Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Gender Roles and Identity Studies is a research topic within Gender Studies. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 26.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the constructions of masculinity, gender identity, and their influence on men's well-being. It delves into topics such as health behaviors, help seeking, mental health, gender role norms, femininities, intersectionality, and social constructionism.
- Masculinity
- Gender Identity
- Health Behaviors
- Help Seeking
- Gender Development
- Mental Health
- Gender Role Norms
- Femininities
- Intersectionality
- Social Constructionism
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +27% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Gender Roles and Identity Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.2k and 452 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 United Kingdom 452 works
- 3 Türkiye 243 works
- 4 Australia 240 works
- 5 Canada 227 works
- 6 India 154 works
- 7 South Africa 152 works
- 8 China 144 works
- 9 Germany 127 works
- 10 Indonesia 96 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Gender Roles and Identity Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sapienza University of Rome publishes the most Gender Roles and Identity Studies research, followed by University of KwaZulu-Natal and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 30 works
- 2 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 27 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 23 works
- 4 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 20 works
- 5 Monash UniversityAustralia 19 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 19 works
- 7 University of British ColumbiaCanada 18 works
- 8 The University of MelbourneAustralia 18 works
- 9 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 10 University of MichiganUnited States 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Gender Roles and Identity Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Gender Roles and Identity Studies include Peter M. Bentler, Alice H. Eagly and Victoria Clarke.
- 1 Peter M. Bentler United States 16k citations
- 2 Alice H. Eagly United States 3.3k citations
- 3 Victoria Clarke United Kingdom 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Gender Roles and Identity Studies research done?
The largest centres of Gender Roles and Identity Studies research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), New York (United States) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Durban.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DurbanZA · 30.8 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Gender Roles and Identity Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Gender Roles and Identity Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Monash University, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Sydney University 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 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 67.3 | 50.5% | 5.6× | 19 | +58.9% |
| 2 | University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | 66.0 | 26.3% | 17.4× | 27 | +37.3% |
| 3 | Western Sydney UniversityAustralia | 63.2 | 36.0% | 11.4× | 12 | +65.4% |
| 4 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 60.7 | 36.7% | 4.4× | 18 | +222.3% |
| 5 | University of AucklandNew Zealand | 55.6 | 39.1% | 6.0× | 13 | +74.8% |
| 6 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 53.1 | 31.3% | 7.2× | 14 | +55.3% |
| 7 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 52.6 | 25.7% | 3.4× | 20 | +186.6% |
| 8 | Newcastle UniversityUnited Kingdom | 50.8 | 48.7% | 4.8× | 8 | +64.3% |
| 9 | University of YorkUnited Kingdom | 50.7 | 48.3% | 6.2× | 8 | +22.9% |
| 10 | University of TorontoCanada | 50.5 | 33.3% | 3.1× | 19 | +120.8% |
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 Gender Roles and Identity Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Gender Roles and Identity Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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