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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. 9.7% 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%
2.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+69%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Indonesia
92% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Marriage and Family Dynamics

Which countries lead Marriage and Family Dynamics research?

By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (12k and 482 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Indonesia 12k works
  2. 2 ?? 482 works
  3. 3 Malaysia 224 works
  4. 4 United States 137 works
  5. 5 India 55 works
  6. 6 Nigeria 52 works
  7. 7 Bangladesh 51 works
  8. 8 Iran 51 works
  9. 9 Pakistan 49 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 38 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: 91.6%??: 3.6%Malaysia: 1.7%United States: 1.0%6 others listed: 2.2%92%largest
Indonesia12k · 91.6%??482 · 3.6%Malaysia224 · 1.7%United States137 · 1.0%6 others listed296 · 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-now, 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.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 744 works
  2. 2 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 387 works
  3. 3 Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia 293 works
  4. 4 Bandung Islamic UniversityIndonesia 185 works
  5. 5 Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia 167 works
  6. 6 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 163 works
  7. 7 Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan LampungIndonesia 158 works
  8. 8 University of MataramIndonesia 150 works
  9. 9 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 148 works
  10. 10 Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik IbrahimIndonesia 147 works

Who are the leading researchers in Marriage and Family Dynamics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Marriage and Family Dynamics include Agus Sudaryanto.

  1. 1 Agus Sudaryanto Indonesia 54k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Marriage and Family Dynamics?

The most cited paper in Marriage and Family Dynamics is "Reinvestigating Remarriage: Another Decade of Progress" (Marilyn J. Coleman, Lawrence H.Ganong, Mark A. Fine, 2000), with 719 citations. Next come "MENYOROTI BUDAYA PATRIARKI DI INDONESIA" (293) and "Participation Non-Governmental Organization In Protecting Child Rights In The Area Of Social Conflict" (289).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reinvestigating Remarriage: Another Decade of Progress Marilyn J. Coleman, Lawrence H.Ganong, Mark A. Fine · Journal of Marriage and the Family Open access Nov 2000 719
2 MENYOROTI BUDAYA PATRIARKI DI INDONESIA Ade Irma Sakina, Dessy Hasanah Siti A. · Share Social Work Journal Open access 30 Jul 2017 293
3 Participation Non-Governmental Organization In Protecting Child Rights In The Area Of Social Conflict Laurensius Arliman S · Ushuluddin International Conference (USICON) Conference paper 30 Sep 2017 289
4 PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER UNTUK MENGATASI DEGRADASI MORAL KOMUNIKASI KELUARGA Laurensius Arliman S, Ernita Arif, Sarmiati Sarmiati · Ensiklopedia of Journal Open access 11 Jan 2022 221
5 Pola Asuh Orang Tua dan Metode Pengasuhan dalam Membentuk Kepribadian Anak Qurrotu Ayun · ThufuLA Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Guru Raudhatul Athfal Open access 2 Oct 2017 198
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Where is Marriage and Family Dynamics research done?

The largest centres of Marriage and Family Dynamics research in 2022-now 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-now

  1. 1 JakartaIndonesia 1.2k works
  2. 2 MedanIndonesia 896 works
  3. 3 BengkuluIndonesia 845 works
  4. 4 SurabayaIndonesia 793 works
  5. 5 BandungIndonesia 734 works
  6. 6 YogyakartaIndonesia 673 works
  7. 7 MakassarIndonesia 569 works
  8. 8 SemarangIndonesia 510 works
  9. 9 MalangIndonesia 452 works
  10. 10 Bandar LampungIndonesia 312 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Padangsidempuan28.1 works70×
  2. Banjarmasin42.7 works58×
  3. Padang45.9 works37×
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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, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta and Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Palangka Raya score highest, combining citation 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 16.19%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Institut Agama Krist…Sunan Kalijaga State…Sunan Gunung Djati S…Institut Agama Islam…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 62.110.1%44.8×744 +87.5%
2Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia 61.615.2%50.4×293 +74.2%
3Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Palangka Raya 60.130.6%49.1×8 +390.0%
4Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia 58.215.0%40.0×167 +73.3%
5Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 57.814.3%12.7×132 +31.2%
6Islamic UniversityBangladesh 56.914.3%19.5×37 +147.0%
7Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan LampungIndonesia 55.513.2%36.8×158 +133.5%
8Universitas KrisnadwipayanaIndonesia 54.827.3%22.7×16 +122.7%
9Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 54.57.7%32.7×387 +593.5%
10Islamic University of IndonesiaIndonesia 53.114.2%24.9×98 +104.4%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Marriage and Family Dynamics, country by country

Is Marriage and Family Dynamics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% higher than in 2018-2021, 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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Marriage and Family Dynamics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.063% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Marriage and Family Dynamics0.054% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Marriage and Family Dynamics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Marriage and Family Dynamics9.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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