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Historical and Political Studies

Historical and Political Studies is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 3.3k research works in it since 1956. 8.0% 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 including the construction of bureaucracies, political dynamics, history, cinema, education, religion, social sciences, public policy, media, and artificial intelligence. It explores the intersections of bureaucracy and politics in various contexts and examines the influence of historical, cultural, and technological factors on these domains.

  • Bureaucracy
  • Politics
  • History
  • Cinema
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Social Sciences
  • Public Policy
  • Media
  • Artificial Intelligence
Research works
3.3k
fractional, since 1956
In the world top 10%
262
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+44%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Historical and Political Studies research?

By volume, France and Türkiye publish the most (316 and 71 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 316 works
  2. 2 Türkiye 71 works
  3. 3 Russia 60 works
  4. 4 United States 44 works
  5. 5 Hungary 35 works
  6. 6 ?? 25 works
  7. 7 Canada 22 works
  8. 8 Spain 21 works
  9. 9 Brazil 16 works
  10. 10 Belgium 14 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: 50.5%Türkiye: 11.4%Russia: 9.6%United States: 7.0%6 others listed: 21.5%51%largest
France316 · 50.5%Türkiye71 · 11.4%Russia60 · 9.6%United States44 · 7.0%6 others listed134 · 21.5%

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Which institutions lead Historical and Political Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Historical and Political Studies research, followed by Université de Lille and Université Paris Nanterre.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 9 works
  2. 2 Université de LilleFrance 8 works
  3. 3 Université Paris NanterreFrance 7 works
  4. 4 Université Rennes 2France 7 works
  5. 5 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 7 works
  6. 6 École des hautes études en sciences socialesFrance 6 works
  7. 7 Université de StrasbourgFrance 6 works
  8. 8 Université Grenoble AlpesFrance 6 works
  9. 9 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 6 works
  10. 10 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 6 works

Where is Historical and Political Studies research done?

The largest centres of Historical and Political Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Budapest (Hungary), Moscow (Russia) and Lyon (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lyon and Budapest.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 105 works
  2. 2 Budapest Hungary 25 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 24 works
  4. 4 Lyon France 21 works
  5. 5 Ankara Türkiye 16 works
  6. 6 Rennes France 15 works
  7. 7 Strasbourg France 13 works
  8. 8 Istanbul Türkiye 13 works
  9. 9 Saint Petersburg Russia 11 works
  10. 10 Toulouse France 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LyonFR · 20.9 works29×
  2. BudapestHU · 24.8 works16×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Historical and Political Studies than the world average.

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Is Historical and Political Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Historical and Political Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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