Immigration and Intercultural Education
Immigration and Intercultural Education is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 6.5k research works in it since 1955. 17.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the epistemological, semantic, and practical aspects of intercultural education, particularly in the context of Europe and Spain. It covers topics such as immigration, multiculturalism, diversity, citizenship, language learning, and social integration. The papers delve into theoretical reflections, societal impact, educational challenges, and policy implications related to intercultural education.
- Intercultural Education
- Inmigración y mercado de trabajo
- Diversidad cultural
- Educación intercultural
- Inmigración en España
- Multiculturalism
- Citizenship
- Language Learning
- Social Integration
- Ethnic Minorities
- Research works
- 6.5k fractional, since 1955
- In the world top 10%
- 1.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Immigration and Intercultural Education research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (454 and 160 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Immigration and Intercultural Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Granada publishes the most Immigration and Intercultural Education research, followed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de GranadaSpain 27 works
- 2 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 25 works
- 3 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 21 works
- 4 University of the Basque CountrySpain 20 works
- 5 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 20 works
- 6 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 16 works
- 7 Universidad de CádizSpain 15 works
- 8 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 14 works
- 9 Universidad de MurciaSpain 13 works
- 10 University of AlmeríaSpain 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Immigration and Intercultural Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Immigration and Intercultural Education include Alejandro Portes.
- 1 Alejandro Portes United States 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Immigration and Intercultural Education research done?
The largest centres of Immigration and Intercultural Education research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico), Santiago (Chile) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cerdanyola del Vallès and Leioa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 89 works
- 2 Mexico City Mexico 57 works
- 3 Santiago Chile 41 works
- 4 Bogotá Colombia 37 works
- 5 Barcelona Spain 31 works
- 6 Granada Spain 28 works
- 7 Lima Peru 25 works
- 8 Seville Spain 22 works
- 9 Cerdanyola del Vallès Spain 21 works
- 10 Buenos Aires Argentina 21 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Cerdanyola del VallèsES · 21.1 works37×
- LeioaES · 20.4 works36×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Immigration and Intercultural Education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Immigration and Intercultural Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Cádiz, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and University of the Basque Country 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de CádizSpain | 41.8 | 24.4% | 71.3× | 15 | +423.6% |
| 2 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile | 38.5 | 44.9% | 20.9× | 8 | +4.9% |
| 3 | University of the Basque CountrySpain | 37.8 | 22.9% | 38.1× | 20 | +71.4% |
| 4 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 37.2 | 18.9% | 41.7× | 27 | +18.2% |
| 5 | Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain | 33.1 | 21.6% | 40.2× | 21 | -36.4% |
| 6 | University of ChileChile | 31.7 | 32.1% | 24.4× | 10 | +11.3% |
| 7 | Universitat de BarcelonaSpain | 31.6 | 16.7% | 30.2× | 20 | +12.3% |
| 8 | University of AlmeríaSpain | 26.8 | 21.3% | 76.3× | 13 | +15.4% |
| 9 | Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain | 25.2 | 17.2% | 27.6× | 13 | +36.9% |
| 10 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 24.0 | 10.7% | 27.4× | 25 | -34.0% |
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 Immigration and Intercultural Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Immigration and Intercultural Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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