Maritime Security and History
Maritime Security and History is a research topic within Transportation. Science Explorer counts 7.3k research works in it since 1950. 14.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex issues surrounding maritime security and piracy in the Asia-Pacific region. It delves into topics such as diplomatic practices, international law, counter-piracy operations, the impact on global trade, and the connections to terrorism. The focus includes specific regional areas like Somalia and Southeast Asia.
- Maritime Security
- Piracy
- Asia-Pacific
- Diplomacy
- International Law
- Counter-Piracy Operations
- Global Trade
- Terrorism
- Somalia
- Southeast Asia
- Research works
- 7.3k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +41% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Maritime Security and History research?
By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (305 and 181 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 305 works
- 2 United States 181 works
- 3 China 161 works
- 4 United Kingdom 98 works
- 5 India 97 works
- 6 Türkiye 88 works
- 7 Nigeria 69 works
- 8 Malaysia 53 works
- 9 Australia 52 works
- 10 Pakistan 39 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 Maritime Security and History research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Indonesia Defense University publishes the most Maritime Security and History research, followed by Dalian Maritime University and Hasanuddin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia Defense UniversityIndonesia 46 works
- 2 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina 28 works
- 3 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 15 works
- 4 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 13 works
- 5 World Maritime UniversitySweden 12 works
- 6 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 11 works
- 7 Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina 11 works
- 8 National University of SingaporeSingapore 11 works
- 9 National Defence University of MalaysiaMalaysia 10 works
- 10 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Maritime Security and History?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Maritime Security and History include William Diebold and Fritz Stern.
- 1 William Diebold United States 3.8k citations
- 2 Fritz Stern United States 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Maritime Security and History research done?
The largest centres of Maritime Security and History research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bogor (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Dalian (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bogor and Dalian.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 62 works
- 2 Bogor Indonesia 51 works
- 3 Surabaya Indonesia 33 works
- 4 Dalian China 30 works
- 5 Shanghai China 26 works
- 6 London United Kingdom 25 works
- 7 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 25 works
- 8 Washington D.C. United States 23 works
- 9 Istanbul Türkiye 23 works
- 10 Beijing China 20 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BogorID · 51.3 works18×
- DalianCN · 30.5 works6.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Maritime Security and History than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Maritime Security and History?
Among universities, judged by research, Dalian Maritime University, Indonesia Defense University and Wuhan University of Technology 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 | Dalian Maritime UniversityChina | 61.3 | 35.3% | 42.9× | 28 | +40.0% |
| 2 | Indonesia Defense UniversityIndonesia | 52.1 | 1.4% | 211.6× | 46 | — |
| 3 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina | 50.8 | 59.9% | 7.7× | 11 | — |
| 4 | Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina | 50.0 | 28.8% | 24.6× | 11 | +76.5% |
| 5 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 42.1 | 8.0% | 12.5× | 15 | — |
| 6 | World Maritime UniversitySweden | 39.4 | 12.4% | 488.8× | 12 | -5.5% |
| 7 | National Defence University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 38.9 | 3.4% | 103.7× | 10 | — |
| 8 | Nasarawa State UniversityNigeria | 33.5 | 0.0% | 89.7× | 9 | — |
| 9 | Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaIndonesia | 32.7 | 3.4% | 17.0× | 8 | — |
| 10 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 25.9 | 8.8% | 6.3× | 11 | +103.7% |
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 Maritime Security and History research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Maritime Security and History.
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.