Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies
Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 3.3k research works in it since 1978. 14.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics including biopolitics, global governance, migration, crisis management, postcolonialism, education reform, literature and migration, government information laws, COVID-19 response, and social exclusion. The papers delve into the analysis of power dynamics, policy implications, and societal impacts on a global scale.
- Biopolitics
- Global Governance
- Migration
- Crisis Management
- Postcolonialism
- Education Reform
- Literature and Migration
- Government Information Laws
- COVID-19 Response
- Social Exclusion
- Research works
- 3.3k fractional, since 1978
- In the world top 10%
- 473 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
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Which countries lead Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies research?
By volume, Uzbekistan and the United States publish the most (217 and 150 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Uzbekistan 217 works
- 2 United States 150 works
- 3 Turkmenistan 61 works
- 4 Sweden 49 works
- 5 Germany 47 works
- 6 Türkiye 42 works
- 7 Azerbaijan 38 works
- 8 Mexico 37 works
- 9 United Kingdom 36 works
- 10 Indonesia 25 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute named Seidnazar Seydi publishes the most Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies research, followed by IQ Samhällsbyggnad and National Pedagogic University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute named Seidnazar SeydiTurkmenistan 60 works
- 2 IQ SamhällsbyggnadSweden 47 works
- 3 National Pedagogic UniversityMexico 28 works
- 4 Samarkand State University named after Sharof RashidovUzbekistan 27 works
- 5 Tashkent State University of LawUzbekistan 22 works
- 6 Feminist Archive NorthUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 7 National University of UzbekistanUzbekistan 16 works
- 8 Namangan State UniversityUzbekistan 14 works
- 9 Tashkent State University of Oriental StudiesUzbekistan 13 works
- 10 Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfGermany 12 works
Where is Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies research done?
The largest centres of Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies research in 2022–2025 are Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Turkmenabat (Turkmenistan), Stockholm (Sweden) and Samarkand (Uzbekistan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Turkmenabat.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Tashkent Uzbekistan 101 works
- 2 Turkmenabat Turkmenistan 60 works
- 3 Stockholm Sweden 47 works
- 4 Samarkand Uzbekistan 46 works
- 5 Mexico City Mexico 29 works
- 6 Baku Azerbaijan 26 works
- 7 Istanbul Türkiye 21 works
- 8 Namangan Uzbekistan 18 works
- 9 Leeds United Kingdom 17 works
- 10 Madrid Spain 14 works
Where it is the local speciality
- TurkmenabatTM · 60.2 works1625×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Tajik National University, National Pedagogic University and Urgench State 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 | Tajik National UniversityTajikistan | 40.9 | 84.0% | 592.4× | 8 | — |
| 2 | National Pedagogic UniversityMexico | 35.9 | 37.3% | 415.5× | 28 | — |
| 3 | Urgench State UniversityUzbekistan | 27.7 | 50.0% | 139.3× | 8 | — |
| 4 | Samarkand State University named after Sharof RashidovUzbekistan | 26.1 | 14.8% | 251.6× | 27 | — |
| 5 | Navoi State UniversityUzbekistan | 25.9 | 47.0% | 335.0× | 11 | — |
| 6 | Academy of Public AdministrationAzerbaijan | 25.2 | 40.8% | 509.4× | 8 | — |
| 7 | Tashkent State University of EconomicsUzbekistan | 24.3 | 38.7% | 79.5× | 9 | — |
| 8 | Namangan State UniversityUzbekistan | 21.6 | 24.4% | 293.6× | 14 | — |
| 9 | Tashkent State University of LawUzbekistan | 19.6 | 8.3% | 244.3× | 22 | — |
| 10 | Samarkand State Institute of Foreign LanguagesUzbekistan | 18.0 | 27.1% | 262.4× | 10 | — |
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 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 215% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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