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Information Systems Theories and Implementation

Information Systems Theories and Implementation is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 31.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concept of sociomateriality in information systems research, emphasizing the intertwined relationship between social and material elements in shaping technology, organizations, and practices. It encompasses topics such as design science, actor-network theory, organizational change, affordances, boundary objects, and critical realism.

  • Sociomateriality
  • Design Science
  • Information Systems
  • Actor-Network Theory
  • Organizational Change
  • Technology
  • Practice Lens
  • Affordances
  • Boundary Objects
  • Critical Realism
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
31.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-16%
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Which countries lead Information Systems Theories and Implementation research?

By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (356 and 174 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 356 works
  2. 2 Germany 174 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 162 works
  4. 4 Sweden 87 works
  5. 5 Denmark 83 works
  6. 6 Netherlands 79 works
  7. 7 France 78 works
  8. 8 Australia 78 works
  9. 9 Brazil 77 works
  10. 10 Canada 65 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.

United States: 28.7%Germany: 14.0%United Kingdom: 13.1%Sweden: 7.0%6 others listed: 37.2%29%largest
United States356 · 28.7%Germany174 · 14.0%United Kingdom162 · 13.1%Sweden87 · 7.0%6 others listed462 · 37.2%

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

Which institutions lead Information Systems Theories and Implementation research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Aalborg University publishes the most Information Systems Theories and Implementation research, followed by Delft University of Technology and Copenhagen Business School.

Who are the leading researchers in Information Systems Theories and Implementation?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Information Systems Theories and Implementation include Michael Newman.

  1. 1 Michael Newman United Kingdom 4k citations

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

Where is Information Systems Theories and Implementation research done?

The largest centres of Information Systems Theories and Implementation research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Copenhagen (Denmark), Oslo (Norway) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Aalborg, Copenhagen and Oslo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 41 works
  2. 2 Copenhagen Denmark 34 works
  3. 3 Oslo Norway 26 works
  4. 4 Paris France 24 works
  5. 5 Aalborg Denmark 20 works
  6. 6 Melbourne Australia 19 works
  7. 7 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 19 works
  8. 8 Sydney Australia 19 works
  9. 9 Stockholm Sweden 18 works
  10. 10 Berlin Germany 18 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AalborgDK · 20.0 works19×
  2. CopenhagenDK · 33.8 works11×
  3. OsloNO · 26.3 works10×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Information Systems Theories and Implementation than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Information Systems Theories and Implementation?

Among universities, judged by research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Copenhagen Business School and Aalborg 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 27.16%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Norwegian University of Science and Technology: 11, 49.4%Copenhagen Business School: 13, 45.7%Aalborg University: 20, 16.1%Delft University of Technology: 13, 27.0%University of Oslo: 12, 25.7%IT University of Copenhagen: 8, 25.3%Linköping University: 10, 31.1%University of Siegen: 8, 4.4%Georgia State University: 8, 21.4%Aarhus University: 11, 25.5%Norwegian University…Copenhagen Business …Delft University of …Aalborg University
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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 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway 72.449.4%11.2×11 -32.4%
2 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 69.745.7%43.1×13 -23.7%
3 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 67.916.1%21.2×20 +17.3%
4 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 62.427.0%11.1×13 -23.8%
5 University of OsloNorway 62.125.7%13.2×12 +7.1%
6 IT University of CopenhagenDenmark 55.025.3%89.5×8 +12.4%
7 Linköping UniversitySweden 54.531.1%19.0×10 -40.2%
8 University of SiegenGermany 42.34.4%35.1×8 +100.5%
9 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 36.321.4%15.9×8 -43.4%
10 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 34.925.5%8.8×11 -5.1%

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 Information Systems Theories and Implementation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Information Systems Theories and Implementation.

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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.