Social movement studies

892 papers and 12.8k indexed citations i.

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The 892 papers published in Social movement studies in the last decades have received a total of 12.8k indexed citations. Papers published in Social movement studies usually cover Sociology and Political Science (548 papers), Political Science and International Relations (286 papers) and Communication (135 papers) specifically the topics of Social Media and Politics (128 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (112 papers) and Social and Cultural Dynamics (75 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Social movement studies are Luke Yates, Cristina Flesher Fominaya, Marianne Maeckelbergh, Neil Hughes, Kevin Gillan, Åsa Wettergren, Elizabeth Cherry, Mark Tremayne, Ernesto Castañeda and Kevin McDonald.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Social movement studies

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Social movement studies

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