Innovation, Technology, and Society
Innovation, Technology, and Society is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 18.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of social innovation, emphasizing interdisciplinary research networks, innovation policy, sustainable development, knowledge engineering, digital social innovation, organizational innovation, empowerment, urban development, and innovation theory. The papers cover a wide range of topics related to the societal impact of innovation and the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in driving social change.
- Social Innovation
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Innovation Policy
- Sustainable Development
- Knowledge Engineering
- Digital Social Innovation
- Organizational Innovation
- Empowerment
- Urban Development
- Innovation Theory
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +34% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Innovation, Technology, and Society research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (1.9k and 161 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 1.9k works
- 2 Austria 161 works
- 3 Switzerland 144 works
- 4 United States 123 works
- 5 United Kingdom 57 works
- 6 China 43 works
- 7 Italy 43 works
- 8 Netherlands 39 works
- 9 Finland 27 works
- 10 Denmark 27 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, Technology, and Society research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Wuppertal publishes the most Innovation, Technology, and Society research, followed by TU Dortmund University and Universität Hamburg.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of WuppertalGermany 35 works
- 2 TU Dortmund UniversityGermany 33 works
- 3 Universität HamburgGermany 26 works
- 4 Technische Universität BerlinGermany 26 works
- 5 University of KasselGermany 25 works
- 6 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 24 works
- 7 University of Duisburg-EssenGermany 23 works
- 8 München KlinikGermany 22 works
- 9 University of BremenGermany 21 works
- 10 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Innovation, Technology, and Society?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Innovation, Technology, and Society include Florian Fischer, Niklas Luhmann and Eric von Hippel.
- 1 Florian Fischer United States 7k citations
- 2 Niklas Luhmann Germany 2.3k citations
- 3 Eric von Hippel United States 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Innovation, Technology, and Society research done?
The largest centres of Innovation, Technology, and Society research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Hamburg (Germany).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Innovation, Technology, and Society?
Among universities, judged by research, Technische Universität Berlin, University of Stuttgart and TU Dortmund 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.
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 | Technische Universität BerlinGermany | 76.8 | 25.7% | 28.0× | 26 | +172.9% |
| 2 | University of StuttgartGermany | 72.9 | 27.2% | 19.9× | 19 | +228.3% |
| 3 | TU Dortmund UniversityGermany | 72.1 | 26.3% | 46.2× | 33 | +77.7% |
| 4 | Ruhr University BochumGermany | 68.9 | 22.8% | 16.6× | 18 | +176.9% |
| 5 | Universität TrierGermany | 66.6 | 39.3% | 39.0× | 8 | +164.9% |
| 6 | Universität HamburgGermany | 66.4 | 21.3% | 17.5× | 26 | +42.2% |
| 7 | Friedrich Schiller University JenaGermany | 65.9 | 24.0% | 20.8× | 12 | +187.0% |
| 8 | University of BremenGermany | 65.1 | 15.7% | 33.1× | 21 | +139.2% |
| 9 | Philipps University of MarburgGermany | 64.6 | 36.1% | 21.4× | 14 | +38.6% |
| 10 | University of WuppertalGermany | 64.0 | 3.9% | 90.3× | 35 | +169.2% |
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 Innovation, Technology, and Society research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Innovation, Technology, and Society.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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