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Social Power and Status Dynamics

Social Power and Status Dynamics is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 3.2k research works in it since 1950. 27.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of social identity theory, social exchange, and perceptual control theory, focusing on topics such as status beliefs, reciprocity, emotion in identity theory, legitimacy, and the use of vignettes in research. It delves into the dynamics of gender, power, and the role of emotions in shaping identity and social interactions.

  • Identity Theory
  • Social Exchange
  • Vignettes
  • Status Beliefs
  • Reciprocity
  • Emotion
  • Legitimacy
  • Perceptual Control Theory
  • Gender
  • Power
Research works
3.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
868
per year above
Top-10% rate
27.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-5%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Social Power and Status Dynamics research?

By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (184 and 118 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 184 works
  2. 2 Germany 118 works
  3. 3 China 52 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 32 works
  5. 5 Netherlands 19 works
  6. 6 Italy 18 works
  7. 7 Japan 17 works
  8. 8 Canada 16 works
  9. 9 France 13 works
  10. 10 Australia 12 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 38.2%Germany: 24.4%China: 10.8%United Kingdom: 6.6%6 others listed: 20.0%38%largest
United States184 · 38.2%Germany118 · 24.4%China52 · 10.8%United Kingdom32 · 6.6%6 others listed96 · 20.0%

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Which institutions lead Social Power and Status Dynamics research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Chicago publishes the most Social Power and Status Dynamics research, followed by Sapienza University of Rome and Stanford University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of ChicagoUnited States 8 works
  2. 2 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 7 works
  3. 3 Stanford UniversityUnited States 4 works
  4. 4 University of MünsterGermany 4 works
  5. 5 Cornell UniversityUnited States 3 works
  6. 6 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 3 works
  7. 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 3 works
  8. 8 Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands 3 works
  9. 9 New York UniversityUnited States 3 works
  10. 10 Waseda UniversityJapan 3 works

Who are the leading researchers in Social Power and Status Dynamics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Social Power and Status Dynamics include Peter M. Blau and Susan T. Fiske.

  1. 1 Peter M. Blau United States 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Susan T. Fiske United States 3k citations

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

Where is Social Power and Status Dynamics research done?

The largest centres of Social Power and Status Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Chicago (United States), Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (China) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chicago United States 10 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 9 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 8 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 8 works
  5. 5 Rome Italy 8 works
  6. 6 New York United States 8 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 8 works
  8. 8 Berlin Germany 7 works
  9. 9 Munich Germany 6 works
  10. 10 Shanghai China 6 works
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Is Social Power and Status Dynamics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Social Power and Status Dynamics.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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