Migration, Refugees, and Integration
Migration, Refugees, and Integration is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1951. 39.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex intersection of immigration, politics, and social dynamics. It delves into issues such as national identity, multiculturalism, citizenship, and the societal attitudes towards immigrants and refugees. The papers also discuss the implications of immigration on social boundaries and the concept of cosmopolitanism.
- Immigration
- Politics
- Social Boundaries
- National Identity
- Multiculturalism
- Citizenship
- Ethnicity
- Refugees
- Cosmopolitanism
- Societal Attitudes
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 9.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 39.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +49% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Migration, Refugees, and Integration research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.2k and 846 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 United Kingdom 846 works
- 3 Germany 524 works
- 4 Canada 295 works
- 5 Australia 269 works
- 6 Italy 268 works
- 7 Türkiye 240 works
- 8 Netherlands 219 works
- 9 France 152 works
- 10 Sweden 149 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.
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Which institutions lead Migration, Refugees, and Integration research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Migration, Refugees, and Integration research, followed by University of Amsterdam and University of Helsinki.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 44 works
- 2 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 38 works
- 3 University of HelsinkiFinland 33 works
- 4 University of CopenhagenDenmark 32 works
- 5 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 31 works
- 6 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 31 works
- 7 Deakin UniversityAustralia 31 works
- 8 University of TorontoCanada 29 works
- 9 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 28 works
- 10 Lund UniversitySweden 27 works
Who are the leading researchers in Migration, Refugees, and Integration?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Migration, Refugees, and Integration include M. Kagan, Loïc Wacquant and John W. Berry.
- 1 M. Kagan United States 3.6k citations
- 2 Loïc Wacquant United States 3.1k citations
- 3 John W. Berry Canada 2.2k citations
- 4 Jens Hainmueller United States 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Migration, Refugees, and Integration research done?
The largest centres of Migration, Refugees, and Integration research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Toronto (Canada), Paris (France) and Berlin (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Brighton and Richmond.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 196 works
- 2 Toronto Canada 82 works
- 3 Paris France 72 works
- 4 Berlin Germany 71 works
- 5 New York United States 69 works
- 6 Istanbul Türkiye 64 works
- 7 Amsterdam Netherlands 63 works
- 8 Melbourne Australia 62 works
- 9 Oslo Norway 57 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 55 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BrightonGB · 29.1 works15×
- RichmondAU · 20.3 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Migration, Refugees, and Integration than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Migration, Refugees, and Integration?
Among universities, judged by research, Lebanese American University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and University of Amsterdam 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 | Lebanese American UniversityLebanon | 77.9 | 62.4% | 16.7× | 11 | +138.9% |
| 2 | Vrije Universiteit BrusselBelgium | 76.6 | 46.1% | 13.7× | 21 | +300.0% |
| 3 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 75.7 | 43.3% | 12.4× | 38 | +95.2% |
| 4 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 75.4 | 53.6% | 10.8× | 21 | +121.9% |
| 5 | University of GothenburgSweden | 74.1 | 52.5% | 10.9× | 25 | +76.0% |
| 6 | University of ViennaAustria | 73.9 | 38.9% | 9.5× | 27 | +231.3% |
| 7 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 73.8 | 41.3% | 9.9× | 33 | +122.5% |
| 8 | Osnabrück UniversityGermany | 72.7 | 48.9% | 29.5× | 18 | +1234.7% |
| 9 | University of OsloNorway | 72.4 | 54.3% | 8.1× | 23 | +130.2% |
| 10 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 71.8 | 35.9% | 8.1× | 32 | +232.6% |
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, Refugees, and Integration research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Migration, Refugees, and Integration.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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