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Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues

Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues is a research topic within Gender Studies. Science Explorer counts 2.6k research works in it since 1960. 6.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores gender dynamics, social inequality, youth movements, feminism, sexual health, political participation, citizenship, and education in the context of Latin America. It delves into the challenges and advancements in addressing gender disparities and societal inequalities, with a focus on youth activism and social movements.

  • Gender
  • Social Inequality
  • Youth Movements
  • Feminism
  • Sexual Health
  • Political Participation
  • Citizenship
  • Education
  • Social Movements
  • Latin America
Research works
2.6k
fractional, since 1960
In the world top 10%
162
per year above
Top-10% rate
6.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+105%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues research?

By volume, Mexico and Chile publish the most (145 and 107 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico 145 works
  2. 2 Chile 107 works
  3. 3 Argentina 106 works
  4. 4 Germany 96 works
  5. 5 Spain 91 works
  6. 6 Colombia 61 works
  7. 7 Brazil 33 works
  8. 8 Ecuador 28 works
  9. 9 Peru 28 works
  10. 10 United States 27 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.

Mexico: 20.1%Chile: 14.8%Argentina: 14.7%Germany: 13.3%6 others listed: 37.2%20%largest
Mexico145 · 20.1%Chile107 · 14.8%Argentina106 · 14.7%Germany96 · 13.3%6 others listed268 · 37.2%

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

Which institutions lead Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues research, followed by Universidad de Buenos Aires and University of Chile.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 22 works
  2. 2 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 17 works
  3. 3 University of ChileChile 15 works
  4. 4 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 14 works
  5. 5 Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile 8 works
  6. 6 Universidad de Santiago de ChileChile 7 works
  7. 7 Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoChile 7 works
  8. 8 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico 7 works
  9. 9 Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaMexico 6 works
  10. 10 Universidad Nacional de CórdobaArgentina 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues include Jörg M. Fegert.

  1. 1 Jörg M. Fegert Germany 203 citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues research done?

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

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Santiago Chile 62 works
  2. 2 Mexico City Mexico 48 works
  3. 3 Buenos Aires Argentina 43 works
  4. 4 Madrid Spain 24 works
  5. 5 Bogotá Colombia 23 works
  6. 6 Lima Peru 17 works
  7. 7 Medellín Colombia 13 works
  8. 8 Berlin Germany 13 works
  9. 9 Puebla City Mexico 9 works
  10. 10 Córdoba Argentina 9 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SantiagoCL · 62.1 works48×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, University of Chile 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 37.81.9%28.9×22 +186.0%
2 University of ChileChile 31.63.0%56.3×15 +101.3%
3 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 9.11.5%55.9×17 +83.0%

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 Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 105% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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