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Complex Systems and Dynamics

Complex Systems and Dynamics is a research topic within Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Science Explorer counts 1.6k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concepts of self-organization, meta-structures, and complex systems, with a focus on information theory, nonlinear dynamics, and magnetorheological systems. It delves into the implications for the knowledge economy and examines collective behaviors within various contexts. The papers also discuss the application of fractal analysis and thermodynamic descriptions in understanding these phenomena.

  • Self-Organization
  • Meta-Structures
  • Information Theory
  • Complex Systems
  • Knowledge Economy
  • Collective Behaviours
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Magnetorheological Systems
  • Fractal Analysis
  • Thermodynamic Description
Research works
1.6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
162
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+31%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
34% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Complex Systems and Dynamics

Which countries lead Complex Systems and Dynamics research?

By volume, the United States and Russia publish the most (90 and 59 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 90 works
  2. 2 Russia 59 works
  3. 3 China 22 works
  4. 4 Germany 21 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 18 works
  6. 6 Ukraine 16 works
  7. 7 Italy 12 works
  8. 8 France 10 works
  9. 9 South Korea 10 works
  10. 10 Czechia 9 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 33.7%Russia: 22.1%China: 8.3%Germany: 7.8%6 others listed: 28.1%34%largest
United States90 · 33.7%Russia59 · 22.1%China22 · 8.3%Germany21 · 7.8%6 others listed75 · 28.1%

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

Which institutions lead Complex Systems and Dynamics research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Complex Systems and Dynamics research, followed by Symbiom (Czechia) and Daiseung Medics (South Korea).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 12 works
  2. 2 Symbiom (Czechia)Czechia 8 works
  3. 3 Daiseung Medics (South Korea)South Korea 7 works
  4. 4 Florida Atlantic UniversityUnited States 6 works
  5. 5 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 6 works
  6. 6 IndependenceFirstUnited States 5 works
  7. 7 General Dynamics (United States)United States 4 works
  8. 8 Institute of World CivilizationsRussia 4 works
  9. 9 Oldham CouncilUnited Kingdom 3 works
  10. 10 Marine Corps UniversityUnited States 3 works

Who are the leading researchers in Complex Systems and Dynamics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Complex Systems and Dynamics include Jürgen Kurths.

  1. 1 Jürgen Kurths Germany 104k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Complex Systems and Dynamics?

The most cited paper in Complex Systems and Dynamics is "The self system in reciprocal determinism." (Albert Bandura, 1978), with 2,110 citations. Next come "The Theory of Relaxation Processes" (1,539) and "THE THEORY OF INFILTRATION" (819).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The self system in reciprocal determinism. Albert Bandura · American Psychologist Apr 1978 2,110
2 The Theory of Relaxation Processes Alfred G. Redfield · Advances in magnetic and optical resonance Book chapter 1965 1,539
3 THE THEORY OF INFILTRATION J. R. Philip · Soil Science Jun 1958 819
4 RECRYSTALLIZATION TEXTURES F. John Humphreys, Max Hatherly · Elsevier eBooks Book chapter 1995 562
5 Interfirm Adaptation in Business Relationships Lars Hallén, J. B. Johanson, Nazeem Seyed-Mohamed · Journal of Marketing Apr 1991 529
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Where is Complex Systems and Dynamics research done?

The largest centres of Complex Systems and Dynamics research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Sázava (Czechia), Seoul (South Korea) and Kyiv (Ukraine). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Moscow.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 MoscowRussia 27 works
  2. 2 SázavaCzechia 8 works
  3. 3 SeoulSouth Korea 8 works
  4. 4 KyivUkraine 7 works
  5. 5 Boca RatonUnited States 6 works
  6. 6 WeatherfordUnited States 6 works
  7. 7 FairfaxUnited States 5 works
  8. 8 TashkentUzbekistan 5 works
  9. 9 Saint PetersburgRussia 5 works
  10. 10 MilwaukeeUnited States 5 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MoscowRU · 27.2 works7.5×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Complex Systems and Dynamics than the world average.

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Is Complex Systems and Dynamics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Complex Systems and Dynamics.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Complex Systems and Dynamics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Complex Systems and Dynamics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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