ICT Impact and Policies
ICT Impact and Policies is a research topic within Media Technology. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 16.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the relationship between telecommunications infrastructure, economic development, and digital divide. It covers topics such as the impact of ICT on economic growth, broadband access in rural areas, network neutrality, and the diffusion of mobile telecommunications services. The cluster also discusses the role of regulation and policy in bridging the digital divide and promoting equitable access to telecommunications technologies.
- Telecommunications
- Economic Development
- Digital Divide
- ICT
- Broadband
- Internet
- Regulation
- Rural Development
- Network Neutrality
- Mobile Telecommunications
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead ICT Impact and Policies research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (745 and 418 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 745 works
- 2 India 418 works
- 3 China 406 works
- 4 South Africa 215 works
- 5 United Kingdom 190 works
- 6 Nigeria 187 works
- 7 Indonesia 186 works
- 8 Germany 140 works
- 9 Brazil 136 works
- 10 Italy 103 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 ICT Impact and Policies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Johannesburg publishes the most ICT Impact and Policies research, followed by University of South Africa and University of the Witwatersrand.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 37 works
- 2 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 28 works
- 3 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 21 works
- 4 North-West UniversitySouth Africa 16 works
- 5 Telkom UniversityIndonesia 16 works
- 6 Tashkent State University of EconomicsUzbekistan 13 works
- 7 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 13 works
- 8 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 9 Kenyatta UniversityKenya 13 works
- 10 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in ICT Impact and Policies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on ICT Impact and Policies include Randy H. Katz, Dusit Niyato and Jean Tirole.
- 1 Randy H. Katz United States 5.7k citations
- 2 Dusit Niyato Singapore 4.5k citations
- 3 Jean Tirole France 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is ICT Impact and Policies research done?
The largest centres of ICT Impact and Policies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Johannesburg (South Africa), London (United Kingdom) and Pretoria (South Africa). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nairobi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 86 works
- 2 Johannesburg South Africa 61 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 55 works
- 4 Pretoria South Africa 55 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 52 works
- 6 Nairobi Kenya 51 works
- 7 New York United States 39 works
- 8 Moscow Russia 39 works
- 9 Bandung Indonesia 36 works
- 10 Paris France 33 works
Where it is the local speciality
- NairobiKE · 50.9 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in ICT Impact and Policies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study ICT Impact and Policies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Johannesburg, University of South Africa and University of Zambia 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 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 80.7 | 26.4% | 12.7× | 37 | +13.6% |
| 2 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 69.4 | 18.3% | 13.5× | 28 | +65.3% |
| 3 | University of ZambiaZambia | 64.8 | 20.3% | 15.8× | 11 | — |
| 4 | Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania | 64.1 | 30.1% | 14.2× | 11 | +17.5% |
| 5 | North-West UniversitySouth Africa | 63.7 | 13.1% | 12.0× | 16 | +154.6% |
| 6 | Tashkent State University of EconomicsUzbekistan | 63.7 | 23.6% | 24.0× | 14 | — |
| 7 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 56.2 | 13.0% | 10.9× | 21 | -56.4% |
| 8 | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya | 54.8 | 9.9% | 18.4× | 10 | +483.7% |
| 9 | Durban University of TechnologySouth Africa | 54.8 | 16.9% | 13.6× | 9 | +73.7% |
| 10 | Symbiosis International UniversityIndia | 52.5 | 21.1% | 8.5× | 13 | -15.2% |
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 ICT Impact and Policies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are ICT Impact and Policies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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