Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development is a research topic within Business and International Management. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 30.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on frugal innovation, entrepreneurship, and market strategies in emerging markets, particularly targeting the bottom of the pyramid. It explores inclusive business models, sustainable development, and the role of innovation in poverty alleviation and social impact.
- Frugal Innovation
- Emerging Markets
- Bottom of the Pyramid
- Inclusive Business
- Sustainability
- Poverty Alleviation
- Entrepreneurship
- Market Creation
- Social Impact
- Inclusive Innovation
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +71% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Innovation and Socioeconomic Development research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.9k and 1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 1.9k works
- 2 United States 1k works
- 3 China 747 works
- 4 United Kingdom 562 works
- 5 Indonesia 507 works
- 6 Brazil 449 works
- 7 South Africa 434 works
- 8 Germany 279 works
- 9 Malaysia 271 works
- 10 Australia 262 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.
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Which institutions lead Innovation and Socioeconomic Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Johannesburg publishes the most Innovation and Socioeconomic Development research, followed by University of South Africa and University of KwaZulu-Natal.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 57 works
- 2 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 43 works
- 3 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 41 works
- 4 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 41 works
- 5 Department of CommerceAustralia 41 works
- 6 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 38 works
- 7 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 34 works
- 8 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya 33 works
- 9 Christ UniversityIndia 32 works
- 10 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Innovation and Socioeconomic Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Innovation and Socioeconomic Development include David B. Audretsch and Michael A. Hitt.
- 1 David B. Audretsch United States 3.7k citations
- 2 Michael A. Hitt United States 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Innovation and Socioeconomic Development research done?
The largest centres of Innovation and Socioeconomic Development research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Nairobi (Kenya), Bengaluru (India) and Beijing (China).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Innovation and Socioeconomic Development?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Johannesburg, University of Beira Interior and University of KwaZulu-Natal 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 | 72.5 | 41.8% | 8.2× | 57 | +126.9% |
| 2 | University of Beira InteriorPortugal | 70.0 | 63.6% | 10.6× | 12 | +129.9% |
| 3 | University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | 69.5 | 21.4% | 10.2× | 41 | +280.7% |
| 4 | National Economics UniversityVietnam | 69.5 | 73.5% | 24.8× | 15 | — |
| 5 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGhana | 69.4 | 35.3% | 12.0× | 26 | +156.9% |
| 6 | University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 69.4 | 62.8% | 9.1× | 10 | +109.7% |
| 7 | Makerere UniversityUganda | 69.3 | 38.5% | 13.3× | 26 | +127.3% |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadIndia | 69.0 | 45.7% | 32.2× | 16 | +189.6% |
| 9 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 66.5 | 57.8% | 7.1× | 28 | +54.1% |
| 10 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 64.7 | 34.9% | 8.9× | 43 | +92.0% |
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 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 71% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.
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.