Philippe Sands

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Philippe Sands is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Political Science and International Relations and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippe Sands has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 31 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 24 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Philippe Sands's work include International Environmental Law and Policies (27 papers), International Maritime Law Issues (23 papers) and International Law and Human Rights (23 papers). Philippe Sands is often cited by papers focused on International Environmental Law and Policies (27 papers), International Maritime Law Issues (23 papers) and International Law and Human Rights (23 papers). Philippe Sands collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Philippe Sands's co-authors include Ruth MacKenzie, Jacqueline Peel, Adriana Fabra Aguilar, Adriana Fabra, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Pierre Klein, D. W. Bowett, G. John Ikenberry, Richard Mackenzie and Yuval Shany and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The Yale Law Journal and European Journal of International Law.

In The Last Decade

Philippe Sands

58 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philippe Sands United Kingdom 17 722 709 682 534 529 71 3.3k
Mark Swilling South Africa 29 1.5k 2.1× 937 1.3× 408 0.6× 308 0.6× 629 1.2× 90 4.4k
Sebastian Oberthür Belgium 35 978 1.4× 617 0.9× 1.3k 1.9× 1.1k 2.0× 360 0.7× 124 3.5k
Navroz K. Dubash India 31 792 1.1× 628 0.9× 915 1.3× 320 0.6× 209 0.4× 70 2.4k
Norichika Kanie Japan 21 1.3k 1.8× 770 1.1× 802 1.2× 275 0.5× 1.1k 2.0× 51 4.8k
David M. Konisky United States 34 864 1.2× 2.1k 2.9× 1.2k 1.8× 597 1.1× 742 1.4× 123 4.7k
Stacy D. VanDeveer United States 25 1.1k 1.5× 871 1.2× 580 0.9× 427 0.8× 304 0.6× 62 2.5k
Heike Schroeder United Kingdom 35 2.2k 3.0× 943 1.3× 1.3k 1.8× 313 0.6× 501 0.9× 60 4.3k
Chukwumerije Okereke United Kingdom 23 924 1.3× 737 1.0× 668 1.0× 166 0.3× 308 0.6× 67 2.5k
Leah Temper Spain 21 716 1.0× 1.4k 2.0× 207 0.3× 548 1.0× 407 0.8× 39 3.0k
Kevin Lo Hong Kong 32 861 1.2× 919 1.3× 1.0k 1.5× 499 0.9× 244 0.5× 124 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Philippe Sands

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philippe Sands

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philippe Sands

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Philippe Sands. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Philippe Sands based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Philippe Sands. Philippe Sands is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Sands, Philippe. (2018). Of Refugees and Resignation. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
2.
Sands, Philippe, Jacqueline Peel, Adriana Fabra, & Ruth MacKenzie. (2018). Principles of International Environmental Law. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 94 indexed citations
3.
Bhuiyan, Sharif, Philippe Sands, & Nico Schrijver. (2014). International law and developing countries : essays in honour of Kamal Hossain. 3 indexed citations
4.
Sands, Philippe. (2014). The Rio Declaration: A New Basis for International Cooperation. 46–59. 3 indexed citations
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Sands, Philippe, et al.. (2013). In Defence of Rights. London review of books. 35(1). 19–21.
6.
Sands, Philippe. (2011). A Memory of Justice: The Unexpected Place of Lviv in International Law - A Personal History. Case Western Reserve journal of international law. 43(3). 739. 1 indexed citations
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Sands, Philippe. (2009). Poodles and Bulldogs: The United States, Britain, and the International Rule of Law. Indiana law journal. 84(4). 9.
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Sands, Philippe. (2005). Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules. UCL Discovery (University College London). 44 indexed citations
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MacKenzie, Ruth & Philippe Sands. (2003). FOCUS: Emerging Fora for International Litigation (Part 2) - International Courts and Tribunals and the Independence of the International Judge. Harvard international law journal. 44(1). 271–287. 9 indexed citations
10.
Sands, Philippe. (2003). International Law Transformed? From Pinochet to Congo…?. Leiden Journal of International Law. 16(1). 37–53. 6 indexed citations
11.
Sands, Philippe. (2003). Principles of International Environmental Law. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 213 indexed citations
12.
Sands, Philippe. (1999). International Environmental Litigation and Its Future. University of Richmond law review. 32(5). 1619–1641. 4 indexed citations
13.
Chazournes, Laurence Boisson de & Philippe Sands. (1999). International law, the International Court of Justice and nuclear weapons. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 38 indexed citations
14.
Bethlehem, Daniel, et al.. (1999). International environmental law reports. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
15.
Sands, Philippe. (1998). Treaty, Custom and the Cross-fertilization of International Law. 1(1). 4. 29 indexed citations
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Sands, Philippe. (1996). Observations on International Nuclear Law Ten Years after Chernobyl. Review of European Community & International Environmental Law. 5(3). 199–204.
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Sands, Philippe. (1994). The "Greening" of International Law: Emerging Principles and Rules. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies. 1(2). 2. 15 indexed citations
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Sands, Philippe. (1993). Enforcing Environmental Security: The Challenges of Compliance with International Obligations. Journal of international affairs. 46(2). 367. 10 indexed citations
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Sands, Philippe. (1991). European Community Environmental Law: The Evolution of a Regional Regime of International Environmental Protection. The Yale Law Journal. 100(8). 2511–2511. 6 indexed citations
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Sands, Philippe, et al.. (1990). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species: The Role of Public Interest Non-Governmental Organizations in Ensuring the Effective Enforcement of the Ivory Trade Ban. Boston College environmental affairs law review. 17(4). 799. 7 indexed citations

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