Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century
Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century is a research topic within Demography. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 6.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the emergence of knowledge societies in the 21st century, focusing on topics such as Big Data, education, information and communication technologies (ICT), innovation, technology integration, digital transformation, teacher training, social impact, ethical implications, and interdisciplinary research. The papers cover a wide range of issues related to the intersection of knowledge, technology, and society.
- Big Data
- Education
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- Innovation
- Technology Integration
- Digital Transformation
- Teacher Training
- Social Impact
- Ethical Implications
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Research works
- 10k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 665 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +35% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century research?
By volume, Mexico and Colombia publish the most (458 and 394 works in 2022–2025).
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 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ação Educativa publishes the most Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century research, followed by Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador and Tecnológico Nacional de México.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ação EducativaBrazil 62 works
- 2 Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador?? 49 works
- 3 Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico 48 works
- 4 Universidad Técnica de ManabíEcuador 42 works
- 5 University of GuayaquilEcuador 37 works
- 6 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico 35 works
- 7 Universidad César VallejoPeru 35 works
- 8 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 33 works
- 9 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 26 works
- 10 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century include Juan Ramón De La Fuente.
- 1 Juan Ramón De La Fuente Mexico 1.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century research done?
The largest centres of Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia), São Paulo (Brazil) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Durán, Tunja and Portoviejo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 144 works
- 2 Bogotá Colombia 141 works
- 3 São Paulo Brazil 89 works
- 4 Lima Peru 85 works
- 5 Guayaquil Ecuador 83 works
- 6 Madrid Spain 54 works
- 7 Trujillo Peru 54 works
- 8 Durán ?? 49 works
- 9 Panama City Panama 47 works
- 10 Portoviejo Ecuador 44 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Durán49.1 works241×
- TunjaCO · 36.0 works115×
- PortoviejoEC · 43.8 works96×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, University of Guayaquil and Universidad Estatal de Milagro 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 | Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPEEcuador | 74.6 | 24.6% | 51.7× | 9 | +476.3% |
| 2 | University of GuayaquilEcuador | 73.5 | 20.0% | 90.0× | 37 | — |
| 3 | Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador | 68.0 | 17.6% | 114.6× | 33 | — |
| 4 | National Autonomous University of NicaraguaNicaragua | 67.8 | 24.3% | 125.0× | 13 | — |
| 5 | Universidad Técnica de ManabíEcuador | 66.7 | 14.6% | 115.1× | 42 | — |
| 6 | Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico | 65.1 | 12.7% | 21.9× | 17 | +264.4% |
| 7 | Escuela Superior Politécnica del ChimborazoEcuador | 65.1 | 13.9% | 69.4× | 13 | +1897.9% |
| 8 | Universidad Tecnica de MachalaEcuador | 64.4 | 22.8% | 58.7× | 13 | — |
| 9 | Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaMexico | 64.1 | 17.0% | 56.8× | 12 | +147.5% |
| 10 | Universidad VeracruzanaMexico | 62.2 | 11.4% | 32.3× | 16 | +294.0% |
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 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century.
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.