The Journal of Legal Studies

1.2k papers and 37.7k indexed citations i.

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The 1.2k papers published in The Journal of Legal Studies in the last decades have received a total of 37.7k indexed citations. Papers published in The Journal of Legal Studies usually cover Economics and Econometrics (799 papers), Law (380 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (181 papers) specifically the topics of Economic Analysis of Law and Legal Systems (617 papers), Legal and Constitutional Studies (295 papers) and Legal principles and applications (155 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The Journal of Legal Studies are Richard A. Posner, Steven Shavell, William M. Landes, George J. Stigler, George L. Priest, Kenneth W. Dam, Uri Gneezy, Gary S. Becker, Robert D. Cooter and Aldo Rustichini.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in The Journal of Legal Studies

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EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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Countries where authors publish in The Journal of Legal Studies

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