Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 7.6k research works in it since 1952. 28.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the social, environmental, and economic impacts of dam-induced displacement and resettlement, with a focus on hydropower projects. It discusses the challenges, risks, and opportunities associated with large dam construction, involuntary resettlement, and the long-term effects on communities and ecosystems.
- Resettlement
- Hydropower
- Social Impact
- Environmental Impact
- Displacement
- Development
- Sustainability
- Livelihoods
- China
- Policy
- Research works
- 7.6k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 2.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +43% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (230 and 212 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 230 works
- 2 India 212 works
- 3 United States 173 works
- 4 Brazil 148 works
- 5 United Kingdom 102 works
- 6 Ethiopia 79 works
- 7 Germany 62 works
- 8 South Africa 52 works
- 9 Nigeria 52 works
- 10 Australia 50 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Hohai University publishes the most Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact research, followed by Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy and Addis Ababa University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Hohai UniversityChina 18 works
- 2 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 12 works
- 3 Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia 12 works
- 4 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 11 works
- 5 University of NairobiKenya 9 works
- 6 University for Development StudiesGhana 8 works
- 7 The University of QueenslandAustralia 8 works
- 8 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 8 works
- 9 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGhana 8 works
- 10 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 7 works
Who are the leading researchers in Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact include Jozef Deckers and Jean Poesen.
- 1 Jozef Deckers Belgium 2.8k citations
- 2 Jean Poesen Belgium 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact research done?
The largest centres of Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Nairobi (Kenya). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Addis Ababa and Nairobi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 55 works
- 2 Nanjing China 31 works
- 3 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 27 works
- 4 Nairobi Kenya 26 works
- 5 New Delhi India 24 works
- 6 London United Kingdom 24 works
- 7 Wuhan China 17 works
- 8 São Paulo Brazil 17 works
- 9 Johannesburg South Africa 14 works
- 10 Belo Horizonte Brazil 14 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Addis AbabaET · 26.6 works21×
- NairobiKE · 26.1 works17×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact?
Among universities, judged by research, Wageningen University & Research, Hohai University and Addis Ababa University 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 69.6 | 64.5% | 12.2× | 8 | +29.2% |
| 2 | Hohai UniversityChina | 64.5 | 34.4% | 17.5× | 18 | -47.5% |
| 3 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 63.7 | 35.0% | 28.1× | 12 | +57.1% |
| 4 | University of NairobiKenya | 52.1 | 11.1% | 32.0× | 9 | +291.0% |
| 5 | University for Development StudiesGhana | 45.9 | 18.9% | 50.8× | 8 | +37.2% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil | 33.7 | 8.9% | 8.0× | 10 | +56.6% |
| 7 | The University of QueenslandAustralia | 30.8 | 32.6% | 5.6× | 8 | +61.5% |
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 Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact.
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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.