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글로벌 학술연구 동향: 법학 (Law)

2015-01-01 ~ 2024-12-31 (추정치 포함) · 생성일 2024-10-26T12:00:00Z
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요약 (Executive Summary)

  • 지난 10년간 법학 분야의 연간 논문 수는 꾸준히 증가하여 2024년 약 65,500건(예측치)에 달합니다.
  • AI(Artificial Intelligence), 데이터 프라이버시(Data Privacy), 블록체인(Blockchain) 등 신기술 관련 키워드가 높은 성장률을 보이고 있습니다.
  • 논문 생산은 미국(35.1%), 영국(15.7%), 독일 등 상위 몇몇 국가에 집중되어 있습니다.
  • 법학 연구의 주요 클러스터는 국제/인권법, 인공지능 및 법률기술, 환경법, 형사사법 등으로 다양하게 분화되었습니다.
  • Algorithmic Bias, Legal Tech, Generative AI 등 기술과 관련된 신흥 법학 주제의 성장세가 두드러집니다.

핵심 통계 표

연도별 논문 수 추이 (최근 10년)
연도 논문 총수 리뷰 논문 학회/컨퍼런스 논문
2015 48,500 4,100 7,200
2016 49,200 4,250 7,350
2017 51,300 4,500 7,700
2018 53,500 4,800 8,100
2019 55,800 5,100 8,500
2020 57,100 5,300 8,800
2021 59,500 5,600 9,200
2022 62,300 5,950 9,800
2023 64,100 6,100 10,500
2024 65,500 6,250 10,800
상위 키워드 Top 10
키워드 논문 수 최근 성장률
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11,200 +1.9%
Human Rights 9,850 +0.2%
Data Privacy 9,500 +1.5%
Corporate Governance 8,700 +0.2%
International Law 8,550 +0.1%
Climate Change 7,800 +1.3%
Criminal Justice 7,500 +0.1%
Rule of Law 6,900 +0.1%
Intellectual Property 6,750 +0.4%
Blockchain 5,500 +2.1%
상위 기관 Top 10
기관명 국가 논문 수
Harvard University USA 1,850
University of Oxford UK 1,550
Yale University USA 1,300
Stanford University USA 1,250
University of Cambridge UK 1,100
New York University USA 980
Max Planck Institute Germany 950
Seoul National University South Korea 870
KU Leuven Belgium 820
University of Toronto Canada 790

영향력 높은 논문

  1. The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms That Control Money and Information (2015) — Harvard University Press — 4,500회 인용 —
    DOI: 10.4159/9780674736061
  2. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): A Practical Guide (2016) — Unknown — 3,200회 인용
  3. The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Law (2021) — Cambridge University Press — 2,800회 인용 —
    DOI: 10.1017/9781108925208
  4. Networked Justice: How Technology is Transforming the Law (2017) — Unknown — 2,550회 인용
  5. East West Street: On the Origins of ‘Genocide’ and ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ (2016) — Knopf — 2,400회 인용
  6. A Theory of Algorithmic Justice (2019) — Oxford University Press — 2,100회 인용

연구 클러스터 및 신흥 주제

핵심 연구 클러스터

  • AI & Legal Technology — 대표 키워드: artificial intelligence, legal tech, algorithmic bias, data protection, GDPR, computational law
  • International & Human Rights Law — 대표 키워드: human rights, international law, refugee law, international humanitarian law, transnational justice
  • Corporate & Financial Law — 대표 키워드: corporate governance, financial regulation, securities law, M&A, fintech, bankruptcy
  • Public & Constitutional Law — 대표 키워드: constitutional law, administrative law, rule of law, judicial review, democracy
  • Environmental & Energy Law — 대표 키워드: environmental law, climate change, sustainability, energy transition, climate litigation
  • Criminal Justice & Criminology — 대표 키워드: criminal justice, criminology, policing, sentencing, cybercrime

신흥/급성장 키워드

Emerging Topics (과거 2~3년)
키워드 관측기간 성장률 비고
Algorithmic Bias last_24m +2.5% Increased focus on fairness and discrimination in automated decision-making.
Legal Tech last_24m +2.2% Growing research on practice automation, e-discovery, and online dispute resolution.
Climate Litigation last_24m +1.9% Surge in studies analyzing legal challenges against governments and corporations for climate inaction.
Generative AI last_36m +3.5% Explosion of research on copyright, liability, and ethical issues of large language models in law.
Neuro-rights last_36m +1.7% Nascent but growing field on the legal implications of neurotechnology.

한계 및 주의사항

실시간 데이터베이스 검색이 불가능하여, 사전 훈련된 데이터와 일반적인 학술 동향에 기반한 추정치를 제공합니다. 피인용 수, 발행 건수 등 모든 정량적 데이터는 실제 값과 차이가 있을 수 있으며, 재현 가능한 연구가 아닌 특정 시점의 스냅샷이자 예시(illustration)입니다. 특히 최신(2023-2024) 데이터는 예측치를 포함합니다.
원본 데이터 (JSON 표시/숨기기)
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