The Journal of Legal Studies

38.4k citations
1.1k papers · · active since 1950

Impact in

  • Law top 0.2%
    • Legal principles and applications
    • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
    • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
    • Legal and Constitutional Studies

Papers in

  • Law 373
    • Legal principles and applications 150
    • Judicial and Constitutional Studies 121
    • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems 610
    • Legal and Constitutional Studies 288
    • Insurance and Financial Risk Management 51

The Journal of Legal Studies

1.0k papers receiving 31.0k citations

Peers

The Journal of Legal Studies
Comparison fields: 5 of 188
  • Law 9.7k
  • Economics and Econometrics 22.6k
  • General Decision Sciences 1.4k
  • Safety Research 3.3k
  • Pharmacy 1.9k
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Fields of papers published in The Journal of Legal Studies

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About The Journal of Legal Studies

The 1.1k papers published in The Journal of Legal Studies in the last decades have received a total of 38.4k indexed citations . Papers published in The Journal of Legal Studies usually cover Law (373 papers), Economics and Econometrics (789 papers), General Decision Sciences (30 papers), Pharmacy (61 papers) and Strategy and Management (138 papers) specifically the topics of Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (610 papers), Legal and Constitutional Studies (288 papers), Legal principles and applications (150 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (121 papers), Regulation and Compliance Studies (72 papers), Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (61 papers), Insurance and Financial Risk Management (51 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (51 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, Gary S. Becker, Uri Gneezy, Aldo Rustichini and Paul H. Rubin.

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