
24 citations, 0.4%
Clinical Ethics
21 citations, 0.35%
Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal
21 citations, 0.35%
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
20 citations, 0.34%
Griffith Law Review
20 citations, 0.34%
Edinburgh Law Review
20 citations, 0.34%
Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
20 citations, 0.34%
European Business Organization Law Review
19 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
18 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Consumer Policy
18 citations, 0.3%
International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
18 citations, 0.3%
Sustainability
18 citations, 0.3%
Ratio Juris
17 citations, 0.29%
International Review of Law, Computers and Technology
17 citations, 0.29%
International Journal for the Semiotics of Law
17 citations, 0.29%
Current Issues in Criminal Justice
16 citations, 0.27%
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%
British Journal of Criminology
13 citations, 0.22%
Law and Policy
13 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
13 citations, 0.22%
Laws
13 citations, 0.22%
Criminal Law and Philosophy
12 citations, 0.2%
Transnational Environmental Law
12 citations, 0.2%
Journal of African Law
12 citations, 0.2%
Law and History Review
11 citations, 0.19%
International Journal of Law and Management
10 citations, 0.17%
Law and Social Inquiry
10 citations, 0.17%
Criminology and Criminal Justice
10 citations, 0.17%
International Review of Victimology
10 citations, 0.17%
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
10 citations, 0.17%
Law and Philosophy Library
10 citations, 0.17%
European Journal of Law and Economics
9 citations, 0.15%
Law and Critique
9 citations, 0.15%
Crime, Law and Social Change
9 citations, 0.15%
Regulation and Governance
9 citations, 0.15%
International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
9 citations, 0.15%
Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
9 citations, 0.15%
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
8 citations, 0.13%
Annual Review of Law and Social Science
8 citations, 0.13%
Social Science and Medicine
8 citations, 0.13%
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
8 citations, 0.13%
Violence Against Women
8 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Criminal Justice
8 citations, 0.13%
Social Policy and Society
8 citations, 0.13%
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%
Irish Educational Studies
7 citations, 0.12%
Judicial Review
7 citations, 0.12%
Law, Governance and Technology Series
7 citations, 0.12%
Tort and Insurance Law
7 citations, 0.12%
Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
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%
Asian Journal of Law and Society
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%
Urban Studies
6 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Common Market Studies
6 citations, 0.1%
European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World
6 citations, 0.1%
Artificial Intelligence and Law
5 citations, 0.08%
Accounting, Economics and Law: A Convivium
5 citations, 0.08%
Ecclesiastical Law Journal
5 citations, 0.08%
Financial Accountability and Management
5 citations, 0.08%
Critical Perspectives on Accounting
5 citations, 0.08%
Journal of European Public Policy
5 citations, 0.08%
Critical Social Policy
5 citations, 0.08%
Computer Law and Security Review
5 citations, 0.08%
Religions
5 citations, 0.08%
European Constitutional Law Review
5 citations, 0.08%
Journal of Money Laundering Control
5 citations, 0.08%
Progress in Human Geography
5 citations, 0.08%
Punishment and Society
5 citations, 0.08%
Geoforum
5 citations, 0.08%
Youth Justice
5 citations, 0.08%
Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
5 citations, 0.08%
Disability and Society
5 citations, 0.08%
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Citing publishers

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Cambridge University Press
843 citations, 14.18%
Taylor & Francis
673 citations, 11.32%
Springer Nature
631 citations, 10.62%
Wiley
483 citations, 8.13%
SAGE
421 citations, 7.08%
Oxford University Press
417 citations, 7.02%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
290 citations, 4.88%
Elsevier
231 citations, 3.89%
Emerald
122 citations, 2.05%
MDPI
58 citations, 0.98%
BMJ
38 citations, 0.64%
Frontiers Media S.A.
24 citations, 0.4%
Walter de Gruyter
23 citations, 0.39%
Edinburgh University Press
23 citations, 0.39%
IGI Global
20 citations, 0.34%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
17 citations, 0.29%
Virtus Interpress
12 citations, 0.2%
Annual Reviews
11 citations, 0.19%
University of Chicago Press
10 citations, 0.17%
OpenEdition
10 citations, 0.17%
Hindawi Limited
7 citations, 0.12%
Brill
6 citations, 0.1%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
6 citations, 0.1%
Masaryk University Press
6 citations, 0.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
6 citations, 0.1%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
5 citations, 0.08%
Indiana University Press
5 citations, 0.08%
Mark Allen Group
5 citations, 0.08%
CAIRN
5 citations, 0.08%
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%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
3 citations, 0.05%
EDP Sciences
3 citations, 0.05%
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%
British Psychological Society
3 citations, 0.05%
Bristol University Press
3 citations, 0.05%
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%
Aurora Group, s.r.o
2 citations, 0.03%
Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz)
2 citations, 0.03%
Hans Publishers
2 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
2 citations, 0.03%
Edward Elgar Publishing
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%
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
1 citation, 0.02%
MIT Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Portland Press
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%
American Economic Association
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%
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Publishing organizations

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University of Manchester
48 publications, 2.58%
University of Leeds
39 publications, 2.09%
Durham University
33 publications, 1.77%
University of Bristol
32 publications, 1.72%
University of Southampton
29 publications, 1.56%
University of Oxford
28 publications, 1.5%
University of Sheffield
28 publications, 1.5%
University of Leicester
27 publications, 1.45%
Queen Mary University of London
26 publications, 1.4%
University of Cambridge
26 publications, 1.4%
University of Reading
25 publications, 1.34%
University of Liverpool
24 publications, 1.29%
University of Birmingham
23 publications, 1.23%
Newcastle University
23 publications, 1.23%
University of Nottingham
22 publications, 1.18%
Keele University
22 publications, 1.18%
University College London
21 publications, 1.13%
King's College London
21 publications, 1.13%
Lancaster University
21 publications, 1.13%
Cardiff University
21 publications, 1.13%
National University of Singapore
19 publications, 1.02%
Queen's University Belfast
19 publications, 1.02%
University of Exeter
19 publications, 1.02%
Ege University
18 publications, 0.97%
University of Edinburgh
18 publications, 0.97%
University of Glasgow
16 publications, 0.86%
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, 0.75%
University of the West of England
13 publications, 0.7%
London School of Economics and Political Science
12 publications, 0.64%
Swansea University
12 publications, 0.64%
University of East Anglia
12 publications, 0.64%
University College Dublin
12 publications, 0.64%
University of Melbourne
11 publications, 0.59%
University of Hull
11 publications, 0.59%
University of Warwick
10 publications, 0.54%
University of Strathclyde
10 publications, 0.54%
University of Hong Kong
10 publications, 0.54%
University of Sussex
10 publications, 0.54%
Singapore Management University
10 publications, 0.54%
Nottingham Trent University
9 publications, 0.48%
Manchester Metropolitan University
8 publications, 0.43%
University of Colombo
8 publications, 0.43%
University of Dundee
7 publications, 0.38%
Brunel University London
7 publications, 0.38%
University of Sydney
7 publications, 0.38%
University of Essex
7 publications, 0.38%
University of Aberdeen
6 publications, 0.32%
Trinity College Dublin
6 publications, 0.32%
University of Stirling
6 publications, 0.32%
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%
Northumbria University
5 publications, 0.27%
Aston University
4 publications, 0.21%
City, University of London
4 publications, 0.21%
University of Western Australia
4 publications, 0.21%
City University of Hong Kong
4 publications, 0.21%
De Montfort University
4 publications, 0.21%
University of Portsmouth
4 publications, 0.21%
Birkbeck, University of London
4 publications, 0.21%
University of Wolverhampton
4 publications, 0.21%
University of Limerick
4 publications, 0.21%
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%
Leeds Beckett 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%
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%
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
11 publications, 3.82%
University of Cambridge
10 publications, 3.47%
University of Leeds
9 publications, 3.13%
University of Oxford
8 publications, 2.78%
University of Bristol
8 publications, 2.78%
University of Exeter
8 publications, 2.78%
Queen Mary University of London
7 publications, 2.43%
University of Liverpool
7 publications, 2.43%
Newcastle University
6 publications, 2.08%
University of York
6 publications, 2.08%
Singapore Management University
6 publications, 2.08%
National University of Singapore
5 publications, 1.74%
University of Glasgow
5 publications, 1.74%
University of Strathclyde
5 publications, 1.74%
Cardiff University
5 publications, 1.74%
University College Dublin
5 publications, 1.74%
University College London
4 publications, 1.39%
University of Warwick
4 publications, 1.39%
King's College London
4 publications, 1.39%
University of Southampton
4 publications, 1.39%
University of Birmingham
4 publications, 1.39%
University of Melbourne
4 publications, 1.39%
Queen's University Belfast
4 publications, 1.39%
Lancaster University
4 publications, 1.39%
University of Sheffield
4 publications, 1.39%
University of East Anglia
4 publications, 1.39%
University of Edinburgh
3 publications, 1.04%
Nottingham Trent University
3 publications, 1.04%
University of Nottingham
3 publications, 1.04%
City University of Hong Kong
3 publications, 1.04%
Leeds Beckett University
3 publications, 1.04%
Northumbria University
3 publications, 1.04%
University of Leicester
3 publications, 1.04%
University of Portsmouth
3 publications, 1.04%
Birkbeck, University of London
3 publications, 1.04%
Maynooth University
3 publications, 1.04%
University of Dundee
2 publications, 0.69%
Oxford Brookes University
2 publications, 0.69%
Manchester Metropolitan University
2 publications, 0.69%
London School of Economics and Political Science
2 publications, 0.69%
University of Auckland
2 publications, 0.69%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2 publications, 0.69%
Trinity College Dublin
2 publications, 0.69%
Keele University
2 publications, 0.69%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2 publications, 0.69%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
2 publications, 0.69%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.35%
Kuwait University
1 publication, 0.35%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.35%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.35%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.35%
Dalian Maritime University
1 publication, 0.35%
Renmin University of China
1 publication, 0.35%
China University of Political Science and Law
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.35%
City, University of London
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.35%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.35%
Swinburne University of Technology
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.35%
Dublin City University
1 publication, 0.35%
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
1 publication, 0.35%
University of the West of England
1 publication, 0.35%
Swansea University
1 publication, 0.35%
Sheffield Hallam University
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Maribor
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Reading
1 publication, 0.35%
IE University (Universidad Instituto de Empresa)
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Kent
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Ulster
1 publication, 0.35%
Coventry University
1 publication, 0.35%
Bangor University
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Brighton
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Limerick
1 publication, 0.35%
University of Staffordshire
1 publication, 0.35%
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
1 publication, 0.35%
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United Kingdom, 803, 43.1%
United Kingdom
803 publications, 43.1%
USA, 52, 2.79%
USA
52 publications, 2.79%
Australia, 48, 2.58%
Australia
48 publications, 2.58%
Ireland, 36, 1.93%
Ireland
36 publications, 1.93%
Singapore, 29, 1.56%
Singapore
29 publications, 1.56%
China, 21, 1.13%
China
21 publications, 1.13%
Turkey, 18, 0.97%
Turkey
18 publications, 0.97%
Italy, 14, 0.75%
Italy
14 publications, 0.75%
Canada, 12, 0.64%
Canada
12 publications, 0.64%
Netherlands, 11, 0.59%
Netherlands
11 publications, 0.59%
Sri Lanka, 8, 0.43%
Sri Lanka
8 publications, 0.43%
New Zealand, 7, 0.38%
New Zealand
7 publications, 0.38%
Germany, 4, 0.21%
Germany
4 publications, 0.21%
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%
Hong Kong, 1, 0.05%
Hong Kong
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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Publishing countries in 5 years

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United Kingdom, 131, 45.49%
United Kingdom
131 publications, 45.49%
Ireland, 11, 3.82%
Ireland
11 publications, 3.82%
Singapore, 10, 3.47%
Singapore
10 publications, 3.47%
China, 7, 2.43%
China
7 publications, 2.43%
Australia, 6, 2.08%
Australia
6 publications, 2.08%
Germany, 2, 0.69%
Germany
2 publications, 0.69%
Netherlands, 2, 0.69%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.69%
USA, 1, 0.35%
USA
1 publication, 0.35%
Bahrain, 1, 0.35%
Bahrain
1 publication, 0.35%
Hong Kong, 1, 0.35%
Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.35%
Kuwait, 1, 0.35%
Kuwait
1 publication, 0.35%
Norway, 1, 0.35%
Norway
1 publication, 0.35%
Slovenia, 1, 0.35%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.35%
Turkey, 1, 0.35%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.35%
Chile, 1, 0.35%
Chile
1 publication, 0.35%
Sweden, 1, 0.35%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.35%
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