Social Representations and Identity
Social Representations and Identity is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 17.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of the dialogical self, focusing on personal and cultural positioning, social representations theory, inner speech, identity construction, and qualitative inquiry. It delves into the dynamics of mind, semiotic mediation, narrative analysis, and the influence of globalization on psychological methodology.
- Dialogical Self
- Social Representations Theory
- Inner Speech
- Cultural Psychology
- Identity Construction
- Qualitative Inquiry
- Semiotic Mediation
- Narrative Analysis
- Globalization
- Psychological Methodology
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Social Representations and Identity research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (438 and 199 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 438 works
- 2 United States 199 works
- 3 France 180 works
- 4 United Kingdom 109 works
- 5 Germany 99 works
- 6 Italy 68 works
- 7 Canada 54 works
- 8 Switzerland 45 works
- 9 Spain 41 works
- 10 China 37 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Social Representations and Identity research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Social Representations and Identity research, followed by Universidade de Brasília and Aalborg University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 30 works
- 2 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 22 works
- 3 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 18 works
- 4 Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienAustria 16 works
- 5 University of BernSwitzerland 15 works
- 6 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 14 works
- 7 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 14 works
- 8 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 12 works
- 9 Universidade Federal da BahiaBrazil 12 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Social Representations and Identity?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Social Representations and Identity include Susan T. Fiske and Kurt Lewin.
- 1 Susan T. Fiske United States 3k citations
- 2 Kurt Lewin Germany 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Social Representations and Identity research done?
The largest centres of Social Representations and Identity research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Paris (France), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Salvador and Brasília.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 81 works
- 2 Paris France 48 works
- 3 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 37 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 29 works
- 5 Brasília Brazil 28 works
- 6 Salvador Brazil 24 works
- 7 Vienna Austria 22 works
- 8 Porto Alegre Brazil 19 works
- 9 Belo Horizonte Brazil 19 works
- 10 Buenos Aires Argentina 18 works
Where it is the local speciality
- SalvadorBR · 24.1 works19×
- BrasíliaBR · 28.3 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Social Representations and Identity than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Social Representations and Identity?
Among universities, judged by research, Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien, Aalborg University and Aix-Marseille Université 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienAustria | 79.9 | 20.4% | 313.0× | 16 | +84.2% |
| 2 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 71.8 | 8.1% | 19.2× | 18 | +267.1% |
| 3 | Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance | 60.8 | 16.9% | 15.3× | 8 | +38.9% |
| 4 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 59.8 | 9.8% | 22.1× | 22 | +14.7% |
| 5 | University of BernSwitzerland | 51.2 | 0.8% | 20.0× | 15 | — |
| 6 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil | 50.4 | 7.3% | 11.3× | 14 | +21.5% |
| 7 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 49.0 | 1.5% | 9.6× | 30 | -19.6% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal da BahiaBrazil | 45.3 | 6.0% | 23.3× | 12 | +15.8% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil | 41.2 | 3.9% | 13.1× | 14 | -34.1% |
| 10 | Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina | 40.8 | 6.3% | 12.3× | 9 | +3.3% |
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 Representations and Identity research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Social Representations and Identity.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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