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Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia

Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of youth, identity, and politics in contemporary Russia. It delves into topics such as civic participation, nationalism, social media, protest moods, and the impact of digital generation on political communication. The research also examines the influence of ethnicity and sociological factors on shaping youth identity and political attitudes.

  • Youth
  • Identity
  • Politics
  • Social Media
  • Civic Participation
  • Nationalism
  • Sociological Research
  • Digital Generation
  • Ethnicity
  • Protest Moods
Research works
21k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-9%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Russia
71% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia

Which countries lead Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research?

By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (4.5k and 603 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russia 4.5k works
  2. 2 United States 603 works
  3. 3 Ukraine 502 works
  4. 4 China 142 works
  5. 5 Tajikistan 115 works
  6. 6 Poland 109 works
  7. 7 Kazakhstan 96 works
  8. 8 Germany 83 works
  9. 9 Uzbekistan 79 works
  10. 10 Belarus 77 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.

Russia: 71.3%United States: 9.6%Ukraine: 8.0%China: 2.3%6 others listed: 8.9%71%largest
Russia4,487 · 71.3%United States603 · 9.6%Ukraine502 · 8.0%China142 · 2.3%6 others listed559 · 8.9%

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

Which institutions lead Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research, followed by Lomonosov Moscow State University and National Research University Higher School of Economics.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 553 works
  2. 2 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 147 works
  3. 3 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 129 works
  4. 4 Financial UniversityRussia 129 works
  5. 5 The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationRussia 126 works
  6. 6 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 117 works
  7. 7 Moscow State UniversityTajikistan 112 works
  8. 8 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 108 works
  9. 9 Anna Needs Neuroblastoma AnswersUnited States 86 works
  10. 10 Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaRussia 82 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia include Anthony Giddens and S. Yu. Smirnov.

  1. 1 Anthony Giddens United States 121k citations
  2. 2 S. Yu. Smirnov France 110k 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 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia?

The most cited paper in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia is "Intergenerational Solidarity in Aging Families: An Example of Formal Theory Construction" (Vern L. Bengtson, ROBERT EDMUND ROBERTS, 1991), with 1,341 citations. Next come "The context and content of social identity threat" (863) and "Social Mobilization and Political Development" (754).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Intergenerational Solidarity in Aging Families: An Example of Formal Theory Construction Vern L. Bengtson, ROBERT EDMUND ROBERTS · Journal of Marriage and the Family Nov 1991 1,341
2 The context and content of social identity threat Nyla R. Branscombe, Naomi Ellemers, Russell Spears et al. · UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) Book chapter 1999 863
3 Social Mobilization and Political Development Karl Wolfgang Deutsch · American Political Science Review Sep 1961 754
4 Trust, Distrust and Skepticism: Popular Evaluations of Civil and Political Institutions in Post-Communist Societies William Mishler, Richard B. Rose · The Journal of Politics May 1997 753
5 FREE INQUIRY IN CREATIVE SOCIOLOGY Alberto G. Mata · Free inquiry in creative sociology May 2010 622
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research done?

The largest centres of Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Yekaterinburg (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zionsville, Kostroma and Maykop.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 MoscowRussia 1.8k works
  2. 2 Saint PetersburgRussia 357 works
  3. 3 KyivUkraine 181 works
  4. 4 YekaterinburgRussia 137 works
  5. 5 Rostov-on-DonRussia 130 works
  6. 6 WeatherfordUnited States 117 works
  7. 7 DushanbeTajikistan 115 works
  8. 8 Kazan’Russia 113 works
  9. 9 NovosibirskRussia 98 works
  10. 10 ZionsvilleUnited States 86 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ZionsvilleUS · 86.2 works358×
  2. KostromaRU · 28.6 works138×
  3. MaykopRU · 29.2 works128×
  4. LipetskRU · 27.5 works91×
  5. SaranskRU · 41.4 works81×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia?

Among universities, judged by research, Moscow State University, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education and Lomonosov Moscow State University 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 15.01%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Moscow State Univers…Financial UniversityMoscow State Univers…Lomonosov Moscow Sta…
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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
1Moscow State UniversityTajikistan 70.915.2%68.2×112 -2.0%
2Moscow State University of Psychology & EducationRussia 70.730.6%142.4×41 -7.0%
3Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 67.113.1%28.0×147 +5.6%
4Financial UniversityRussia 67.115.4%93.4×129 +39.9%
5Weatherford CollegeUnited States 59.89.5%14.2×117 +45.2%
6National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 59.216.0%51.2×129 -23.7%
7Saratov State UniversityRussia 53.716.9%100.0×52 -4.2%
8Russian State University for the HumanitiesRussia 52.710.2%161.5×59 +22.5%
9Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaRussia 52.612.2%42.0×82 -7.8%
10St Petersburg UniversityRussia 51.611.0%36.7×108 -38.4%

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 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, country by country

Is Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2021.

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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 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.026% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia0.017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia 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%Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia9.9% 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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