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Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research

Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 6k research works in it since 1950. 25.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the pervasive issue of employment discrimination, particularly in the labor market, through field experiments and audit studies. It investigates various forms of discrimination based on ethnicity, race, gender, and names, shedding light on inequality in employment opportunities.

  • Discrimination
  • Labor Market
  • Field Experiment
  • Ethnic
  • Hiring
  • Racial
  • Names
  • Gender
  • Audit Study
  • Employment
Research works
6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
25.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+36%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (381 and 106 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 381 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 106 works
  3. 3 Germany 79 works
  4. 4 France 58 works
  5. 5 Canada 55 works
  6. 6 China 46 works
  7. 7 Brazil 37 works
  8. 8 Australia 31 works
  9. 9 South Africa 28 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 28 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.

United States: 45.0%United Kingdom: 12.5%Germany: 9.3%France: 6.9%6 others listed: 26.4%45%largest
United States381 · 45.0%United Kingdom106 · 12.5%Germany79 · 9.3%France58 · 6.9%6 others listed224 · 26.4%

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

Which institutions lead Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research research, followed by University of Chicago and University of Toronto.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 9 works
  2. 2 University of ChicagoUnited States 9 works
  3. 3 University of TorontoCanada 8 works
  4. 4 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 7 works
  5. 5 Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary 6 works
  6. 6 Vrije Universiteit BrusselBelgium 6 works
  7. 7 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 6 works
  8. 8 Stanford UniversityUnited States 6 works
  9. 9 Cornell UniversityUnited States 6 works
  10. 10 IZA - Institute of Labor EconomicsGermany 6 works

Where is Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research research done?

The largest centres of Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), New York (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 26 works
  2. 2 Paris France 24 works
  3. 3 New York United States 21 works
  4. 4 Washington D.C. United States 18 works
  5. 5 Beijing China 17 works
  6. 6 Chicago United States 15 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 13 works
  8. 8 Toronto Canada 13 works
  9. 9 Budapest Hungary 10 works
  10. 10 Los Angeles United States 10 works
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Where is the best place to study Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Chicago, University of Toronto and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of ChicagoUnited States 90.824.8%8.8×9 -2.0%
2 University of TorontoCanada 34.620.3%4.6×8 -39.2%
3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 26.06.1%4.2×9 —

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 Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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