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Bibliometric Analysis of Environmental Law Research:
Identification of Thematic Focuses and Global Collaboration Networks Loso Judijanto IPOSS Jakarta and losojudijantobumn@gmail.
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ABSTRACT
Article history:
This study does a thorough bibliometric analysis of environmental legal research to ascertain its topic foci, intellectual framework, and global collaboration networks.
The study utilizes data from Scopus and Web of Science, employing VOSviewer and Bibliometrix tools to examine publication patterns, keyword co-occurrences, and collaborations among institutions and countries from 2000 to 2025.
The findings indicate three primary topic clusters: .
environmental law and governance, .
regulation and enforcement, and .
climate change and sustainable development.
The United States.
China, and the Netherlands are the primary influential donors, while burgeoning collaborations from Asia and Latin America signify an increasing diversification of worldwide research involvement.
Author and institutional networks, including prominent individuals like Heyvaert.
Sands, and Peel, exemplify the international and interdisciplinary characteristics of the area.
The study highlights the evolution of environmental law into a worldwide and integrated field, integrating legal theory, policy, and sustainable practices.
It provides strategic ideas for enhancing collaboration, capacity development, and evidence-based policymaking in environmental governance.
Received October, 2025 Revised October, 2025 Accepted October, 2025 Keywords:
Environmental Law Bibliometric Analysis Climate Change Sustainable Development Legal Governance International Collaboration Environmental Legislation This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license.
Corresponding Author:
Name: Loso Judijanto Institution: IPOSS Jakarta e-mail: losojudijantobumn@gmail.
INTRODUCTION
In recent decades, worldwide environmental deterioration has escalated, leading to a significant enhancement of the law's function as a primary tool for The establishment of comprehensive international frameworks, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNF.
and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), has positioned legal instruments centrally in the endeavors to tackle climate change, biodiversity decline, and other global challenges.
Simultaneously, researchers identify the development of a unique domain of environmental law, characterized by its emphasis on normative, institutional, and regulatory aspects of human-environment The academic field has increasingly adopted bibliometric methodsAiquantitative analyses of publications, citations, thematic clusters, and collaboration networksAito chart the evolution of disciplines, identify thematic Journal homepage: https://wsj.
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In this setting, study on environmental law has become progressively essential.
Law serves as a fundamental instrument employed by nations, international organizations, and nongovernmental sustainable development goals.
Legal frameworks establish the parameters for pollution regulation, resource management, habitat preservation, and climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives.
The normative encompassing treaty frameworks, national legislation, administrative regulations, and private-law scholarly scrutiny to assess its structure, efficacy, and development.
Furthermore, due characteristics of numerous environmental issues, coordination across jurisdictions and disciplines is important.
Legal researchers, policymakers, and practitioners must environmental legal literature, identify prevailing or neglected themes, and understand the operation of worldwide research networks.
The intricate relationship between law, government, policy, and science establishes environmental law as a vital issue comprehensive analysis.
Although bibliometric evaluations environmental sciences and management, their utilization in environmental law research is still insufficiently advanced.
Bibliometric methods provide numerous benefits: they facilitate a systematic examination of publication trends.
identify key institutions and countries in literature production.
and they delineate thematic clusters .
hrough keyword or cocitation network.
and collaboration patterns .
hrough co-authorship or institutional affiliation.
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Bibliometric research in similar domains, such as environmental regulation and green technology innovation, have identified specific growth periods, regional disparities, and comparatively poor collaborative networks .
Considering the A unique attributes of the legal fieldAivaried legal sources .
iterature, reports, statute.
, the impact of national context, and significant connectionsAithe implementation of bibliometric methods offers valuable insights into the evolution of concentration of collaboration, and the existing gaps.
Several significant developments are emerging in the field of environmental legal The globalization of environmental issues has inspired legal studies to transcend national boundaries: treaties, international organizations, and global governance discussions have stimulated comparative legal research and transnational legal The policy focus on sustainable development, circular economy strategies, climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and environmental justice has invigorated legal studies on these Third, the necessity for collaborative governanceAiwhere commercial, and civil-society entities operate in unison within legal frameworksAihas become pronounced, and environmental law literature increasingly focuses on these multiactor aspects.
Collectively, these tendencies indicate that a bibliometric analysis of environmental law research might reveal the theme concentrations and international collaborative networks that support the Nonetheless, numerous structural obstacles continue to exist in environmental legal studies, rendering this bibliometric analysis both contemporary and essential.
Numerous jurisdictions continue to have research indicates that legal and institutional obstacles undermine the efficacy of environmental law, particularly in developing nations.
The academic literature may exhibit geographical disparities, with prominent research centers located in developed nations, while scientists from the Global South may be inadequately represented in collaborative networks.
Moreover, as legal research frequently include books, papers, and grey literature that Vol.
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Consequently, employing bibliometric analysis to discern thematic concentrations and worldwide collaboration networks in environmental legal research might elucidate concealed patterns, underscore emergent themes, and provide avenues for additional study and governance innovation.
Notwithstanding the increasing acknowledgment of environmental law as a vital area of study and practice, there environmental law researchAiits thematic development and global collaborative In the absence of such mapping, the discipline is susceptible to fragmentation:
scholars may be unaware of prevailing themes, insufficiently examined study domains, or the structure of worldwide research networks.
Moreover, policy-makers and legal practitioners may overlook chances to recognize centers of expertise, international collaborations, or knowledge deficiencies that enhancement, and governance innovation.
This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis of environmental legal research to determine its subject emphasis and delineate global collaboration networks.
The study aims to .
delineate publication trends, prevailing themes, and nascent topics in environmental law scholarship.
identify principal contributors .
uthors, institutions, countrie.
and patterns of collaboration.
visualize and analyze global research collaboration networks and the relative strengths of various thematic clusters.
The study aims to elucidate the intellectual framework of environmental law research and to guide future scholarship, policy, and METHODS This study employs a bibliometric research design to carefully analyze the A intellectual framework, theme progression, and global collaborative networks within environmental legal research.
Bibliometric analysis is a quantitative method that assesses the trends in scientific output and distribution through publication and citation data indexed in prominent academic databases .
This technique seeks to identify key authors, institutions, countries, and theme clusters that influence the evolution of environmental law Bibliometrics is especially effective for comprehending diverse and globally distributed research areas, such as environmental law, which intersects with fields like political science, environmental studies, public policy, and governance .
The study facilitates the identification of time trends and collaborative patterns that have influenced the development of environmental law as a unique academic discipline.
The data gathering approach entailed obtaining publications from the Scopus and Web of Science databases, which offer extensive coverage of peer-reviewed journals, conference papers, and book chapters in legal and transdisciplinary fields.
The search approach employed a combination of controlled keywords and Boolean operators, including Auenvironmental law,Ay Auclimate law,Ay Auenvironmental regulation,Ay Ausustainability law,Ay and Auenvironmental governance,Ay applied to titles, abstracts, and The analytic period extended from 2000 to 2025, enabling the study to document the significant expansion of environmental legal research following the Kyoto and Paris Agreements.
Only English-language publications were used to maintain consistency in bibliometric analysis, while duplicates and non-academic items .
uch as editorials, notes, and conference abstract.
were omitted.
The extracted dataset was exported in CSV format for subsequent metadata such as authors, affiliations, keywords, publication year, and citations.
The analysis utilized VOSviewer .
and the Bibliometrix R package to visualize networks of coauthorship, co-citation, and keyword cooccurrence.
VOSviewer was utilized to create Vol.
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he online Bibliometri.
descriptive statistics, including annual publishing growth, citation trends, and international collaboration networks .
Thematic mapping revealed predominant subjectsAinamely environmental justice, and international governanceAithrough keyword frequency and co-occurrence density analysis.
Simultaneously, network analysis uncovered global collaboration trends, emphasizing prominent institutions and areas in environmental law study.
The incorporation of these bibliometric tools established a comprehensive and clear analytical framework, facilitating both interpretation of trends influencing the domain of environmental law.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
1 Network Visualization Figure 1.
Network Visualization Source: Data Analysis Result, 2025 The VOSviewer visualization illustrates three predominant clusters that signify theme communities in worldwide environmental law study.
Each cluster represents a distinct intellectual concentration, differentiated by color and the proximity of nodes.
The red cluster .
op lef.
encompasses study issues focused on environmental policy, international law, climate change, sustainable development, and environmental justice.
The nodes exhibit dense interconnections, indicating that discussions regarding legal frameworks are intricately linked to international climate agreements and the normative discourses on justice and sustainability.
This cluster represents legal work that addresses global environmental governance, analyzing how laws, treaties, and organizations convert sustainability promises into enforceable norms .
, .
The .
regulation, enforcement, and economics.
The recurrent co-occurrence of these phrases signifies a study trajectory examining the operational and regulatory dimensions of compliance, implementation, and economic incentives for sustainable behaviors.
This domain frequently connects legal studies with economics and policy analysis, highlighting how regulatory instruments .
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West Science Law and Human Rights The role of law enforcement and regulatory frameworks in this cluster emphasizes the importance of the efficacy of capabilities in guaranteeing compliance .
The green cluster signifies the pragmatic aspect of environmental governanceAi converting legislation into enforceable policy and evaluating regulatory efficacy.
The blue cluster .
includes terms such as law, legal aspects, environmental pollution, prevention, and human rights.
This thematic community adopts analytical and human-centric viewpoints, examining the intersection of environmental law with human rights, health, and pollution The relationship between law and humanity indicates a growing dialogue over environmental human rights and the acknowledgment of a healthy environment as an inherent right .
The focus on pollution control and legal considerations highlights understanding and public health issues within legal frameworks, demonstrating an environmental science, and social welfare.
The intersecting boundaries of clusters signify robust interrelations among environmental sustainability rhetoric.
The pivotal role of environmental legislation and environmental lawAiboth shown by significant nodesAi implies their essential function in organizing A the whole research network.
These hubs serve as intellectual conduits linking normative frameworks .
ed cluste.
and regulatory implementation .
reen cluste.
to human and ecological well-being .
lue cluste.
The strength of connections between sustainable development and climate change highlights the global transition in legal research towards the integration of environmental protection with development objectives, consistent with the post-Paris Agreement focus on equitable transitions and policy coherence .
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The environmental law study is multifaceted and integrative, encompassing legal theory, governance, and practical policy areas.
The strong connection among clusters indicates the transformation of environmental law from a strictly regulatory domain to a more expansive interdisciplinary framework that includes economics, human rights, and sustainability science.
This pattern indicates a developing study environment where researchers are progressively using systemsbased methodologiesAiintegrating environmental control, justice, and human welfareAito tackle intricate worldwide issues.
Future study may further delve into digital governance .
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West Science Law and Human Rights 2 Overlay Visualization Figure 2.
Overlay Visualization Source: Data Analysis Result, 2025 The introduces a temporal aspect to the progression of environmental legal research, with the color gradientAifrom dark blue .
epresenting older publications circa 2.
to brilliant yellow .
ndicating contemporary publications circa 2.
Aidepicting changes in theme emphasis over time.
Initial research .
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, indicated by deeper blue nodes such as law, legal aspects, pollution, and prevention, predominantly focused on fundamental topics regarding the legal management of pollution and preventive The initial phase exemplified the traditional methodology of environmental law, emphasizing legislative mechanisms for environmental liability, and preventive measures within national legal frameworks .
The use of terminology such as law and legal element during this era underscores the foundational phase of environmental law studies, which aimed to delineate its scope and forge links with administrative and public law.
During the mid-period .
0Ae2.
, the network evolves into green-hued nodes, environmental legislation, environmental regulation, and law enforcement.
This era globalization of environmental governance.
Academics techniques, and the function of national and international institutions in the execution of environmental standards.
The recurrent association of sustainable development and environmental economics at this juncture indicates a comprehensive amalgamation of policy and economic viewpoints within legal research, aligning with the worldwide dissemination of sustainability principles post the 2002 Johannesburg Summit and the emergence of environmental governance frameworks in the Global South (Kim & Bosselmann, 2.
The green nodes, clustered centrally, signify a dynamic and interconnected research phase where legal theory converged with governance and economic regulation, underscoring the interdisciplinary essence of environmental The latest advancements .
5Ae2.
are characterized by the establishment of prominent yellow nodes, particularly climate change, international law, environmental justice, and sustainable development.
This color shift illustrates the modern focus of environmental law study, where climate Vol.
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The rising significance of international law and environmental justice environmental law discourse and the heightened focus on equity, human rights, and transnational responsibilities within environmental frameworks .
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The upward spatial extension on the map, where newer themes congregate, indicates a transition in the research frontier from local regulatory issues to multifaceted, globally coordinated objectives that encompass legal, ethical, and socio-environmental aspects.
The overlay map illustrates that environmental law has transitioned from a compliancefocused interdisciplinary domain influenced by global issues such as climate change, justice, and sustainability transitions.
3 Citation Analysis The citation data in the table underscores the most significant works that have shaped the intellectual foundations of environmental law and its intersections with sustainability, governance, and technological These extensively referenced advancement in the sector, encompassing assessment, business responsibility, and The preeminence of the works by Morgan .
Lazarus .
, and Sands .
highlights the significance of environmental legislation, international legal standards, and the philosophical foundations of sustainability in current discussions.
Simultaneously, crossdomain researchAiexemplified by Ganeriwal et al.
on sensor networks and Karpoff et al.
on corporate environmental infractionsAidemonstrates impact of technological, economic, and ethical advancements on legal and regulatory Collectively, these seminal papers form the foundation for bibliometric analyses, presenting a comprehensive overview of the interrelation between enforcement, and practical innovation in global sustainable governance.
Table 1.
Top Cited Research Citations Authors and year Title Morgan.
Environmental impact assessment: The state of the art Ganeriwal.
Balzano.
Srivastava.
Lazarus.
Karpoff.
Lott Jr.
Wehrly.
Sands Qc.
Frondel.
Ritter.
Schmidt.
Vance.
Kassinis.
Vafeas.
Reputation-based framework for high integrity sensor Super wicked problems and climate change:
Restraining the present to liberate the future The reputational penalties for environmental violations: Empirical evidence Principles of international environmental law.
Second Economic impacts from the promotion of renewable energy technologies: The German experience Corporate boards and outside stakeholders as determinants of environmental litigation Dhepe.
Fukuoka.
Alves Oliveira.
Komesu.
Vaz Rossell.
Maciel Filho.
Simyn.
Borreguero.
de Lucas.
Rodryguez.
Source: Scopus, 2025 The cited works reveal three Cellulose conversion under heterogeneous catalysis.
Challenges and opportunities in lactic acid bioprocess designAiFrom economic to production aspects Recycling of polyurethanes from laboratory to industry, a journey towards the sustainability environmental legal studies.
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Environmental Impact Assessment: The State of the Art, both of which established the jurisprudential and procedural foundations for environmental regulation.
Secondly, governance and policy innovation arise from publications such as .
, which established the notion of Ausuper wicked problemsAy in climate governance, emphasizing the urgency and intricacy of regulatory responses to climate change.
Ultimately, features of economic and corporate accountability are evident in research by .
, .
, which empirically evaluate the reputational and financial repercussions of environmental The incorporation of technologyoriented studies .
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illustrates the intersection of environmental legislation with highlighting the interdisciplinary character of the domain.
These significant contributions have established essential research directions international legislative reforms, and the sustainability-oriented regulations globally.
4 Density Visualization Figure 3.
Density Visualization Source: Data Analysis Result, 2025 The density visualization illustrates the frequency and intensity of keyword cooccurrence in environmental law study, with the color gradientAifrom dark blue .
ow densit.
to bright yellow .
igh densit.
Ai indicating regions of focused scholarly focus.
The most prominent nodes, including "environmental legislation," "environmental law," and "sustainable development," represent the thematic cores of the discipline, indicating that the majority of publications are concentrated around these fundamental This indicates that the discipline's intellectual focus is predominantly on the development, execution, and advancement of environmental legal frameworks pertaining to sustainability objectives.
Interrelated concepts such as law enforcement, regulatory framework, and environmental regulations constitute secondary hubs, illustrating a persistent scholarly focus on the translation of legislation into policy and institutional actio.
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These concentrated areas indicate that researchers have consistently examined both the normative foundations of environmental law and its practical enforcement systems.
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The moderate prevalence of climate change, environmental justice, and international law signifies an increasing convergence between global governance and social equity in contemporary research, illustrating a paradigmatic transition toward interdisciplinary investigation .
, .
The comprehensive heat distribution indicates a developed yet evolving research landscape:
environmental law scholarship is firmly rooted in legislation and governance, while increasingly exploring new thematic areas such as climate litigation, environmental rights, and economic policy instruments.
This density pattern verifies that environmental law has transformed into a dynamic, multinodal field where traditional legal ideas converge with global sustainability and justice initiatives.
5 Co-Authorship Network Figure 4.
Author Visualization Source: Data Analysis Result, 2025 The author collaboration network visualized above illustrates the structure of scholarly partnerships within environmental law research, highlighting several influential authors and their interconnections.
The network is composed of multiple clusters, each representing a distinct research community that contributes to different thematic areas of the field.
At the center.
Bruce Huber.
Thijs Etty, and Leslie Anne DuvicPaoli form a tightly connected cluster .
n re.
, signifying an active collaboration network regulatory compliance, and sustainability law.
Another major hub is Veerle Heyvaert, linked with Suzanne Kingston and Josephine A.
van Zeben, indicating a strong European research collaboration emphasizing EU environmental policy, climate law, and transnational governance.
In the green cluster.
Daniel A.
Farber and Jolene Lin are prominent for their contributions to climate change law, adaptation policy, and comparative environmental Meanwhile.
Philippe Sands and Jacqueline Peel form a distinct blue node, international environmental law and climate The presence of connecting lines clustersAiparticularly Heyvaert.
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Affiliation Visualization Source: Data Analysis Result, 2025 The network map illustrates the global research framework in environmental law, depicting the interconnections among prominent universities and research centers via coauthorship and partnership affiliations.
The dimensions of each node indicate the publication output or citation count, and the thickness of the connecting lines signifies the intensity of collaboration.
University College London (UCL) serves as a central hub within the network, establishing robust connections with Harvard Law School.
Yale University, and Queen Mary University of London.
This cluster highlights the preeminence of AngloAmerican institutions in influencing the theoretical and policy frameworks of environmental law, especially in domains such as international law, climate litigation, and environmental governance.
Their developed and institutionalized network that significantly influences worldwide academic discourse in this domain.
In addition to these Western hubs, the image underscores burgeoning centers of collaboration throughout Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
Universiteit Maastricht and Universitat Rovira i Virgili exemplify the European continental tradition, focusing on development, environmental justice, and EU environmental policy.
Institutions like The University of Sydney.
University of Waikato, and Wuhan University exemplify the increasing involvement of Asia-Pacific researchers in international environmental law study.
The connections between Wuhan University and European partners indicate a SouthAeNorth environmental governance research.
This geographical diversification of collaboration signifies that environmental law is Western-centric discourse to a more pluralistic and interconnected global research domain, wherein new partnerships are broadening the sustainability law and policy.
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Country Visualization Source: Data Analysis Result, 2025 The country collaboration network reveals a complex and highly interconnected global structure of environmental law research, with the United States.
China, and the Netherlands emerging as the most influential The large node size of the United States signifies its central role as both a prolific contributor and a primary collaborator with multiple regions, reflecting its leadership in shaping environmental policy, climate Close Germany.
Italy, and Canada indicate strong transatlantic cooperation, often focused on climate regulation, environmental justice, and Meanwhile.
ChinaAos expanding collaborations with Indonesia.
India, and Saudi Arabia highlight the increasing participation of Global South countries in international environmental law discourse.
This regional linkage underscores a shift toward a more emerging economies are not only recipients but also producers of environmental legal European countries such as Spain.
Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy form another dense cluster, reflecting robust intraEuropean cooperation driven by the European UnionAos long-standing commitment to environmental legislation and Their interconnectedness with Latin American countries like Brazil and Chile indicates the diffusion of European environmental governance models across continents, facilitated by global partnerships and shared participation in multilateral environmental The inclusion of Indonesia and India as active nodes further illustrates the diversification of the research landscape, suggesting that environmental law has become a field of truly global collaboration that transcends traditional geopolitical Overall, demonstrates how knowledge production in environmental law is becoming increasingly internationalized, bridging NorthAeSouth divides and reinforcing collective efforts to address transboundary challenges such as climate change, pollution control, and ecological justice.
Practical Implications This bibliometric analysis provides practical insights for policymakers, academic institutions, and international organizations involved in environmental law and The study delineates thematic Vol.
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Policymakers can utilize these findings to synchronize legislative reforms with global sustainability objectives, ensuring that law addresses international commitments.
Secondly, the identification of significant collaborative networks among nations and academic institutions underscores prospects for capacity enhancement and knowledge Institutions in emerging economies, such as Indonesia.
India, and Brazil, can utilize these partnerships to multidisciplinary research, and augment institutional capacity for environmental The results promote the evidence-based policymaking, wherein data-driven insights into global legal research trends can assist decision-makers in adopting comparative best practices, harmonizing regulatory standards, and fostering more inclusive environmental cooperation frameworks at both regional and international levels.
Theoretical Contribution This study enhances the theoretical comprehension of environmental law as a worldwide and dynamic epistemic domain by employing bibliometric and network analysis.
It illustrates how environmental law surpasses conventional legal limits and operates as a transdisciplinary knowledge system that amalgamates jurisprudence, environmental science, governance, and socio-economic viewpoints.
The research demonstrates that environmental law functions as both a set of norms and a dynamic knowledge network, influenced by academic collaboration and institutional connections, through the visualization of keyword co-occurrences and collaboration networks (Heyvaert, 2019.
Morgera, 2.
Furthermore, the aggregation of subjects such as sustainable development, climate change, and international law strengthens the conceptual assertion that environmental law has transformed into a normative link between global governance and ecological The study contributes to theorybuilding by positioning environmental law within the broader contexts of global legal institutional interdependence propels the diffusion and diversification of legal concepts across boundaries.
Limitations This limitations inherent to bibliometric research, despite its thorough approach.
The analysis predominantly depends on articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, potentially leading to language and database bias that underrepresents significant non-English and region-specific legal scholarship, especially from the Global South.
Secondly, bibliometric .
oauthorship, citation, keyword frequenc.
yet fails to encompass the qualitative depth or contextual subtleties of legal reasoning, interpretation, and regional legal traditions.
The evolving character of environmental law indicates that emergent subjectsAisuch as digital environmental governance, green AI-driven instrumentsAimay represented in the dataset, hence constraining the temporal representativeness of the Ultimately, although the study elucidates collaboration patterns, it fails to assess the impact or efficacy of these collaborations in influencing policy or Future research may amalgamate bibliometric data with qualitative case studies or content analysis to elucidate the significant impact of legal scholarship on global and national environmental governance results.
CONCLUSION
This bibliometric analysis offers an extensive overview of the global research landscape in environmental law, highlighting Vol.
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The analysis emphasizes environmental legislation, sustainable development, and climate change as significant themes, emphasizing the increasing multidisciplinary convergence of law, governance, and sustainability science.
The United States.
China, and the Netherlands are key contributors, while increasing cooperation throughout Europe.
Asia, and the Global South demonstrate the globalization of A environmental law studies.
The findings indicate that environmental law is evolving from a strictly regulatory framework to a dynamic, knowledge-driven discipline that integrates ecological protection with human rights and socio-economic development.
This study enhances the conceptual foundations of environmental law and offers practical insights for policymakers, researchers, and organizations aiming to promote sustainable and equitable legal governance worldwide.
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