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Migration and Exile Studies

Migration and Exile Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 3.3k research works in it since 1952. 9.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the complex issues surrounding migration, borders, and social justice. It delves into topics such as refugee experiences, youth migration, humanitarianism, immigration policies, identity formation, and the sociopolitical ethics of border control. The papers critically examine the challenges faced by migrants and advocate for a more just and humane approach to migration and border management.

  • Migration
  • Borders
  • Social Justice
  • Refugees
  • Youth
  • Humanitarianism
  • Immigration
  • Identity
  • Ethics
  • Sociopolitical
Research works
3.3k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
313
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+68%
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Which countries lead Migration and Exile Studies research?

By volume, France and Spain publish the most (606 and 60 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 606 works
  2. 2 Spain 60 works
  3. 3 United States 44 works
  4. 4 ?? 41 works
  5. 5 Canada 30 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 29 works
  7. 7 Italy 29 works
  8. 8 Belgium 28 works
  9. 9 Switzerland 24 works
  10. 10 Germany 22 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.

France: 66.4%Spain: 6.6%United States: 4.8%??: 4.5%6 others listed: 17.8%66%largest
France606 · 66.4%Spain60 · 6.6%United States44 · 4.8%??41 · 4.5%6 others listed162 · 17.8%

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

Which institutions lead Migration and Exile Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Université Paris Nanterre publishes the most Migration and Exile Studies research, followed by Université Sorbonne Nouvelle and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Université Paris Nanterre France 14 works
  2. 2 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle France 14 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 13 works
  4. 4 Université Rennes 2 France 12 works
  5. 5 Université Paris 8 France 11 works
  6. 6 Université Bordeaux Montaigne France 11 works
  7. 7 Aix-Marseille Université France 10 works
  8. 8 Université de Poitiers France 10 works
  9. 9 Migrations Internationales, Espaces et Sociétés France 9 works
  10. 10 Université Clermont Auvergne France 9 works

Where is Migration and Exile Studies research done?

The largest centres of Migration and Exile Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), Rennes (France) and Poitiers (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Poitiers, Nanterre and Rennes.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 169 works
  2. 2 Lyon France 29 works
  3. 3 Rennes France 23 works
  4. 4 Poitiers France 22 works
  5. 5 Nanterre France 21 works
  6. 6 Nantes France 21 works
  7. 7 Toulouse France 19 works
  8. 8 Strasbourg France 18 works
  9. 9 Madrid Spain 17 works
  10. 10 Marseille France 16 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. PoitiersFR · 22.1 works106×
  2. NanterreFR · 21.1 works69×
  3. RennesFR · 23.2 works37×
  4. NantesFR · 20.7 works37×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Migration and Exile Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Migration and Exile Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Université Paris Nanterre, Université Rennes 2 and Université de Lorraine 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%5%10%mean 6.42%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université Paris Nanterre: 14, 9.0%Université Rennes 2: 12, 8.1%Université de Lorraine: 9, 11.2%Aix-Marseille Université: 10, 4.9%Université Paris 8: 11, 8.4%Université Sorbonne Nouvelle: 14, 5.7%Université Grenoble Alpes: 9, 8.6%Université de Poitiers: 10, 3.5%Université Bordeaux Montaigne: 10, 4.8%Université Clermont Auvergne: 9, 0.0%Université de LorraineUniversité Paris Nan…Université Rennes 2Aix-Marseille Univer…
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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
1Université Paris Nanterre France 81.19.0%66.8×14 +144.8%
2Université Rennes 2 France 69.78.1%132.3×12 +117.5%
3Université de Lorraine France 67.911.2%34.4×9 +40.3%
4Aix-Marseille Université France 67.04.9%33.9×10 +207.4%
5Université Paris 8 France 66.58.4%92.0×11 +47.6%
6Université Sorbonne Nouvelle France 64.05.7%113.5×14 +26.3%
7Université Grenoble Alpes France 63.18.6%26.7×9 —
8Université de Poitiers France 53.23.5%77.1×10 +128.4%
9Université Bordeaux Montaigne France 47.24.8%160.8×10 -10.1%
10Université Clermont Auvergne France 39.20.0%75.1×9 —

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 Migration and Exile Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Migration and Exile Studies.

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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.