Sociology and Education Studies
Sociology and Education Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 15.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the qualitative analysis of social practices, focusing on educational inequalities, governance, ethnographic writing, social origins, and participation in education. It delves into the impact of social background on educational decisions and the role of expert interviews and ethnography in understanding social practices.
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Bildungsungleichheit
- Governance
- Ethnografisches Schreiben
- Soziale Herkunft
- Bildungsbeteiligung
- ExpertInneninterviews
- Ethnographie
- Soziale Praktiken
- Bildungsentscheidungen
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +23% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Sociology and Education Studies research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (4.9k and 495 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 4.9k works
- 2 Austria 495 works
- 3 Switzerland 392 works
- 4 United States 162 works
- 5 United Kingdom 47 works
- 6 France 36 works
- 7 Estonia 29 works
- 8 Poland 27 works
- 9 Italy 25 works
- 10 Netherlands 25 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Sociology and Education Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education publishes the most Sociology and Education Studies research, followed by Bielefeld University and University of Münster.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in EducationGermany 140 works
- 2 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 114 works
- 3 University of MünsterGermany 110 works
- 4 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 104 works
- 5 University of CologneGermany 101 works
- 6 University of Duisburg-EssenGermany 90 works
- 7 TU Dortmund UniversityGermany 90 works
- 8 University of KasselGermany 82 works
- 9 Universität HamburgGermany 80 works
- 10 University of ViennaAustria 79 works
Who are the leading researchers in Sociology and Education Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Sociology and Education Studies include Konrad Zuse, Th. Müller and Ulrich Beck.
- 1 Konrad Zuse Germany 4.3k citations
- 2 Th. Müller United States 2.8k citations
- 3 Ulrich Beck Germany 2.7k citations
- 4 Donald A. Norman United States 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Sociology and Education Studies research done?
The largest centres of Sociology and Education Studies research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Cologne (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Baden bei Wien, Schkeuditz and Ludwigsburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Baden bei WienAT · 31.9 works474×
- SchkeuditzDE · 23.2 works192×
- LudwigsburgDE · 35.5 works185×
- HildesheimDE · 53.1 works156×
- FlensburgDE · 35.9 works138×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sociology and Education Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Sociology and Education Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Vienna, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Cologne 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ViennaAustria | 68.1 | 13.0% | 27.1× | 79 | +192.9% |
| 2 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany | 67.4 | 26.5% | 29.4× | 63 | +113.9% |
| 3 | University of CologneGermany | 66.8 | 12.9% | 52.0× | 101 | +168.3% |
| 4 | Bielefeld UniversityGermany | 64.4 | 15.1% | 80.8× | 114 | +115.9% |
| 5 | Goethe University FrankfurtGermany | 63.2 | 16.1% | 43.2× | 104 | +81.1% |
| 6 | University of GöttingenGermany | 62.9 | 12.1% | 27.7× | 45 | +183.2% |
| 7 | Osnabrück UniversityGermany | 60.5 | 18.4% | 67.9× | 41 | +155.0% |
| 8 | University of Education Upper AustriaAustria | 60.4 | 28.5% | 321.2× | 11 | +459.8% |
| 9 | Leipzig UniversityGermany | 59.9 | 19.5% | 27.9× | 46 | +96.2% |
| 10 | Heidelberg University of EducationGermany | 59.6 | 24.6% | 142.4× | 13 | +294.7% |
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 Sociology and Education Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Sociology and Education Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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