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British Institute of International and Comparative Law

In research, British Institute of International and Comparative Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,791 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,311 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,006
of 28,054 · #24,822 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#812
of 1,094
Research works
813
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is British Institute of International and Comparative Law known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,791 of 10,521 11.3%108 #7757
Social SciencesField #5,311 of 6,365 13.6%75 #5094

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Institute of International and Comparative Law sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does British Institute of International and Comparative Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 34.7 works17×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.77× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.32× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Institute of International and Comparative Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Armin Höland, Frank Wooldridge and Yarik Kryvoi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

  1. 1 Armin Höland United Kingdom · #306,489 worldwide 8 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Frank Wooldridge United Kingdom · #384,678 worldwide 9 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Yarik Kryvoi United Kingdom · #450,305 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Alexander Schall United Kingdom · #546,197 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Nicholas Hd Foster United Kingdom · #860,229 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 幸子 畑中 United Kingdom · #949,221 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 H Schulze United Kingdom · #967,103 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Franklin A. Gevurtz United Kingdom · #994,149 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Anne Mørk United Kingdom · #1,122,650 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Luis González Vaqué United Kingdom · #1,251,019 worldwide 12 citations · 149 works
All ranked researchers at British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Which keywords describe research at British Institute of International and Comparative Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Global Governance, Sovereignty, State Sovereignty, Arbitration, Security Council and Foreign Direct Investment.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights36▲ 26×35 topics
  2. International Law26▲ 63×16 topics
  3. Global Governance16▲ 51×12 topics
  4. Sovereignty10▲ 83×6 topics
  5. State Sovereignty10▲ 156×2 topics
  6. Globalization10▲ 3.8×35 topics
  7. Arbitration10▲ 255×2 topics
  8. Security Council9▲ 130×2 topics
  9. Foreign Direct Investment9▲ 138×2 topics
  10. War Crimes9▲ 150×3 topics
  11. Bilateral Investment Treaties8▲ 333×1 topic
  12. Investment Treaty Arbitration8▲ 333×1 topic
  13. European Union8▲ 26×13 topics
  14. Judicial Review8▲ 63×4 topics
  15. International Criminal Law8▲ 240×1 topic
  16. International Humanitarian Law8▲ 240×1 topic
  17. Constitutionalism6▲ 45×3 topics
  18. Democracy6▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.4×12 topics
  20. ECHR5▲ 95×1 topic
  21. European Legal Systems5▲ 95×1 topic
  22. Environmental Protection5▲ 72×2 topics
  23. Access and Benefit Sharing5▲ 254×1 topic
  24. Development5▲ 10.0×5 topics
  25. Global Trade5▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Marine Genetic Resources5▲ 254×1 topic
  27. Transnational Corporations4▲ 125×2 topics
  28. Governance4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  29. Environmental Law4▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Diplomacy4▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Social Inequality4▲ 10×2 topics
  32. International Relations4▲ 11×8 topics
  33. Intersectionality4▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Sustainable Development Goals4▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Colonialism3▲ 5.3×10 topics
  36. Liability3▲ 85×2 topics
  37. Digital Sovereignty3▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Accountability3▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Public-Private Partnerships3▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Regulatory Challenges3▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does British Institute of International and Comparative Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Arbitration and Investment Law, International Law and Human Rights, European and International Law Studies and International Maritime Law Issues.

International Arbitratio…8International Arbitration and Investment Law: 8 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 8 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 5 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 5 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 3 fractional worksHuman Rights and Develop…2Human Rights and Development: 2 fractional worksCorporate Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction: 2 fractional worksMaritime Security and History: 2 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and international trade: 2 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementPolitical Science and International RelationsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political Science3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 8 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  3. 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  5. 5 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Law and Human Rights Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Maritime Security and History Transportation 2 works
  10. 10 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Institute of International and Comparative Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

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