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Populism, Right-Wing Movements

Populism, Right-Wing Movements is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 39.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the phenomenon of populism in contemporary politics, with a focus on right-wing and extreme right parties in Europe and Latin America. It delves into the political communication style, economic factors, and societal attitudes associated with populism, as well as its impact on democracy, media, and social media. The cluster also examines the rise of specific populist leaders and parties, such as Trump, Brexit, SYRIZA, and the AfD.

  • Populism
  • Right-Wing
  • Extreme Right
  • Political Communication
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • Radical Right
  • Nationalism
  • Social Media
  • Globalization
Research works
14k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
39.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+132%
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Which countries lead Populism, Right-Wing Movements research?

By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (721 and 643 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 721 works
  2. 2 Germany 643 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 414 works
  4. 4 Italy 254 works
  5. 5 Spain 199 works
  6. 6 Poland 158 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 138 works
  8. 8 Netherlands 126 works
  9. 9 France 113 works
  10. 10 Australia 112 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: 25.0%Germany: 22.3%United Kingdom: 14.4%Italy: 8.8%6 others listed: 29.4%25%largest
United States721 · 25.0%Germany643 · 22.3%United Kingdom414 · 14.4%Italy254 · 8.8%6 others listed846 · 29.4%

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

Which institutions lead Populism, Right-Wing Movements research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Christ University publishes the most Populism, Right-Wing Movements research, followed by University of Vienna and Freie Universität Berlin.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Christ University India 34 works
  2. 2 University of Vienna Austria 28 works
  3. 3 Freie Universität Berlin Germany 26 works
  4. 4 Deakin University Australia 25 works
  5. 5 London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom 24 works
  6. 6 University of Amsterdam Netherlands 24 works
  7. 7 Universität Hamburg Germany 24 works
  8. 8 University of Milan Italy 24 works
  9. 9 Aarhus University Denmark 23 works
  10. 10 University of Oxford United Kingdom 22 works

Where is Populism, Right-Wing Movements research done?

The largest centres of Populism, Right-Wing Movements research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Berlin (Germany), Paris (France) and Warsaw (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mannheim.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 100 works
  2. 2 Berlin Germany 84 works
  3. 3 Paris France 53 works
  4. 4 Warsaw Poland 53 works
  5. 5 Vienna Austria 52 works
  6. 6 Budapest Hungary 50 works
  7. 7 Madrid Spain 50 works
  8. 8 Istanbul Türkiye 49 works
  9. 9 Rome Italy 43 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 43 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MannheimDE · 28.5 works27×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Populism, Right-Wing Movements than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Populism, Right-Wing Movements?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Vienna, Radboud University Nijmegen and University of Amsterdam 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%50%100%mean 59.37%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Vienna: 28, 50.4%Radboud University Nijmegen: 17, 68.6%University of Amsterdam: 24, 60.4%University of Helsinki: 22, 64.9%European University Institute: 18, 73.8%Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz: 21, 52.8%Freie Universität Berlin: 26, 45.2%Central European University: 13, 62.3%Université Libre de Bruxelles: 21, 60.3%Masaryk University: 13, 55.0%Radboud University N…University of HelsinkiUniversity of Amster…University of Vienna
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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
1University of Vienna Austria 82.850.4%13.0×28 +252.3%
2Radboud University Nijmegen Netherlands 82.168.6%9.1×17 +261.8%
3University of Amsterdam Netherlands 81.860.4%10.6×24 +129.8%
4University of Helsinki Finland 81.364.9%8.6×22 +250.9%
5European University Institute Italy 81.273.8%55.5×18 +110.6%
6Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany 78.552.8%15.9×21 +229.6%
7Freie Universität Berlin Germany 77.645.2%15.3×26 +233.0%
8Central European University Austria 76.762.3%57.4×13 +263.8%
9Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 75.760.3%18.8×21 +58.7%
10Masaryk University Czechia 73.355.0%12.6×13 +250.3%

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 Populism, Right-Wing Movements research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 132% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Populism, Right-Wing Movements.

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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.