Regional Development and Environment
Regional Development and Environment is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 5.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers various aspects of the rural revitalization strategy in China, including agricultural development, economic growth, ecological protection, regional planning, social support, elderly care, sustainable development, innovation management, and community governance.
- Rural Revitalization
- Agricultural Development
- Economic Growth
- Ecological Protection
- Regional Planning
- Social Support
- Elderly Care
- Sustainable Development
- Innovation Management
- Community Governance
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Regional Development and Environment research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (5.6k and 366 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 5.6k works
- 2 United States 366 works
- 3 Indonesia 173 works
- 4 Japan 118 works
- 5 Vietnam 88 works
- 6 ?? 86 works
- 7 United Kingdom 84 works
- 8 Malaysia 71 works
- 9 India 47 works
- 10 Australia 46 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 Regional Development and Environment research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Human Growth Foundation publishes the most Regional Development and Environment research, followed by Anhui University of Finance and Economics and Sichuan University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 181 works
- 2 Anhui University of Finance and EconomicsChina 160 works
- 3 Sichuan UniversityChina 44 works
- 4 Harbin University of CommerceChina 40 works
- 5 Southwest Minzu UniversityChina 37 works
- 6 State Grid Corporation of China (China)China 36 works
- 7 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 36 works
- 8 Guangxi Normal UniversityChina 35 works
- 9 Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina 32 works
- 10 Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Regional Development and Environment?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Regional Development and Environment include Tao Zhou.
- 1 Tao Zhou China 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Regional Development and Environment research done?
The largest centres of Regional Development and Environment research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Chengdu (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bengbu, Zhoushan and Xining.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BengbuCN · 160.2 works90×
- ZhoushanCN · 33.1 works24×
- XiningCN · 30.7 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Regional Development and Environment than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Regional Development and Environment?
Among universities, judged by research, Harbin University of Commerce, Macau University of Science and Technology and City University of Macau 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 | Harbin University of CommerceChina | 56.6 | 12.0% | 76.5× | 40 | +297.6% |
| 2 | Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacau | 53.3 | 11.5% | 14.7× | 22 | — |
| 3 | City University of MacauMacau | 52.9 | 18.5% | 11.1× | 12 | — |
| 4 | Southwest Minzu UniversityChina | 51.8 | 2.3% | 61.5× | 37 | +348.5% |
| 5 | Guizhou University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 51.8 | 18.8% | 25.0× | 9 | +639.8% |
| 6 | Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina | 50.0 | 2.9% | 28.4× | 32 | +159.3% |
| 7 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 49.3 | 14.9% | 10.0× | 19 | +115.9% |
| 8 | North China University of Water Resources and Electric PowerChina | 49.2 | 31.1% | 15.7× | 16 | -5.1% |
| 9 | Jiangxi Agricultural UniversityChina | 48.1 | 37.8% | 14.6× | 12 | -68.4% |
| 10 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 47.2 | 24.9% | 13.1× | 26 | -41.5% |
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 Regional Development and Environment research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Regional Development and Environment.
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.