Global Urban Networks and Dynamics
Global Urban Networks and Dynamics is a research topic within Urban Studies. Science Explorer counts 2.8k research works in it since 1950. 33.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of the World City Network, focusing on the interconnectedness and hierarchical structure of global cities, their roles as financial centers, and their participation in the knowledge economy and global commodity chains. The papers employ network analysis to study international connectivity and urban geography within this global interconnected urban system.
- World City Network
- Globalization
- Urban Hierarchy
- Interconnected Cities
- Financial Centers
- Knowledge Economy
- Global Commodity Chains
- Network Analysis
- International Connectivity
- Urban Geography
- Research works
- 2.8k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 917 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
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Which countries lead Global Urban Networks and Dynamics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (108 and 52 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 108 works
- 2 United States 52 works
- 3 United Kingdom 25 works
- 4 France 24 works
- 5 Japan 23 works
- 6 Germany 21 works
- 7 Brazil 15 works
- 8 Russia 14 works
- 9 Poland 11 works
- 10 Türkiye 10 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Global Urban Networks and Dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Kansas publishes the most Global Urban Networks and Dynamics research, followed by East China Normal University and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of KansasUnited States 6 works
- 2 East China Normal UniversityChina 4 works
- 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 4 works
- 4 Zhejiang UniversityChina 3 works
- 5 The University of MelbourneAustralia 3 works
- 6 University of Hong KongHong Kong 3 works
- 7 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 2 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 2 works
- 9 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 2 works
- 10 National University of SingaporeSingapore 2 works
Who are the leading researchers in Global Urban Networks and Dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Global Urban Networks and Dynamics include Peter Nijkamp and Allen J. Scott.
- 1 Peter Nijkamp Netherlands 2k citations
- 2 Allen J. Scott United States 1.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Global Urban Networks and Dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Global Urban Networks and Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Beijing.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BeijingCN · 22.8 works1.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global Urban Networks and Dynamics than the world average.
Is Global Urban Networks and Dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Global Urban Networks and Dynamics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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