Bibliometric assessment of research productivity in the subject of contract law published in Scopus-Elsevier indexed journals from 1960 – 2019.

Authors

Sardar Ali Shah, Assistant Professors, Institute of Law, University of Sindh, Jamshoro/Hyderabad Sindh, PakistanFollow
Zameer Hussain Baladi, Librarian, at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Library, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulla Medical Research Center, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.Follow
Taimoor Ali, Lawyer Hyderabad, Sindh, PakistanFollow

Date of this Version

2021

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Purpose: This study evaluated the publications published in journals indexed in the Scopus-Elsevier database on Contract Law as article title from 1960 – 2019.

Methods: Data of published documents on contract law downloaded from Scopus-Elsevier database on comma-separated value (CSV) file to fill the study's purpose. To calculate the year-wise publications, estimate the document's format, assess the pattern of authorship, place of publication, and gauge the first author's affiliation with their country.

Results: There is 1551 document written by 2017; 1.3 authors in nine publication formats. Articles, book chapters, and review articles 1237; 79.7% attract the researchers for due attention and publish these at 1366 places. Seventy-three countries participated in 1551 documents; the United States 305; 19.6%, United Kingdom 281; 18.1%, and Germany 174; 11.2% are on the top slots among the 73 countries.

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Conclusion: This study reveals that the law of contract is an emerging subject in the discipline of law. Geo-political situations, international trade, and the country's own rules and customs played an essential role in making legal agreements or contracts between two parties.