The Journal of Legal Studies

44.9k 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 377
    • Legal principles and applications 152
    • Judicial and Constitutional Studies 122
    • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems 612
    • Legal and Constitutional Studies 290
    • Insurance and Financial Risk Management 51

The Journal of Legal Studies

1.0k papers receiving 34.7k citations

Peers

The Journal of Legal Studies
Comparison fields: 5 of 193
  • Law 11.7k
  • Economics and Econometrics 25.9k
  • General Decision Sciences 1.6k
  • Pharmacy 2.2k
  • Safety Research 3.5k
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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 44.9k indexed citations . Papers published in The Journal of Legal Studies usually cover Law (377 papers), Economics and Econometrics (792 papers), General Decision Sciences (30 papers), Pharmacy (62 papers) and Accounting (100 papers) specifically the topics of Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (612 papers), Legal and Constitutional Studies (290 papers), Legal principles and applications (152 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (122 papers), Regulation and Compliance Studies (72 papers), Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (62 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, Uri Gneezy, Gary S. Becker, Aldo Rustichini, Paul H. Rubin and Kenneth W. Dam.

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