Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies is a research topic within Safety Research. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 4.1% 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 labor markets, social policies, work-life balance, employment relations, and the impact of globalization on the workforce. It delves into issues such as precarious work, gender equality in the workplace, the role of trade unions, and the challenges of achieving work-life balance in modern economies.
- Labor Market
- Social Policy
- Work-Life Balance
- Employment Relations
- Globalization
- Gender Equality
- Precarious Work
- Welfare State
- Trade Unions
- Flexibility
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 533 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 4.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (613 and 274 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies research, followed by Universitat de València and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 60 works
- 2 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 28 works
- 3 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 26 works
- 4 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 24 works
- 5 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 23 works
- 6 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 22 works
- 7 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 22 works
- 8 Universidad de MurciaSpain 21 works
- 9 Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el TrabajoSpain 19 works
- 10 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies include Joseph E. Stiglitz, Amartya Sen and Paúl Krugman.
- 1 Joseph E. Stiglitz United States 7.4k citations
- 2 Amartya Sen United States 4.9k citations
- 3 Paúl Krugman United States 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies research done?
The largest centres of Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Santiago (Chile). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Murcia.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 191 works
- 2 Mexico City Mexico 86 works
- 3 Buenos Aires Argentina 80 works
- 4 Santiago Chile 66 works
- 5 Bogotá Colombia 62 works
- 6 Barcelona Spain 46 works
- 7 Lima Peru 35 works
- 8 Valencia Spain 32 works
- 9 Seville Spain 25 works
- 10 Murcia Spain 24 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MurciaES · 24.0 works30×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidade de Vigo and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos 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 | Universidad Carlos III de MadridSpain | 44.2 | 10.4% | 33.4× | 14 | +76.0% |
| 2 | Universidade de VigoSpain | 42.6 | 12.6% | 25.2× | 11 | +24.0% |
| 3 | Universidad Rey Juan CarlosSpain | 41.7 | 14.7% | 28.6× | 14 | -23.9% |
| 4 | University of the Basque CountrySpain | 40.0 | 6.2% | 22.2× | 18 | +122.2% |
| 5 | Universitat de ValènciaSpain | 37.8 | 7.2% | 29.3× | 28 | +14.6% |
| 6 | Universitat Jaume ISpain | 35.3 | 4.5% | 52.6× | 15 | +136.8% |
| 7 | Universitat de BarcelonaSpain | 34.6 | 4.8% | 23.8× | 24 | +17.7% |
| 8 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 34.5 | 7.1% | 14.7× | 14 | +41.9% |
| 9 | Universidad de LeónMexico | 34.2 | 9.3% | 164.7× | 12 | — |
| 10 | Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain | 33.0 | 5.0% | 29.2× | 23 | -0.0% |
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 Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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