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New Caledonia Indigenous Studies

New Caledonia Indigenous Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 1.3k research works in it since 1965. 10.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the complex dynamics of colonialism, postcolonial theory, cultural defense, indigenous peoples' rights, decolonization, multiculturalism, and the sociopolitical impact of globalization. It delves into the intersection of identity, land rights, and the ongoing sociocultural ramifications of historical colonial encounters.

  • Colonialism
  • Postcolonial Theory
  • Cultural Defense
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Decolonization
  • Identity
  • Multiculturalism
  • Land Rights
  • Sociopolitical Dynamics
  • Globalization
Research works
1.3k
fractional, since 1965
In the world top 10%
140
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+107%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
France
51% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
New Caledonia Indigenous Studies

Which countries lead New Caledonia Indigenous Studies research?

By volume, France and the United States publish the most (176 and 29 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 France 176 works
  2. 2 United States 29 works
  3. 3 Canada 26 works
  4. 4 Australia 25 works
  5. 5 New Caledonia 19 works
  6. 6 India 15 works
  7. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 14 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 13 works
  9. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 13 works
  10. 10 Brazil 12 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: 51.4%United States: 8.4%Canada: 7.7%Australia: 7.4%6 others listed: 25.1%51%largest
France176 · 51.4%United States29 · 8.4%Canada26 · 7.7%Australia25 · 7.4%6 others listed86 · 25.1%

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

Which institutions lead New Caledonia Indigenous Studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most New Caledonia Indigenous Studies research, followed by University of New Caledonia and Université Alassane Ouattara.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 63 works
  2. 2 University of New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 18 works
  3. 3 Université Alassane OuattaraCôte d'Ivoire 7 works
  4. 4 Université de MontpellierFrance 6 works
  5. 5 University of French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia 5 works
  6. 6 École des hautes études en sciences socialesFrance 5 works
  7. 7 University of KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo 5 works
  8. 8 Nantes UniversitéFrance 5 works
  9. 9 Université LavalCanada 4 works
  10. 10 Université de LyonFrance 4 works

Who are the leading researchers in New Caledonia Indigenous Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on New Caledonia Indigenous Studies include Pierre Bourdıeu, Benoı̂t Roux and Loic J. D. Wacquant.

  1. 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 268k citations
  2. 2 Benoı̂t Roux United States 79k citations
  3. 3 Loic J. D. Wacquant United States 63k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in New Caledonia Indigenous Studies?

The most cited paper in New Caledonia Indigenous Studies is "Multiculturalism without Culture" (Simon Thompson, 2008), with 250 citations. Next come "Certainties undone: fifty turbulent years of legal anthropology, 1949‐1999" (215) and "Aboriginal Property and Western Theory: Recovering a Middle Ground" (146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multiculturalism without Culture Simon Thompson · Contemporary Political Theory Open access 20 Oct 2008 250
2 Certainties undone: fifty turbulent years of legal anthropology, 1949‐1999 Sally Falk Moore · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Mar 2001 215
3 Aboriginal Property and Western Theory: Recovering a Middle Ground James H. Tully · Social Philosophy and Policy 1994 146
4 National Cultural Autonomy and its Contemporary Critics Bruce Haddock · Nations and Nationalism 29 Mar 2006 137
5 Lenses of Legal Research: A Descriptive Essay on Legal Research Methodologies Hari Sutra Disemadi · Journal of Judicial Review Open access 30 Nov 2022 114
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Where is New Caledonia Indigenous Studies research done?

The largest centres of New Caledonia Indigenous Studies research in 2022-now are Paris (France), Noumea (New Caledonia), Montpellier (France) and Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ParisFrance 57 works
  2. 2 NoumeaNew Caledonia 19 works
  3. 3 MontpellierFrance 10 works
  4. 4 KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo 10 works
  5. 5 NantesFrance 8 works
  6. 6 NanterreFrance 8 works
  7. 7 Saint-DenisFrance 7 works
  8. 8 SydneyAustralia 7 works
  9. 9 BouakéCôte d'Ivoire 7 works
  10. 10 MontrealCanada 7 works
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Where is the best place to study New Caledonia Indigenous Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, University of New Caledonia 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.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 10.012.7%2443.7×18 +171.1%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in New Caledonia Indigenous Studies, country by country

Is New Caledonia Indigenous Studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 107% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are New Caledonia Indigenous Studies.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is New Caledonia Indigenous Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

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Fractional works of New Caledonia Indigenous Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting10%20%New Caledonia Indigenous Studies9.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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