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Marriage and Family Dynamics

Marriage and Family Dynamics is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 11.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of early marriage on society, covering legal implications, social and health consequences, gender relations, family dynamics, religious perspectives, and cultural practices. It delves into the complexities of adolescent psychology and the laws surrounding marriage, shedding light on the multifaceted nature of early marriage in various contexts.

  • Early Marriage
  • Legal Implications
  • Social Impact
  • Gender Relations
  • Family Dynamics
  • Health Consequences
  • Religious Perspectives
  • Marriage Laws
  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Cultural Practices
Research works
26k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+333%
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Which countries lead Marriage and Family Dynamics research?

By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (12k and 450 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 12k works
  2. 2 ?? 450 works
  3. 3 Malaysia 212 works
  4. 4 United States 131 works
  5. 5 India 49 works
  6. 6 Nigeria 48 works
  7. 7 Iran 48 works
  8. 8 Bangladesh 47 works
  9. 9 Pakistan 46 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 36 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.

Indonesia: 91.5%??: 3.6%Malaysia: 1.7%United States: 1.0%6 others listed: 2.2%92%largest
Indonesia12k · 91.5%??450 · 3.6%Malaysia212 · 1.7%United States131 · 1.0%6 others listed275 · 2.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Marriage and Family Dynamics research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu publishes the most Marriage and Family Dynamics research, followed by Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara and Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta.

Where is Marriage and Family Dynamics research done?

The largest centres of Marriage and Family Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Medan (Indonesia), Bengkulu (Indonesia) and Surabaya (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padangsidempuan, Banjarmasin and Padang.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 1.1k works
  2. 2 Medan Indonesia 824 works
  3. 3 Bengkulu Indonesia 801 works
  4. 4 Surabaya Indonesia 751 works
  5. 5 Bandung Indonesia 680 works
  6. 6 Yogyakarta Indonesia 642 works
  7. 7 Makassar Indonesia 513 works
  8. 8 Semarang Indonesia 464 works
  9. 9 Malang Indonesia 420 works
  10. 10 Bandar Lampung Indonesia 286 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Padangsidempuan21.8 works64×
  2. Banjarmasin40.8 works56×
  3. Padang43.1 works35×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Marriage and Family Dynamics than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Marriage and Family Dynamics?

Among universities, judged by research, Islamic University, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu and Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta 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.

0%20%40%mean 15.81%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Islamic University: 34, 16.1%Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu: 710, 8.7%Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta: 281, 12.9%Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta: 32, 23.1%Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara: 347, 7.3%Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung: 149, 11.8%Padjadjaran University: 123, 12.2%Islamic University of Indonesia: 92, 13.4%Diponegoro University: 116, 11.8%Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Palangka Raya: 8, 40.8%Universitas Teknolog…Islamic UniversitySunan Kalijaga State…Institut Agama Islam…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Islamic UniversityBangladesh 67.316.1%17.0×34 +452.6%
2 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 66.98.7%40.4×710 +973.8%
3 Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia 66.112.9%45.8×281 +283.7%
4 Universitas Teknologi YogyakartaIndonesia 62.723.1%14.2×32 +182.0%
5 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 62.37.3%27.7×347 +1404.8%
6 Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia 62.311.8%33.6×149 +1673.3%
7 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 62.312.2%12.0×123 +1594.8%
8 Islamic University of IndonesiaIndonesia 61.613.4%22.1×92 +352.7%
9 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 61.511.8%11.7×116 +923.7%
10Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Palangka Raya?? 61.140.8%46.4×8

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 Marriage and Family Dynamics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 333% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Marriage and Family Dynamics.

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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.