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International Human Rights and Reproductive Law

International Human Rights and Reproductive Law is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 3.1k research works in it since 1951. 18.1% 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 global human rights, development, and governance. It includes discussions on human rights institutions, gender equality, international law, sustainable development, education policy, poverty reduction, environmental governance, and corporate governance. The papers reflect a comprehensive exploration of issues related to social justice and the advancement of human rights on a global scale.

  • Human Rights
  • Gender Equality
  • International Law
  • Sustainable Development
  • Education Policy
  • Women's Rights
  • Poverty Reduction
  • Environmental Governance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Social Justice
Research works
3.1k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
560
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+38%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead International Human Rights and Reproductive Law research?

By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (106 and 81 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 106 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 81 works
  3. 3 India 54 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 48 works
  5. 5 South Africa 48 works
  6. 6 Ukraine 45 works
  7. 7 Germany 45 works
  8. 8 Russia 27 works
  9. 9 Nigeria 26 works
  10. 10 Canada 17 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: 21.3%Indonesia: 16.4%India: 10.8%United Kingdom: 9.7%6 others listed: 41.8%21%largest
United States106 · 21.3%Indonesia81 · 16.4%India54 · 10.8%United Kingdom48 · 9.7%6 others listed208 · 41.8%

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

Which institutions lead International Human Rights and Reproductive Law research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Human Growth Foundation publishes the most International Human Rights and Reproductive Law research, followed by University of Pretoria and Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 11 works
  2. 2 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 8 works
  3. 3 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 7 works
  4. 4 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 6 works
  5. 5 Nordwestdeutsche Forstliche VersuchsanstaltGermany 5 works
  6. 6 University of NairobiKenya 5 works
  7. 7 University of LatviaLatvia 5 works
  8. 8 University of the Western CapeSouth Africa 4 works
  9. 9 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 4 works
  10. 10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 4 works

Who are the leading researchers in International Human Rights and Reproductive Law?

The most-cited researchers publishing on International Human Rights and Reproductive Law include Rebecca J. Cook and Bernard M. Dickens.

  1. 1 Rebecca J. Cook Canada 1.3k citations
  2. 2 Bernard M. Dickens Canada 1.3k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is International Human Rights and Reproductive Law research done?

The largest centres of International Human Rights and Reproductive Law research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom) and Pretoria (South Africa). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in New York.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 New York United States 22 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 16 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 16 works
  4. 4 Pretoria South Africa 15 works
  5. 5 Kyiv Ukraine 15 works
  6. 6 Jakarta Indonesia 11 works
  7. 7 Nairobi Kenya 11 works
  8. 8 Riga Latvia 10 works
  9. 9 Hamburg Germany 9 works
  10. 10 Johannesburg South Africa 7 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. New YorkUS · 22.0 works4.0×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in International Human Rights and Reproductive Law than the world average.

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Is International Human Rights and Reproductive Law research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are International Human Rights and Reproductive Law.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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