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Social Issues in Poland

Social Issues in Poland is a research topic within General Social Sciences. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1953. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to social science, human behavior, and societal trends. It includes studies on human aging, consumer behavior, workforce attitudes, demographic changes, entrepreneurship in aging populations, and the impact of technology on society. The papers also delve into the challenges and opportunities presented by generational diversity in the workforce and the evolving nature of education systems.

  • Social Science
  • Human Aging
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Generational Diversity
  • Workforce Attitudes
  • Economic Development
  • Demographic Changes
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Education System
  • Cultural Studies
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1953
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-36%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Poland
92% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Social Issues in Poland

Which countries lead Social Issues in Poland research?

By volume, Poland and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 38 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Poland 1.7k works
  2. 2 United States 38 works
  3. 3 Czechia 27 works
  4. 4 Ukraine 27 works
  5. 5 Russia 22 works
  6. 6 Slovakia 13 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 10 works
  8. 8 Germany 8 works
  9. 9 Hungary 7 works
  10. 10 Portugal 6 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.

Poland: 91.6%United States: 2.0%Czechia: 1.4%Ukraine: 1.4%6 others listed: 3.5%92%largest
Poland1,728 · 91.6%United States38 · 2.0%Czechia27 · 1.4%Ukraine27 · 1.4%6 others listed66 · 3.5%

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

Which institutions lead Social Issues in Poland research?

By volume in 2022-now, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań publishes the most Social Issues in Poland research, followed by University of Warsaw and University of Łódź.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 97 works
  2. 2 University of WarsawPoland 83 works
  3. 3 University of ŁódźPoland 82 works
  4. 4 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 75 works
  5. 5 Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w KrakowiePoland 69 works
  6. 6 Polish Academy of SciencesPoland 57 works
  7. 7 The Maria Grzegorzewska UniversityPoland 53 works
  8. 8 Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawPoland 50 works
  9. 9 Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland 47 works
  10. 10 University of GdańskPoland 45 works

Who are the leading researchers in Social Issues in Poland?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Social Issues in Poland include Maciej Banach and Piotr Lukasz Rutkowski.

  1. 1 Maciej Banach Poland 204k citations
  2. 2 Piotr Lukasz Rutkowski Poland 85k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Social Issues in Poland?

The most cited paper in Social Issues in Poland is "Generational differences in the workplace: A review of the evidence and directions for future research" (Sean Thomas Lyons, Lisa K. J. Kuron, 2013), with 825 citations. Next come "The Family as a Social Support System in Old Age" (617) and "Young People's Time Perspectives: From Youth to Adulthood" (338).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Generational differences in the workplace: A review of the evidence and directions for future research Sean Thomas Lyons, Lisa K. J. Kuron · Journal of Organizational Behavior 17 Dec 2013 825
2 The Family as a Social Support System in Old Age Ethel Shanas · The Gerontologist Apr 1979 617
3 Young People's Time Perspectives: From Youth to Adulthood Julia Brannen, Ann Christin E. Nilsen · Sociology Aug 2002 338
4 How Young and Older Adults Differ in Their Responses to Perceived Age Discrimination. Teri A. Garstka, Michael T. Schmitt, Nyla R. Branscombe et al. · Psychology and Aging 2004 327
5 FUTURE ORIENTATION AND SOCIALIZATION* Gisela Trommsdorff · International Journal of Psychology Open access 12 Feb 1983 306
All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Social Issues in Poland research done?

The largest centres of Social Issues in Poland research in 2022-now are Warsaw (Poland), Krakow (Poland), Poznań (Poland) and Łódź (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bydgoszcz, Kielce and Olsztyn.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 WarsawPoland 362 works
  2. 2 KrakowPoland 251 works
  3. 3 PoznańPoland 139 works
  4. 4 ŁódźPoland 114 works
  5. 5 LublinPoland 107 works
  6. 6 WrocławPoland 84 works
  7. 7 KatowicePoland 82 works
  8. 8 GdańskPoland 65 works
  9. 9 BydgoszczPoland 53 works
  10. 10 OlsztynPoland 52 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BydgoszczPL · 52.6 works181×
  2. KielcePL · 40.3 works144×
  3. OlsztynPL · 51.9 works117×
  4. CzęstochowaPL · 26.0 works110×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Social Issues in Poland than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Social Issues in Poland?

Among universities, judged by research, Uniwersytet SWPS, University of Łódź and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań 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%10%20%30%mean 12.57%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Uniwersytet SWPSUniversity of ŁódźKazimierz Wielki Uni…Adam Mickiewicz Univ…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Uniwersytet SWPSPoland 52.325.3%124.7×13 -12.2%
2University of ŁódźPoland 51.812.3%176.6×82 -36.6%
3Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 49.511.0%146.1×97 -41.1%
4Kazimierz Wielki University in BydgoszczPoland 48.812.0%354.1×43 +24.1%
5University of WarsawPoland 45.66.3%98.3×83 -25.2%
6Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 45.09.7%68.7×75 -33.1%
7Silesian University of TechnologyPoland 43.625.9%20.2×8 -9.7%
8Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawPoland 42.67.9%234.9×50 +25.8%
9Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w KrakowiePoland 39.27.3%475.7×69 -33.8%
10The Maria Grzegorzewska UniversityPoland 39.18.0%806.8×53 +8.0%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Social Issues in Poland, country by country

Is Social Issues in Poland research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2016.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Social Issues in Poland as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0087% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Social Issues in Poland0.0072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Social Issues in Poland over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Social Issues in Poland9.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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