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Social Issues and Sustainability

Social Issues and Sustainability is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 4.2k research works in it since 1969. 18.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the complex dynamics of cultural appropriation, its impact on social justice, sustainability, ethnic identity, and intercultural relations. It delves into the power dynamics involved in cultural exchange, the influence of globalization, and the implications for community development and gender studies.

  • Cultural Appropriation
  • Social Justice
  • Sustainability
  • Ethnic Identity
  • Globalization
  • Community Development
  • Gender Studies
  • Colonialism
  • Intercultural Relations
  • Power Dynamics
Research works
4.2k
fractional, since 1969
In the world top 10%
759
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+112%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Social Issues and Sustainability research?

By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (234 and 198 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 234 works
  2. 2 Mexico 198 works
  3. 3 Colombia 186 works
  4. 4 Chile 184 works
  5. 5 Ecuador 153 works
  6. 6 Peru 106 works
  7. 7 Argentina 92 works
  8. 8 United States 41 works
  9. 9 Brazil 34 works
  10. 10 Costa Rica 17 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.

Spain: 18.7%Mexico: 15.9%Colombia: 15.0%Chile: 14.8%6 others listed: 35.6%19%largest
Spain234 · 18.7%Mexico198 · 15.9%Colombia186 · 15.0%Chile184 · 14.8%6 others listed443 · 35.6%

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

Which institutions lead Social Issues and Sustainability research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad César Vallejo publishes the most Social Issues and Sustainability research, followed by University of Chile and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad César VallejoPeru 25 works
  2. 2 University of ChileChile 20 works
  3. 3 Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile 14 works
  4. 4 University of ConcepciónChile 13 works
  5. 5 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 12 works
  6. 6 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 12 works
  7. 7 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 12 works
  8. 8 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 12 works
  9. 9 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 11 works
  10. 10 Universidad Técnica de ManabíEcuador 10 works

Where is Social Issues and Sustainability research done?

The largest centres of Social Issues and Sustainability research in 2022–2025 are Bogotá (Colombia), Santiago (Chile), Mexico City (Mexico) and Madrid (Spain).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Bogotá Colombia 82 works
  2. 2 Santiago Chile 78 works
  3. 3 Mexico City Mexico 48 works
  4. 4 Madrid Spain 45 works
  5. 5 Lima Peru 38 works
  6. 6 Buenos Aires Argentina 35 works
  7. 7 Trujillo Peru 30 works
  8. 8 Guayaquil Ecuador 25 works
  9. 9 Barcelona Spain 22 works
  10. 10 Medellín Colombia 22 works
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Where is the best place to study Social Issues and Sustainability?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Chile, University of Concepción and University of Cuenca 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 22.89%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Chile: 20, 27.3%University of Concepción: 13, 20.2%University of Cuenca: 8, 40.9%University of Guayaquil: 8, 31.6%Universitat de València: 9, 29.1%Catholic University of the Maule: 8, 23.7%Universidad César Vallejo: 25, 11.4%Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: 14, 10.1%Universitat de Barcelona: 11, 16.7%Universidad de Guadalajara: 8, 17.9%University of CuencaUniversity of Guayaq…University of ChileUniversity of Concep…
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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 University of ChileChile 74.627.3%43.0×20 +92.6%
2 University of ConcepciónChile 71.020.2%65.7×13 +203.4%
3 University of CuencaEcuador 68.540.9%75.0×8 —
4 University of GuayaquilEcuador 58.731.6%38.0×8 —
5 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 57.329.1%12.6×9 +51.6%
6 Catholic University of the MauleChile 57.223.7%94.3×8 —
7 Universidad César VallejoPeru 56.811.4%67.3×25 —
8 Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile 53.610.1%33.5×14 +59.1%
9 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 53.016.7%15.2×11 +34.6%
10 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 49.017.9%20.3×8 +115.5%

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 Social Issues and Sustainability research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 112% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Social Issues and Sustainability.

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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.