World Systems and Global Transformations
World Systems and Global Transformations is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 5.6k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers revolves around the analysis of world-systems, globalization, economic development, dependency, and inequality. It explores the impact of global financial crises, trade dynamics, small and medium enterprises, and the role of international organizations like the International Monetary Fund. Additionally, it delves into sociopolitical instability and its relationship with economic growth within a global context.
- World-Systems Analysis
- Globalization
- Economic Development
- Dependency
- Inequality
- Trade
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Global Financial Crisis
- International Monetary Fund
- Sociopolitical Instability
- Research works
- 5.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 568 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +51% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
26% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead World Systems and Global Transformations research?
By volume, the United States and Nigeria publish the most (230 and 153 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
230 works
- 2
Nigeria
153 works
- 3
Indonesia
117 works
- 4
China
95 works
- 5
United Kingdom
79 works
- 6
Russia
76 works
- 7
India
46 works
- 8
Germany
42 works
- 9
Türkiye
29 works
- 10
South Africa
26 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead World Systems and Global Transformations research?
By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most World Systems and Global Transformations research, followed by Tribhuvan University and National Research University Higher School of Economics.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Russian Academy of SciencesRussia
19 works
- 2
Tribhuvan University
Nepal
13 works
- 3
National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia
9 works
- 4
London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom
7 works
- 5
University of Port HarcourtNigeria
6 works
- 6
Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia
6 works
- 7
Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany
6 works
- 8
University of ChicagoUnited States
6 works
- 9
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNigeria
6 works
- 10
University of UyoNigeria
6 works
Who are the leading researchers in World Systems and Global Transformations?
The most-cited researchers publishing on World Systems and Global Transformations include Joseph E. Stiglitz, Daron Acemoğlu and Noam Chomsky.
- 1
Joseph E. Stiglitz
United States
167k citations
- 2
Daron Acemoğlu
United States
164k citations
- 3
Noam Chomsky
United States
141k citations
- 4
Ronald W. Davis
United States
138k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is World Systems and Global Transformations research done?
The largest centres of World Systems and Global Transformations research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Kathmandu (Nepal).
Largest cities, 2022-now
- 1
MoscowRussia
54 works
- 2
BeijingChina
37 works
- 3
LondonUnited Kingdom
26 works
- 4
KathmanduNepal
14 works
- 5
ShanghaiChina
13 works
- 6
New YorkUnited States
13 works
- 7
Port HarcourtNigeria
12 works
- 8
JakartaIndonesia
12 works
- 9
Washington D.C.United States
11 works
- 10
AbujaNigeria
11 works
Where is the best place to study World Systems and Global Transformations?
Among universities, judged by research, National Research University Higher School of Economics and Tribhuvan 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia |
46.2 | 34.5% | 18.9× | 9 | +5.0% |
| 2 | Tribhuvan UniversityNepal |
45.0 | 9.0% | 14.1× | 13 | - |
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 World Systems and Global Transformations, country by countryIs World Systems and Global Transformations research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are World Systems and Global Transformations.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is World Systems and Global Transformations as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0039% in 2024.
Fractional works of World Systems and Global Transformations 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.
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
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