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Scholarly Impact: Scholarly Impact Pages and Materials

A guides to how scholarly impact is ranked today.

Law Schools

Maine Law, Scholarly Communications & Author's Rights
Great guide on all aspects of scholarly publishing from law librarian Cindy Hirsch.
Georgia State University College of Law Library, Faculty Citation Reports
Florida International University Scholarly Impact Report Archives
Archives of Florida International University Law's scholarly impact report.
Florida International University Citation Analysis & Journal Rankings
University of Wisconsin Scholarly Communication

AALL

Hot Topic: New Metrics for Measuring Scholarly Impact: Law Librarians, Heinonline, and U.S. News & World Report
Panel from 2019 AALL annual meeting, including Shane Marmion, William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; Robert Morse, U.S. News & World Report; Bonnie Shucha, University of Wisconsin Law School & Lisa Davis, FIU College of Law. (Registration Required)

Universities and Colleges

Boston College Libraries: Scholarly Communications & Research

Articles

Lee Petherbridge & Christopher A. Cotropia, Should Your Law Review Article Have an Abstract and Table of Contents?: An Empirical Analysis Peer Review Article, 85 Miss. L.J. 295 (2016).
Article suggests that including and abstract and table of contents in a law review article can increase its citations.
James M. Donovan & Carol A. Watson, Will an Institutional Repository Hurt My SSRN Ranking?: Calming the Faculty Fear, 16 AALL Spectrum 12 (April 2012).
Authors suggest that posting in an institutional repository and SSRN increases audience.