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Social and Economic Development in India

Social and Economic Development in India is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 16.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of decentralization, economic reforms, and social policies on Kerala, India. It delves into issues such as gender bias, agricultural distress, rural livelihoods, and community empowerment. The cluster also discusses the implications for sustainable development and the overall economy of the region.

  • Decentralization
  • Kerala
  • India
  • Sustainable Development
  • Economic Reforms
  • Gender Bias
  • Agricultural Livelihoods
  • Social Security
  • Rural Economy
  • Community Empowerment
Research works
10k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+30%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Social and Economic Development in India research?

By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.9k and 224 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 1.9k works
  2. 2 United States 224 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 87 works
  4. 4 Pakistan 75 works
  5. 5 Bangladesh 60 works
  6. 6 Australia 48 works
  7. 7 Canada 28 works
  8. 8 Nepal 28 works
  9. 9 France 25 works
  10. 10 China 20 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.

India: 75.8%United States: 9.1%United Kingdom: 3.6%Pakistan: 3.1%6 others listed: 8.5%76%largest
India1,862 · 75.8%United States224 · 9.1%United Kingdom87 · 3.6%Pakistan75 · 3.1%6 others listed208 · 8.5%

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

Which institutions lead Social and Economic Development in India research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Delhi publishes the most Social and Economic Development in India research, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Christ University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of DelhiIndia 42 works
  2. 2 Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia 29 works
  3. 3 Christ UniversityIndia 26 works
  4. 4 University of KeralaIndia 24 works
  5. 5 Kerala Agricultural UniversityIndia 24 works
  6. 6 G.S. Science, Arts And Commerce CollegeIndia 24 works
  7. 7 Department of CommerceAustralia 23 works
  8. 8 Tata Institute of Social SciencesIndia 18 works
  9. 9 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia 16 works
  10. 10 Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia 15 works

Where is Social and Economic Development in India research done?

The largest centres of Social and Economic Development in India research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Bengaluru (India), Thiruvananthapuram (India) and Kolkata (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Thrissur and Akola.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 New Delhi India 163 works
  2. 2 Bengaluru India 95 works
  3. 3 Thiruvananthapuram India 65 works
  4. 4 Kolkata India 61 works
  5. 5 Hyderabad India 57 works
  6. 6 Mumbai India 54 works
  7. 7 Coimbatore India 38 works
  8. 8 Chennai India 37 works
  9. 9 Pune India 36 works
  10. 10 Thrissur India 33 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ThrissurIN · 33.4 works72×
  2. AkolaIN · 26.7 works49×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Social and Economic Development in India than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Social and Economic Development in India?

Among universities, judged by research, Christ University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Tata Institute of Social Sciences 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%mean 16.8%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Christ University: 26, 29.3%Jawaharlal Nehru University: 29, 14.4%Tata Institute of Social Sciences: 18, 20.8%Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham: 15, 22.6%University of Delhi: 42, 7.5%University of Kerala: 24, 6.7%Banaras Hindu University: 16, 15.0%University of Hyderabad: 11, 14.0%Aligarh Muslim University: 14, 15.5%Mangalore University: 9, 22.2%Christ UniversityAmrita Vishwa Vidyap…Tata Institute of So…Jawaharlal Nehru Uni…
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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 Christ UniversityIndia 78.029.3%28.4×26 —
2 Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia 67.214.4%58.1×29 +111.4%
3 Tata Institute of Social SciencesIndia 66.720.8%159.4×18 +97.0%
4 Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia 63.822.6%10.6×15 —
5 University of DelhiIndia 62.97.5%31.6×42 +81.4%
6 University of KeralaIndia 62.36.7%75.7×24 +325.7%
7 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia 59.615.0%12.9×16 +92.7%
8 University of HyderabadIndia 58.614.0%29.0×11 +167.0%
9 Aligarh Muslim UniversityIndia 57.115.5%19.1×14 +22.2%
10 Mangalore UniversityIndia 57.022.2%28.1×9 —

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 Social and Economic Development in India research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Social and Economic Development in India.

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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.