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Ministry of Culture

In research, Ministry of Culture stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,276 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,062 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#819 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Archeology and Arts and Humanities — History is 34.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,478
of 28,054 · #10,820 all time
Rank in India
#600
of 1,840
Research works
5.2k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Culture 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 #2,276 of 10,521 7.1%635 #1999
Social SciencesField #2,062 of 6,365 4.5%311 #1344
Arts and HumanitiesField #819 of 1,998 10.8%245 #947
Physical SciencesDomain #7,862 of 12,888 9.1%114 #11673
ArcheologySubfield #116 of 139 13.9%64 #313
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,187 of 2,578 6.3%74 #2404
HistorySubfield #186 of 204 4.0%87 #323
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,174 of 1,201 1.7%78 #1547
EducationSubfield #1,881 of 1,892 1.9%79 #2041

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Culture 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#1,999 #2,276
  2. Social Sciences#1,344 #2,062
  3. Arts and Humanities#947 #819
  4. Physical Sciences#11,673 #7,862
  5. Archeology#313 #116
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,404 #2,187
  7. History#323 #186
  8. Political Science and International Relations#1,547 #1,174
  9. Education#2,041 #1,881
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 Ministry of Culture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 34.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 87.2 works34×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 63.7 works27×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 245.2 works11×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 22.7 works10×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.66× its world share, 245 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 311 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Culture?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Rheinheimer, Kirsten Drotner and Sofie Kluge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Culture.

  1. 1 Martin Rheinheimer India · #285,769 worldwide 6 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Kirsten Drotner India · #305,102 worldwide 31 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Sofie Kluge India · #330,341 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Jacob Bøggild India · #349,090 worldwide 12 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Anne‐Marie Mai India · #357,309 worldwide 2 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Moritz Schramm India · #401,940 worldwide 12 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Laura McAtackney India · #416,909 worldwide 29 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Jon Helt Haarder India · #463,089 worldwide 1 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Erik Gøbel India · #474,494 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Karin Esmann Knudsen India · #477,245 worldwide 1 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Culture

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Culture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Religion, Cultural Exchange, Education, Rituals, Trade, Medieval and Material Culture.

▲ 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. Archaeology90▲ 84×9 topics
  2. Education86▲ 6.3×50 topics
  3. Religion84▲ 22×23 topics
  4. Cultural Exchange82▲ 79×7 topics
  5. Rituals66▲ 95×4 topics
  6. Trade64▲ 99×2 topics
  7. Medieval64▲ 218×2 topics
  8. Material Culture64▲ 189×2 topics
  9. Pedagogy63▲ 16×13 topics
  10. Scandinavia63▲ 526×1 topic
  11. Viking Age63▲ 526×1 topic
  12. Qualitative Research61▲ 8.9×11 topics
  13. Social Sciences58▲ 52×6 topics
  14. Discourse Analysis53▲ 26×6 topics
  15. Learning50▲ 21×5 topics
  16. Gender Studies50▲ 41×6 topics
  17. Special Education48▲ 105×2 topics
  18. Methodology48▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Quantitative Methods48▲ 420×1 topic
  20. Globalization40▲ 2.6×69 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage38▲ 8.7×29 topics
  22. Identity38▲ 6.5×43 topics
  23. International Relations37▲ 19×18 topics
  24. Human Rights35▲ 4.3×24 topics
  25. Urban Development33▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Literature31▲ 7.2×31 topics
  27. Gender30▲ 7.0×30 topics
  28. Embodiment29▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Social Science29▲ 97×5 topics
  30. Dementia Care28▲ 291×2 topics
  31. Democracy28▲ 10×9 topics
  32. Tacit Knowledge28▲ 75×2 topics
  33. Pragmatism28▲ 140×2 topics
  34. Ethical Guidelines28▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Interactional Expertise28▲ 312×1 topic
  36. Constitutionalism26▲ 34×3 topics
  37. Judicial Review24▲ 34×2 topics
  38. ECHR24▲ 78×1 topic
  39. European Legal Systems24▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Bronze Age20▲ 58×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Culture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical and Archaeological Studies, Social and Educational Sciences, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research and European and International Law Studies.

Historical and Archaeolo…63Historical and Archaeological Studies: 63 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…48Social and Educational Sciences: 48 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 28 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…24European and International Law Studies: 24 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 12 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 11 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 11 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 10 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 9 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and National Identity: 8 fractional works
HistoryEducationSocial PsychologyPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 63 works
  2. 2 Social and Educational Sciences Education 48 works
  3. 3 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 28 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 24 works
  5. 5 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  6. 6 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 11 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 11 works
  8. 8 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 10 works
  9. 9 Research in Social Sciences Education 9 works
  10. 10 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 8 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Culture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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