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D-Index
25
Citations
7597
World Ranking
358
National Ranking
247

Kal Raustiala publication distribution in Law in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Law in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kal Raustiala sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 79 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more.

Kal Raustiala D-index placement in Law in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kal Raustiala sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 16 scientists 21 D-Index: 23 scientists 22 D-Index: 11 scientists 23 D-Index: 20 scientists 24 D-Index: 17 scientists 25 D-Index: 23 scientists 26 D-Index: 19 scientists 27 D-Index: 19 scientists 28 D-Index: 22 scientists 29 D-Index: 14 scientists 30 D-Index: 25 scientists 31 D-Index: 25 scientists 32 D-Index: 20 scientists 33 D-Index: 24 scientists 34 D-Index: 23 scientists 35 D-Index: 12 scientists 36 D-Index: 11 scientists 37 D-Index: 15 scientists 38 D-Index: 14 scientists 39 D-Index: 4 scientists 40 D-Index: 8 scientists 41 D-Index: 9 scientists 42+ D-Index: 92 scientists
20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 25 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kal Raustiala is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within social sciences, with a particular focus on political science and international relations, strategy and management, development, sociology and political science, as well as literature and literary theory.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • International Development and Aid
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
  • Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • International Arbitration and Investment Law
  • International Law and Human Rights

Raustiala has published papers in multiple venues, contributing to the following journals and publication outlets:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AJIL Unbound
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • American Journal of International Law

Recent publications include:

  • "The Global Governance of the Internet," 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "The Rarity of Rewarding," 2021, AJIL Unbound
  • "Index," 2021, Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology. By Anu Bradford. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. Pp. 599. Index.," 2024, American Journal of International Law
  • "Normative Contestation in the International Order: Is China Remaking Global Governance?," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Michael Barnett
  • Jon Pevehouse
  • Duncan B. Hollis
  • Andrew T. Guzmán
  • Leonard Seabrooke

Best Publications

  • The Regime Complex for Plant Genetic Resources

    Kal Raustiala;David G. Victor

  • States, NGOs, and International Environmental Institutions

    Kal Raustiala

  • Form and Substance in International Agreements

    Kal Raustiala

  • The Architecture of International Cooperation: Transgovernmental Networks and the Future of International Law

    Kal Raustiala

  • The Rise of International Regime Complexity

    Karen J. Alter;Karen J. Alter;Kal Raustiala

  • The implementation and effectiveness of international environmental commitments : theory and practice

    David G. Victor;Kal Raustiala;Eugene B. Skolnikoff

  • The Implementation and Effectiveness of International Environmental Commitments

    D.G. Victor;K. Raustiala;E.B. Skolnikoff

  • The Geography of Justice

    Kal Raustiala

  • International Law, International Relations and Compliance

    Kal Raustiala;Anne-Marie Slaughter

  • RETHINKING THE SOVEREIGNTY DEBATE IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW

    Kal Raustiala

  • Does the Constitution Follow the Flag?: The Evolution of Territoriality in American Law

    Kal Raustiala

  • The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design

    Kal Raustiala;Christopher Jon Sprigman

  • The Global Struggle over Geographic Indications

    Kal Raustiala;Stephen R. Munzer

  • The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation

    Kal Raustiala;Christopher Sprigman

  • Domestic Institutions and International Regulatory Cooperation: Comparative Responses to the Convention on Biological Diversity

    Kal Raustiala

  • The Piracy Paradox Revisited

    Kal Raustiala;Christopher Sprigman

  • Sovereignty and Multilateralism

    Kal Raustiala

  • Compliance & Effectiveness in International Regulatory Cooperation

    Kal Raustiala

  • Biodiversity Since Rio: The Future of the Convention on Biological Diversity

    Kal Raustiala;David G. Victor

  • Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Law and International Relations: Institutional Proliferation and the International Legal Order

    Kal Raustiala

  • Toward a Post-Kyoto Climate Change Architecture: A Political Analysis

    Robert O. Keohane;Kal Raustiala

  • Nonstate Actors in the Global Climate Regime

    Kal Raustiala;Natalie Bridgeman

  • The Uneasy Case for Intellectual Property Rights in Traditional Knowledge

    Stephen R. Munzer;Kal Raustiala

  • Police Patrols & Fire Alarms in the NAAEC

    Kal Raustiala

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Victor
David G. Victor University of California, San Diego
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane Princeton University
Karen J. Alter
Karen J. Alter Northwestern University
Alex de Sherbinin
Alex de Sherbinin Columbia University
Allen Buchanan
Allen Buchanan University of Arizona
Eric A. Posner
Eric A. Posner University of Chicago
Jack Landman Goldsmith
Jack Landman Goldsmith Harvard University
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Anne-Marie Slaughter Princeton University

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