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Center for International Environmental Law

In research, Center for International Environmental Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,417 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,989 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,780
of 28,054 · #27,670 all time
Rank in United States
#4,033
of 4,192
Research works
811
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Center for International Environmental 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 SciencesField #5,417 of 6,365 12.3%71 #4216
Social SciencesDomain #8,989 of 10,521 9.5%104 #6715

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for International Environmental 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 Center for International Environmental Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 32.7 works18×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.11× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.44× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.80× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.48× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for International Environmental Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Ian Williams, Stefano Burchi and Geoffrey A. Manne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for International Environmental Law.

  1. 1 Ian Williams United States · #1,026,073 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Stefano Burchi United States · #1,056,924 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Geoffrey A. Manne United States · #1,111,723 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Julian Morris United States · #1,224,221 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Center for International Environmental Law

Which keywords describe research at Center for International Environmental Law?

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

▲ 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 Rights28▲ 22×32 topics
  2. International Law21▲ 54×17 topics
  3. Global Governance11▲ 39×11 topics
  4. Sovereignty10▲ 85×8 topics
  5. Globalization10▲ 4.0×24 topics
  6. Security Council8▲ 122×2 topics
  7. State Sovereignty7▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Environmental Law7▲ 26×5 topics
  9. European Union6▲ 20×9 topics
  10. Security6▲ 7.1×7 topics
  11. War Crimes5▲ 100×3 topics
  12. Conflict5▲ 26×7 topics
  13. Regulation5▲ 7.7×9 topics
  14. International Criminal Law5▲ 164×1 topic
  15. International Humanitarian Law5▲ 164×1 topic
  16. Arbitration5▲ 131×2 topics
  17. Economic Growth5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  18. Criminal Law4▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Humanitarian Intervention4▲ 93×2 topics
  20. Refugees4▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Governance4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  22. International Cooperation4▲ 66×3 topics
  23. Genocide4▲ 54×2 topics
  24. Legal System4▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Democracy4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  26. Bilateral Investment Treaties4▲ 152×1 topic
  27. Foreign Direct Investment4▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Judicial Review4▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Terrorism4▲ 61×3 topics
  30. Price Discrimination4▲ 76×2 topics
  31. Diplomacy3▲ 28×2 topics
  32. International Relations3▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Responsibility to Protect3▲ 90×1 topic
  34. United Nations3▲ 90×1 topic
  35. Criminal Justice3▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Transnational Corporations3▲ 107×2 topics
  37. Competition3▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Corporate Criminal Liability3▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Legal Education3▲ 29×3 topics
  40. Sustainable Development Goals3▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Center for International Environmental Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Law and Human Rights, International Arbitration and Investment Law, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Legal Studies and Policies.

International Law and Hu…5International Law and Human Rights: 5 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…4International Arbitration and Investment Law: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…3Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 3 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies3Legal Studies and Policies: 3 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 2 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Av…2International Law and Aviation: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksTransboundary Water Reso…2Transboundary Water Resource Management: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsStrategy and ManagementLawEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 4 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Legal Studies and Policies Law 3 works
  5. 5 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  7. 7 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  10. 10 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for International Environmental Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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