Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 38.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the evolution of cooperation, altruism, and social behavior in various systems, including human societies, microbial communities, and religious groups. It investigates the role of evolutionary games, social networks, indirect reciprocity, and cultural evolution in shaping cooperative behaviors and examines the dynamics of public goods games and the emergence of altruistic punishment. Additionally, it delves into the interplay between genetic and cultural factors in promoting prosocial behaviors.
- Cooperation
- Altruism
- Evolutionary Games
- Social Networks
- Indirect Reciprocity
- Group Selection
- Cultural Evolution
- Microbial Communities
- Religious Behavior
- Public Goods Games
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 38.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- 0% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (984 and 772 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 984 works
- 2 China 772 works
- 3 United Kingdom 340 works
- 4 Germany 254 works
- 5 France 169 works
- 6 India 162 works
- 7 Japan 158 works
- 8 Canada 123 works
- 9 Italy 112 works
- 10 Spain 106 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Northwestern Polytechnical University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 35 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 23 works
- 3 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 22 works
- 4 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 5 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 21 works
- 6 Harvard UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 8 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 16 works
- 9 University of St AndrewsUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 10 Wuhan UniversityChina 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation include H. Eugene Stanley, Guanrong Chen and Marco Dorigo.
- 1 H. Eugene Stanley United States 5.5k citations
- 2 Guanrong Chen Hong Kong 5.4k citations
- 3 Marco Dorigo Belgium 4.5k citations
- 4 Robert M. May United States 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation research done?
The largest centres of Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Leipzig and Tempe.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LeipzigDE · 22.6 works8.8×
- TempeUS · 21.3 works7.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Oxford, University of Exeter and Yunnan University of Finance And Economics 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 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 59.3 | 43.6% | 6.7× | 35 | +1.6% |
| 2 | University of ExeterUnited Kingdom | 57.7 | 52.5% | 8.8× | 15 | +18.6% |
| 3 | Yunnan University of Finance And EconomicsChina | 57.3 | 67.3% | 46.7× | 9 | — |
| 4 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 56.5 | 47.3% | 4.7× | 22 | +447.4% |
| 5 | University of St AndrewsUnited Kingdom | 55.8 | 42.5% | 17.4× | 16 | +6.8% |
| 6 | Dartmouth CollegeUnited States | 54.6 | 44.3% | 10.3× | 8 | +130.8% |
| 7 | University of GroningenNetherlands | 52.4 | 45.3% | 7.6× | 16 | +14.1% |
| 8 | Arizona State UniversityUnited States | 52.3 | 46.8% | 7.7× | 21 | -8.8% |
| 9 | University of LausanneSwitzerland | 51.2 | 57.2% | 8.3× | 12 | -42.8% |
| 10 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 50.5 | 77.5% | 2.2× | 11 | +450.7% |
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 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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