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Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations

Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 1.5k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% 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 including global history, society, religion, technology, cultural identity, political discourse, agriculture, education, cyber-infrastructure, and ethnic diversity. It reflects a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the interconnectedness of societies and cultures across different time periods and geographical locations.

  • Global History
  • Society
  • Religion
  • Technology
  • Cultural Identity
  • Political Discourse
  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Cyber-infrastructure
  • Ethnic Diversity
Research works
1.5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
155
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+12%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations research?

By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (153 and 43 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 153 works
  2. 2 United States 43 works
  3. 3 France 19 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 19 works
  5. 5 Austria 18 works
  6. 6 Switzerland 11 works
  7. 7 Russia 10 works
  8. 8 China 10 works
  9. 9 Poland 8 works
  10. 10 Italy 7 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.

Germany: 51.3%United States: 14.3%France: 6.4%United Kingdom: 6.4%6 others listed: 21.6%51%largest
Germany153 · 51.3%United States43 · 14.3%France19 · 6.4%United Kingdom19 · 6.4%6 others listed64 · 21.6%

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Which institutions lead Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Vienna publishes the most Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations research, followed by Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of ViennaAustria 5 works
  2. 2 Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken WiesbadenGermany 4 works
  3. 3 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 4 works
  4. 4 FernUniversität in HagenGermany 4 works
  5. 5 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 4 works
  6. 6 Ruhr University BochumGermany 4 works
  7. 7 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 3 works
  8. 8 University of BonnGermany 3 works
  9. 9 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany 3 works
  10. 10 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 3 works

Who are the leading researchers in Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations include Niklas Luhmann and Immanuel Wallerstein.

  1. 1 Niklas Luhmann Germany 2.3k citations
  2. 2 Immanuel Wallerstein United States 1.7k citations

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

Where is Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations research done?

The largest centres of Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Munich (Germany) and Cologne (Germany).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berlin Germany 14 works
  2. 2 Vienna Austria 10 works
  3. 3 Munich Germany 6 works
  4. 4 Cologne Germany 6 works
  5. 5 Frankfurt am Main Germany 6 works
  6. 6 Moscow Russia 5 works
  7. 7 Hamburg Germany 5 works
  8. 8 Paris France 5 works
  9. 9 Heidelberg Germany 5 works
  10. 10 Wiesbaden Germany 5 works
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Is Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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