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Global Politics and Economy

Global Politics and Economy is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 2.4k research works in it since 1955. 9.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to global competitiveness, economic development, and knowledge management. It includes discussions on innovation, logistics performance, infrastructure investment, research and development, and the role of information technology in driving economic growth. The papers also explore the impact of policies, institutions, and geography on economic development in various regions, as well as the importance of sustainable development and international trade.

  • Global Competitiveness
  • Innovation
  • Knowledge Management
  • Logistics Performance
  • Economic Development
  • Information Technology
  • Infrastructure Investment
  • Research and Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • International Trade
Research works
2.4k
fractional, since 1955
In the world top 10%
222
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+13%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Global Politics and Economy research?

By volume, France and the Democratic Republic of the Congo publish the most (158 and 43 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 158 works
  2. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43 works
  3. 3 United States 23 works
  4. 4 ?? 17 works
  5. 5 Cameroon 15 works
  6. 6 South Africa 12 works
  7. 7 Belgium 12 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 12 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 11 works
  10. 10 Germany 9 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.

France: 50.4%Democratic Republic of the Congo: 13.8%United States: 7.4%??: 5.5%6 others listed: 22.8%50%largest
France158 · 50.4%Democratic Republic of the Congo43 · 13.8%United States23 · 7.4%??17 · 5.5%6 others listed71 · 22.8%

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

Which institutions lead Global Politics and Economy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Kinshasa publishes the most Global Politics and Economy research, followed by Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and Université de Poitiers.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo 21 works
  2. 2 Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisFrance 8 works
  3. 3 Université de PoitiersFrance 6 works
  4. 4 Université de LilleFrance 5 works
  5. 5 Université Pédagogique NationaleDemocratic Republic of the Congo 5 works
  6. 6 Université de Yaoundé ICameroon 4 works
  7. 7 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 4 works
  8. 8 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 4 works
  9. 9 Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs UnionBelgium 4 works
  10. 10 Université Paris-Panthéon-AssasFrance 4 works

Who are the leading researchers in Global Politics and Economy?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Global Politics and Economy include International Monetary Fund and Barry Turner.

  1. 1 International Monetary Fund United States 830 citations
  2. 2 Barry Turner United Kingdom 638 citations

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

Where is Global Politics and Economy research done?

The largest centres of Global Politics and Economy research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Brussels (Belgium) and Lille (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kinshasa and Paris.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 49 works
  2. 2 Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo 30 works
  3. 3 Brussels Belgium 8 works
  4. 4 Lille France 8 works
  5. 5 Yaoundé Cameroon 7 works
  6. 6 Lyon France 7 works
  7. 7 Nairobi Kenya 6 works
  8. 8 Poitiers France 6 works
  9. 9 Nantes France 5 works
  10. 10 Toulouse France 5 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KinshasaCD · 30.1 works454×
  2. ParisFR · 48.6 works11×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global Politics and Economy than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Global Politics and Economy?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Kinshasa 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 University of KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo 45.00.0%567.6×21 +72.7%

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 Politics and Economy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Global Politics and Economy.

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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.