David Freestone

2.0k total citations
86 papers, 747 citations indexed

About

David Freestone is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, David Freestone has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 747 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in David Freestone's work include International Maritime Law Issues (40 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (24 papers) and Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (21 papers). David Freestone is often cited by papers focused on International Maritime Law Issues (40 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (24 papers) and Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (21 papers). David Freestone collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. David Freestone's co-authors include Ellen Hey, Alan Boyle, Clive Schofield, Kristina M. Gjerde, Rosemary Rayfuse, Jeff Ardron, Robin Churchill, Sebastian Unger, David E. Johnson and Dan Laffoley and has published in prestigious journals such as Marine Pollution Bulletin, Marine Ecology Progress Series and Global Environmental Change.

In The Last Decade

David Freestone

76 papers receiving 616 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Freestone United States 14 355 243 157 124 99 86 747
Peter H. Sand United States 13 177 0.5× 145 0.6× 125 0.8× 88 0.7× 59 0.6× 65 551
Robin Churchill United Kingdom 12 442 1.2× 233 1.0× 95 0.6× 161 1.3× 54 0.5× 80 708
Liz Alden Wily Netherlands 16 162 0.5× 257 1.1× 471 3.0× 131 1.1× 38 0.4× 40 1.2k
Jörg Balsiger Switzerland 15 181 0.5× 226 0.9× 252 1.6× 119 1.0× 60 0.6× 40 792
J. Quan United Kingdom 14 157 0.4× 205 0.8× 238 1.5× 91 0.7× 31 0.3× 40 1.1k
Jeffrey McGee Australia 16 195 0.5× 187 0.8× 302 1.9× 61 0.5× 159 1.6× 62 690
Jonas Ebbesson Sweden 10 151 0.4× 199 0.8× 261 1.7× 75 0.6× 32 0.3× 20 619
John W. Bruce United States 21 191 0.5× 236 1.0× 411 2.6× 128 1.0× 31 0.3× 37 1.4k
A. Dan Tarlock United States 14 156 0.4× 186 0.8× 176 1.1× 137 1.1× 56 0.6× 130 672
Iokiñe Rodríguez United Kingdom 13 149 0.4× 292 1.2× 448 2.9× 84 0.7× 106 1.1× 30 900

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Freestone

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Freestone

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Freestone, David, et al.. (2025). Navigating the BBNJ Treaty: Some Experiences from the Sargasso Sea. International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 74(S1). 215–233.
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Freestone, David, Kristina M. Gjerde, Patrick N. Halpin, et al.. (2024). High seas in the cloud: the role of big data and artificial intelligence in support of high seas governance – The Sargasso Sea pilot. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 3 indexed citations
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Freestone, David. (2021). The Sargasso Sea Commission: An Evolving New Paradigm for High Seas Ecosystem Governance?. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 5 indexed citations
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Freestone, David & Clive Schofield. (2019). Securing Ocean Spaces for the Future? The Initiative of the Pacific SIDS to Develop Regional Practice Concerning Baselines and Maritime Zone Limits. Ocean Yearbook Online. 33(1). 58–89. 2 indexed citations
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Dunn, Daniel C., Guillermo Ortuño Crespo, Kristina M. Gjerde, et al.. (2017). Deep, distant and dynamic: critical considerations for incorporating the open-ocean into a new BBNJ treaty [POLICY BRIEF - UN PrepCom4]. 2 indexed citations
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Badman, Tim, Fanny Douvere, David Freestone, & Dan Laffoley. (2016). World heritage in the high seas. UNESCO eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Vidas, Davor, David Freestone, & Jane McAdam. (2015). International Law And Sea Level Rise: The New ILA Committee. NSUWorks (Nova Southeastern University). 21(2). 157–167. 5 indexed citations
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Freestone, David, et al.. (2014). Place-based Dynamic Management of Large Scale Ocean Places: Papahānaumokuākea and the Sargasso Sea. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 33(2). 191–248. 7 indexed citations
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Freestone, David, Cassandra M. Brooks, Kristina M. Gjerde, et al.. (2014). Challenging the ‘Right to Fish’ in a Fast-Changing Ocean. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 33(3). 289–324. 19 indexed citations
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Garcia, Serge M., et al.. (2013). An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean. Volume 4, A Road Map Towards Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Southern Indian Ocean. IUCN eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Freestone, David. (2012). The Law of the Sea Convention at 30: Successes, Challenges and New Agendas. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law. 27(4). 675–682. 7 indexed citations
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Freestone, David. (2007). A Decade of the Law of the Sea Convention: Is It a Success?. ˜The œGeorge Washington international law review. 39(3). 499. 2 indexed citations
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Freestone, David, et al.. (2005). Contemporary issues in international law : a collection of the Josephine Onoh memorial lectures.
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Boyle, Alan & David Freestone. (1999). International Law and Sustainable DevelopmentPast Achievements and Future Challenges. Oxford University Press eBooks. 48 indexed citations
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Freestone, David. (1998). The burden of proof in natural resources legislation : some critical issues for fisheries law. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Freestone, David & Ellen Hey. (1996). The precautionary principle and international law: the challenge of implementation.. Kluwer Law International eBooks. 59 indexed citations
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Churchill, Robin & David Freestone. (1991). International law and global climate change. 22 indexed citations
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Freestone, David, et al.. (1990). The North Sea : perspectives on regional environmental co-operation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 25 indexed citations
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Freestone, David, et al.. (1988). Specifying ROSE in LOTOS. 231–245. 1 indexed citations
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Freestone, David. (1979). The Supremacy of Community Law in National Courts. Modern Law Review. 42(2). 220–223. 1 indexed citations

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