Labor Movements and Unions
Labor Movements and Unions is a research topic within Public Administration. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 17.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on labor relations, union revitalization, collective bargaining, and the impact of globalization on trade unions. It explores topics such as worker participation, employee voice, employer resistance to unionism, and the changing dynamics of workplace governance in the context of global economic shifts.
- Union Revitalization
- Labor Movement
- Employee Voice
- Collective Bargaining
- Trade Unions
- Industrial Relations
- Worker Participation
- Globalization
- Employer Resistance
- Workplace Governance
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Labor Movements and Unions research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1k and 475 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 475 works
- 3 Germany 327 works
- 4 Australia 247 works
- 5 Canada 209 works
- 6 France 172 works
- 7 Italy 136 works
- 8 India 116 works
- 9 Brazil 99 works
- 10 China 96 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 Labor Movements and Unions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Melbourne publishes the most Labor Movements and Unions research, followed by Sapienza University of Rome and The University of Sydney.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of MelbourneAustralia 42 works
- 2 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 25 works
- 3 The University of SydneyAustralia 24 works
- 4 Cornell UniversityUnited States 24 works
- 5 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 23 works
- 6 York UniversityCanada 21 works
- 7 University of TorontoCanada 20 works
- 8 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 20 works
- 9 University of CanberraAustralia 19 works
- 10 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Labor Movements and Unions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Labor Movements and Unions include Patrícia Hill Collins and William Diebold.
- 1 Patrícia Hill Collins United States 4.5k citations
- 2 William Diebold United States 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Labor Movements and Unions research done?
The largest centres of Labor Movements and Unions research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), New York (United States) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bonn.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 123 works
- 2 Melbourne Australia 79 works
- 3 New York United States 73 works
- 4 Paris France 64 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 58 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 51 works
- 7 Sydney Australia 50 works
- 8 Berlin Germany 41 works
- 9 Canberra Australia 40 works
- 10 Copenhagen Denmark 37 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BonnDE · 24.7 works7.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Labor Movements and Unions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Labor Movements and Unions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Bremen, University of Bristol and Roskilde 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 | University of BremenGermany | 61.2 | 33.5% | 12.4× | 12 | +127.3% |
| 2 | University of BristolUnited Kingdom | 61.1 | 15.5% | 10.3× | 23 | +169.2% |
| 3 | Roskilde UniversityDenmark | 58.8 | 52.6% | 17.3× | 9 | -19.3% |
| 4 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 56.4 | 22.9% | 29.5× | 20 | +48.8% |
| 5 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 55.6 | 4.9% | 10.6× | 42 | +54.1% |
| 6 | University of CanberraAustralia | 54.6 | 5.7% | 29.4× | 19 | +208.9% |
| 7 | Scuola Normale SuperioreItaly | 52.4 | 31.9% | 37.5× | 9 | — |
| 8 | Australian National UniversityAustralia | 51.9 | 23.2% | 8.6× | 18 | +55.1% |
| 9 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 51.5 | 25.1% | 18.4× | 18 | -43.6% |
| 10 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 47.7 | 20.9% | 8.0× | 17 | +36.1% |
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 Labor Movements and Unions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2014. The fastest-growing topics are Labor Movements and Unions.
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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.