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Eastern European Communism and Reforms

Eastern European Communism and Reforms is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 8.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the sociopolitical transformation, identity formation, and memory politics in post-Communist Europe, particularly focusing on countries like Belarus, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. It delves into topics such as national awakening, human rights, dissent, authoritarianism, and the cultural history of the Cold War period.

  • Post-Communist
  • Transition
  • Identity
  • Dissent
  • Memory Politics
  • National Awakening
  • Human Rights
  • Sociopolitical Transformation
  • Cultural History
  • Authoritarianism
Research works
24k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+47%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Eastern European Communism and Reforms research?

By volume, Poland and Russia publish the most (688 and 583 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Poland 688 works
  2. 2 Russia 583 works
  3. 3 United States 518 works
  4. 4 Ukraine 341 works
  5. 5 Czechia 233 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 225 works
  7. 7 Germany 220 works
  8. 8 Slovenia 180 works
  9. 9 Slovakia 110 works
  10. 10 Belarus 95 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.

Poland: 21.5%Russia: 18.2%United States: 16.2%Ukraine: 10.7%6 others listed: 33.3%22%largest
Poland688 · 21.5%Russia583 · 18.2%United States518 · 16.2%Ukraine341 · 10.7%6 others listed1,064 · 33.3%

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

Which institutions lead Eastern European Communism and Reforms research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Warsaw publishes the most Eastern European Communism and Reforms research, followed by Jagiellonian University and University of Ljubljana.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of WarsawPoland 74 works
  2. 2 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 67 works
  3. 3 University of LjubljanaSlovenia 58 works
  4. 4 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 44 works
  5. 5 Charles UniversityCzechia 43 works
  6. 6 Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland 39 works
  7. 7 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 36 works
  8. 8 University of WrocławPoland 34 works
  9. 9 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 34 works
  10. 10 Masaryk UniversityCzechia 31 works

Who are the leading researchers in Eastern European Communism and Reforms?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Eastern European Communism and Reforms include Robert F. Miller.

  1. 1 Robert F. Miller United Kingdom 2k citations

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

Where is Eastern European Communism and Reforms research done?

The largest centres of Eastern European Communism and Reforms research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Warsaw (Poland), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Prague (Czechia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 298 works
  2. 2 Warsaw Poland 233 works
  3. 3 Kyiv Ukraine 142 works
  4. 4 Prague Czechia 132 works
  5. 5 Ljubljana Slovenia 120 works
  6. 6 Krakow Poland 97 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 67 works
  8. 8 Bratislava Slovakia 65 works
  9. 9 Minsk Belarus 63 works
  10. 10 New York United States 59 works
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Where is the best place to study Eastern European Communism and Reforms?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Warsaw, University of Maribor and University of Ljubljana 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 13.04%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Warsaw: 74, 9.9%University of Maribor: 22, 14.3%University of Ljubljana: 58, 7.0%Jagiellonian University: 67, 7.2%Masaryk University: 31, 17.8%Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 44, 5.0%University of Latvia: 16, 14.4%University of Oslo: 10, 33.4%University of Wrocław: 34, 6.7%Comenius University Bratislava: 18, 14.7%University of MariborUniversity of WarsawJagiellonian Univers…University of Ljublj…
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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 University of WarsawPoland 70.59.9%34.4×74 +221.1%
2 University of MariborSlovenia 63.214.3%27.9×22 +195.6%
3 University of LjubljanaSlovenia 62.97.0%33.5×58 +140.0%
4 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 62.77.2%23.8×67 +133.1%
5 Masaryk UniversityCzechia 62.017.8%31.2×31 +60.4%
6 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 60.95.0%26.0×44 +252.9%
7 University of LatviaLatvia 60.914.4%28.3×16 +253.5%
8 University of OsloNorway 60.833.4%5.0×10 +368.9%
9 University of WrocławPoland 60.36.7%39.3×34 +213.4%
10 Comenius University BratislavaSlovakia 59.314.7%22.9×18 +139.4%

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 Eastern European Communism and Reforms research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Eastern European Communism and Reforms.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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