Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 42.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of residential segregation on communities and individuals, focusing on topics such as neighborhood effects, social mobility, racial segregation, housing discrimination, urban poverty, immigrant enclaves, family migration, and spatial assimilation. The research delves into the dynamics and consequences of neighborhood residence on various outcomes for children, adolescents, and low-income adults.
- Residential Segregation
- Neighborhood Effects
- Social Mobility
- Racial Segregation
- Housing Discrimination
- Urban Poverty
- Immigrant Enclaves
- Family Migration
- Spatial Assimilation
- Community Development
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 42.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.7k and 219 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.7k works
- 2 United Kingdom 219 works
- 3 China 217 works
- 4 Canada 144 works
- 5 Australia 109 works
- 6 Italy 101 works
- 7 Germany 93 works
- 8 Netherlands 72 works
- 9 Japan 52 works
- 10 Sweden 50 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies research, followed by University of Chicago and University of California, Los Angeles.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 36 works
- 2 University of ChicagoUnited States 32 works
- 3 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 25 works
- 4 University of MichiganUnited States 24 works
- 5 Cornell UniversityUnited States 22 works
- 6 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 7 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 21 works
- 8 University of TorontoCanada 21 works
- 9 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 19 works
- 10 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies include Stephen W. Raudenbush, Robert J. Sampson and Loïc Wacquant.
- 1 Stephen W. Raudenbush United States 6k citations
- 2 Robert J. Sampson United States 4k citations
- 3 Loïc Wacquant United States 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies research done?
The largest centres of Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States), London (United Kingdom) and Los Angeles (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chicago.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 80 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 67 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 63 works
- 4 Los Angeles United States 60 works
- 5 Chicago United States 60 works
- 6 Beijing China 55 works
- 7 Toronto Canada 38 works
- 8 Chapel Hill United States 36 works
- 9 Melbourne Australia 34 works
- 10 Philadelphia United States 34 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ChicagoUS · 59.5 works7.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Delft University of Technology, Princeton University and University of California, Los Angeles 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 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 59.9 | 69.8% | 5.7× | 12 | +75.7% |
| 2 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 55.3 | 44.4% | 10.5× | 15 | -18.0% |
| 3 | University of California, Los AngelesUnited States | 54.3 | 32.7% | 8.2× | 25 | +50.2% |
| 4 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 54.3 | 60.1% | 8.0× | 8 | +29.2% |
| 5 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 54.0 | 53.7% | 11.1× | 9 | -18.0% |
| 6 | Cornell UniversityUnited States | 53.1 | 40.6% | 6.8× | 22 | +55.1% |
| 7 | University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States | 52.8 | 43.6% | 7.2× | 17 | +82.8% |
| 8 | Wayne State UniversityUnited States | 52.2 | 47.4% | 10.0× | 10 | +24.0% |
| 9 | University of ChicagoUnited States | 51.5 | 16.7% | 12.0× | 32 | +2.5% |
| 10 | The University of QueenslandAustralia | 51.5 | 54.6% | 5.5× | 15 | +34.7% |
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 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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