Most cited papers in International Maritime Law Issues
What are the most cited papers in International Maritime Law Issues?
The most cited paper in International Maritime Law Issues is "The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" (Philippe Sands, 1992), with 3,629 citations. Next come "The Regime Complex for Plant Genetic Resources" (1,134) and "The importance of marine spatial planning in advancing ecosystem-based sea use management" (1,027).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 187 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Philippe Sands · Review of European Community & International Environmental Law | Sep 1992 | 3,629 |
| 2 | The Regime Complex for Plant Genetic Resources Kal Raustiala, David G. Victor · International Organization | Apr 2004 | 1,134 |
| 3 | The importance of marine spatial planning in advancing ecosystem-based sea use management Fanny Douvere · Marine Policy | 25 Jun 2008 | 1,027 |
| 4 | International Maritime Organization Jerneja Penca · The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law | 2009 | 855 |
| 5 | Early origins and evolution of microRNAs and Piwi-interacting RNAs in animals Andrew W. Grimson, Mansi Srivastava, Bryony Fahey et al. · Nature | Oct 2008 | 779 |
| 6 | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora John Simmons, Robbi Beyer, Peter E. Brandham et al. | 1976 | 748 |
| 7 | Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment Jonas Ebbesson, David Langlet · Indian Journal of Public Administration | Jul 1989 | 731 |
| 8 | United Nations Environment Program. David Briggs · Applied Geography | Jul 1990 | 704 |
| 9 | The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity Matthias Buck, C.M. Hamilton · Review of European Community & International Environmental Law | Apr 2011 | 636 |
| 10 | Blue growth and blue justice: Ten risks and solutions for the ocean economy Nathan James Bennett, Jessica L. Blythe, Carole Sandrine White et al. · Marine Policy | 8 Jan 2021 | 515 |
| 11 | Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets Stuart H. M. Butchart et al. · Conservation Letters | 3 Feb 2015 | 509 |
| 12 | Towards a sustainable and equitable blue economy Nathan James Bennett et al. · Nature Sustainability | 14 Oct 2019 | 508 |
| 13 | Marine management – Towards an integrated implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework and the Water Framework Directives Ángel Borja, Mike Elliott, Jacob Carstensen et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 21 Oct 2010 | 508 |
| 14 | Blue Economy and Competing Discourses in International Oceans Governance Jennifer J. Silver, Noella J. Gray, Lisa M. Campbell et al. · The Journal of Environment & Development | 21 Apr 2015 | 505 |
| 15 | Environmental challenges for the Belt and Road Initiative Fernando Ascensão, Lenore Fahrig, Anthony Paul Clevenger et al. · Nature Sustainability | 8 May 2018 | 495 |
| 16 | Transboundary water interaction I: reconsidering conflict and cooperation Mark Zeitoun, Naho Mirumachi · International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics | 2 Sep 2008 | 480 |
| 17 | Protecting and restoring Europe's waters: An analysis of the future development needs of the Water Framework Directive Laurence Carvalho et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 18 Dec 2018 | 478 |
| 18 | Monocultures of the mind: perspectives on biodiversity and biotechnology Suzi Clark · International Affairs | Apr 1994 | 471 |
| 19 | Neoliberalism in the oceans: “rationalization,” property rights, and the commons question Becky Mansfield · Geoforum | 27 Jan 2004 | 464 |
| 20 | Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy Philippa J. Cohen, Edward H. Allison, Neil L. Andrew et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science | 18 Apr 2019 | 445 |
| 21 | International Organization Leland M. Goodrich · World Politics | Apr 1951 | 444 |
| 22 | New perspectives on sea use management: Initial findings from European experience with marine spatial planning Fanny Douvere, Charles N. Ehler · Journal of Environmental Management | 11 Sep 2008 | 440 |
| 23 | What is maritime security? Christian Bueger · Marine Policy | 26 Dec 2014 | 440 |
| 24 | The Blue Economy and the United Nations’ sustainable development goals: Challenges and opportunities Ki‐Hoon Lee, Junsung Noh, Jong Seong Khim · Environment International | 31 Jan 2020 | 433 |
| 25 | Shared Waters: Conflict and Cooperation Aaron T. Wolf · Annual Review of Environment and Resources | 2 Feb 2007 | 431 |
| 26 | Resolving Mismatches in U.S. Ocean Governance Larry B. Crowder, Gail Osherenko, Oran R. Young et al. · Science | 3 Aug 2006 | 426 |
| 27 | Advances in marine conservation: the role of marine protected areas M. Tundi Agardy · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Jul 1994 | 422 |
| 28 | Shades of blue: what do competing interpretations of the Blue Economy mean for oceans governance? Michelle Voyer, Genevieve C. Quirk, Alistair McIlgorm et al. · Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning | 15 May 2018 | 421 |
| 29 | Offshore renewable energy: ecological implications of generating electricity in the coastal zone Andrew B. Gill · Journal of Applied Ecology | Aug 2005 | 421 |
| 30 | Ocean grabbing Nathan James Bennett, Hugh Govan, Terre A. Satterfield · Marine Policy | 9 Apr 2015 | 394 |
| 31 | International Law and International Relations Theory: A Dual Agenda Anne-Marie Burley · American Journal of International Law | Apr 1993 | 390 |
| 32 | Handbook of Marine Mineral Deposits George Winfred Moore · Eos | 5 Sep 2000 | 388 |
| 33 | The Law and Procedure of the International Court of Justice 1960-1989 Hugh Thirlway · British Yearbook of International Law | 1995 | 382 |
| 34 | Autonomous Institutional Arrangements in Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Little-Noticed Phenomenon in International Law Robin Churchill, Geir Ulfstein · American Journal of International Law | Oct 2000 | 375 |
| 35 | Base Sequence and Evolution of Guinea-pig α-Satellite DNA E Southern · Nature | 22 Aug 1970 | 358 |
| 36 | Law's Territory (A History of Jurisdiction) Richard Thompson Ford · Michigan Law Review | Feb 1999 | 357 |
| 37 | Marine Protected Areas: Tools for Sustaining Ocean Ecosystems Peter H. Flournoy · Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy | 2003 | 357 |
| 38 | Investment Treaty Arbitration as a Species of Global Administrative Law Gus Van Harten, Martin Loughlin · European Journal of International Law | Feb 2006 | 338 |
| 39 | Aquatic environmental DNA: A review of the macro-organismal biomonitoring revolution Miwa Takahashi, Mattia Saccò, Joshua H. Kestel et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 18 Feb 2023 | 334 |
| 40 | A Roadmap for Using the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development in Support of Science, Policy, and Action Joachim Claudet et al. · One Earth | 14 Nov 2019 | 333 |
| 41 | Integrated marine policy Arild Underdal · Marine Policy | Jul 1980 | 328 |
| 42 | Linking marine protected areas to integrated coastal and ocean management: A review of theory and practice Biliana Cicin‐Sain, Stefano Belfiore · Ocean & Coastal Management | 2005 | 327 |
| 43 | Interpreting the precautionary principle Neil T. Carter · International Affairs | Jul 1995 | 323 |
| 44 | Invading European Seas: Assessing pathways of introduction of marine aliens Stelios Katsanevakis, Argyro Zenetos, Constança Belchior et al. · Ocean & Coastal Management | 14 Mar 2013 | 323 |
| 45 | Principles for Sustainable Governance of the Oceans Robert Costanza, Francisco Andrade, Paula Antunes et al. · Science | 10 Jul 1998 | 321 |
| 46 | Zoning—lessons from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Jon Day · Ocean & Coastal Management | 2002 | 320 |
| 47 | Good Environmental Status of marine ecosystems: What is it and how do we know when we have attained it? Ángel Borja, Mike Elliott, Jesper H. Andersen et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 17 Sep 2013 | 319 |
| 48 | Harnessing DNA to improve environmental management Ryan P. Kelly, Jesse A. Port, Kevan M. Yamahara et al. · Science | 26 Jun 2014 | 309 |
| 49 | Genetic diversity is overlooked in international conservation policy implementation Linda Laikre · Conservation Genetics | 9 Feb 2010 | 307 |
| 50 | Sovereignty over Natural Resources: Balancing Rights and Duties Peter J. Stoett, Nico J. Schrijver · International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis | 1998 | 290 |
Citations are OpenAlex's own counts, from its 2026-09-23 snapshot, so the ranking can differ from Google Scholar or Web of Science. A paper is listed for a field when OpenAlex files it under one of the field's topics; retracted papers and papers whose citation count cannot be traced to citing works are left out, and a preprint and the article it became are shown once. Release dates are OpenAlex's: where a source gave only a month or a year, that is what is shown. How the lists are chosen.