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Transnational Studies

Transnational Studies is an interdisciplinary scholarly field that examines social, cultural, political, and economic phenomena transcending national boundaries through a dialectical approach emphasizing the mutual constitution and contingency of nations, communities, and identities shaped by forces such as migration, globalization, and decolonization.

5.7K

Publications

356.5K

Citations

6.3K

Authors

1.7K

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2017–2026

1.3K

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Publications

5.7K

Flexible Citizenship: The Cultural Logics of Transnationality

Gerard Delanty, Aihwa Ong · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2001 · 4.3K citations

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Conceptualizing Simultaneity: A Transnational Social Field Perspective on Society

Peggy Levitt, Nina Glick Schiller · International Migration Review · 2004 · 2.7K citations

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Servants of Globalization: Women, Migration, and Domestic Work

Ernestine Avila, Rhacel Salazar Parreñas · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2002 · 2.5K citations

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Transnational Connections: Culture, People, Places.

Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Ulf Hannerz · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute · 1997 · 2.3K citations

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The study of transnationalism: pitfalls and promise of an emergent research field

Alejandro Portes, Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, Patricia Landolt · Ethnic and Racial Studies · 1999 · 2.2K citations

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Authors

6.3K

  1. BS
    Brenda S. A. Yeoh

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    40 publications · 3.7K citations

    30

    h-index

  2. NG
    Nina Glick Schiller

    Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany

    29 publications · 7K citations

    26

    h-index

  3. VM
    Valentina Mazzucato

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    30 publications · 1.8K citations

    22

    h-index

  4. LB
    Loretta Baldassar

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    21 publications · 2K citations

    20

    h-index

  5. TF
    Thomas Faist

    Bielefeld University, Germany

    26 publications · 3.8K citations

    19

    h-index

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Institutions

1.7K

  1. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    43 h-index

    134 publications

    9.6K citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    33 h-index

    71 publications

    5.7K citations

  3. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    31 h-index

    53 publications

    3.7K citations

  4. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    30 h-index

    56 publications

    3.9K citations

  5. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    29 h-index

    47 publications

    3.5K citations

  6. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    28 h-index

    66 publications

    3.4K citations

  7. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    28 h-index

    41 publications

    9.2K citations

  8. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    28 h-index

    55 publications

    3.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 155 publications · 17.9K citations

    66

    h-index

  2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

    JEMS · 229 publications · 19.1K citations

    65

    h-index

  3. Global Networks

    171 publications · 15.4K citations

    62

    h-index

  4. Ethnic and Racial Studies

    118 publications · 15.3K citations

    51

    h-index

  5. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    54 publications · 13.9K citations

    37

    h-index

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Transnational Studies

Core Theories

Research Methods

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