Transboundary Water Resource Management
Transboundary Water Resource Management is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 23.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex relationship between climate change, water resources, and conflict, particularly in arid regions. It delves into the impact of environmental degradation, drought, and transboundary water issues on human security and violent conflict. The papers also discuss international cooperation, resource scarcity, and the potential for climate-informed conflicts in the future.
- Climate Change
- Conflict
- Water Resources
- Transboundary Water
- Security
- Drought
- Arid Regions
- International Cooperation
- Environmental Impact
- Resource Scarcity
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +52% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Transboundary Water Resource Management research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (373 and 229 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 373 works
- 2 India 229 works
- 3 China 205 works
- 4 Uzbekistan 196 works
- 5 Iraq 166 works
- 6 United Kingdom 149 works
- 7 Türkiye 148 works
- 8 Pakistan 122 works
- 9 Iran 121 works
- 10 Germany 117 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 Transboundary Water Resource Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy publishes the most Transboundary Water Resource Management research, followed by University of Baghdad and Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 36 works
- 2 University of BaghdadIraq 27 works
- 3 Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization EngineersUzbekistan 24 works
- 4 University of BasrahIraq 23 works
- 5 University of AnbarIraq 18 works
- 6 University of TehranIran 17 works
- 7 University of Lay Adventists of KigaliRwanda 17 works
- 8 National University of UzbekistanUzbekistan 16 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 14 works
- 10 Karakalpak State UniversityUzbekistan 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Transboundary Water Resource Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Transboundary Water Resource Management include Carl Folke and Jean Poesen.
- 1 Carl Folke Sweden 3.2k citations
- 2 Jean Poesen Belgium 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Transboundary Water Resource Management research done?
The largest centres of Transboundary Water Resource Management research in 2022–2025 are Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kigali, Tashkent and Basra.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KigaliRW · 22.2 works50×
- TashkentUZ · 109.9 works25×
- BasraIQ · 25.0 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Transboundary Water Resource Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Transboundary Water Resource Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, University of Baghdad and Wageningen University & Research 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 | Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization EngineersUzbekistan | 72.8 | 28.5% | 94.3× | 24 | +246.6% |
| 2 | University of BaghdadIraq | 70.0 | 32.4% | 10.8× | 26 | +127.6% |
| 3 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 65.9 | 57.3% | 8.5× | 11 | +33.4% |
| 4 | Tarbiat Modares UniversityIran | 63.4 | 32.9% | 10.3× | 10 | +259.4% |
| 5 | IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationNetherlands | 63.3 | 38.3% | 151.6× | 10 | +50.2% |
| 6 | University of TehranIran | 62.1 | 31.1% | 8.6× | 17 | +134.0% |
| 7 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 54.2 | 30.8% | 14.0× | 11 | +27.2% |
| 8 | National University of UzbekistanUzbekistan | 53.1 | 12.6% | 29.9× | 16 | +113.4% |
| 9 | University of BasrahIraq | 51.9 | 1.8% | 29.6× | 23 | +118.9% |
| 10 | University of Lay Adventists of KigaliRwanda | 44.5 | 0.6% | 614.6× | 17 | — |
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 Transboundary Water Resource Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Transboundary Water Resource Management.
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.