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Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics

Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics is a research topic within Geography, Planning and Development. Science Explorer counts 419 research works in it since 1965. 10.0% 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 development, including policy analysis, economic growth, sustainable development, industrialization, social welfare, environmental management, capacity building, public sector marketing, and education financing. The papers provide insights into various challenges and opportunities in different regions and sectors, aiming to contribute to the advancement of global development indicators and policies.

  • Global Development
  • Policy Analysis
  • Economic Growth
  • Sustainable Development
  • Industrialization
  • Social Welfare
  • Environmental Management
  • Capacity Building
  • Public Sector Marketing
  • Education Financing
Research works
419
fractional, since 1965
In the world top 10%
42
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+26%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Nigeria
31% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics

Which countries lead Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics research?

By volume, Nigeria and the United States publish the most (20 and 12 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Nigeria 20 works
  2. 2 United States 12 works
  3. 3 India 10 works
  4. 4 Brazil 5 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 4 works
  6. 6 China 4 works
  7. 7 Philippines 3 works
  8. 8 South Africa 3 works
  9. 9 Kenya 2 works
  10. 10 Ukraine 2 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.

Nigeria: 31.1%United States: 18.9%India: 14.6%Brazil: 7.2%6 others listed: 28.2%31%largest
Nigeria20 · 31.1%United States12 · 18.9%India10 · 14.6%Brazil5 · 7.2%6 others listed19 · 28.2%

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

Which institutions lead Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics research?

By volume in 2022-now, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies publishes the most Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics research, followed by New Jersey Institute of Technology and Akwa Ibom State University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesIndia 3 works
  2. 2 New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUnited States 3 works
  3. 3 Akwa Ibom State UniversityNigeria 2 works
  4. 4 University of NigeriaNigeria 2 works
  5. 5 Jadavpur UniversityIndia 1 works
  6. 6 American Society of GenealogistsUnited States 1 works
  7. 7 Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNigeria 1 works
  8. 8 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 1 works
  9. 9 Federal University of Technology OwerriNigeria 1 works
  10. 10 Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem IndustrialBrazil 1 works

Who are the leading researchers in Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics include Martin Ravallion.

  1. 1 Martin Ravallion United States 53k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics?

The most cited paper in Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics is "Removal of nitrate-nitrogen from drinking water using bamboo powder charcoal" (Kei Mizuta, 2004), with 458 citations. Next come "Reputation and the Corporate Brand" (359) and "Health-care worker mortality and the legacy of the Ebola epidemic" (231).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Removal of nitrate-nitrogen from drinking water using bamboo powder charcoal Kei Mizuta · Bioresource Technology 3 Apr 2004 458
2 Reputation and the Corporate Brand Paul A. Argenti, Bob T. Druckenmiller · Corporate Reputation Review 2004 359
3 Health-care worker mortality and the legacy of the Ebola epidemic David K. Evans, Markus Goldstein, Anna V. Popova · The Lancet Global Health Open access 8 Jul 2015 231
4 The meaning of the built environment. A non-verbal communication approach Anya King · Urban Ecology Nov 1985 184
5 Chinese puzzles and paradoxes: conducting business research in China Abhik Roy, Peter G.P. Walters, Sherriff T.K. Luk · Journal of Business Research May 2001 178
All 101 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics research done?

The largest centres of Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics research in 2022-now are Dehra Dūn (India), Newark (United States), Lagos (Nigeria) and Uyo (Nigeria).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 Dehra DūnIndia 3 works
  2. 2 NewarkUnited States 3 works
  3. 3 LagosNigeria 2 works
  4. 4 UyoNigeria 2 works
  5. 5 NsukkaNigeria 2 works
  6. 6 NairobiKenya 2 works
  7. 7 OwerriNigeria 2 works
  8. 8 BaghdadIraq 1 works
  9. 9 KolkataIndia 1 works
  10. 10 SharonUnited States 1 works
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Is Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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.

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