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Border Security and International Relations

Border Security and International Relations is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 2.4k research works in it since 1951. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to human rights, international relations, homeland security, global governance, and legal research. It includes discussions on the Arab Charter on Human Rights, child-friendly healthcare, counterterrorism, customs and trade, energy policy, and the Eurasian Economic Union. The papers also delve into issues such as religious minorities in Pakistan, the role of customs in security, and the impact of international relations on human rights.

  • Human Rights
  • International Relations
  • Homeland Security
  • Global Governance
  • Eurasian Economic Union
  • Counterterrorism
  • Customs and Trade
  • Legal Research
  • Energy Policy
  • Child Rights
Research works
2.4k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
231
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+44%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
19% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Border Security and International Relations

Which countries lead Border Security and International Relations research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (61 and 58 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 61 works
  2. 2 China 58 works
  3. 3 Russia 43 works
  4. 4 Uzbekistan 32 works
  5. 5 Ukraine 31 works
  6. 6 Kyrgyzstan 25 works
  7. 7 Pakistan 24 works
  8. 8 Germany 20 works
  9. 9 Kazakhstan 19 works
  10. 10 Nigeria 16 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 18.6%China: 17.7%Russia: 13.1%Uzbekistan: 9.6%6 others listed: 41.0%19%largest
United States61 · 18.6%China58 · 17.7%Russia43 · 13.1%Uzbekistan32 · 9.6%6 others listed135 · 41.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Border Security and International Relations research?

By volume in 2022-now, Kyrgyz State National University publishes the most Border Security and International Relations research, followed by Tashkent State University of Law and Max Planck Society.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Kyrgyz State National UniversityKyrgyzstan 7 works
  2. 2 Tashkent State University of LawUzbekistan 7 works
  3. 3 Max Planck SocietyGermany 6 works
  4. 4 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 6 works
  5. 5 L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityKazakhstan 5 works
  6. 6 University of World Economy and DiplomacyUzbekistan 4 works
  7. 7 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 4 works
  8. 8 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 4 works
  9. 9 Kyrgyz National UniversityKyrgyzstan 4 works
  10. 10 Security Service of UkraineUkraine 4 works

What are the most cited papers in Border Security and International Relations?

The most cited paper in Border Security and International Relations is "The impact of the economic crisis and the US embargo on health in Cuba." (Richard Garfield, Sarah Santana, 1997), with 199 citations. Next come "The impact of economic sanctions on health and human rights in Haiti, 1991-1994." (130) and "An Improved, Rapid Northern Protocol" (112).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The impact of the economic crisis and the US embargo on health in Cuba. Richard Garfield, Sarah Santana · American Journal of Public Health Open access 1997 199
2 The impact of economic sanctions on health and human rights in Haiti, 1991-1994. Elizabeth D. Gibbons, Richard Garfield · American Journal of Public Health Open access Oct 1999 130
3 An Improved, Rapid Northern Protocol Christopher G. Kevil, Loren Walsh, F. Stephen Laroux et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Sep 1997 112
4 A Value Model for Evaluating Homeland Security Decisions Ralph L. Keeney, Detlof von Winterfeldt · Risk Analysis 9 Mar 2011 106
5 Constructing Homeland Security: An Anemic Policy Regime Peter May, Ashley E. Jochim, Joshua Sapotichne · Policy Studies Journal May 2011 100
All 103 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Border Security and International Relations research done?

The largest centres of Border Security and International Relations research in 2022-now are Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Moscow (Russia), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tashkent and Moscow.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 TashkentUzbekistan 25 works
  2. 2 MoscowRussia 21 works
  3. 3 BishkekKyrgyzstan 19 works
  4. 4 BeijingChina 15 works
  5. 5 KyivUkraine 13 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C.United States 9 works
  7. 7 AlmatyKazakhstan 9 works
  8. 8 New YorkUnited States 9 works
  9. 9 Nur-SultanKazakhstan 7 works
  10. 10 BelgradeSerbia 7 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TashkentUZ · 25.2 works29×
  2. MoscowRU · 21.5 works3.7×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Border Security and International Relations than the world average.

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Is Border Security and International Relations research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Border Security and International Relations.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Border Security and International Relations as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Border Security and International Relations over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Border Security and International Relations10.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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