Law

317.0k papers and 1.5M indexed citations i.

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317.0k papers covering Law have received a total of 1.5M indexed citations since 1950. Papers on subfields are most often about the specific topic of Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Legal Education and Practice Innovations and Law in Society and Culture and also cover the fields of Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. Papers citing papers on subfields are usually about Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. Some of the most active scholars covering Law are Cass R. Sunstein, Eric A. Posner, Richard A. Posner, Jeffrey A. Segal and Lee Epstein.

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Fields of papers citing papers about Law

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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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