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Eurasian Exchange Networks

Eurasian Exchange Networks is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 11.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the Silk Roads and Eurasian exchange networks, focusing on topics such as the Mongol Empire, Sasanian Iran, cultural interaction, nomadic societies, trade routes, and historical diplomacy. It delves into the economic, political, and cultural exchanges that occurred along these ancient trade routes connecting East and West.

  • Silk Roads
  • Eurasian Exchange
  • Central Asia
  • Mongol Empire
  • Sasanian Iran
  • Cultural Interaction
  • Nomadic Societies
  • Trade Routes
  • Steppe Civilizations
  • Historical Diplomacy
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+75%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Eurasian Exchange Networks research?

By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (594 and 523 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 594 works
  2. 2 Türkiye 523 works
  3. 3 Russia 495 works
  4. 4 France 297 works
  5. 5 China 227 works
  6. 6 India 218 works
  7. 7 Germany 187 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 183 works
  9. 9 Italy 112 works
  10. 10 Iran 91 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.

United States: 20.3%Türkiye: 17.9%Russia: 16.9%France: 10.1%6 others listed: 34.8%20%largest
United States594 · 20.3%Türkiye523 · 17.9%Russia495 · 16.9%France297 · 10.1%6 others listed1,018 · 34.8%

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

Which institutions lead Eurasian Exchange Networks research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Weatherford College publishes the most Eurasian Exchange Networks research, followed by Institute of Oriental Studies and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Weatherford College United States 61 works
  2. 2 Institute of Oriental Studies Russia 35 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 33 works
  4. 4 Israel Antiquities Authority Israel 32 works
  5. 5 Human Growth Foundation United States 26 works
  6. 6 Institute of Oriental Manuscripts Russia 26 works
  7. 7 Mongolian Academy of Sciences Mongolia 24 works
  8. 8 University of Oxford United Kingdom 22 works
  9. 9 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 18 works
  10. 10 Film Independent United States 18 works

Where is Eurasian Exchange Networks research done?

The largest centres of Eurasian Exchange Networks research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Paris (France), Beijing (China) and Yerevan (Armenia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ivry-sur-Seine, Ulaanbaatar and Yerevan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 157 works
  2. 2 Paris France 144 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 93 works
  4. 4 Yerevan Armenia 79 works
  5. 5 Saint Petersburg Russia 78 works
  6. 6 Ankara Türkiye 75 works
  7. 7 Istanbul Türkiye 67 works
  8. 8 Weatherford United States 61 works
  9. 9 Budapest Hungary 60 works
  10. 10 New York United States 58 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Ivry-sur-SeineFR · 23.0 works108×
  2. UlaanbaatarMN · 56.9 works43×
  3. YerevanAM · 78.9 works41×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Eurasian Exchange Networks than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Eurasian Exchange Networks?

Among universities, judged by research, Weatherford College, Ahmet Yesevi University and National University of Mongolia 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 18.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Weatherford College: 61, 6.9%Ahmet Yesevi University: 8, 39.2%National University of Mongolia: 15, 18.9%Ankara University: 17, 12.6%Hebrew University of Jerusalem: 14, 23.8%Ca' Foscari University of Venice: 13, 10.6%Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University: 12, 24.2%Istanbul University: 14, 11.2%Hitit Üniversitesi: 10, 22.2%Mardin Artuklu University: 12, 11.2%Ahmet Yesevi Univers…National University …Ankara UniversityWeatherford College
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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
1Weatherford College United States 66.46.9%10.8×61 +658.0%
2Ahmet Yesevi University Kazakhstan 63.739.2%51.9×8 —
3National University of Mongolia Mongolia 58.218.9%60.3×15 +116.3%
4Ankara University Türkiye 56.312.6%9.2×17 +1271.3%
5Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel 55.223.8%8.1×14 +101.3%
6Ca' Foscari University of Venice Italy 54.310.6%12.7×13 +406.4%
7Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Türkiye 53.724.2%19.9×12 —
8Istanbul University Türkiye 52.111.2%8.8×14 +202.5%
9Hitit Üniversitesi Türkiye 51.122.2%24.4×10 —
10Mardin Artuklu University Türkiye 50.711.2%32.2×12 +163.3%

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 Eurasian Exchange Networks research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Eurasian Exchange Networks.

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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.