Economic and Social Issues
Economic and Social Issues is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 11.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers critically examines the imperialist nature of global capitalism, addressing issues such as social inequality, post-growth economy, environmental sustainability, political power dynamics, neoliberalism, class struggle, and democratic crisis.
- Imperialism
- Global Capitalism
- Critique
- Social Inequality
- Post-Growth Economy
- Environmental Sustainability
- Political Power
- Neoliberalism
- Class Struggle
- Democratic Crisis
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Economic and Social Issues research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (2k and 192 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 2k works
- 2 Austria 192 works
- 3 Switzerland 125 works
- 4 United States 85 works
- 5 France 31 works
- 6 United Kingdom 30 works
- 7 Italy 26 works
- 8 Netherlands 16 works
- 9 China 15 works
- 10 Sweden 13 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 Economic and Social Issues research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Kassel publishes the most Economic and Social Issues research, followed by München Klinik and Universität Hamburg.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of KasselGermany 55 works
- 2 München KlinikGermany 46 works
- 3 Universität HamburgGermany 42 works
- 4 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 39 works
- 5 University of MünsterGermany 39 works
- 6 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 32 works
- 7 University of ErfurtGermany 31 works
- 8 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 28 works
- 9 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 27 works
- 10 University of ViennaAustria 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Economic and Social Issues?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Economic and Social Issues include Paúl Krugman, Ulrich Beck and Niklas Luhmann.
- 1 Paúl Krugman United States 4.4k citations
- 2 Ulrich Beck Germany 2.7k citations
- 3 Niklas Luhmann Germany 2.3k citations
- 4 N. Gregory Mankiw United States 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Economic and Social Issues research done?
The largest centres of Economic and Social Issues research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Hamburg (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kassel, Erfurt and Wiesbaden.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KasselDE · 56.0 works118×
- ErfurtDE · 44.9 works102×
- WiesbadenDE · 28.3 works82×
- WuppertalDE · 26.4 works63×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Economic and Social Issues than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Economic and Social Issues?
Among universities, judged by research, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Friedrich Schiller University Jena and University of Tübingen 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 | Vienna University of Economics and BusinessAustria | 83.2 | 21.0% | 66.1× | 14 | +400.7% |
| 2 | Friedrich Schiller University JenaGermany | 81.9 | 19.8% | 40.2× | 21 | +150.8% |
| 3 | University of TübingenGermany | 81.8 | 17.6% | 21.4× | 20 | +223.0% |
| 4 | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielGermany | 80.5 | 20.5% | 21.7× | 12 | +229.1% |
| 5 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany | 78.8 | 13.4% | 29.9× | 27 | +201.1% |
| 6 | University of ViennaAustria | 73.7 | 9.4% | 21.0× | 26 | +248.3% |
| 7 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 72.3 | 10.8% | 21.2× | 28 | +123.1% |
| 8 | Goethe University FrankfurtGermany | 71.9 | 10.5% | 38.4× | 39 | +108.5% |
| 9 | University of GöttingenGermany | 71.0 | 13.7% | 16.7× | 12 | +361.0% |
| 10 | University of FreiburgGermany | 69.9 | 10.3% | 20.7× | 19 | +298.6% |
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 Economic and Social Issues research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Economic and Social Issues.
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.