Cultural and Social Dynamics
Cultural and Social Dynamics is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 2.3k research works in it since 1961. 6.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the nutritional and ecological aspects of Mauritia flexuosa, a carotene-rich palm fruit from Latin America. It delves into topics such as ecological management, sustainability, participatory action research, and cultural action. The cluster also discusses the territorial struggles and community-based learning associated with the cultivation and utilization of this Amazon palm fruit.
- Mauritia Flexuosa
- Amazon Palm Fruit
- Ecological Management
- Latin American Social Science
- Participatory Action Research
- Sustainability
- Cultural Action
- Territorial Struggles
- Carotene-rich Fruit
- Community-based Learning
- Research works
- 2.3k fractional, since 1961
- In the world top 10%
- 144 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +139% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cultural and Social Dynamics research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (191 and 143 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Spain 191 works
- 2 Mexico 143 works
- 3 Argentina 111 works
- 4 Colombia 80 works
- 5 Chile 60 works
- 6 Peru 38 works
- 7 United States 37 works
- 8 Ecuador 20 works
- 9 Brazil 17 works
- 10 Costa Rica 16 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Cultural and Social Dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Buenos Aires publishes the most Cultural and Social Dynamics research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 23 works
- 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 21 works
- 3 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 20 works
- 4 Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico 12 works
- 5 Universidad Nacional de La PlataArgentina 11 works
- 6 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 11 works
- 7 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 11 works
- 8 Universidad Nacional de CórdobaArgentina 10 works
- 9 Universidad IndependienteCosta Rica 9 works
- 10 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 9 works
Where is Cultural and Social Dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Cultural and Social Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Santiago.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 69 works
- 2 Mexico City Mexico 56 works
- 3 Buenos Aires Argentina 49 works
- 4 Bogotá Colombia 43 works
- 5 Santiago Chile 36 works
- 6 Lima Peru 28 works
- 7 Medellín Colombia 15 works
- 8 San José Costa Rica 15 works
- 9 Barcelona Spain 14 works
- 10 Valencia Spain 14 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Buenos AiresAR · 49.3 works33×
- BogotáCO · 43.4 works32×
- SantiagoCL · 36.0 works28×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cultural and Social Dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cultural and Social Dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 53.3 | 7.5% | 29.1× | 21 | +142.3% |
| 2 | Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina | 49.6 | 4.2% | 75.7× | 23 | +204.1% |
| 3 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 45.8 | 4.9% | 35.2× | 20 | +160.4% |
| 4 | Universidad Nacional de CórdobaArgentina | 39.7 | 6.5% | 80.9× | 10 | +195.2% |
| 5 | Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia | 38.2 | 7.7% | 40.2× | 11 | +87.8% |
| 6 | Universitat de ValènciaSpain | 32.3 | 7.5% | 22.8× | 9 | — |
| 7 | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico | 31.8 | 11.4% | 74.8× | 9 | -33.3% |
| 8 | National University of San MarcosPeru | 28.4 | 8.3% | 42.2× | 8 | — |
| 9 | Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico | 26.2 | 3.6% | 76.3× | 12 | +89.7% |
| 10 | Universidad IndependienteCosta Rica | 18.7 | 0.0% | 294.0× | 9 | — |
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 Cultural and Social Dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 139% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural and Social Dynamics.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.