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Educational, Social, and Political Issues

Educational, Social, and Political Issues is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 746 research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to sociological development, global governance, and societal challenges. It includes discussions on sociological theory, development practices, ethnic conflicts, labor laws, environmental ethics, business education, health governance, poverty, and cultural diversity.

  • Sociological Theory
  • Development
  • Global Governance
  • Ethnic Conflicts
  • Labor Laws
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Business Education
  • Health Governance
  • Poverty
  • Cultural Diversity
Research works
746
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
74
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-12%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Educational, Social, and Political Issues research?

By volume, Nigeria and the United States publish the most (131 and 12 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Nigeria 131 works
  2. 2 United States 12 works
  3. 3 Kenya 6 works
  4. 4 India 6 works
  5. 5 South Africa 5 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 4 works
  7. 7 Indonesia 3 works
  8. 8 Pakistan 3 works
  9. 9 ?? 2 works
  10. 10 Ghana 2 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.

Nigeria: 75.8%United States: 6.8%Kenya: 3.7%India: 3.2%6 others listed: 10.4%76%largest
Nigeria131 · 75.8%United States12 · 6.8%Kenya6 · 3.7%India6 · 3.2%6 others listed18 · 10.4%

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

Which institutions lead Educational, Social, and Political Issues research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Calabar publishes the most Educational, Social, and Political Issues research, followed by University of Nigeria and Rivers State University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of CalabarNigeria 8 works
  2. 2 University of NigeriaNigeria 5 works
  3. 3 Rivers State UniversityNigeria 5 works
  4. 4 University of IbadanNigeria 5 works
  5. 5 University of UyoNigeria 4 works
  6. 6 The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiNigeria 4 works
  7. 7 University of IlorinNigeria 4 works
  8. 8 Federal College of Education, KanoNigeria 3 works
  9. 9 University of AbujaNigeria 3 works
  10. 10 Delta State UniversityNigeria 3 works

Where is Educational, Social, and Political Issues research done?

The largest centres of Educational, Social, and Political Issues research in 2022–2025 are Calabar (Nigeria), Ado-Ekiti (Nigeria), Uyo (Nigeria) and Ibadan (Nigeria).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Calabar Nigeria 8 works
  2. 2 Ado-Ekiti Nigeria 8 works
  3. 3 Uyo Nigeria 8 works
  4. 4 Ibadan Nigeria 7 works
  5. 5 Port Harcourt Nigeria 7 works
  6. 6 Abuja Nigeria 6 works
  7. 7 Lagos Nigeria 5 works
  8. 8 Nsukka Nigeria 5 works
  9. 9 Enugu Nigeria 5 works
  10. 10 Ilorin Nigeria 4 works
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Is Educational, Social, and Political Issues research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Educational, Social, and Political Issues.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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