International Arbitration and Investment Law
International Arbitration and Investment Law is a research topic within Strategy and Management. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 11.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the related legal and economic implications. It explores topics such as investment treaty arbitration, regulatory expropriation, fair and equitable treatment, and the balance between state sovereignty and international law.
- Bilateral Investment Treaties
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Investment Treaty Arbitration
- International Economic Law
- Investor-State Disputes
- Regulatory Expropriation
- Fair and Equitable Treatment
- Arbitration
- State Sovereignty
- International Law
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% the tick is no change
Which countries lead International Arbitration and Investment Law research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (526 and 336 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 526 works
- 2 China 336 works
- 3 United Kingdom 317 works
- 4 Russia 214 works
- 5 Indonesia 165 works
- 6 France 141 works
- 7 Australia 136 works
- 8 India 134 works
- 9 Germany 126 works
- 10 Netherlands 120 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.
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Which institutions lead International Arbitration and Investment Law research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tulane University publishes the most International Arbitration and Investment Law research, followed by Shanghai Maritime University and National University of Singapore.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tulane UniversityUnited States 36 works
- 2 Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina 34 works
- 3 National University of SingaporeSingapore 25 works
- 4 Australian National UniversityAustralia 25 works
- 5 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 24 works
- 6 Tashkent State University of LawUzbekistan 23 works
- 7 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 19 works
- 8 University of HelsinkiFinland 18 works
- 9 University of OsloNorway 18 works
- 10 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in International Arbitration and Investment Law?
The most-cited researchers publishing on International Arbitration and Investment Law include Robert O. Keohane, Cass R. Sunstein and Robert W. McGee.
- 1 Robert O. Keohane United States 2.7k citations
- 2 Cass R. Sunstein United States 2.5k citations
- 3 Robert W. McGee United States 1.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is International Arbitration and Investment Law research done?
The largest centres of International Arbitration and Investment Law research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in New Orleans, Yerevan and Geneva.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- New OrleansUS · 36.5 works19×
- YerevanAM · 24.2 works14×
- GenevaCH · 39.3 works12×
- LeidenNL · 25.4 works9.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in International Arbitration and Investment Law than the world average.
Where is the best place to study International Arbitration and Investment Law?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Oslo, University of Amsterdam and Maastricht University 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 OsloNorway | 79.2 | 26.9% | 9.7× | 18 | +82.3% |
| 2 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 71.9 | 20.3% | 8.6× | 17 | +148.7% |
| 3 | Maastricht UniversityNetherlands | 69.7 | 22.6% | 8.8× | 11 | +133.5% |
| 4 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 66.0 | 13.9% | 6.8× | 26 | +132.8% |
| 5 | Singapore Management UniversitySingapore | 64.9 | 10.2% | 40.5× | 17 | +140.4% |
| 6 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 60.5 | 9.7% | 8.3× | 18 | +173.3% |
| 7 | O. P. Jindal Global UniversityIndia | 59.8 | 5.9% | 40.5× | 14 | +617.9% |
| 8 | University of MacauMacau | 59.1 | 12.2% | 7.7× | 10 | +256.5% |
| 9 | Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesSwitzerland | 57.9 | 14.5% | 112.8× | 17 | -0.2% |
| 10 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 57.4 | 8.8% | 18.6× | 24 | -11.8% |
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 International Arbitration and Investment Law research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are International Arbitration and Investment Law.
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.