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International Law and Aviation

International Law and Aviation is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 14k 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 covers a wide range of topics related to international law, including treaties, diplomacy, aviation, refugees, sovereignty, policy making, human rights, federalism, and environmental law. It explores the historical foundations, implications for practitioners, and the impact on various industries and regions.

  • Treaties
  • International Law
  • Diplomacy
  • Aviation
  • Refugees
  • Sovereignty
  • Policy Making
  • Human Rights
  • Federalism
  • Environmental Law
Research works
14k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+2%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead International Law and Aviation research?

By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (296 and 273 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 296 works
  2. 2 United States 273 works
  3. 3 France 244 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 100 works
  5. 5 Germany 78 works
  6. 6 China 69 works
  7. 7 Canada 57 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 53 works
  9. 9 Poland 52 works
  10. 10 Spain 46 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.

Indonesia: 23.3%United States: 21.5%France: 19.2%United Kingdom: 7.9%6 others listed: 28.1%23%largest
Indonesia296 · 23.3%United States273 · 21.5%France244 · 19.2%United Kingdom100 · 7.9%6 others listed356 · 28.1%

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

Which institutions lead International Law and Aviation research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Université Grenoble Alpes publishes the most International Law and Aviation research, followed by Indonesia Defense University and Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Université Grenoble AlpesFrance 17 works
  2. 2 Indonesia Defense UniversityIndonesia 16 works
  3. 3 Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaIndonesia 11 works
  4. 4 Université Paris NanterreFrance 11 works
  5. 5 Université de LilleFrance 11 works
  6. 6 Université Paris-Panthéon-AssasFrance 10 works
  7. 7 Université Jean Moulin Lyon IIIFrance 10 works
  8. 8 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1France 10 works
  9. 9 University of PattimuraIndonesia 10 works
  10. 10 University of ViennaAustria 9 works

Where is International Law and Aviation research done?

The largest centres of International Law and Aviation research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Paris (France), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lyon.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 56 works
  2. 2 Paris France 55 works
  3. 3 Surabaya Indonesia 31 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 27 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 27 works
  6. 6 Moscow Russia 24 works
  7. 7 Washington D.C. United States 23 works
  8. 8 New York United States 23 works
  9. 9 Bandung Indonesia 22 works
  10. 10 Lyon France 21 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LyonFR · 21.0 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in International Law and Aviation than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study International Law and Aviation?

Among universities, judged by research, Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya, Leiden University and Indonesia Defense 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.

0%10%20%mean 6.16%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya: 11, 20.4%Leiden University: 9, 15.1%Indonesia Defense University: 16, 7.3%Université Grenoble Alpes: 17, 0.0%Université Jean Moulin Lyon III: 10, 4.4%Université de Lille: 11, 1.0%Université Paris Nanterre: 11, 0.0%University of Pattimura: 10, 8.8%University of Vienna: 9, 0.0%Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1: 10, 4.6%Institut Sains dan T…Leiden UniversityIndonesia Defense Un…Université Grenoble …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaIndonesia 71.020.4%21.1×11 —
2 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 64.115.1%14.0×9 +27.2%
3 Indonesia Defense UniversityIndonesia 61.67.3%64.7×16 —
4 Université Grenoble AlpesFrance 59.60.0%26.0×17 —
5 Université Jean Moulin Lyon IIIFrance 53.84.4%85.8×10 +169.0%
6 Université de LilleFrance 51.41.0%17.0×11 +110.7%
7 Université Paris NanterreFrance 49.50.0%26.7×11 +150.7%
8 University of PattimuraIndonesia 48.88.8%12.6×10 —
9 University of ViennaAustria 48.50.0%9.9×9 +114.4%
10 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1France 46.24.6%16.2×10 -28.1%

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 Law and Aviation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are International Law and Aviation.

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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.

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.