Race, History, and American Society
Race, History, and American Society is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 34k research works in it since 1950. 12.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of the Civil Rights Movement, Black Studies, and African American history. It delves into topics such as social movements, racial equality, Black Power, Pan-Africanism, feminism, and community activism within the context of the Cold War era.
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Studies
- African American
- Social Movements
- Racial Equality
- Black Power
- Cold War
- Pan-Africanism
- Feminism
- Community Activism
- Research works
- 34k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Race, History, and American Society research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (3.1k and 433 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 3.1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 433 works
- 3 Canada 199 works
- 4 Australia 122 works
- 5 Germany 90 works
- 6 India 90 works
- 7 France 87 works
- 8 South Africa 67 works
- 9 China 65 works
- 10 Netherlands 45 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.
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Which institutions lead Race, History, and American Society research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Race, History, and American Society research, followed by Film Independent and Pennsylvania State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 47 works
- 2 Film IndependentUnited States 35 works
- 3 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 35 works
- 4 University of ChicagoUnited States 34 works
- 5 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 29 works
- 6 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 27 works
- 7 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 27 works
- 8 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 26 works
- 9 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States 25 works
- 10 University of TorontoCanada 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Race, History, and American Society?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Race, History, and American Society include Patrícia Hill Collins.
- 1 Patrícia Hill Collins United States 4.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Race, History, and American Society research done?
The largest centres of Race, History, and American Society research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), London (United Kingdom), Washington D.C. (United States) and Los Angeles (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 163 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 93 works
- 3 Washington D.C. United States 89 works
- 4 Los Angeles United States 82 works
- 5 Chicago United States 73 works
- 6 Atlanta United States 58 works
- 7 Toronto Canada 57 works
- 8 Chapel Hill United States 48 works
- 9 Boston United States 47 works
- 10 Paris France 37 works
Where is the best place to study Race, History, and American Society?
Among universities, judged by research, Howard University, University of Chicago and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 | Howard UniversityUnited States | 63.1 | 18.8% | 41.4× | 20 | +63.9% |
| 2 | University of ChicagoUnited States | 61.9 | 20.7% | 8.9× | 34 | -31.9% |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 59.5 | 11.6% | 5.9× | 47 | +400.2% |
| 4 | University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States | 59.2 | 13.3% | 14.3× | 24 | +39.8% |
| 5 | Boston CollegeUnited States | 56.9 | 15.1% | 12.7× | 9 | +161.7% |
| 6 | University of MemphisUnited States | 55.6 | 23.2% | 16.4× | 9 | +7.3% |
| 7 | University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States | 54.8 | 10.7% | 16.0× | 24 | +10.3% |
| 8 | University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States | 54.7 | 9.5% | 9.9× | 25 | +24.9% |
| 9 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States | 54.5 | 12.8% | 7.8× | 35 | +18.1% |
| 10 | University of OklahomaUnited States | 53.9 | 26.3% | 7.8× | 9 | +25.7% |
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 Race, History, and American Society research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Race, History, and American Society.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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