Economic Growth and Development
Economic Growth and Development is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of information and communication technology (ICT), financial access, inequality, and knowledge economy in the context of African countries. It investigates the role of mobile phones, governance, and education in promoting inclusive development and gender inclusion, while also examining the impact of ICT on institutional quality and economic growth.
- ICT
- financial access
- inequality
- knowledge economy
- mobile phones
- governance
- inclusive development
- gender inclusion
- education
- institutional quality
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +68% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
Nigeria
26% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Economic Growth and Development research?
By volume, Nigeria and China publish the most (1.4k and 829 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Nigeria
1.4k works
- 2
China
829 works
- 3
United States
684 works
- 4
India
515 works
- 5
Indonesia
510 works
- 6
South Africa
356 works
- 7
Pakistan
332 works
- 8
Türkiye
274 works
- 9
Germany
263 works
- 10
United Kingdom
262 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 Growth and Development research?
By volume in 2022-now, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy publishes the most Economic Growth and Development research, followed by University of Johannesburg and University of Nigeria.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany
178 works
- 2
University of JohannesburgSouth Africa
74 works
- 3
University of NigeriaNigeria
65 works
- 4
University of South AfricaSouth Africa
62 works
- 5
Nigerian Defence AcademyNigeria
54 works
- 6
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon
48 works
- 7
Université de DschangCameroon
47 works
- 8
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNigeria
44 works
- 9
University of Port HarcourtNigeria
39 works
- 10
University of Ghana
Ghana
37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Economic Growth and Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Economic Growth and Development include Martin McKee, Andrei Shleifer and Harry Eugene Stanley.
- 1
Martin McKee
United Kingdom
270k citations
- 2
Andrei Shleifer
United States
234k citations
- 3
Harry Eugene Stanley
United States
198k citations
- 4
Joseph E. Stiglitz
United States
167k citations
- 5
Michael E. Porter
United States
165k citations
- 6
Daron Acemoğlu
United States
164k citations
- 7
M. Hashem Pesaran
United States
150k citations
- 8
Gary S. Becker
United States
148k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Economic Growth and Development research done?
The largest centres of Economic Growth and Development research in 2022-now are Hamburg (Germany), Beijing (China), Accra (Ghana) and Johannesburg (South Africa). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kaduna, Dschang and Keffi.
Largest cities, 2022-now
Where it is the local speciality
- KadunaNG · 60.8 works52×
- DschangCM · 47.2 works51×
- KeffiNG · 28.8 works46×
- BamendaCM · 29.4 works44×
- SagamuNG · 26.7 works43×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Economic Growth and Development than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Economic Growth and Development?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Johannesburg, Near East University and Université de Dschang score highest, combining citation 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 first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
Universities only. The score blends citation 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 Economic Growth and Development, country by countryIs Economic Growth and Development research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 68% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Economic Growth and Development.
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 Economic Growth and Development as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.040% in 2024.
Fractional works of Economic Growth and Development 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.
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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