Political Economy and Marxism
Political Economy and Marxism is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 15.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the critique of political economy, capitalist development, imperialism, labor theory of value, globalization, social reproduction, neoliberalism, class struggle, and ecological economics from a Marxist perspective.
- Capitalism
- Marxism
- Imperialism
- Uneven and Combined Development
- Labor Theory of Value
- Globalization
- Social Reproduction
- Neoliberalism
- Class Struggle
- Ecological Economics
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Political Economy and Marxism research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.1k and 552 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 552 works
- 3 China 296 works
- 4 Brazil 274 works
- 5 Germany 246 works
- 6 France 210 works
- 7 Italy 193 works
- 8 Canada 185 works
- 9 Australia 122 works
- 10 India 111 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Political Economy and Marxism research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Cambridge publishes the most Political Economy and Marxism research, followed by Sapienza University of Rome and King's College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 40 works
- 2 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 33 works
- 3 King's College London United Kingdom 27 works
- 4 York University Canada 26 works
- 5 London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom 24 works
- 6 University of Toronto Canada 23 works
- 7 George Mason University United States 23 works
- 8 University of Manchester United Kingdom 21 works
- 9 Peking University China 20 works
- 10 University of Chicago United States 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Political Economy and Marxism?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Political Economy and Marxism include Joseph E. Stiglitz, Henri Guitton and Anthony Giddens.
- 1 Joseph E. Stiglitz 7.4k citations
- 2 Henri Guitton 6.9k citations
- 3 Anthony Giddens 4.9k citations
- 4 Amartya Sen 4.9k citations
- 5 Patrícia Hill Collins 4.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Political Economy and Marxism research done?
The largest centres of Political Economy and Marxism research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Beijing (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Fairfax.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FairfaxUS · 22.8 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Political Economy and Marxism than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Political Economy and Marxism?
Among universities, judged by research, SOAS University of London, Copenhagen Business School and Erasmus University Rotterdam 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 | SOAS University of London United Kingdom | 75.2 | 42.4% | 53.9× | 10 | +98.4% |
| 2 | Copenhagen Business School Denmark | 73.4 | 34.2% | 21.1× | 16 | +139.1% |
| 3 | Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands | 68.8 | 27.9% | 10.3× | 13 | +132.5% |
| 4 | University of Sussex United Kingdom | 67.6 | 34.5% | 20.1× | 18 | -12.6% |
| 5 | King's College London United Kingdom | 62.8 | 16.1% | 7.9× | 26 | +129.7% |
| 6 | London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom | 62.1 | 19.0% | 22.4× | 24 | +17.9% |
| 7 | University of Manchester United Kingdom | 60.5 | 36.0% | 6.0× | 21 | -12.4% |
| 8 | University of Graz Austria | 60.2 | 24.8% | 12.9× | 10 | +116.2% |
| 9 | Utrecht University Netherlands | 58.7 | 29.2% | 5.6× | 13 | +144.6% |
| 10 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom | 58.0 | 10.3% | 8.2× | 40 | +4.7% |
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 Political Economy and Marxism research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Political Economy and Marxism.
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.