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Top Cultural Studies Research Institutions

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in 2022-now, followed by University of Cambridge and University of Oxford, out of 249 ranked institutions.

Quality score: the square root of excellence (the share of works in the world top 10% against what the place's own topics predict, on English-language articles and reviews) times the square root of the journal factor (its papers in the Nature Index's selective journals against what its topics predict), times output to the power 0.3 times breadth (how much of the selected area it works in) to the power 0.25. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 100.0 7.7% 1.3k 376#1
2University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 87.4 12.6% 116 139#10
3University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 80.1 11.6% 114 170#5
4Max Planck SocietyGermany · Munich 74.9 20.0% 88 418#6
5Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia · Bengkulu 70.8 9.1% 738 496#36
6Institut Seni Indonesia DenpasarIndonesia · Denpasar 67.5 8.5% 438 334#58
7University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 64.7 11.8% 92 219#7
8Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany · Munich 62.3 14.0% 61 55#23
9Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca 60.2 12.3% 71 197#18
10University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom · Edinburgh 58.3 15.9% 85 173#26
11Yale UniversityUnited States · New Haven 56.5 13.1% 66 166#11
12The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne 55.0 17.8% 105 160#22
13Universitat de BarcelonaSpain · Barcelona 53.5 15.2% 129 121#49
14Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain · Madrid 52.2 8.9% 210 93#33
15Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia · Medan 50.9 9.7% 413 381-
16University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester 49.7 15.5% 77 100#51
17University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 48.6 16.2% 107 199#20
18The University of Texas at AustinUnited States · Austin 47.6 13.9% 85 177#13
19University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 46.6 10.8% 135 184#24
20University of Hong KongChina · Pok Fu Lam 45.7 15.4% 63 102#28
21Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia · Bandung 44.8 12.2% 519 382-
22Freie Universität BerlinGermany · Berlin 44.0 11.7% 67 105#74
23Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia · Surabaya 43.2 10.5% 420 265-
24University of ChicagoUnited States · Chicago 42.4 4.2% 100 58#27
25University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 41.7 16.7% 72 159#21
26Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia · Yogyakarta 40.9 10.1% 323 227#95
27Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain · Madrid 40.3 10.6% 228 110#79
28Sorbonne UniversitéFrance · Paris 39.6 10.1% 115 28#88
29University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 39.0 10.2% 88 214#3
30University of the Basque CountrySpain · Leioa 38.4 13.5% 237 106#12
31Monash UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 37.8 21.3% 60 84#39
32New York UniversityUnited States · New York 37.2 11.8% 100 131#8
33Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina · Buenos Aires 36.6 11.6% 455 223#25
34King's College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 36.1 25.0% 67 128#85
35Université de LyonFrance · Lyon 35.6 8.5% 205 100-
36Institut Seni Indonesia YogyakartaIndonesia · Bantul 35.1 4.8% 314 141#92
37Institut Seni Indonesia PadangpanjangIndonesia · Padangpanjang 34.6 3.7% 311 107#83
38University of ViennaAustria · Vienna 34.1 14.9% 82 66#84
39Institut Seni Indonesia SurakartaIndonesia · Surakarta 33.6 4.5% 376 136#78
40Universidad de SevillaSpain · Seville 33.1 15.8% 142 118#97
41University of British ColumbiaCanada · Vancouver 32.7 11.4% 95 94#15
42Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia BandungIndonesia · Bandung 32.3 7.2% 190 99-
43Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 31.8 15.0% 68 110#69
44Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina · Buenos Aires 31.4 8.1% 281 97-
45Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 31.0 8.4% 62 55#17
46University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 30.6 17.2% 60 76#35
47State University of SemarangIndonesia · Semarang 30.2 12.0% 398 265-
48Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain · Cerdanyola del Vallès 29.8 12.4% 110 107#42
49Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia · Bandung 29.5 12.2% 197 156-
50City University of New YorkUnited States · New York 29.1 11.3% 117 130#40
51State University of PadangIndonesia · Padang 28.7 6.6% 542 247-
52Université Paris Sciences et LettresFrance · Paris 28.4 11.7% 62 53-
53University of HelsinkiFinland · Helsinki 28.0 19.1% 65 129-
54Universitas Hindu IndonesiaIndonesia · Denpasar 27.7 7.1% 182 105-
55University of NottinghamUnited Kingdom · Nottingham 27.4 14.2% 63 89-
56Université Paris CitéFrance · Paris 27.0 7.6% 90 29#96
57The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 26.7 4.7% 91 59#62
58Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan LampungIndonesia · Bandar Lampung 26.4 8.7% 165 88-
59University of WarwickUnited Kingdom · Coventry 26.1 13.7% 62 91#66
60Indiana UniversityUnited States · Bloomington 25.8 13.3% 69 105#57
61Universitas Pendidikan GaneshaIndonesia · Singaraja 25.5 8.2% 199 117-
62Tanjungpura UniversityIndonesia · Pontianak 25.2 11.4% 181 140-
63Universitat de ValènciaSpain · Valencia 24.9 13.9% 86 78-
64Arizona State UniversityUnited States · Tempe 24.6 14.4% 68 88#50
65Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia · Yogyakarta 24.3 10.2% 262 173-
66Moscow State Linguistic UniversityRussia · Moscow 24.1 7.8% 85 34-
67Universidad de MurciaSpain · Murcia 23.8 12.4% 80 48-
68Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaIndonesia · Surabaya 23.5 7.8% 139 85-
69Manado State UniversityIndonesia · Kelurahan Tounsaru 23.3 7.2% 113 137-
70State University of MalangIndonesia · Malang 23.0 15.3% 340 362-
71State University of MakassarIndonesia · Makassar 22.7 8.5% 306 189-
72Universitas Widya Gama MalangIndonesia · Malang 22.5 11.3% 70 59-
73Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli SelatanIndonesia · Padangsidempuan 22.2 9.1% 146 92-
74University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom · Sheffield 22.0 11.6% 64 49-
75The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 21.7 12.7% 84 77#80
76UIN Sunan Ampel SurabayaIndonesia · Surabaya 21.5 9.5% 156 70-
77Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim RiauIndonesia · Pekanbaru 21.3 9.8% 122 73-
78State University of JakartaIndonesia · Jakarta 21.0 9.9% 207 142-
79Walisongo State Islamic UniversityIndonesia · Semarang 20.8 9.2% 114 54-
80Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University JakartaIndonesia · Ciputat 20.6 11.6% 178 119-
81Jambi UniversityIndonesia · Jambi City 20.4 9.0% 203 139-
82University of WarsawPoland · Warsaw 20.1 9.3% 140 48-
83Université Grenoble AlpesFrance · Saint-Martin-d'Hères 19.9 5.2% 92 13#87
84North Sumatra Islamic UniversityIndonesia · Medan 19.7 16.0% 67 67-
85Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance · Paris 19.5 8.5% 98 14#29
86Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile · Santiago 19.3 9.3% 151 122-
87Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-RaniryIndonesia · Banda Aceh 19.1 11.8% 94 211-
88Jakarta Theological SeminaryIndonesia · Jakarta 18.9 8.9% 85 49-
89Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance · Paris 18.6 10.7% 77 18#31
90IAIN KudusIndonesia · Kudus 18.4 11.0% 79 52-
91Universitas PamulangIndonesia · Tangerang 18.2 9.6% 71 26-
92Universidad de SalamancaSpain · Salamanca 18.0 9.9% 102 42-
93Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain · Madrid 17.8 14.7% 68 59-
94Université Lille Nord de FranceFrance · Lille 17.7 7.4% 119 19-
95Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang · Padang 17.5 8.8% 67 44-
96Universitas Mahasaraswati DenpasarIndonesia · Denpasar 17.3 5.8% 71 43-
97Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityRussia · Moscow 17.1 8.4% 129 39-
98Maranatha Christian UniversityIndonesia · Bandung 16.9 16.3% 63 59-
99Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 16.7 8.1% 71 75-
100Universidad de GranadaSpain · Granada 16.5 12.2% 141 95-

institutions ranked worldwide in Cultural Studies (249). rank on the quality score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (about 6% in Dentistry, 21% in Economics).

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis, one tick each. Right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

17 to 21: 21 places21 to 25: 16 places25 to 29: 13 places29 to 33: 11 places33 to 37: 8 places37 to 42: 6 places42 to 46: 6 places46 to 50: 4 places50 to 54: 3 places54 to 58: 2 places58 to 62: 3 places62 to 67: 1 places67 to 71: 1 places71 to 75: 2 places75 to 79: 0 places79 to 83: 1 places83 to 87: 1 places87 to 92: 0 places92 to 96: 0 places96 to 100: 1 places17100

One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked by volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 1.4k works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 845 works
  3. 3 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 844 works
  4. 4 State University of PadangIndonesia 591 works
  5. 5 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 581 works
  6. 6 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 500 works
  7. 7 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 489 works
  8. 8 State University of SemarangIndonesia 489 works
  9. 9 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 488 works
  10. 10 Institut Seni Indonesia DenpasarIndonesia 447 works
  11. 11 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 415 works
  12. 12 Institut Seni Indonesia SurakartaIndonesia 401 works
  13. 13 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 385 works
  14. 14 State University of MedanIndonesia 380 works
  15. 15 State University of MalangIndonesia 379 works

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