Local Governance and Development
Local Governance and Development is a research topic within Geography, Planning and Development. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1953. 12.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on rural village development and governance, including topics such as the Village Fund, local government financial accountability, community empowerment, sustainable development goals, village-owned enterprises, and economic independence. It also addresses issues related to digital inequalities and social innovation in rural areas.
- Village Fund
- Local Government
- Rural Development
- Community Empowerment
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Village-Owned Enterprises
- Financial Accountability
- Economic Independence
- Social Innovation
- Digital Inequalities
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1953
- In the world top 10%
- 3.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +447% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Local Governance and Development research?
By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (12k and 298 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 12k works
- 2 ?? 298 works
- 3 Malaysia 69 works
- 4 United States 62 works
- 5 Canada 44 works
- 6 India 29 works
- 7 United Kingdom 20 works
- 8 Russia 20 works
- 9 Japan 17 works
- 10 Philippines 16 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 Local Governance and Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universitas Patria Artha publishes the most Local Governance and Development research, followed by Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu and University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 268 works
- 2 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 230 works
- 3 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 221 works
- 4 University of MataramIndonesia 184 works
- 5 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 170 works
- 6 State University of PadangIndonesia 168 works
- 7 State University of GorontaloIndonesia 162 works
- 8 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 153 works
- 9 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 148 works
- 10 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 148 works
Who are the leading researchers in Local Governance and Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Local Governance and Development include Iskandar Muda.
- 1 Iskandar Muda Indonesia 194 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Local Governance and Development research done?
The largest centres of Local Governance and Development research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Makassar (Indonesia) and Bandung (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Banten, Sumbawa Besar and Maumere.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 1,000 works
- 2 Surabaya Indonesia 769 works
- 3 Makassar Indonesia 724 works
- 4 Bandung Indonesia 673 works
- 5 Medan Indonesia 670 works
- 6 Malang Indonesia 501 works
- 7 Yogyakarta Indonesia 440 works
- 8 Semarang Indonesia 428 works
- 9 Bengkulu Indonesia 381 works
- 10 Denpasar Indonesia 349 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BantenID · 72.5 works104×
- Sumbawa BesarID · 28.3 works75×
- MaumereID · 27.8 works49×
- ProbolinggoID · 31.9 works44×
- SumenepID · 21.1 works42×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Local Governance and Development than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Local Governance and Development?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Brawijaya, Diponegoro University and University of Indonesia 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 BrawijayaIndonesia | 74.3 | 15.1% | 15.4× | 170 | +278.7% |
| 2 | Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia | 71.2 | 14.5% | 11.2× | 112 | +631.4% |
| 3 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 70.4 | 13.0% | 9.7× | 144 | +1254.6% |
| 4 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia | 70.2 | 11.8% | 14.2× | 148 | +1837.3% |
| 5 | Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia | 70.1 | 14.7% | 19.0× | 81 | +536.9% |
| 6 | Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia | 69.7 | 11.7% | 12.5× | 148 | +896.7% |
| 7 | State University of SemarangIndonesia | 69.1 | 12.4% | 12.3× | 118 | +204.6% |
| 8 | State University of PadangIndonesia | 68.7 | 10.4% | 12.3× | 168 | +821.0% |
| 9 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 68.1 | 10.7% | 15.5× | 130 | +593.7% |
| 10 | University of MataramIndonesia | 68.0 | 9.3% | 17.9× | 184 | +3401.8% |
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 Local Governance and Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 447% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Local Governance and Development.
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.