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Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education

Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 7.5k research works in it since 1951. 17.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of intercultural education, indigenous knowledge systems, and cultural variation in learning practices. It delves into the sociocultural perspective of learning by observing and pitching in, particularly focusing on Mayan children and their participation in community endeavors. The papers also discuss the role of collaborative work, cultural practices, and the connection to sustainable development goals.

  • Intercultural Education
  • Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  • Cultural Variation
  • Learning by Observing
  • Community Endeavors
  • Mayan Children
  • Sociocultural Perspective
  • Cultural Practices
  • Collaborative Work
  • Sustainable Development Goals
Research works
7.5k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+11%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education research?

By volume, Mexico and the United States publish the most (501 and 128 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico 501 works
  2. 2 United States 128 works
  3. 3 Brazil 83 works
  4. 4 Colombia 81 works
  5. 5 Argentina 80 works
  6. 6 Chile 74 works
  7. 7 Spain 72 works
  8. 8 Ecuador 65 works
  9. 9 Peru 62 works
  10. 10 France 19 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.

Mexico: 43.0%United States: 11.0%Brazil: 7.1%Colombia: 7.0%6 others listed: 32.0%43%largest
Mexico501 · 43.0%United States128 · 11.0%Brazil83 · 7.1%Colombia81 · 7.0%6 others listed373 · 32.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education research, followed by Universidad Veracruzana and Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.

Who are the leading researchers in Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education include Barbara Rogoff, Patricia M. Greenfield and Barry Turner.

  1. 1 Barbara Rogoff United States 1.4k citations
  2. 2 Patricia M. Greenfield United States 782 citations
  3. 3 Barry Turner United Kingdom 638 citations

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

Where is Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education research done?

The largest centres of Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Temuco.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico City Mexico 181 works
  2. 2 Bogotá Colombia 32 works
  3. 3 Buenos Aires Argentina 31 works
  4. 4 Lima Peru 29 works
  5. 5 Madrid Spain 29 works
  6. 6 Xalapa Mexico 29 works
  7. 7 Temuco Chile 23 works
  8. 8 Puebla City Mexico 21 works
  9. 9 Santiago Chile 20 works
  10. 10 Guadalajara Mexico 19 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TemucoCL · 22.6 works87×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Autonomous Intercultural University of Sinaloa and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 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.

0%20%40%mean 17.19%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Católica de Temuco: 15, 37.2%Autonomous Intercultural University of Sinaloa: 11, 35.6%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 58, 14.8%Universidad Veracruzana: 24, 16.1%Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: 21, 18.6%National Pedagogic University: 17, 13.2%Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo: 18, 8.1%Universidad de Guadalajara: 17, 8.8%El Colegio de México: 15, 9.1%Universidad de Buenos Aires: 12, 10.4%Universidad Católica…Autonomous Intercult…Universidad Veracruz…Universidad Nacional…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad Católica de TemucoChile 56.137.2%231.5×15 +79.6%
2 Autonomous Intercultural University of SinaloaMexico 41.535.6%1203.3×11 +27.1%
3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 39.014.8%46.5×58 +8.5%
4 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 37.816.1%93.8×24 +143.8%
5 Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico 32.718.6%75.8×21 +60.0%
6 National Pedagogic UniversityMexico 29.713.2%186.7×17 +58.3%
7 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico 25.28.1%82.2×18 +133.9%
8 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 24.08.8%42.7×17 +79.3%
9 El Colegio de MéxicoMexico 23.29.1%154.1×15 +108.6%
10 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 23.210.4%23.6×12 +64.4%

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 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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.