Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 35.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores multilevel perspectives on prosocial behavior, volunteering, and the nonprofit sector. It covers topics such as philanthropy, accountability in NGOs, the impact of social capital on charitable giving, and organizational effectiveness in nonprofit organizations.
- Prosocial Behavior
- Volunteering
- Nonprofit Sector
- Philanthropy
- Accountability
- Charitable Giving
- NGOs
- Social Capital
- Community Involvement
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 35.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (861 and 216 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 861 works
- 2 United Kingdom 216 works
- 3 China 147 works
- 4 Germany 142 works
- 5 Australia 129 works
- 6 Canada 98 works
- 7 Netherlands 55 works
- 8 Italy 53 works
- 9 France 48 works
- 10 Norway 47 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering research?
By volume in 2022–2025, George Mason University publishes the most Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering research, followed by Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis and Pennsylvania State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 George Mason UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 2 Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisUnited States 12 works
- 3 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 4 Lund UniversitySweden 11 works
- 5 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 11 works
- 6 The University of QueenslandAustralia 11 works
- 7 University of BaselSwitzerland 10 works
- 8 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 10 works
- 9 Center for Effective PhilanthropyUnited States 10 works
- 10 The University of SydneyAustralia 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering include Jean Hartley.
- 1 Jean Hartley United Kingdom 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering research done?
The largest centres of Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Melbourne (Australia) and Sydney (Australia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Basel, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis and George Mason University 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 | University of BaselSwitzerland | 77.0 | 52.6% | 14.6× | 10 | +56.7% |
| 2 | Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisUnited States | 66.5 | 37.9% | 15.3× | 12 | +74.8% |
| 3 | George Mason UniversityUnited States | 64.4 | 28.2% | 16.8× | 14 | +16.7% |
| 4 | Lund UniversitySweden | 62.3 | 39.5% | 7.5× | 11 | +70.8% |
| 5 | Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands | 62.1 | 46.6% | 12.1× | 9 | +11.7% |
| 6 | The University of QueenslandAustralia | 60.0 | 54.8% | 5.1× | 11 | +57.5% |
| 7 | Brock UniversityCanada | 55.2 | 39.1% | 28.2× | 8 | +51.6% |
| 8 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUnited States | 48.7 | 40.5% | 5.7× | 9 | +124.1% |
| 9 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 46.5 | 29.3% | 6.0× | 11 | +5.4% |
| 10 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 43.2 | 17.5% | 20.4× | 9 | +33.7% |
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 Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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