Corporate Law and Human Rights
Corporate Law and Human Rights is a research topic within Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the obligations and responsibilities of multinational corporations and other business entities with regard to human rights. It explores topics such as corporate liability for human rights violations, the role of international law in holding corporations accountable, and the development of frameworks and guidelines for corporate responsibility. The cluster also delves into the challenges and opportunities in enforcing human rights standards on transnational corporations.
- Corporate
- Human Rights
- Multinational Enterprises
- Liability
- Transnational Corporations
- Business
- International Law
- Accountability
- OECD Guidelines
- Legal Responsibility
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Corporate Law and Human Rights research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (311 and 191 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 311 works
- 2 United Kingdom 191 works
- 3 China 136 works
- 4 Germany 125 works
- 5 Indonesia 89 works
- 6 Netherlands 75 works
- 7 France 72 works
- 8 Australia 70 works
- 9 Italy 61 works
- 10 India 60 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Corporate Law and Human Rights research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of St.Gallen publishes the most Corporate Law and Human Rights research, followed by Tulane University and Shanghai Maritime University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of St.GallenSwitzerland 24 works
- 2 Tulane UniversityUnited States 23 works
- 3 Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina 21 works
- 4 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 17 works
- 5 University of MichiganUnited States 14 works
- 6 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 14 works
- 7 Tilburg UniversityNetherlands 13 works
- 8 The Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of ChinaChina 13 works
- 9 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 12 works
- 10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 11 works
Where is Corporate Law and Human Rights research done?
The largest centres of Corporate Law and Human Rights research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Shanghai (China) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in St. Gallen, New Orleans and Copenhagen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 65 works
- 2 Beijing China 37 works
- 3 Shanghai China 34 works
- 4 New York United States 30 works
- 5 New Orleans United States 26 works
- 6 Paris France 24 works
- 7 St. Gallen Switzerland 24 works
- 8 Melbourne Australia 24 works
- 9 Washington D.C. United States 23 works
- 10 Moscow Russia 21 works
Where it is the local speciality
- St. GallenCH · 23.8 works79×
- New OrleansUS · 26.3 works27×
- CopenhagenDK · 20.1 works6.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Corporate Law and Human Rights than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Corporate Law and Human Rights?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Amsterdam, Tilburg University and Copenhagen Business School score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 63.3 | 20.5% | 9.5× | 10 | +77.0% |
| 2 | Tilburg UniversityNetherlands | 62.7 | 18.1% | 40.8× | 13 | +9.4% |
| 3 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 56.4 | 8.0% | 42.8× | 14 | +112.1% |
| 4 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 52.3 | 11.4% | 18.9× | 12 | -7.0% |
| 5 | University of St.GallenSwitzerland | 51.3 | 1.9% | 118.1× | 24 | -18.8% |
| 6 | Tulane UniversityUnited States | 51.0 | 0.0% | 47.1× | 23 | +57.1% |
| 7 | Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina | 48.9 | 0.0% | 44.2× | 21 | — |
| 8 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 45.6 | 23.0% | 5.5× | 10 | +4.3% |
| 9 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 44.4 | 1.0% | 11.7× | 17 | -7.6% |
| 10 | University of ViennaAustria | 43.0 | 7.7% | 9.3× | 9 | +76.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Corporate Law and Human Rights research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Corporate Law and Human Rights.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.