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Diaspora, migration, transnational identity

Diaspora, migration, transnational identity is a research topic within Demography. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1952. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the complex dynamics of transnational diasporas, migration, and citizenship, with a focus on the interconnectedness of individuals and communities across borders. It delves into topics such as transnational social fields, immigrant incorporation, diasporic identities, and the impact of globalization on ethnic communities. The papers also examine the role of social networks, political transnationalism, and the redefinition of state boundaries in the context of migration.

  • Transnationalism
  • Diaspora
  • Migration
  • Citizenship
  • Identity
  • Immigrant
  • Globalization
  • Ethnicity
  • Social Networks
  • Political Transnationalism
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+17%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
27% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Diaspora, migration, transnational identity

Which countries lead Diaspora, migration, transnational identity research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (546 and 305 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 546 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 305 works
  3. 3 Germany 210 works
  4. 4 India 197 works
  5. 5 China 153 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 147 works
  7. 7 Australia 137 works
  8. 8 Canada 132 works
  9. 9 France 106 works
  10. 10 Italy 91 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: 27.0%United Kingdom: 15.1%Germany: 10.4%India: 9.7%6 others listed: 37.8%27%largest
United States546 · 27.0%United Kingdom305 · 15.1%Germany210 · 10.4%India197 · 9.7%6 others listed765 · 37.8%

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

Which institutions lead Diaspora, migration, transnational identity research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Diaspora, migration, transnational identity research, followed by The University of Melbourne and National University of Singapore.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 38 works
  2. 2 The University of MelbourneAustralia 19 works
  3. 3 National University of SingaporeSingapore 18 works
  4. 4 University of TorontoCanada 17 works
  5. 5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 15 works
  6. 6 University of HelsinkiFinland 15 works
  7. 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 14 works
  8. 8 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 13 works
  9. 9 University of British ColumbiaCanada 12 works
  10. 10 University of ChicagoUnited States 12 works

What are the most cited papers in Diaspora, migration, transnational identity?

The most cited paper in Diaspora, migration, transnational identity is "Methodological nationalism and beyond: nation–state building, migration and the social sciences" (Andreas Wimmer, Nina Glick Schiller, 2002), with 3,715 citations. Next come "Beyond “Culture”: Space, Identity, and the Politics of Difference" (3,466) and "Conceptualizing Simultaneity: A Transnational Social Field Perspective on Society" (2,754).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Methodological nationalism and beyond: nation–state building, migration and the social sciences Andreas Wimmer, Nina Glick Schiller · Global Networks Oct 2002 3,715
2 Beyond “Culture”: Space, Identity, and the Politics of Difference Akhil Gupta, JAMES G. FERGUSON · Cultural Anthropology Open access Feb 1992 3,466
3 Conceptualizing Simultaneity: A Transnational Social Field Perspective on Society Peggy Levitt, Nina Glick Schiller · International Migration Review Sep 2004 2,754
4 Diasporas in Modern Societies: Myths of Homeland and Return William Safran · Diaspora A Journal of Transnational Studies Mar 1991 2,580
5 Migration and Development: A Theoretical Perspective Hein de Haas · International Migration Review Open access Mar 2010 2,249
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Where is Diaspora, migration, transnational identity research done?

The largest centres of Diaspora, migration, transnational identity research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 LondonUnited Kingdom 77 works
  2. 2 ParisFrance 43 works
  3. 3 MelbourneAustralia 40 works
  4. 4 TorontoCanada 38 works
  5. 5 IstanbulTürkiye 35 works
  6. 6 New YorkUnited States 32 works
  7. 7 SingaporeSingapore 32 works
  8. 8 AnkaraTürkiye 29 works
  9. 9 BerlinGermany 28 works
  10. 10 Hong KongChina 27 works
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Where is the best place to study Diaspora, migration, transnational identity?

Among universities, judged by research, National University of Singapore, University of Edinburgh and University of Gothenburg 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.

0%20%40%mean 20.83%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →University of Gothen…University of Edinbu…National University …University of Oxford
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1National University of SingaporeSingapore 80.024.0%5.1×18 +25.9%
2University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 68.328.9%5.2×13 +76.9%
3University of GothenburgSweden 65.831.6%6.5×9 +128.7%
4University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 64.815.0%3.7×15 +39.7%
5The University of MelbourneAustralia 62.518.6%5.9×19 -11.5%
6University of TorontoCanada 61.219.5%2.9×17 +39.5%
7University College LondonUnited Kingdom 60.517.9%3.0×14 +58.7%
8Universiti Brunei DarussalamBrunei 60.223.4%29.5×9 +251.0%
9University of HelsinkiFinland 58.810.6%7.2×15 +99.9%
10University of British ColumbiaCanada 55.218.8%3.5×12 +44.7%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, country by country

Is Diaspora, migration, transnational identity research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Diaspora, migration, transnational identity.

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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 Diaspora, migration, transnational identity as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Diaspora, migration, transnational identity 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.

still counting5%10%15%Diaspora, migration, transnational identity10.2% in 2025200020102020

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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