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Socioeconomic Development in Asia

Socioeconomic Development in Asia is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1951. 25.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of multiculturalism, authoritarianism, and social control in Singapore. It delves into the country's education policy, state intervention, and the impact of globalization on cultural identity and social cohesion.

  • Singapore
  • multiculturalism
  • authoritarianism
  • education policy
  • globalization
  • citizenship education
  • ethnic diversity
  • state intervention
  • cultural identity
  • social cohesion
Research works
10k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
2.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
25.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+16%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Socioeconomic Development in Asia research?

By volume, Singapore and Indonesia publish the most (233 and 195 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Singapore 233 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 195 works
  3. 3 Malaysia 183 works
  4. 4 United States 183 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 137 works
  6. 6 China 115 works
  7. 7 India 110 works
  8. 8 Australia 91 works
  9. 9 Hong Kong 74 works
  10. 10 Japan 64 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.

Singapore: 16.8%Indonesia: 14.1%Malaysia: 13.2%United States: 13.2%6 others listed: 42.7%17%largest
Singapore233 · 16.8%Indonesia195 · 14.1%Malaysia183 · 13.2%United States183 · 13.2%6 others listed591 · 42.7%

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

Which institutions lead Socioeconomic Development in Asia research?

By volume in 2022–2025, National University of Singapore publishes the most Socioeconomic Development in Asia research, followed by Nanyang Technological University and University of Malaya.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 National University of SingaporeSingapore 89 works
  2. 2 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 83 works
  3. 3 University of MalayaMalaysia 23 works
  4. 4 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 22 works
  5. 5 Universiti Brunei DarussalamBrunei 19 works
  6. 6 University of Hong KongHong Kong 18 works
  7. 7 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 17 works
  8. 8 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong 17 works
  9. 9 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 15 works
  10. 10 Singapore Management UniversitySingapore 14 works

Where is Socioeconomic Development in Asia research done?

The largest centres of Socioeconomic Development in Asia research in 2022–2025 are Singapore (Singapore), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Hong Kong (China) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bandar Seri Begawan, Singapore and Macao.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Singapore Singapore 231 works
  2. 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 63 works
  3. 3 Hong Kong China 44 works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 37 works
  5. 5 Jakarta Indonesia 27 works
  6. 6 Bangkok Thailand 26 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 26 works
  8. 8 Shah Alam Malaysia 25 works
  9. 9 Yogyakarta Indonesia 23 works
  10. 10 Macao China 22 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Bandar Seri BegawanBN · 21.0 works61×
  2. SingaporeSG · 231.3 works36×
  3. MacaoCN · 22.0 works15×
  4. Shah AlamMY · 24.6 works14×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Socioeconomic Development in Asia than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Socioeconomic Development in Asia?

Among universities, judged by research, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Universiti Brunei Darussalam 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 24.89%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →National University of Singapore: 89, 26.3%Nanyang Technological University: 83, 23.1%Universiti Brunei Darussalam: 19, 24.4%Hong Kong Baptist University: 11, 22.0%Singapore Management University: 14, 37.7%Chinese University of Hong Kong: 17, 24.8%King's College London: 11, 32.2%Singapore University of Social Sciences: 11, 20.9%University of Malaya: 23, 17.4%International Islamic University Malaysia: 10, 20.1%National University …Universiti Brunei Da…Nanyang Technologica…Hong Kong Baptist Un…
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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 National University of SingaporeSingapore 72.826.3%49.0×89 -0.0%
2 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 71.323.1%55.0×83 +20.4%
3 Universiti Brunei DarussalamBrunei 70.024.4%91.6×19 +347.5%
4 Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong 66.022.0%30.1×11 +256.2%
5 Singapore Management UniversitySingapore 63.937.7%69.2×14 -21.7%
6 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong 61.024.8%12.8×17 +42.0%
7 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 61.032.2%7.6×11 +244.1%
8 Singapore University of Social SciencesSingapore 60.320.9%164.6×11 +889.1%
9 University of MalayaMalaysia 57.217.4%22.7×23 +82.4%
10 International Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysia 56.820.1%19.8×10 +179.7%

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 Socioeconomic Development in Asia research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Socioeconomic Development in Asia.

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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.