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Digital Economy and Transformation

Digital Economy and Transformation is a research topic within Strategy and Management. Science Explorer counts 3.6k research works in it since 1970. 12.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of digital economy, sustainable development, and global competitiveness. It covers topics such as digital transformation, sustainable development goals, economic performance, innovation networks, knowledge management, industrial policy, human capital management, entrepreneurial leadership, and the impact of social media on politics. The papers provide insights into the challenges, opportunities, and prospects in the evolving landscape of the digital economy and its implications for global sustainable development.

  • Digital Transformation
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Economic Performance
  • Innovation Networks
  • Global Competitiveness
  • Knowledge Management
  • Industrial Policy
  • Human Capital Management
  • Entrepreneurial Leadership
  • Social Media and Politics
Research works
3.6k
fractional, since 1970
In the world top 10%
463
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+889%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Digital Economy and Transformation research?

By volume, Russia and Ukraine publish the most (870 and 186 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Russia 870 works
  2. 2 Ukraine 186 works
  3. 3 United States 98 works
  4. 4 Uzbekistan 52 works
  5. 5 Kazakhstan 45 works
  6. 6 Belarus 44 works
  7. 7 China 41 works
  8. 8 Poland 16 works
  9. 9 Tajikistan 16 works
  10. 10 ?? 14 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.

Russia: 62.9%Ukraine: 13.5%United States: 7.1%Uzbekistan: 3.8%6 others listed: 12.7%63%largest
Russia870 · 62.9%Ukraine186 · 13.5%United States98 · 7.1%Uzbekistan52 · 3.8%6 others listed176 · 12.7%

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

Which institutions lead Digital Economy and Transformation research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Financial University publishes the most Digital Economy and Transformation research, followed by Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and Weatherford College.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Financial UniversityRussia 46 works
  2. 2 Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsRussia 40 works
  3. 3 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 34 works
  4. 4 The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationRussia 28 works
  5. 5 State University of ManagementRussia 25 works
  6. 6 Samara State University of EconomicsRussia 18 works
  7. 7 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityRussia 17 works
  8. 8 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 15 works
  9. 9 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 14 works
  10. 10 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 13 works

Where is Digital Economy and Transformation research done?

The largest centres of Digital Economy and Transformation research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Yekaterinburg (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Samara and Minsk.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 357 works
  2. 2 Saint Petersburg Russia 77 works
  3. 3 Kyiv Ukraine 51 works
  4. 4 Yekaterinburg Russia 41 works
  5. 5 Tashkent Uzbekistan 35 works
  6. 6 Weatherford United States 34 works
  7. 7 Minsk Belarus 33 works
  8. 8 Samara Russia 32 works
  9. 9 Rostov-on-Don Russia 25 works
  10. 10 Kharkiv Ukraine 23 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SamaraRU · 32.3 works48×
  2. MinskBY · 32.6 works40×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Digital Economy and Transformation than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Digital Economy and Transformation?

Among universities, judged by research, Financial University, West Ukrainian National University and Plekhanov Russian University of Economics 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%10%20%30%mean 13.31%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Financial University: 46, 12.7%West Ukrainian National University: 9, 27.8%Plekhanov Russian University of Economics: 40, 7.7%Moscow State Institute of International Relations: 14, 16.8%Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University: 17, 13.5%Moscow State University: 12, 9.7%National Research University Higher School of Economics: 11, 21.9%State University of Management: 25, 9.3%Weatherford College: 34, 4.2%Lomonosov Moscow State University: 15, 9.5%West Ukrainian Natio…Moscow State Institu…Financial UniversityPlekhanov Russian Un…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Financial UniversityRussia 38.512.7%137.4×46 —
2 West Ukrainian National UniversityUkraine 37.627.8%69.2×9 —
3 Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsRussia 31.37.7%212.3×40 —
4 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 28.816.8%52.4×14 —
5 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityRussia 28.513.5%54.3×17 —
6 Moscow State UniversityTajikistan 28.39.7%30.0×12 —
7 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 28.021.9%18.5×11 +69.0%
8 State University of ManagementRussia 27.09.3%227.6×25 —
9 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 25.54.2%16.9×34 —
10 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 24.49.5%11.5×15 —

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 Digital Economy and Transformation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 889% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Digital Economy and Transformation.

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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.

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.