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Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues

Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 1.3k research works in it since 1970. 7.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of social inequities, global capitalism, and their impact on various aspects of society including health, education, environment, and cultural identity. It delves into topics such as inequality, extractivism, neoliberalism, social movements, public health responses to crises, environmental conflicts, educational equity, and the influence of globalization.

  • Inequality
  • Extractivism
  • Neoliberalism
  • Social Movements
  • Globalization
  • Public Health
  • Environmental Conflict
  • Educational Equity
  • Crisis Response
  • Cultural Identity
Research works
1.3k
fractional, since 1970
In the world top 10%
93
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+91%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues research?

By volume, Spain and Argentina publish the most (76 and 68 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 76 works
  2. 2 Argentina 68 works
  3. 3 Mexico 61 works
  4. 4 Colombia 39 works
  5. 5 Chile 23 works
  6. 6 Peru 22 works
  7. 7 United States 14 works
  8. 8 Ecuador 12 works
  9. 9 Brazil 12 works
  10. 10 Costa Rica 10 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.

Spain: 22.4%Argentina: 20.2%Mexico: 18.0%Colombia: 11.4%6 others listed: 28.0%22%largest
Spain76 · 22.4%Argentina68 · 20.2%Mexico61 · 18.0%Colombia39 · 11.4%6 others listed95 · 28.0%

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

Which institutions lead Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.

Where is Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues research done?

The largest centres of Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues research in 2022–2025 are Buenos Aires (Argentina), Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Buenos Aires and Mexico City.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Buenos Aires Argentina 28 works
  2. 2 Madrid Spain 28 works
  3. 3 Mexico City Mexico 22 works
  4. 4 Bogotá Colombia 19 works
  5. 5 Santiago Chile 13 works
  6. 6 Lima Peru 12 works
  7. 7 San José Costa Rica 7 works
  8. 8 Barcelona Spain 7 works
  9. 9 La Paz Bolivia 7 works
  10. 10 San Salvador El Salvador 6 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Buenos AiresAR · 28.3 works37×
  2. Mexico CityMX · 22.2 works18×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad de Buenos Aires 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 46.38.7%30.7×12 -36.3%
2 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 35.02.5%45.6×13 +255.6%
3 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 23.54.2%52.6×8 +166.4%

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 Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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