South Asian Studies and Conflicts
South Asian Studies and Conflicts is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 16.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex and multifaceted issues surrounding the Kashmir conflict, including its historical roots, ethnic and religious dimensions, human rights implications, and the impact on Indian federalism. The papers also delve into related topics such as insurgency, colonialism, militarization, and tribal dynamics in Northeast India.
- Kashmir
- Conflict
- Federalism
- Ethnicity
- Insurgency
- Human Rights
- Colonialism
- Northeast India
- Militarization
- Tribal
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +60% the tick is no change
Which countries lead South Asian Studies and Conflicts research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 500 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 2.5k works
- 2 United States 500 works
- 3 Pakistan 369 works
- 4 United Kingdom 215 works
- 5 Nepal 134 works
- 6 Bangladesh 96 works
- 7 China 64 works
- 8 Australia 61 works
- 9 Canada 58 works
- 10 France 57 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.
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Which institutions lead South Asian Studies and Conflicts research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Delhi publishes the most South Asian Studies and Conflicts research, followed by Tribhuvan University and Jawaharlal Nehru University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Delhi India 93 works
- 2 Tribhuvan University Nepal 87 works
- 3 Jawaharlal Nehru University India 77 works
- 4 Manipur University India 47 works
- 5 Annamalai University India 41 works
- 6 Gauhati University India 34 works
- 7 Jamia Millia Islamia India 33 works
- 8 University of Kashmir India 31 works
- 9 Assam University India 29 works
- 10 Christ University India 23 works
Where is South Asian Studies and Conflicts research done?
The largest centres of South Asian Studies and Conflicts research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Kolkata (India), Kathmandu (Nepal) and Bengaluru (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Imphal, Aizawl and Itanagar.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ImphalIN · 53.5 works64×
- AizawlIN · 24.7 works63×
- ItanagarIN · 20.9 works51×
- DibrugarhIN · 22.0 works49×
- ChidambaramIN · 41.4 works46×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in South Asian Studies and Conflicts than the world average.
Where is the best place to study South Asian Studies and Conflicts?
Among universities, judged by research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Annamalai 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.
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 | Tata Institute of Social Sciences India | 76.7 | 32.6% | 87.4× | 17 | +251.8% |
| 2 | Jawaharlal Nehru University India | 75.8 | 21.8% | 88.9× | 77 | +140.9% |
| 3 | Annamalai University India | 75.3 | 30.6% | 46.0× | 41 | +88.9% |
| 4 | O. P. Jindal Global University India | 72.5 | 29.3% | 54.5× | 22 | — |
| 5 | University of Peshawar Pakistan | 72.5 | 24.9% | 31.0× | 11 | +204.0% |
| 6 | University of Delhi India | 70.6 | 15.2% | 41.1× | 93 | +126.5% |
| 7 | Aligarh Muslim University India | 70.6 | 21.5% | 17.5× | 21 | +219.4% |
| 8 | Lahore University of Management Sciences Pakistan | 68.1 | 23.5% | 40.2× | 9 | +289.6% |
| 9 | Jamia Millia Islamia India | 67.9 | 16.9% | 36.6× | 33 | +157.4% |
| 10 | Tribhuvan University Nepal | 64.8 | 7.2% | 44.9× | 87 | +151.4% |
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 South Asian Studies and Conflicts research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are South Asian Studies and Conflicts.
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.