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Centre for the Study of Culture and Society

In research, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,542 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,387 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,568 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy and Arts and Humanities — Philosophy is 27.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,185
of 28,054 · #21,367 all time
Rank in India
#1,162
of 1,840
Research works
1.2k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Centre for the Study of Culture and Society known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,542 of 10,521 7.0%209 #3453
Social SciencesField #2,387 of 6,365 7.3%103 #4568
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,568 of 1,998 8.9%79 #730

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for the Study of Culture and Society sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,453 #3,542
  2. Social Sciences#4,568 #2,387
  3. Arts and Humanities#730 #1,568
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Centre for the Study of Culture and Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 27.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 26.8 works28×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 79.5 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.17× its world share, 80 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.31× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for the Study of Culture and Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Nils Bubandt, Tejaswini Niranjana and Lene Kühle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for the Study of Culture and Society.

  1. 1 Nils Bubandt India · #326,109 worldwide 62 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Tejaswini Niranjana India · #415,766 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Lene Kühle India · #425,365 worldwide 33 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Jens Peter Schjødt India · #491,726 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Henrik Reintoft Christensen India · #517,248 worldwide 15 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Mikkel Rytter India · #613,155 worldwide 40 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Jeppe Sinding Jensen India · #818,826 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Lars Albinus India · #936,989 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Jørn Borup India · #1,000,308 worldwide 10 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Hans Jørgen Lundager Jensen India · #1,003,523 worldwide 4 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for the Study of Culture and Society

Which keywords describe research at Centre for the Study of Culture and Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Education, Qualitative Research, Methodology, Pedagogy, Social Sciences, Discourse Analysis and Gender Studies.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion40▲ 38×18 topics
  2. Education29▲ 7.5×15 topics
  3. Qualitative Research25▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Methodology25▲ 234×2 topics
  5. Pedagogy22▲ 20×4 topics
  6. Social Sciences22▲ 70×3 topics
  7. Discourse Analysis21▲ 36×2 topics
  8. Gender Studies20▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Learning20▲ 30×1 topic
  10. Special Education20▲ 151×1 topic
  11. Globalization19▲ 4.3×27 topics
  12. Social Science18▲ 219×5 topics
  13. Embodiment17▲ 40×3 topics
  14. Ethics17▲ 15×19 topics
  15. Dementia Care16▲ 585×2 topics
  16. Philosophy16▲ 16×16 topics
  17. Secularism16▲ 68×4 topics
  18. Democracy16▲ 20×7 topics
  19. Interactional Expertise16▲ 626×1 topic
  20. Pragmatism16▲ 280×2 topics
  21. Tacit Knowledge16▲ 149×1 topic
  22. Nationalism13▲ 12×9 topics
  23. Rituals13▲ 64×2 topics
  24. Identity12▲ 7.1×16 topics
  25. Cultural Exchange11▲ 37×4 topics
  26. Theology11▲ 49×3 topics
  27. History10▲ 6.5×18 topics
  28. Politics10▲ 17×6 topics
  29. Alchemy10▲ 121×2 topics
  30. Archaeology10▲ 32×4 topics
  31. Medieval9▲ 109×2 topics
  32. Atheism9▲ 150×1 topic
  33. Public Sphere9▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Scandinavia9▲ 257×1 topic
  35. Viking Age9▲ 257×1 topic
  36. Spirituality8▲ 36×5 topics
  37. Diversity8▲ 20×4 topics
  38. Cultural Transmission7▲ 41×3 topics
  39. Religious Education7▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Citizenship7▲ 26×5 topics

Which research topics does Centre for the Study of Culture and Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Religion and Society Interactions.

Social and Educational S…20Social and Educational Sciences: 20 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 16 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 9 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 9 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 7 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 6 fractional worksReligious Education and …6Religious Education and Schools: 6 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 6 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 5 fractional worksStudy and Philosophy of Religion: 5 fractional works
EducationSocial PsychologyHistorySociology and Political Science3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 20 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 16 works
  3. 3 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 9 works
  4. 4 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 7 works
  6. 6 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 6 works
  7. 7 Religious Education and Schools Education 6 works
  8. 8 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 6 works
  9. 9 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Study and Philosophy of Religion Philosophy 5 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for the Study of Culture and Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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