International Maritime Law Issues
International Maritime Law Issues is a research topic within Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 18.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the legal, scientific, and commercial aspects of marine genetic resources, focusing on access and benefit sharing, biodiversity conservation, and the implications of international law such as UNCLOS and the Nagoya Protocol. It also delves into issues related to bioprospecting, continental shelf delimitation, and governance of high seas for environmental protection.
- Marine Genetic Resources
- Access and Benefit Sharing
- International Law
- Biodiversity Conservation
- UNCLOS
- Nagoya Protocol
- Bioprospecting
- Continental Shelf Delimitation
- High Seas Governance
- Environmental Protection
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% the tick is no change
Which countries lead International Maritime Law Issues research?
By volume, Indonesia and China publish the most (471 and 279 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 471 works
- 2 China 279 works
- 3 United States 262 works
- 4 United Kingdom 184 works
- 5 Australia 127 works
- 6 France 117 works
- 7 India 95 works
- 8 Germany 73 works
- 9 Russia 62 works
- 10 Canada 62 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 International Maritime Law Issues research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Indonesia Defense University publishes the most International Maritime Law Issues research, followed by Dalian Maritime University and University of Indonesia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia Defense UniversityIndonesia 46 works
- 2 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina 30 works
- 3 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 25 works
- 4 Wuhan UniversityChina 21 works
- 5 World Maritime UniversitySweden 21 works
- 6 University of WollongongAustralia 20 works
- 7 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 20 works
- 8 Centre de Droit Maritime et OcéaniqueFrance 20 works
- 9 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 19 works
- 10 Ocean University of ChinaChina 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in International Maritime Law Issues?
The most-cited researchers publishing on International Maritime Law Issues include Carlos M. Duarte.
- 1 Carlos M. Duarte Saudi Arabia 4.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is International Maritime Law Issues research done?
The largest centres of International Maritime Law Issues research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bogor (Indonesia), Moscow (Russia) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Malmo, Wollongong and Nantes.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MalmoSE · 21.1 works75×
- WollongongAU · 20.6 works26×
- NantesFR · 23.5 works15×
- BogorID · 51.4 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in International Maritime Law Issues than the world average.
Where is the best place to study International Maritime Law Issues?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Wollongong, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Ocean University of China 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 WollongongAustralia | 72.3 | 27.4% | 27.4× | 20 | -8.0% |
| 2 | UiT The Arctic University of NorwayNorway | 67.1 | 23.2% | 28.0× | 12 | +74.8% |
| 3 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 64.7 | 29.4% | 12.6× | 18 | -49.9% |
| 4 | Dalian Maritime UniversityChina | 63.3 | 21.6% | 29.6× | 30 | -29.5% |
| 5 | World Maritime UniversitySweden | 62.8 | 22.2% | 554.0× | 21 | -27.1% |
| 6 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 61.1 | 15.2% | 8.6× | 16 | +141.7% |
| 7 | East China University of Political Science and LawChina | 55.0 | 26.8% | 112.2× | 9 | -7.2% |
| 8 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 54.2 | 10.1% | 6.5× | 18 | +225.3% |
| 9 | Indonesia Defense UniversityIndonesia | 51.9 | 1.3% | 130.0× | 46 | — |
| 10 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 51.3 | 10.9% | 10.1× | 19 | — |
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 Maritime Law Issues research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are International Maritime Law Issues.
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.