Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 24.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the phenomenon of immigrant entrepreneurship in advanced economies, focusing on topics such as mixed embeddedness, transnational entrepreneurship, social capital, diaspora entrepreneurship, and refugee entrepreneurship. It delves into the challenges, opportunities, and characteristics of immigrant-owned businesses and their impact on urban economic development.
- Immigrant Entrepreneurship
- Ethnic Minority Business
- Transnational Entrepreneurship
- Mixed Embeddedness
- Social Capital
- Diaspora Entrepreneurship
- Refugee Entrepreneurship
- Cultural Diversity
- Self-Employment
- Minority Enterprise
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 519 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 China 519 works
- 3 United Kingdom 394 works
- 4 Germany 255 works
- 5 Canada 203 works
- 6 Australia 188 works
- 7 France 163 works
- 8 Indonesia 160 works
- 9 India 156 works
- 10 Brazil 149 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, National University of Singapore publishes the most Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy research, followed by University of Toronto and University College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 National University of SingaporeSingapore 25 works
- 2 University of TorontoCanada 19 works
- 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 19 works
- 4 The University of MelbourneAustralia 18 works
- 5 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 17 works
- 6 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 16 works
- 7 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 16 works
- 8 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 16 works
- 9 Toronto Metropolitan UniversityCanada 15 works
- 10 University of British ColumbiaCanada 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy include Alejandro Portes, David B. Audretsch and David Card.
- 1 Alejandro Portes United States 4.7k citations
- 2 David B. Audretsch United States 3.7k citations
- 3 David Card United States 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy research done?
The largest centres of Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Shanghai (China) and Tokyo (Japan).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy?
Among universities, judged by research, Toronto Metropolitan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Copenhagen Business School 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 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityCanada | 62.6 | 32.4% | 13.4× | 15 | +27.8% |
| 2 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 60.2 | 46.2% | 3.6× | 13 | +83.7% |
| 3 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 60.0 | 30.9% | 11.9× | 10 | +111.5% |
| 4 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 53.9 | 24.7% | 4.8× | 25 | +11.2% |
| 5 | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaPortugal | 53.9 | 21.1% | 21.3× | 10 | +141.8% |
| 6 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 53.7 | 39.2% | 8.0× | 10 | -8.7% |
| 7 | University of ViennaAustria | 50.6 | 42.6% | 3.7× | 10 | +106.3% |
| 8 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 50.5 | 28.9% | 3.6× | 18 | +90.7% |
| 9 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 50.3 | 31.4% | 4.8× | 13 | +78.3% |
| 10 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 49.5 | 46.3% | 4.0× | 11 | -27.2% |
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, Ethnicity, and Economy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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