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Asian Industrial and Economic Development

Asian Industrial and Economic Development is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 7.2k research works in it since 1950. 24.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the evolution, challenges, and adaptations of the developmental state model in East Asia, particularly focusing on countries like South Korea and Taiwan. It delves into the role of industrial policy, globalization, and neoliberalism in shaping the economic development strategies of these states, highlighting the complex interplay between state intervention, institutional change, and political economy.

  • Developmental State
  • East Asia
  • Industrial Policy
  • Globalization
  • Neoliberalism
  • Economic Development
  • South Korea
  • Institutional Change
  • Political Economy
  • State Intervention
Research works
7.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-3%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Asian Industrial and Economic Development research?

By volume, South Korea and the United States publish the most (153 and 148 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 South Korea 153 works
  2. 2 United States 148 works
  3. 3 China 99 works
  4. 4 Japan 91 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 73 works
  6. 6 Brazil 56 works
  7. 7 India 52 works
  8. 8 Germany 44 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 41 works
  10. 10 Russia 40 works

How concentrated that is

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South Korea: 19.2%United States: 18.6%China: 12.4%Japan: 11.5%6 others listed: 38.4%19%largest
South Korea153 · 19.2%United States148 · 18.6%China99 · 12.4%Japan91 · 11.5%6 others listed306 · 38.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Asian Industrial and Economic Development research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade publishes the most Asian Industrial and Economic Development research, followed by Korea Institute for International Economic Policy and Seoul National University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and TradeSouth Korea 25 works
  2. 2 Korea Institute for International Economic PolicySouth Korea 24 works
  3. 3 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 14 works
  4. 4 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 12 works
  5. 5 Greenville CollegeUnited States 12 works
  6. 6 International University of JapanJapan 7 works
  7. 7 Peking UniversityChina 7 works
  8. 8 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 6 works
  9. 9 National University of SingaporeSingapore 6 works
  10. 10 The University of TokyoJapan 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Asian Industrial and Economic Development?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Asian Industrial and Economic Development include William Diebold and Richard Florida.

  1. 1 William Diebold United States 3.8k citations
  2. 2 Richard Florida Canada 2k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Asian Industrial and Economic Development research done?

The largest centres of Asian Industrial and Economic Development research in 2022–2025 are Seoul (South Korea), Sejong (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sejong, Seoul and Tokyo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Seoul South Korea 71 works
  2. 2 Sejong South Korea 52 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 38 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 28 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 25 works
  6. 6 Moscow Russia 24 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 14 works
  8. 8 Greenville United States 12 works
  9. 9 São Paulo Brazil 12 works
  10. 10 New Delhi India 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SejongKR · 52.3 works663×
  2. SeoulKR · 71.2 works8.4×
  3. TokyoJP · 38.5 works4.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Asian Industrial and Economic Development than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Asian Industrial and Economic Development?

Among universities, judged by research, Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Greenville College score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 49.416.5%15.9×14 +1.1%
2 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 33.114.1%14.6×12 -7.1%
3 Greenville CollegeUnited States 25.28.5%2908.5×12 —

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Asian Industrial and Economic Development research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Asian Industrial and Economic Development.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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