World Trade Organization Law
World Trade Organization Law is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 16.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the role of public international law in the World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, including topics such as WTO dispute settlement, global governance, trade policy, human rights, environmental regulation, developing country participation, and the constitutionalization of international trade law.
- WTO Dispute Settlement
- International Trade Law
- Global Governance
- Trade Policy
- Human Rights
- Environmental Regulation
- Developing Countries
- Legal System
- Constitutionalization
- Judicial Review
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead World Trade Organization Law research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (293 and 160 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 293 works
- 2 China 160 works
- 3 United Kingdom 145 works
- 4 Germany 77 works
- 5 Indonesia 70 works
- 6 India 68 works
- 7 Switzerland 60 works
- 8 Australia 53 works
- 9 Canada 47 works
- 10 Netherlands 47 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.
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Which institutions lead World Trade Organization Law research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Peterson Institute for International Economics publishes the most World Trade Organization Law research, followed by Georgetown University and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Peterson Institute for International Economics United States 18 works
- 2 Georgetown University United States 13 works
- 3 Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Switzerland 12 works
- 4 World Trade Organization Switzerland 10 works
- 5 Durham University United Kingdom 10 works
- 6 Singapore Management University Singapore 10 works
- 7 University of Oxford United Kingdom 9 works
- 8 Tilburg University Netherlands 9 works
- 9 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 8 works
- 10 Southwest University of Political Science & Law China 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in World Trade Organization Law?
The most-cited researchers publishing on World Trade Organization Law include William Diebold, Robert O. Keohane and Richard N. Cooper.
- 1 William Diebold 3.8k citations
- 2 Robert O. Keohane 2.7k citations
- 3 Richard N. Cooper 2.7k citations
- 4 Robert W. McGee 1.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is World Trade Organization Law research done?
The largest centres of World Trade Organization Law research in 2022–2025 are Washington D.C. (United States), London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China) and Geneva (Switzerland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Geneva and Washington D.C..
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GenevaCH · 32.7 works24×
- Washington D.C.US · 56.4 works9.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in World Trade Organization Law than the world average.
Where is the best place to study World Trade Organization Law?
Among universities, judged by research, Singapore Management University, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and Georgetown 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.
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 | Singapore Management University Singapore | 76.7 | 35.0% | 56.5× | 10 | +24.4% |
| 2 | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Switzerland | 66.2 | 25.0% | 199.3× | 12 | +8.5% |
| 3 | Georgetown University United States | 65.1 | 26.0% | 26.0× | 14 | -10.4% |
| 4 | Durham University United Kingdom | 61.8 | 18.6% | 17.3× | 10 | +61.5% |
| 5 | Tilburg University Netherlands | 60.0 | 22.0% | 34.6× | 9 | +30.2% |
| 6 | Southwest University of Political Science & Law China | 40.9 | 19.2% | 193.4× | 8 | -80.0% |
| 7 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom | 33.6 | 20.9% | 4.9× | 8 | -6.2% |
| 8 | University of Oxford United Kingdom | 29.6 | 21.1% | 4.5× | 9 | -52.3% |
| 9 | Wuhan University China | 1.1 | 2.1% | 4.2× | 8 | -79.7% |
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 World Trade Organization Law research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012. The fastest-growing topics are World Trade Organization Law.
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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.