Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is a research topic within Gender Studies. Science Explorer counts 4.2k research works in it since 1958. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores feminist legal theory, social justice, and governance in the context of public health, mutual aid, artificial intelligence, and gender equality. It delves into intersectionality, ethics in law, and the global impact of feminism.
- Feminist Legal Theory
- Social Justice
- Gender Equality
- Public Health Governance
- Mutual Aid
- Intersectionality
- Artificial Intelligence
- Gender Studies
- Ethics in Law
- Global Feminism
- Research works
- 4.2k fractional, since 1958
- In the world top 10%
- 436 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +21% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
27% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (253 and 161 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
253 works
- 2
United Kingdom
161 works
- 3
India
149 works
- 4
France
88 works
- 5
Canada
78 works
- 6
Australia
52 works
- 7
Brazil
50 works
- 8
Spain
40 works
- 9
Germany
33 works
- 10
South Africa
28 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.
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Which institutions lead Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies research?
By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies research, followed by University of Delhi and University of Edinburgh.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance
24 works
- 2
University of DelhiIndia
9 works
- 3
University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom
8 works
- 4
University of TorontoCanada
7 works
- 5
University of WarwickUnited Kingdom
7 works
- 6
Amity UniversityIndia
7 works
- 7
University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom
6 works
- 8
Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain
6 works
- 9
Universitat de BarcelonaSpain
5 works
- 10
Ambedkar University DelhiIndia
5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies include Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke and Michel Foucault.
- 1
Virginia Braun
New Zealand
286k citations
- 2
Victoria Clarke
United Kingdom
285k citations
- 3
Michel Foucault
France
208k citations
- 4
Norman K. Denzin
United States
130k citations
- 5
Judith Butler
United States
116k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies research done?
The largest centres of Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), New York (United States) and New Delhi (India).
Where is the best place to study Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Delhi score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of DelhiIndia |
10.0 | 7.6% | 11.4× | 9 | +233.3% |
Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, country by countryIs Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0032% in 2024.
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How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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