Asian Studies and History
Asian Studies and History is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 15.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Indonesia
- democratization
- decentralization
- political Islam
- ethnic tensions
- civil society
- religious nationalism
- gender equality
- corruption
- economic development
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +61% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Asian Studies and History research?
By volume, Indonesia and Malaysia publish the most (3.3k and 602 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 3.3k works
- 2 Malaysia 602 works
- 3 United States 386 works
- 4 Australia 230 works
- 5 United Kingdom 168 works
- 6 India 131 works
- 7 Singapore 127 works
- 8 ?? 113 works
- 9 China 105 works
- 10 Netherlands 97 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Asian Studies and History research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universitas Gadjah Mada publishes the most Asian Studies and History research, followed by University of Indonesia and Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 165 works
- 2 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 160 works
- 3 Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia 106 works
- 4 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 101 works
- 5 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 79 works
- 6 University of MalayaMalaysia 76 works
- 7 Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University JakartaIndonesia 69 works
- 8 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 67 works
- 9 National University of SingaporeSingapore 65 works
- 10 National Research and Innovation AgencyIndonesia 61 works
Who are the leading researchers in Asian Studies and History?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Asian Studies and History include Christopher D. Manning and Clifford Geertz.
- 1 Christopher D. Manning United States 4.6k citations
- 2 Clifford Geertz United States 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Asian Studies and History research done?
The largest centres of Asian Studies and History research in 2022–2025 are Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Bandung (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padang, Ciputat and Bandar Seri Begawan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Yogyakarta Indonesia 454 works
- 2 Jakarta Indonesia 351 works
- 3 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 253 works
- 4 Bandung Indonesia 199 works
- 5 Medan Indonesia 171 works
- 6 Depok Indonesia 168 works
- 7 Surabaya Indonesia 165 works
- 8 Semarang Indonesia 152 works
- 9 Makassar Indonesia 144 works
- 10 Malang Indonesia 139 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Padang20.8 works34×
- CiputatID · 68.9 works34×
- Bandar Seri BegawanBN · 34.2 works31×
- Kota KinabaluMY · 39.5 works28×
- KuchingMY · 29.0 works27×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Asian Studies and History than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Asian Studies and History?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of Indonesia and State University of Semarang 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia | 70.2 | 11.0% | 29.9× | 165 | +472.8% |
| 2 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 69.1 | 11.5% | 22.4× | 160 | +189.8% |
| 3 | State University of SemarangIndonesia | 67.1 | 18.3% | 11.3× | 52 | +512.2% |
| 4 | Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia | 66.6 | 17.9% | 22.4× | 46 | +443.0% |
| 5 | Singapore Management UniversitySingapore | 66.2 | 38.4% | 13.1× | 8 | +12.5% |
| 6 | Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia | 66.1 | 10.9% | 35.5× | 106 | +376.9% |
| 7 | Universiti Brunei DarussalamBrunei | 65.1 | 12.9% | 42.3× | 28 | +224.7% |
| 8 | Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University JakartaIndonesia | 64.1 | 12.0% | 33.9× | 69 | +214.4% |
| 9 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 64.1 | 12.1% | 16.6× | 67 | +774.6% |
| 10 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia | 64.0 | 14.0% | 10.2× | 51 | +1300.6% |
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 Studies and History research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 61% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Asian Studies and History.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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