Result ranking
vLex ranks your search results to ensure that the most relevant information is listed at the top.
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vLex ranks your search results to ensure that the most relevant information is listed at the top.
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vLex are, by default, sorted by relevance. This is calculated using a combination of the following factors:
Textual ranking: scans the results and shows you information that most closely relates to your search terms.
Legal ranking: higher legal status means higher priority. For example, a result from a higher court will have priority over a result from a minor court, and a piece of legislation will have higher priority than a bill.
Citation frequency: documents that are cited more frequently rank higher.
Social ranking: the way users interact with vLex gives the algorithm clues as to whether a document is helpful or not.
Personal ranking: your choices and the indicate what is important to you.
Editorial ranking: vLex's editorial team manually selects the key search results for the searches that are conducted most frequently.
Use the drop-down menu in the top-right hand corner above your results to change the order to one of the following options:
Most cited
Most recent
Oldest
Most visited