Social and Political Issues
Social and Political Issues is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 6.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of social welfare, political economy, and public policy in Brazil, focusing on topics such as assistance programs, inequality, neoliberalism, poverty, and democracy. It delves into the challenges faced by social workers and the impact of political ideologies on social welfare initiatives.
- Social Welfare
- Political Economy
- Brazil
- Assistance Programs
- Inequality
- Neoliberalism
- Social Work
- Poverty
- Democracy
- Public Policy
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +56% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Social and Political Issues research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (4.6k and 157 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Social and Political Issues research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Social and Political Issues research, followed by Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade de Brasília.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 117 works
- 2 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 113 works
- 3 Universidade de Brasília Brazil 106 works
- 4 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Brazil 105 works
- 5 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil 104 works
- 6 Universidade Federal Fluminense Brazil 100 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil 96 works
- 8 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 95 works
- 9 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Brazil 95 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Brazil 92 works
Who are the leading researchers in Social and Political Issues?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Social and Political Issues include Stephen J. Ball.
- 1 Stephen J. Ball 1.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Social and Political Issues research done?
The largest centres of Social and Political Issues research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brasília (Brazil) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Santa Cruz do Sul, Passo Fundo and Ponta Grossa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 649 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 436 works
- 3 Brasília Brazil 210 works
- 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 197 works
- 5 Curitiba Brazil 154 works
- 6 Porto Alegre Brazil 146 works
- 7 Florianópolis Brazil 121 works
- 8 Fortaleza Brazil 113 works
- 9 Recife Brazil 102 works
- 10 Niterói Brazil 102 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Santa Cruz do SulBR · 32.2 works112×
- Passo FundoBR · 28.7 works68×
- Ponta GrossaBR · 27.3 works52×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Social and Political Issues than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Social and Political Issues?
Among universities, judged by research, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 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 | Fundação Getulio Vargas Brazil | 69.6 | 15.8% | 46.6× | 24 | +60.5% |
| 2 | Universidade Federal de São Paulo Brazil | 67.3 | 8.0% | 19.3× | 41 | +178.1% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil | 66.0 | 6.6% | 25.8× | 96 | +114.4% |
| 4 | Universidade de Brasília Brazil | 64.7 | 6.6% | 36.6× | 106 | +87.6% |
| 5 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 64.4 | 5.7% | 48.0× | 113 | +105.3% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal de Goiás Brazil | 64.2 | 5.7% | 26.1× | 44 | +194.8% |
| 7 | Centro Universitário Cesumar Brazil | 64.0 | 12.8% | 56.7× | 17 | +113.7% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo Brazil | 62.6 | 4.8% | 33.3× | 53 | +176.3% |
| 9 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Brazil | 62.6 | 7.0% | 35.8× | 25 | +188.2% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do Pará Brazil | 62.4 | 4.1% | 24.1× | 50 | +605.4% |
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 Political Issues research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Social and Political Issues.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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