Jewish Identity and Society
Jewish Identity and Society is a research topic within Demography. Science Explorer counts 7.8k research works in it since 1950. 12.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the contemporary American Jewish identity, including topics such as diaspora, Israel, education, demography, intermarriage, religious identity, and community. It explores the challenges and dynamics of Jewish identity in the United States.
- American Jews
- Jewish identity
- Diaspora
- Israel
- Education
- Demography
- Intermarriage
- Religious identity
- Community
- Census
- Research works
- 7.8k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 933 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Jewish Identity and Society research?
By volume, the United States and Israel publish the most (450 and 190 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 450 works
- 2 Israel 190 works
- 3 United Kingdom 87 works
- 4 Indonesia 55 works
- 5 Canada 53 works
- 6 Germany 39 works
- 7 Australia 34 works
- 8 France 32 works
- 9 Pakistan 32 works
- 10 India 28 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Jewish Identity and Society research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Hebrew University of Jerusalem publishes the most Jewish Identity and Society research, followed by Bar-Ilan University and Brandeis University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel 39 works
- 2 Bar-Ilan University Israel 23 works
- 3 Brandeis University United States 17 works
- 4 Tel Aviv University Israel 16 works
- 5 University of Haifa Israel 16 works
- 6 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel 14 works
- 7 Ariel University Israel 12 works
- 8 University of Miami United States 10 works
- 9 University of Connecticut United States 8 works
- 10 University of Oxford United Kingdom 6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Jewish Identity and Society?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Jewish Identity and Society include Sander L. Gilman.
- 1 Sander L. Gilman 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Jewish Identity and Society research done?
The largest centres of Jewish Identity and Society research in 2022–2025 are Jerusalem (Israel), New York (United States), Tel Aviv (Israel) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jerusalem, Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jerusalem Israel 53 works
- 2 New York United States 47 works
- 3 Tel Aviv Israel 27 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 25 works
- 5 Ramat Gan Israel 23 works
- 6 Haifa Israel 21 works
- 7 Paris France 17 works
- 8 Washington D.C. United States 17 works
- 9 Beersheba Israel 17 works
- 10 Waltham United States 17 works
Where it is the local speciality
- JerusalemIL · 53.1 works55×
- Ramat GanIL · 23.2 works44×
- Tel AvivIL · 27.1 works25×
- HaifaIL · 20.8 works21×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Jewish Identity and Society than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Jewish Identity and Society?
Among universities, judged by research, Ariel University, University of Haifa and Hebrew University of Jerusalem 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 | Ariel University Israel | 49.0 | 32.1% | 70.5× | 12 | +129.2% |
| 2 | University of Haifa Israel | 40.7 | 25.0% | 50.8× | 16 | +74.8% |
| 3 | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel | 38.2 | 16.2% | 70.6× | 39 | -15.1% |
| 4 | Bar-Ilan University Israel | 30.0 | 17.3% | 63.3× | 23 | +20.6% |
| 5 | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel | 21.3 | 13.4% | 29.1× | 14 | +30.4% |
| 6 | Tel Aviv University Israel | 21.2 | 11.1% | 21.8× | 16 | +8.2% |
| 7 | Brandeis University United States | 13.4 | 11.9% | 150.5× | 16 | +17.8% |
| 8 | University of Miami United States | 6.9 | 14.4% | 14.7× | 10 | -33.2% |
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 Jewish Identity and Society research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Jewish Identity and Society.
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.