Land Rights and Reforms
Land Rights and Reforms is a research topic within Soil Science. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 18.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex dynamics of land tenure, property rights, and their impact on agricultural investment, gender inequality, and rural development. It delves into issues such as customary tenure, land fragmentation, tenure security, legal pluralism, and the implications of land reform in various regions.
- Land Tenure
- Property Rights
- Agricultural Investment
- Gender Inequality
- Rural Development
- Customary Tenure
- Land Fragmentation
- Tenure Security
- Legal Pluralism
- Land Reform
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Land Rights and Reforms research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (506 and 246 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 506 works
- 2 United States 246 works
- 3 Indonesia 211 works
- 4 India 132 works
- 5 South Africa 125 works
- 6 Ethiopia 122 works
- 7 Nigeria 118 works
- 8 Germany 101 works
- 9 United Kingdom 100 works
- 10 Brazil 69 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Land Rights and Reforms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy publishes the most Land Rights and Reforms research, followed by Addis Ababa University and Renmin University of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 37 works
- 2 Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia 22 works
- 3 Renmin University of ChinaChina 19 works
- 4 Zhejiang UniversityChina 19 works
- 5 Bahir Dar UniversityEthiopia 16 works
- 6 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 15 works
- 7 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 14 works
- 8 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 14 works
- 9 University of the Free StateSouth Africa 13 works
- 10 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Land Rights and Reforms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Land Rights and Reforms include Joseph E. Stiglitz, Элинор Остром and Jean Poesen.
- 1 Joseph E. Stiglitz United States 7.4k citations
- 2 Элинор Остром United States 2.5k citations
- 3 Jean Poesen Belgium 2.4k citations
- 4 Peter H. Verburg Netherlands 2.3k citations
- 5 Mark R. Rosenzweig 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 Land Rights and Reforms research done?
The largest centres of Land Rights and Reforms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Hamburg (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Addis Ababa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 139 works
- 2 Nanjing China 43 works
- 3 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 43 works
- 4 Hamburg Germany 39 works
- 5 Wuhan China 33 works
- 6 Jakarta Indonesia 32 works
- 7 Nairobi Kenya 27 works
- 8 Washington D.C. United States 27 works
- 9 Hangzhou China 27 works
- 10 Pretoria South Africa 26 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Addis AbabaET · 43.3 works24×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Land Rights and Reforms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Land Rights and Reforms?
Among universities, judged by research, Bahir Dar University, Addis Ababa University and University of the Western Cape 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 | Bahir Dar UniversityEthiopia | 75.4 | 30.7% | 42.4× | 16 | +175.8% |
| 2 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 73.5 | 33.5% | 35.0× | 22 | +36.3% |
| 3 | University of the Western CapeSouth Africa | 64.7 | 28.6% | 22.3× | 9 | +137.8% |
| 4 | University for Development StudiesGhana | 64.6 | 31.6% | 38.3× | 9 | +94.2% |
| 5 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.5 | 43.5% | 18.8× | 14 | -67.0% |
| 6 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGhana | 62.2 | 14.8% | 23.2× | 12 | +136.5% |
| 7 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 62.0 | 28.4% | 11.3× | 13 | +46.3% |
| 8 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 60.4 | 34.2% | 14.3× | 15 | -66.1% |
| 9 | University of NairobiKenya | 59.9 | 17.8% | 24.0× | 10 | +171.3% |
| 10 | Renmin University of ChinaChina | 59.4 | 26.6% | 21.6× | 19 | -42.4% |
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 Land Rights and Reforms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Land Rights and Reforms.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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