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Political and Economic history of UK and US

Political and Economic history of UK and US is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 22.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concept of depoliticisation in the context of British politics and society, focusing on issues such as deindustrialization, rhetoric, the Conservative Party, economic policy, Thatcherism, social democracy, and the impact of industrial change. It delves into the processes and consequences of depoliticisation, examining its historical significance and theoretical implications within the British political landscape.

  • Depoliticisation
  • British Politics
  • Deindustrialization
  • Rhetoric
  • Conservative Party
  • Economic Policy
  • Thatcherism
  • Social Democracy
  • Industrial Change
  • Monetary Policy
Research works
23k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
22.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-6%
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Which countries lead Political and Economic history of UK and US research?

By volume, the United Kingdom and the United States publish the most (965 and 745 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United Kingdom 965 works
  2. 2 United States 745 works
  3. 3 Australia 259 works
  4. 4 Canada 145 works
  5. 5 France 117 works
  6. 6 Germany 99 works
  7. 7 Netherlands 58 works
  8. 8 Italy 58 works
  9. 9 Sweden 44 works
  10. 10 Denmark 44 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 Kingdom: 38.1%United States: 29.4%Australia: 10.2%Canada: 5.7%6 others listed: 16.5%38%largest
United Kingdom965 · 38.1%United States745 · 29.4%Australia259 · 10.2%Canada145 · 5.7%6 others listed418 · 16.5%

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Which institutions lead Political and Economic history of UK and US research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Canberra publishes the most Political and Economic history of UK and US research, followed by Queen Mary University of London and University of Oxford.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of CanberraAustralia 51 works
  2. 2 Queen Mary University of LondonUnited Kingdom 40 works
  3. 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 36 works
  4. 4 Australian National UniversityAustralia 34 works
  5. 5 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 30 works
  6. 6 The University of SydneyAustralia 29 works
  7. 7 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 27 works
  8. 8 University of EssexUnited Kingdom 26 works
  9. 9 University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom 25 works
  10. 10 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 25 works

Who are the leading researchers in Political and Economic history of UK and US?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Political and Economic history of UK and US include Robert J. Barro, Anthony Giddens and Francis Fukuyama.

  1. 1 Robert J. Barro United States 7.9k citations
  2. 2 Anthony Giddens United States 4.9k citations
  3. 3 Francis Fukuyama United States 4.1k citations
  4. 4 William Diebold United States 3.8k citations
  5. 5 Charles Tilly United States 3.7k citations

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

Where is Political and Economic history of UK and US research done?

The largest centres of Political and Economic history of UK and US research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Canberra (Australia), Sydney (Australia) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Colchester, Canberra and York.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 232 works
  2. 2 Canberra Australia 85 works
  3. 3 Sydney Australia 52 works
  4. 4 New York United States 49 works
  5. 5 Oxford United Kingdom 49 works
  6. 6 Melbourne Australia 45 works
  7. 7 Cambridge United Kingdom 39 works
  8. 8 Toronto Canada 39 works
  9. 9 Paris France 37 works
  10. 10 Glasgow United Kingdom 36 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ColchesterGB · 25.6 works46×
  2. CanberraAU · 84.9 works21×
  3. YorkGB · 20.9 works18×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Political and Economic history of UK and US than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Political and Economic history of UK and US?

Among universities, judged by research, Leiden University, Queen Mary University of London and University of Glasgow 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 26.23%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Leiden University: 10, 47.7%Queen Mary University of London: 40, 19.2%University of Glasgow: 25, 24.8%University of Sheffield: 23, 36.2%University of Oxford: 36, 25.0%University of Warwick: 24, 30.5%King's College London: 27, 22.2%London School of Economics and Political Science: 25, 29.8%University of Canberra: 51, 1.3%University of York: 18, 25.6%Leiden UniversityUniversity of Sheffi…University of GlasgowQueen Mary Universit…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 79.947.7%10.2×10 +207.1%
2 Queen Mary University of LondonUnited Kingdom 77.219.2%34.6×40 +189.8%
3 University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom 73.624.8%14.6×25 +186.7%
4 University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom 71.636.2%15.4×23 +58.2%
5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 69.925.0%9.6×36 +53.0%
6 University of WarwickUnited Kingdom 67.430.5%18.5×24 +23.7%
7 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 67.022.2%12.4×27 +76.8%
8 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 66.029.8%35.3×25 +12.2%
9 University of CanberraAustralia 65.61.3%109.7×51 +686.4%
10 University of YorkUnited Kingdom 64.525.6%19.9×18 +93.3%

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 Political and Economic history of UK and US research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Political and Economic history of UK and US.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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.