Global Political and Economic Relations
Global Political and Economic Relations is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 9.2k research works in it since 1956. 11.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the Eurasian economic integration, global trade, and geopolitics, with an emphasis on the Eurasian Economic Union, Belt and Road Initiative, high-tech sector, and digital economy. It explores topics such as international relations, regional integration, economic security, and sustainable development within the context of Eurasia.
- Eurasian Economic Union
- Global Trade
- Geopolitics
- International Relations
- High-Tech Sector
- Belt and Road Initiative
- Regional Integration
- Economic Security
- Digital Economy
- Sustainable Development
- Research works
- 9.2k fractional, since 1956
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +198% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Global Political and Economic Relations research?
By volume, Russia and China publish the most (1.5k and 452 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 1.5k works
- 2 China 452 works
- 3 United States 242 works
- 4 Ukraine 126 works
- 5 Indonesia 90 works
- 6 Kazakhstan 80 works
- 7 Poland 51 works
- 8 United Kingdom 41 works
- 9 Germany 37 works
- 10 Tajikistan 36 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 Global Political and Economic Relations research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Moscow State Institute of International Relations publishes the most Global Political and Economic Relations research, followed by Human Growth Foundation and Institute of World Economy and International Relations.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 97 works
- 2 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 75 works
- 3 Institute of World Economy and International RelationsRussia 57 works
- 4 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 54 works
- 5 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 49 works
- 6 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 48 works
- 7 The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 45 works
- 8 Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaRussia 41 works
- 9 Financial UniversityRussia 41 works
- 10 China Institutes of Contemporary International RelationsChina 39 works
Who are the leading researchers in Global Political and Economic Relations?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Global Political and Economic Relations include Loretta J. Mester.
- 1 Loretta J. Mester United States 630 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Global Political and Economic Relations research done?
The largest centres of Global Political and Economic Relations research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Beijing (China) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dushanbe, Vladivostok and Bishkek.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 810 works
- 2 Saint Petersburg Russia 136 works
- 3 Beijing China 129 works
- 4 New York United States 82 works
- 5 Weatherford United States 48 works
- 6 Kyiv Ukraine 46 works
- 7 Yekaterinburg Russia 45 works
- 8 Shanghai China 40 works
- 9 Dushanbe Tajikistan 35 works
- 10 Vladivostok Russia 34 works
Where it is the local speciality
- DushanbeTJ · 35.3 works34×
- VladivostokRU · 33.7 works33×
- BishkekKG · 20.1 works27×
- MoscowRU · 810.3 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global Political and Economic Relations than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Global Political and Economic Relations?
Among universities, judged by research, The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow State Institute of International Relations and Moscow State 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 | The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussia | 80.7 | 30.5% | 784.4× | 45 | +493.3% |
| 2 | Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia | 72.5 | 15.5% | 181.8× | 97 | +173.5% |
| 3 | Moscow State UniversityTajikistan | 70.7 | 11.3% | 37.9× | 31 | +597.3% |
| 4 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 68.9 | 15.0% | 33.2× | 49 | +760.4% |
| 5 | National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia | 68.5 | 21.3% | 42.5× | 54 | +83.4% |
| 6 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 68.5 | 13.7% | 14.9× | 39 | +316.2% |
| 7 | Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaRussia | 68.3 | 18.5% | 42.3× | 42 | +151.8% |
| 8 | Financial UniversityRussia | 68.0 | 16.5% | 58.9× | 41 | +1407.3% |
| 9 | Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsRussia | 64.8 | 20.6% | 42.9× | 17 | +1097.9% |
| 10 | Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivUkraine | 62.4 | 21.5% | 12.3× | 10 | +1400.0% |
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 Global Political and Economic Relations research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 198% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Global Political and Economic Relations.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.